Hey style superheroes! Welcome to another Fashiongirl post…
Today I’m going to show you how to make some very cool wrist cuffs. It doesn’t take any super powers to make these for yourself and your friends…just recycle some great-looking old belts!
These cuffs are a snap to make since the belts already have openings in them–look for fun vinyl or leather belts with grommets or cut-out shapes. I picked these up at my local thrifty for less than $3 a piece, score! Continue reading
Book Girl here! I just wanted to let you know that a Reader’s Guide for Birdie’s Book is now available. Aimed at Parents, it gives you some cool things to think about before you even read the book, plus questions to discuss when you finish, and activities to try out too.
Check it out at this link, it’s free!
Then post a comment, I’d love to know what all you other book girls think 🙂
It’s gotten just cold enough lately that I’ve broken out my scarves and started to think about comfort food like Granny Mo’s tomato basil soup and burnt grilled cheese sandwiches. (I’ve started to really like them burned, they remind me of visits to the Eggplant House).
Mom thought that sounded great too, but she pointed out that Granny Mo picks tomatoes and basil right out of the garden and freezes some so she can make “fresh” homemade soup anytime. And that’s why it tastes so good. So instead of doing our best with canned soup, we came up with a game: how could we make the same kind of happy warm comfy meal from only stuff we found at the farmers’ market? Continue reading
Hello, Fashiongirl here!
Birdie asked me to post a fun project just in time for the cool weather, so I’m going to show you a couple of easy-peasy ways to make cozy arm warmers from a pair of socks!
We’ve got two different styles of warmers: a long “tube-style” and a shorter “thumb-style”. Continue reading
Hey, dreamers! Greengirl here as a guest writer!
Birdie’s story about her NY food drive inspired me to start a food drive for the Capital Area Food Bank right here in Austin! We’re starting this Saturday and collecting food through Tuesday, November 24th. Continue reading
Last month the Food Bank For New York City came to talk to us at school. We were all really surprised when they told us that almost half the people in the city need help getting enough food. And that 1 in 5 kids get their meals from soup kitchens and food pantries! The good news is they have a bunch of cool programs to help—soup kitchens, food pantries, sending backpacks of food home with kids, taking food to the elderly, helping runaways—they do a lot.
We decided we wanted to help too, so we started a food drive at school, and all of the classrooms competed to see who could collect the most cans. Our Green Squad even donated right from our school garden: lettuces, cabbage, spinach, beets and peas. It made me really happy to think of people eating homegrown food that we had raised just for them. I can’t wait to tell Granny Mo! Continue reading
Join with friends to make your own Fairy Godmother Local Lineage and act together to save the planet. Then send me a message to let me know what you’re up to. I’ll feature the most active Lineages here on my blog!
Your first act is to form a Green Squad just like the one I joined at the International School. Then go for it and start protecting the green world right away.
Best of luck! I can’t wait to hear all about it.
xo
BirdieBright
So this week I tried making a mask for my Halloween costume. It was pretty fun, so I made a couple of them. It’s not too late to make your own…hint, hint.
Step 1: Make it!
Store-bought Mask: Find a mask at a resale or craft store or recycle one you already have. To change the shape, put the mask on in front of the mirror, mark it with a pen, then trim with scissors.
Handmade Mask: You can cut out a mask from a paper bag, craft paper or foam. Or you can use tin foil. Fold over several layers of heavy foil, press it tightly to your face, mark the shape and the eyeholes with a marker, and then trim. You can decorate the foil or use it as a base for paper maché.
Paper bags and tin foil are also cool because you’re recycling. Continue reading