Crafting Adventures in Reuse

A broken tent gets new life

Graphic by the author; background photo by Ethan Bodnar on Unsplash

I tend to be a hoarder when it comes to craft supplies.

When things break around the house, I store them away. I think, “Maybe I’ll use this someday in a project.” Sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t.

When my family’s camping tent broke in 2015, on a whim, I kept it. It was one of those pop-up affairs that takes you…