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It’s Easy Being GREEN!

If you are in a pitch-it mood, we’d gladly accept the following items:

Colorful Yarn

Beads & Buttons

Costume jewelry
    (in any condition)

Wildflower seeds

Smooth beach stones
    (the bigger, the better)

Altoid tins

Cigar boxes

Cotton Prints

The Balloon Tree

Our River Forest Yarn Bombs



What have we done?
 

gift boxes

paper beads

journals

origami

art mail

shadow boxes

purse boxes

little houses

quilts

Robo-Clocks

Junk-bot-Clocks

Treasure Stool

fingerless gloves

hats

scarves

knitting

crochet

altered couture

sweater pillows

sweater purses

yarn bombs

street banners

murals

moss paint

guerilla rocks & journals

fine art trash

jump ropes

braided rugs

aprons

shopping bags

cat’s cradle (T-string)

cereal box baskets

buntings

finger puppets

game boards

bean bag toss

kleenex wraps

tote bags

leaf print pillow cases

wool flower bags

cloth poetry collage

soap

candles

lamp shades

mobiles

t-bags

pillow case dresses

fused bag lawn mats

butterfly paintings

scrappy bookmarks

mosaic tables

secret journals

silhouette treasure boxes

twig hangers

needle felted stockings

slippers

paper doll portraits

altered journals

phone purses

wool beads

scrappy flowers

blue jean beads

felted critters

sock balls

rag rugs & swings

9-patch samplers

magazine trivettes

coffee cuffs

game of concentration

crocheted candle jars

crocheted book shelf

repurposed furniture

This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish, selfish, little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.


—George Bernard Shaw

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We find inspiration in so many places, real places and virtual places. We walking through the woods to escape the urban buzz and watching how others live and create. The more we learn, the less we know because we discover how much there is to learn  and have barely scratched the surface. Here are some links to places, stories, skills and a bit of wonder:


YOUTUBE:


MISS POTTER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys9ozc-H2GQ&t=1740s


COTTAGE FAIRY

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKx5lHJ6Fr5mbT4TYVLh6ng


JOE ROBINET

https://www.youtube.com/user/josephallen19


MY SELF RELIANCE

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIMXKin1fXXCeq2UJePJEog


GIRL IN THE WOODS

https://www.youtube.com/user/alaskagirlinthewoods


FAVORITE WEBSITES:


Carla Sonheim 

Green Mama

Diane Culhane

Nelleke Verhoeff



On Our Bookshelf:


Shelters, Shacks and Shanties

When Children Love to Learn

The Last Child in the Woods

Mind of the  Raven

The Dirt Cure

Overdressed

Dottie Angel

The Private World of Tasha Tudor

Handmade Home

Making is Connecting

Vintage Campers

The Nordic Theory of Everything







HOW TO MAKE THE LITTLE BITS COTTAGE:

CottageInstructions.pdf












 

LIITA

SUSAN

TERESA

ELIZABETH

BALLY

LYNN

The Little Bits Workshop team is a group of nurturing and creative moms & mums who love teaching kids to use their hands, not just their thumbs! Our goal is to develop an independent and confident generation of MAKERS who have skills for life so they don’t bring their pants home from college to be hemmed. We believe they should DO IT THEMSELVES!