blind to regular sheets of cardboard lying around, or you think, "Hm, I wonder if I could use that as a cutting mat. Or maybe my kids might like to color on it." If you were working with fabric, you'd be the one cutting up men's shirts and turning them into girl's frocks while retaining the button plackets, bottom hems and collars. The Bona Fide Cardboard Freak: You will use any cardboard to make anything. When you see a cardboard box, your first thought is to check the flute size and then cut it up into flat shapes and make something. You hate , absolutely hate how the pre-existing fold lines of the flaps limit you to cutting out pieces of certain sizes. Whenever you see large pieces of cardboard, you froth at the mouth and begin to have visions of furniture and entire houses for victims of national disasters. If you were working with fabric, you'd be the one buying fabric in ridiculously large yardage, with plans to sew every single garment in the most recent issue of Burdastyle. Most of us vascillate between both roles, depending on what we can get our hands on. What Kinds of Cardboard Can I Use? Any kind, silly! They are all supreme. But some are more supreme than others. Here are some common types: Thin, cereal-box type- this is good for projects that require a lot of folding and rolling. Pick this for making cones, tubes and tiny boxes. Thicker, back-of-writing-tablet type