projects

  • come make things with us!

    Making Things is officially out in the world! Huge and continued thanks to everyone who has bought the book, championed the project, and generally been encouraging of me and of Rose as we’ve made…

    May 11, 2024 0 Comments
  • making things book cover; white string on turmeric dyed linen

    making things.

    Rose and I made a book. It has a cover! And a cover means that you can now pre-order MAKING THINGS: Finding Use, Meaning, and Satisfaction in Crafting Everyday Objects. Yes! The book comes…

    December 13, 2023 0 Comments
  • make your own: graces lawn game.

    Have a hankering to make your very own 19th century lawn game? Well! You’ve come to the right place! I don’t remember where exactly my sisters and I got the set of graces that…

    July 6, 2023 2 Comments
  • make your own: recycled paper gift tags.

    Today, some encouragement to make simple, consistent gift tags out of your recycled paper stash. Making your own gift tag is hardly more trouble than making a few snips with your scissors and adding…

    December 15, 2022 0 Comments
  • make your own: hot water bottle cover.

    Needed: One small hot water bottle and a moth-eaten sweater ready to lend itself to new uses, plus roughly two minutes of time. A few weeks ago I bought myself a hot water bottle…

    December 5, 2022 4 Comments
  • tiny gifts for grown-up people.

    Five of my favorite tiny gifts made by other folks, wrapped up in a simple project made by you! Yes? Yes! In case you have the itch to offer a little something handmade this…

    December 1, 2022 6 Comments
  • holiday magic, simply?

    I love making so-called holiday magic. I love stringing up popcorn and cutting out cinnamon stars and lighting candles. Give me all the fir clippings! If it’s cold enough I’ll make ice lanterns and…

    November 30, 2022 32 Comments
  • tiny gifts for tiny people.

    Everything’s cuter in miniature. Kids know it. Toy manufacturers know it. Parents begging their children to walk past the quarter-eating bodega vending machines stuffed with bouncy balls and adjustable rings and tiny dinosaurs know…

    November 22, 2022 9 Comments
  • make your own: accordion photo album.

    This post includes affiliate links from Artifact Uprising which means Reading My Tea Leaves might earn a small commission on the goods purchased through those links.  It’s getting to be that time of year when…

    November 17, 2022 1 Comments