I went out to my grandma’s house today (no one has lived there since she passed away three years ago) to pick up some old fabric to make masks. It was a beautiful day and the mountain was out, as we say here in WA.
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Not fun though, however hilarious that was to read.Ahh, so beautiful! To know that space is there, waiting quietly by itself, with a fabric stash, no less. Your grandma keeps loving, helping and sharing through what she left!
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ha ha thanks for the laugh…we moved in October and still have boxes to go through…that is, I do…I am the genius who marked most of the boxes “Crafting Supplies”…my husband had a color -coding system, a huge list, etc. He was basically unpacked in a week…ha ha ha…I can relate…I am still looking for my chunk of beeswax…I know it is safely in one of those tubs…ha ha ha
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I’m just calling the chaotic unpacking an exercise in creativity. Hope your beeswax shows up unharmed by is adventure!
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For all of you working on making masks, there’s a new LC Challenge…
Since the challenge is in the Craftalongs board, I am allowing people to enter masks that they may have previously posted here on LC. I am accepting items made from March 1, 2020, onward.
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You know what would be cool to see?
In NY, at least, people are putting rainbows in their windows to bring smiles to people’s faces when they see them.
I am finishing up a crocheted rainbow item to hang on the front door, and another rainbow yarn project to hang from our upstairs window.
I would love to see if other people are doing the rainbow thing as well, and how they have done it: i.e.-paint, yarn, sewn, etc…
(I also heard something about teddy bears but I haven’t seen any of those.)
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Oh that’s so sweet! I don’t have a street facing window in my apartment, but maybe I’ll yarn bomb the lantern in my driveway 
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This sounds fun! I’ve already completed so many projects that I thought would never get finished lol! I tend to craft when stressed or bored… So far I’ve started by watching Blueprint (previously Craftsy) classes (they are free right now, till the 16th!) and checked out a crochet e-book from my library … there are so many ways to crochet that I missed! “painted” crochet (crocheting with 3+ sewing threads and gradually changing colors), woven crochet (double crochet a filet crochet like blanket, then weave in longe threads through the work), and some others that I forget off the top of my head. Still not finished with my summer dress or quilt, but that’s the goal!
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so gorgeous!!! it looks like it must have taken a lot of sewing and fabric! 
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Ooof I’m so exhausted; I finished one big project today, and started and made major progress on two more! I feel soooooo productive and accomplished, but wiped out! I’ll try to post photos of progress tomorrow.
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My mom and my daughter made signs to hang (I helped a bit).
One says “it will be alright” (not exact translation, it’s a saying in Hebrew).
The other says happy holiday, since it is now Passover.
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Here (Belgium) they do the bear hunt, many stores and people with street facing houses have them, to make it fun for kids to go on walks with their parents.
A bit on an late March update.
I did two things, that I will both do again in the future
Actually make video’s for the diy youtube channel I want to start
It is a secret storage/token holder from magic the gathering cards.
Do something with those mini embroidery hoops
I made it a little too big, the tiny hoop could not take the extra width. Really love the challenge of working small
Now I have to focus on my study some more, I am a bit behind with all the distractions going on
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My daughter is 25 and I’m lucky that she is gone with us through all this.
We’re don’t practice any religion, so for us Easter is chocolate. To make it different, (I think we need difference in the monotony of lockdown) I am going to do an Easter egg treasure hunt for her. I’ve about 25 small eggs, but I’m not really sure how to start with clues. Anyone got any ideas or resources for generating treasure hunt clues?
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When I did it for my 2 I just hid them around the garden, and let them look.
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Our auntie does the best thing with eggs printed on paper which she colours on one side and writers clue on the other. Things like “Your next clue is in the place where the things are kept that dry you off” (bath towels) etc. The kids all love it, even teenmanboy!
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Oohh I like that idea.
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Edel, you could do 5-10 with clues, where you make it difficult to find them. But then do the rest without clues, in easier to find locations. I did an egg hunt for my college kids a few years ago. I hid one color for each of my students, and the kids found all but ONE! We found the missing egg a full year later, totally by accident. 
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I finished one of my rainbow projects last night. I’ll see if I can post a pic of it.
I did a crochet rainbow for my window too!
I’ve also heard to put Easter eggs in your window for kids to search for on Sunday
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