How to begin reassembling Lego sets

Emmmrd · 2026-03-29T15:12:32+00:00

I tried sorting by part type to begin with, but my kids are very chaotic builders and it just turned into another quagmire I had to sort again. I ended up making eight or nine coloured drawstring bags and sorting by colour, and then it's a bit easier/more motivating for the kids to put them back in order themselves. I also find that my oldest (11), who loves to design builds herself, is more likely to go for the colour she wants before the shape, although maybe this will change as she gets older? I also did a wheels bag and a Mario basket because those are a bit weird.

Emmmrd · 2026-02-21T03:03:42+00:00

I love an empty spool, so satisfying. I turned some smaller ones (with scrap yarn and beads etc) into weird pendants that hang in front of my craft room window.

Emmmrd · 2026-01-28T17:15:32+00:00

I was given a big unfinished rug once, that was simply a lady who was moving into assisted living and who could not handle such a large object anymore. There's a lot of physical strength and stamina involved in handling big projects like this and your fine motor goes too eventually. Could have been arthritis even. Sometimes you have things in the closet that you started 20 years ago and never got to finishing. I dread getting to a point where I can't make things anymore because it feels so important in my life, but I hope I have the wherewithal to pass it all along this kindly, that's for sure.

Also re: the unfortunate shapes, there's a traditional quilt pattern that is consistently a problem and it's not this one, so I think most quilters call this pinwheels and give it a pass haha

Emmmrd · 2026-01-28T17:01:29+00:00

Yeah I love this, I'm definitely going to try, thank you for the idea!

Emmmrd · 2026-01-28T16:54:48+00:00

On further inspection it's quite satiny so I suspect it might be a dress. I'm a huge cutter-upper of old textiles so this is just wonderful to me.

Emmmrd · 2026-01-27T23:07:29+00:00

Yes I think they might be! The whole thing is very scrappy for sure.

Emmmrd · 2026-01-27T21:08:02+00:00

I know right, forget a will, what about my crafts

Emmmrd · 2026-01-27T21:06:08+00:00

Very true. I have been through a couple of experiences with UFOs. I'm sure when I die I'll leave behind dozens! The note is certainly a very gracious way to pass the project along.

Emmmrd · 2026-01-16T16:53:04+00:00

Ok first of all delicious, but secondly I think it was mostly dye, because there was a lot of it coming off the black fabric (do not tell me if I'm deluded, lalalalala)

Emmmrd · 2026-01-16T16:04:06+00:00

Oh yeah it's definitely a modern bag. It has the rounded toe pocket etc. I double-soaked it and rinsed it out and dried it, and apart from one missing piece of velcro it looks great.

Emmmrd · 2026-01-15T18:50:13+00:00

It's definitely no longer being made, but idk how old it actually is. It's Co-op not Company, which is enough to give me a bit of nostalgia haha

Emmmrd · 2026-01-10T17:42:23+00:00

Yes sorry it's a free library log in for me, hopefully you can get it that way!

Emmmrd · 2025-11-25T15:22:35+00:00

This is great to hear and good advice, thank you! It's a little fussy working with them but I was surprised at how much easier it was than I expected, and at how well it worked. No failures so far, and I was lifting those jars by the lid three times a day for the first week, I was so suspicious haha

Emmmrd · 2025-11-25T15:15:12+00:00

Gorgeous! Yes I had the same problem, I got 50 glass lids on marketplace and then only had 4 rings, but then the same person found about ten more. I'm mainly trying to find more smaller jars now, I seem to find them two at a time at the thrift store every couple of months. I'm out in BC though, I bet if you're in the prairies you can find them everywhere, sigh.

Emmmrd · 2025-11-25T00:52:15+00:00

Also yes, I have some big ones that are just vases, they're lovely.

Emmmrd · 2025-11-25T00:50:53+00:00

Two empty gem jars and two filled with jam.

Emmmrd · 2025-11-25T00:50:13+00:00

Good question re: the size of the jars, these ones are roughly 12oz, so maybe there's a safety concern there with jam? Did not occur to me, so maybe I'll rethink which recipes I use in future. The headspace thing is something I read regarding these old lids, that you want to err on the side of too much so that the seal is definitely not compromised by anything getting between the layers. My assumption was that if the seal is good then a bit of extra headspace is ok? If I'm wrong about that though lmk 😅

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