When I was little, I absolutely detested family photos. And, whenever I sensed the corralling of family members for a portrait, I’d take off. At my grandma’s house, this meant hiding in the depths of the dress up closet. Nestled between party dresses and satin heels, I’d sit quietly until the photo was over. And [...]
A friend of The Lead Chandelier, The Estate of Things, is planning a trip to New York. (In her honor, I’m writing this post with one of The Good Knight’s “Bronx” cocktails in hand – fantastic.)
New York is amazing in the Fall and her post has me revisiting one particular experience. Aside from an atmosphere [...]
During one very important Kindergarten art class, my teacher placed three items in front of me – a piece of paper, a tub of ink and a drinking straw. What grew from these seemingly insignificant objects was amazing. With no more than a dime-sized dab of ink near the bottom of the page and a [...]
My mom and I used to pass each other notes – unexpected hellos to offer a little lift in the day. On a simple folded piece of paper, tucked away in a sack lunch or nestled between the pillows of a freshly made bed, held a written reminder that someone was thinking about me.
Winter Card
Everyone [...]
If you grew up in the 80s, you’ve sat, poised in front of your oven, witnessing in amazement, the mystery of ShrinkyDinks. I did. I still do. Though I’ve graduated from coloring in pre-printed Shrinky Dink paper emblazoned with Disney characters, I’m still completely hooked. In fact, I spent an entire semester of college studying [...]
Atop the chopping block kitchen counter tops of my childhood home, I remember cutting large graphic patterns into the raw meat of halved potatoes. These block prints, though lacking in shelf life, printed beautiful bold designs.
Continue this rooted tradition (yeah, TLC is full of this kind of charming wit) in its more permanent and durable [...]
There’s a child in front of me in line and she’s tugging at her father’s pant leg, looking up with that helpless, hapless stare that can mean only one thing, “If you don’t buy this for me, I’ll die.” (Just ask the parents of Shel Silverstein’s Little Abigail.)
As she sinks to the floor, I’m reminded [...]
How do you uncover your handmade craft ideas? For me, I need inspiration – and finding it is an experience in itself. Early on, I satiated this need searching our basement for discarded treasures and stories to be transformed into hand made crafts. Lying between mountains of laundry, outgrown clothes and an old Morris Minor [...]
The Lead Chandelier is pleased to open our doors to the online world with a blog dedicated to providing our readers with contemporary hand made crafts that keep creativity high and budgets low. We’re also eager to embrace the growing eco-friendly culture by offering crafts projects and ideas for green crafts that focus on using [...]
