good works link of the day – ConKerr Cancer
July 17, 2008 by Chloe Findlay-Harder
Filed under Home & Living
ConKerr Cancer is a non-profit organization that helps children undergoing treatment for cancer. They’ve provided over 30,000 soft, comforting & cheerful pillowcases to children in the USA, Canada & South Africa.
The pillowcases help to brighten up the children’s rooms and provide them with something that’s fun and totally their own.
ConKerr Cancer needs more volunteers to help sew pillowcases, or even make no-sew fleece pillowcases.
Easy Father’s Day gifts – stamped t-shirts
June 11, 2008 by Chloe Findlay-Harder
Filed under Home & Living
Are you looking for an easy project to do with your kids for Father’s Day?
How about making a hand-stamped t-shirt for Dad?
You’ll need non-toxic fabric or acrylic paints (if using acrylic paint, I’d recommend mixing it with a fabric/textile medium), a t-shirt and permanent or paint markers.
Place a piece of cardboard inside the shirt. This will prevent the paint from seeping through to the back of the shirt.
Have the kids paint their hands and then place them on the shirt – like this:
Let the paint dry overnight and then heat-set, according to the instructions on the paint (bottles of fabric …read more




