12 crafts for grandmothers and others
/ Lisa CarpenterMy friend Joyce is the most creative and crafty grandma I know. A quick perusal of the colorful and clever posts on her blog, What Happens at Grandma's, confirms my assertion.
Joyce recently told me she thinks crafts are one of the top things grandmas search for online. Now, I trust Joyce's instincts, hence fully believe she's right in that grandmas hanker for handicrafts to make themselves or with their grandkids.
So I searched my own site to see what comes up. To my surprise, the result presented more than a few crafts. (After eight-plus years of blogging, it's easy to forget what's been posted.)
Even the minimally crafty can create these
Joyce is a former art teacher. The amazing and artistic activities she creates and provides simple-to-follow-and-do posts on reflect that.
I'm not an art teacher. In fact, I'm pretty average in my artistic ability. My craft posts reflect that.
My craft posts also reflect that even the most average (meaning, non-crafty) grandmas can pull off something crafty.
Here I've gathered my top 12 kinda crafty posts. Consider them next time you contemplate creating — solo or with your sweeties — something requiring minimal artistic ability.
Craft posts on Grandma's Briefs
On the lookout for inexpensive DIY goodies for holiday gifts? (And who isn't?) Here's an idea that went over swell for my youngest daughter's birthday this past summer.
Andrea loves coffee as much as her mother. For her birthday in July, she requested a set of special cups from which to drink and share her favorite breakfast drink. She even directed me to some ideas on Pinterest.
I accepted the challenge, tweaked a few Pinterest pictorials, and came up with these—a unique gift that cost less than $10.
What you need:
• Inexpensive, white ceramic mugs...
One of the more popular posts here on Grandma's Briefs has long been one in which I write about the little mailbox I made for Bubby to receive mail from Gramma. I've since made one for Mac, too — and should probably getting moving on Jak's, as well.
With Valentine's Day just around the corner, I'm here today to tell you that if you want to create a Grandma Mail mailbox for your grandchildren, now is the time to stock up...
Grandmothers and others who regularly deal with those germ-filled critters we call children wash their hands a lot. Even folks who don't interact with kiddos often wash their hands a lot. Or so I hope, considering all the crud out there of late. Crud that the passing along of can be cut down on by washing one's hands. Often.
With all that handwashing going on, we're a nation with dry hands. Mine certainly are. Which is why I love this easy-to-make and...
I love candles. I don't love how so much of a candle goes to waste. Especially those expensive candles from fancy candle stores, the candles that cost so much yet smell so good. After burning about a third of the way down, the wick inevitably refuses to light and the wax goes to waste.
I have a cabinet where I keep all my jars of candles that no longer burn but have too much yummy smelling wax in them for me to, with clear conscience, throw in the garbage.
That cabinet recently became so full I couldn't...
My friend Joyce is the most creative and crafty grandma I know. A quick perusal of the colorful and clever posts on her blog, What Happens at Grandma's, confirms my assertion.
Joyce recently told me she thinks crafts are one of the top things grandmas search for online. Now, I trust Joyce's instincts, hence fully believe she's right in that grandmas hanker for handicrafts to make themselves or with their grandkids.
So I searched my own site to see what comes up. To my surprise, the result presented more than a few crafts. (After eight-plus years of blogging, it's easy to forget...