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| Available online in hard and soft cover. |
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| Available online in soft cover. |
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| Washcloth Mushroom |
Available in the UK, Canada, Europe and Australia, too!
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EtsyWelcome to washcloth crafts!
It’s National Craft Month – a perfect time to introduce kids to a new craft!
Crafts have saved many a poor soul! It's true! Many of us would have landed in the loony bin if it wasn't for the crafts in our lives. If something is missing in your life or you often find yourself bored, find a craft to help fill the empty space. It is hard to despair when you are creating something, especially if it is for someone else. If kids learn this early in life, they will be ahead of the game.
It is so wonderful when a craft project turns out especially well. Let's admit it, it is hard to stop looking at it! A stained glass teacher of mine admitted that very thing to me, which helped me feel a little less peculiar. There is just something magical and satisfying about manifesting your idea. When the sunlight shines through a stained glass piece, and it lights up with the colors you have chosen, it is heavenly! It is magical! It is your idea of perfection! Kids know this when they are very young, but soon grow out of creating things with their hands especially when they out grow coloring and modeling clay.
Start kids out early with a hobby or craft because, if you wait too long, crafts become UN-cool! When I was a teenager, my mother did beautiful crewel pieces for years, but it never interested me until I saw how my college roommate was so obsessed with it. She would walk in the door, and before you knew it, she had a hoop and needle in her hand. She highly recommended it to unwind. I guess I never considered it as a stress reliever. After I finished my first crewel piece, I became hooked on crafts for life.
Right now, there are plenty of TerryGami washcloth items to choose from for girls and boys alike. Holiday ornaments, birds, gnomes, and animals of all kinds can be made into sachets, party favors, stuffed animals or items to soothe a child's boo boo.
The TerryGami critters can even be the party or group activity. Wide-eyed, blunt-end needles can be used on terrycloth because of the open weave, so any fears about pin pricks or difficulty threading the needle should vanish.
It is so wonderful when a craft project turns out especially well. Let's admit it, it is hard to stop looking at it! A stained glass teacher of mine admitted that very thing to me, which helped me feel a little less peculiar. There is just something magical and satisfying about manifesting your idea. When the sunlight shines through a stained glass piece, and it lights up with the colors you have chosen, it is heavenly! It is magical! It is your idea of perfection! Kids know this when they are very young, but soon grow out of creating things with their hands especially when they out grow coloring and modeling clay.
Start kids out early with a hobby or craft because, if you wait too long, crafts become UN-cool! When I was a teenager, my mother did beautiful crewel pieces for years, but it never interested me until I saw how my college roommate was so obsessed with it. She would walk in the door, and before you knew it, she had a hoop and needle in her hand. She highly recommended it to unwind. I guess I never considered it as a stress reliever. After I finished my first crewel piece, I became hooked on crafts for life.
Right now, there are plenty of TerryGami washcloth items to choose from for girls and boys alike. Holiday ornaments, birds, gnomes, and animals of all kinds can be made into sachets, party favors, stuffed animals or items to soothe a child's boo boo.
The TerryGami critters can even be the party or group activity. Wide-eyed, blunt-end needles can be used on terrycloth because of the open weave, so any fears about pin pricks or difficulty threading the needle should vanish.
Also, terrycloth is very forgiving because the stitches blend right in with the material, so kids can usually be proud of their results the first time around. Be forewarned though, kids usually want to make more than one critter. Whatever your craft, pick up some supplies this week and make something that awes you.
New TerryGami Projects are available on Etsy now.
Happy Crafting!
~Terry
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