You can Toucan! Make a talking toucan costume
Enchanted by toucans and their huge colorful beaks, our family decided to be toucans for Halloween. In this post, I […]
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Indigo magic: a fruit vat challenge featuring persimmons and citrus
This year I gave myself the ultimate indigo challenge: create and maintain an indigo vat with plant-based indigo and fruit
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Indigo magic: the science of transforming green to white to blue
Nature’s magic is in full force when we watch plant-based indigo turn from clear yellow to light green to a
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Indigo magic: a brief history of the blue drama in our jeans
Indigo has enchanted humans with its dazzling range of blues for over 6,000 years. When we pull on a pair
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Make your own giant Venus flytrap costume and stuffy
When I asked my kid what he wanted to be for Halloween this year, he spontaneously yelled out “Venus flytrap!”
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DIY Supa Fly: make a house fly costume
For Halloween this year, my kid wants to be a Venus flytrap. So, I decided to be a house fly
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Shibori: awesome and easy home dyeing techniques
Shibori combines two of my craft loves: origami and fabric dyeing. You fold and press fabric like origami, create resist
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Indigo dyeing: bringing a beautiful ancient craft home
Indigo dyeing (藍染, lán rǎn), is a plant-based fabric dyeing process used for the past 5,000 years in Asia and
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Making Saisiyat 賽夏 aboriginal good luck owls in Nanzhuang, Miaoli, Taiwan
Owls are a good luck symbol in Taiwan. I had the amazing good fortune that my Auntie knows Teacher Zhang
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