Craft Closet Cleanout Complete!

Last Wednesday, 12 teens showed up for our final Craft Closet Cleanout of 2009. Maria J. dropped in to visit us since she's home from San Francisco on winter break, so everyone was happy to see her! Our big project of the day was potato-print wrapping paper. Yes, I let people use knives to carve potatoes into stamps for paint. See what you miss when you don't come to stuff!? We also decorated gift boxes, constructed duct tape wallets, and made tiaras, among other random crafts from events past.

Carving the potatoes.

Stamping snowmen, hearts, and pandas.

Nothing says "Christmas" like pink triangles and blue hearts...

Decorating mini gift boxes.

I think he's making that face at the disembodied hands holding the duct tape wallet in the picture.

Some participants with their completed crafts. The most artistic crafts of the day were definitely the wrapping papers printed with white doves (far left) and pandas (far right).

My star-stamped paper wrapped two beautiful Christmas gifts for Nat and Ben!