handmade crafts making quality down time productive
using polymer clay to create jewellery pieces you just want to eat up and wear out coming home from school as a child on a Monday or Tuesday was the highlight of my entire week for many reasons. 1. got the bus to nonnas which made me feel very grown-up at 7 2. cornetto ice cream cone (my top choice) as a Monday treat 3. obviously nonnas dinner 4. always made it in time for the onslaught of ABC programs that was used as the drawing board for... 5. the stack of scrap paper that would eventually get turned into some wild (almost sturdy) creations I had what is commonly referred to as an 'active imagination' which led to the usual talking to my many sidekick characters about adventures we were taking and what we needed to prepare for our quest, the answer was always crafty. ladels for cooking expeditions, doll houses for curing boredom, cameras for capturing the moment and telescopes to see the far beyond. Paper was ultimately my best friend for those few hours a week I would be ha...