Over the years, I have made many crafts using tin cans, many of them from the top or lid of the cans, like these mini Christmas trees and Costers. Whenever I do a project like this, I mention that I used a safety or side-cut can opener, but I still
Are you busy baking Christmas-shaped sugar cookies with bright-colored frosting and shiny sprinkles? Or maybe some gingerbread men with tidy white icing? Perhaps some pies or candy making are more your thing. Me? Well, I am baking mod podge. Because I am wired weird, I guess. And it’s better for
I hope I don’t sound too braggy, but this might be the cutest thing I have ever made from aluminum cans, and to be clear, I have made some pretty zany stuff using beer and soda cans. I won’t yammer on about anything else as I sometimes do because this
Growing up, I was deprived of the exhilarating childhood experience of jumping and playing in those giant piles of leaves. So every fall, I would wish for a huge maple tree to appear in our yard and rain down its colorful leafy torrent. Fast forward to my adulthood and one
I recently had the hilarious experience of getting reacquainted with my 14-year-old self. It was a tiny glimpse into a short window of time. And it revealed a mildly boy-crazy girl suffering from all the melancholy, broody, moody trappings of being 14. How did I run into this younger self,
Do you ever wonder how aluminum cans are made? No, it’s just me. Well, congratulations on having more interesting curiosities than the origins of your beverage can. Fortunately or unfortunately, I do find some mundane things interesting, so now I must bore you with my recently accumulated knowledge of manufacturing
According to a recent poll conducted on my youtube channel that was neither scientific nor extensive, it has come to my attention that I am way too old or simply out of the mainstream as it pertains to dressing up for Halloween. That is due to my plan to wear
I have this theory that Thanksgiving must suffer from middle-child syndrome. I mean, take a glance at any party store or big box retailer’s seasonal section this time of year, and what do you see? A typical scene is a well-picked-over Halloween display all orange and black and jack-o-lanterny and
Are you from a generation that had to work for their candy on Halloween? Were you allowed as a child to wander around after dark without parental oversight? Do you remember when getting a small chocolate candy was a treat instead of a disappointment? It is sometimes difficult to admit
My art teacher in college was an arrogant, self-absorbed brute. What? Too dramatic? Yes, you are probably right. After all, it was several decades ago, so I should have been able to work through all my collegiate issues by now. Right? Still, I do hold him responsible for the fact
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