tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824809577653587454.post3913690601791418414..comments2024-03-21T01:59:29.657-04:00Comments on A Life Beyond Money: Cheaper CraftingSkeltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01909517065365135133noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824809577653587454.post-25455974920572342612014-03-03T21:07:18.773-05:002014-03-03T21:07:18.773-05:00My grandma did amazing things with fabric. I think...My grandma did amazing things with fabric. I think she saved every scrap. She made my Barbie a satin evening dress with material from one of her own and a rabbit stole from a fur collar. When I needed a white blouse to sing in a school production, she cut down one of my dad's white shirts and remade it. It was a perfect fit and I was so proud to wear it. You have the same spirit of creativity my Grandma had:)Diane Barnardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15485392779317806184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824809577653587454.post-64072587198855515772014-03-02T10:30:48.969-05:002014-03-02T10:30:48.969-05:00I love this! I am also a cheap-crafter (We live 1...I love this! I am also a cheap-crafter (We live 1 1/2 hours from town, one way) and am teaching my 6 year old daughter to do the same. We do a LOT of projects, and do buy some things when we need them, but using what is around is, as I tell her, not just an option anymore, but a must. The world cannot support endless trash! Recently she made a sculpture out of materials found in our driveway and it is so cool! Thanks for posting and a wonderful day to you, KarenKarenhttp://kartwheels.org/noreply@blogger.com