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December 01, 2007
spirograph swag
My sister got me a spirograph for my birthday. :) Should I be worried that I got the same present for my 30th birthday as I did for my 10th? Anyway, I filled a few pages of cardstock with spiros, cut them out, and strung them on cord for a sort of wintry decoration. It was kind of better in my head, but they're still ok.
Posted under Paper Crafts at December 1, 2007 04:16 PM
Comments
I think this looks fab!
Posted by: Sister Diane at December 1, 2007 05:18 PM
spirograph rocks. i had one when i was a kid, with the pins and everything and my younger brother got into it and lost half of the circles. i was pretty mad.
i saw the new version not too long ago, and considered buying it for myself.
Posted by: maryse at December 2, 2007 07:49 AM
I love garlands, and a spirograph garland is a great idea! In fact, I just ordered a bunch of spirograph-like gift tags from etsy to make into a garland for myself.
Posted by: Sarah at December 2, 2007 08:06 PM
Love spirograph! Your garland does look wonderful.
I played around with the spirograph just recently again too. So much fun! Love what you did with it.
Posted by: ismoyo at December 3, 2007 05:30 PM
Excellent! I love spirographs, and they totally work as snowflakes for the holidays!
Posted by: Sarah at December 3, 2007 05:55 PM
That is such a cool idea! I am going to use it with my students for the holiday decorations contest at our Middle School! Thank you for sharing.
Posted by: Sid Simpson at December 3, 2007 07:22 PM
Hee, hee....this is so cool! Gosh, my cousin had one of these when we were little...but I don't think we ever did anything quite like this! Guess you have to be 30 to know how.
Posted by: suzanne buchanan at December 4, 2007 06:16 PM
Shrinky Dinks and Spirograph Crafts-- this totally makes me happy. Like you, I somehow feel I'm coming full circle in my interests... I recently rescued a Play Skool Little People Schoolhouse from the trash. I'm in my 30s and have no kids, so what did I think I would do with it?
Guess I'll find out. Better a craft project than garbage! :-)
A little nostalgia never is a bad thing.
Posted by: Thrift Shop Romantic at December 6, 2007 10:42 AM
I had one when I was younger. *sigh* those were the good old days. what a great gift from your sissy! Love the garland!
Posted by: Jennifer at pink ric rac at December 6, 2007 11:33 AM
You've got a pretty cool sister who gets you a spirograph :)
Posted by: J. at December 6, 2007 02:23 PM
What is even wierder than getting the same present 20 years apart is that I can still smell the ink from running the pen over and over and over that thing when I was a child.
Posted by: Sarah at December 6, 2007 05:00 PM
Ohmigosh, these are so cool! See, I love crafty ideas like this but never come up with them myself. I've got to get one of these now!
Posted by: Toni at December 7, 2007 12:02 AM
hee, so fun! :)
Posted by: joleen at December 8, 2007 02:06 AM
I got my daughter a spirograph for Christmas this year. I'm going to have to keep this idea in my head for next year! Maybe we can do a Spring Spirograph flower garland.
Posted by: MdG at December 19, 2007 03:33 PM