First attempt.

I pulled down my attic stairs a few nights ago and popped my head up there and heard some rustling so I climbed back down the stairs and shut the door.

The next morning, I popped my head back in and all was quiet so I grabbed a small stack of my mother's old childhood books so I could try my hand at folding.

I took a few pictures of the first attempt. I learned a few things. First off, it is not easy to keep your folds the same on each page. And second, you should fold from the back of the book to the front so you can lean on a flat surface to fold and then turn the page to the right, folding again on the left. Also, I am not so sure how it is supposed to stay opened as the first one I did sort of sways back and forth between the front and back book cover....

My verdict is, this a very enjoyable and satisfying craft. I think you could really get into being precise and come up with plenty of patterns. I also think this falls into the "What to do with paper nostalgia that you don't want to throw away" category.
 http://www.grand-illusions.com/articles/folded_page_art/   - Here is a link to a video I found with instructions.

Crocheted Baskets

My new obsession. Crocheting baskets. I'll tell you why. You can take a big ol' crochet hook and a bunch of cheap old yarn you have no use for and in a couple of hours, whip up a gorgeous, useful something. I used six strands of sport weight yarn in varying colors, a few that actually changed color as I went. This kept my heart and my eyes happy. The big white plastic crochet hook I used doesn't have a size marking on it. I believe it was the biggest hook I could find in Michael's or Joann's craft store.

The first basket I made was to put my son's ball collection in. The second was for a friend who just had a baby. The third is to keep diapers in in my son's room by his changing pad. These can be washed, stomped on, worn on your head, climbed in and flattened and they still pop back up into baskets. You can make them any size too. I am thinking of making one in wool and felting it in a hot water cycle in the washer.