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Not Really Here…
Technically, I’m not here…we’re still on holiday. I told myself I wasn’t going to blog for 2 weeks, so I’m not calling this a blog…let’s just say I’m answering a friend’s questions. She asked, “Where…
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Holiday Break
Like most of you, the next couple of weeks are going to be very busy! Starting, gulp, day after tomorrow, our home will be swarming with out-of-town guests, and the celebrating will begin. Although…
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Collage of Projects
We thought it would be rather fun to bring together all the various projects that we shared over the past 4 months. Most of them are quick projects so if you’re still in need of…
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Cornflakes Wreath Cookie Recipe
These festive green and red Wreath Cookies will brighten up any tray of Christmas cookie. Below is our Cornflakes Wreath Cookie Recipe. Every year we do a very informal family poll. Question: If we can only…
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Ding! Ding! One More Off My List
Anyone else feel like it is now a race to the finish line for Christmas gifts? This is the Airy Fairy from Knitted Toys: 25 Fresh and Fabulous Designs. Isn’t she adorable? She is…
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Some serious issues…
Sigh… we have been trying to work with our new blog theme but are finding some inherent errors in the programing. So LOL – we will be changing things up yet again. Once we find…
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Surprise Cookie Recipe :: Christmas Cookie
As part of our Christmas cookie series, today we are sharing one of our family’s traditional cookies. Here is our Surprise Cookie Recipe. My Bushia was a marvelous cook…of basic foods. And, hey, let’s face…
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Finally Done with the Hobby Horses!
I finally finished the hobby horses. Boy, these sure have been a long undertaking. It’s not that making the individual horses took that long, but when you design something instead of following a pattern, you…
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Another Project Done!
I’ve learned 2 very important things in the past 24 hours. First, I’m as allergic to alpaca as I am to wool, and second, apparently my pictures turn out just as good when I’m…
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Drawing with Wool
A little while ago I decided that I wanted to make a series of images to display inside the kids’ play house. I think it will be nice to change these out seasonally. I didn’t…
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Holiday Gnomes New Home
Our winner of the Holiday Gnome Give-Away just sent a pic of the happy couple in their new home. They seem very pleased, and why shouldn’t they be? Rumor has it that they were gifts…
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Super Snuggly Waldorf Inspired Baby Dolls
I am excited to share these super snuggly Waldorf Inspired Baby Dolls the kids and I made last week. You can get the pattern here… Waldorf Doll Patten. These are fun to make and the materials were…
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Waldorf Inspired Baby Doll Directions
These simple Waldorf Inspired baby dolls are easy to put together and enjoyed by all ages (older kiddos can make their own). Materials: about 1/3 yard of fuzzy fabric (fleece, felt, flannel, terry, etc) 1…
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What is this?
Anyone want to guess what this is? Perhaps the inside of my wastebasket? Or the floor after I’ve finished a project? (Uh, no it isn’t BUT this IS what my floor looks like after I’ve…
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Directions for Traditional Waldorf Style Gnomes
Once you let a gnome in your life, you’ll never be without one again! Our house is crawling with gnomes. We have unassuming gnomes and rather ostentatious gnomes. We have gnomes that love to tell stories and…
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Felt Waldorf Peg Gnome Pattern & Tutorial
Be careful using our Basic Waldorf Peg Gnome Pattern. Once you let a gnome in your life, you’ll never be without one again! Our house is crawling with gnomes. We have unassuming gnomes and rather…
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Evolving Blog
Michelle and I have a tendency to view inadament objects, like our homes, as living, breathing, organic entities that must continuously evolve or face extinction. It’s not surprising that we’d treat our blog in the…
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Nubbie Doll
We created the Nubbie Doll with babies and mommies in mind. Nubbies have everything a baby loves; satin blanket binding to rub between their fingers, nubbie hands that are perfect for chewing on, a soft…
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Treasure Pouch
To get more information and photos of this project, CLICK HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE. I created the Treasure Pouch so my grandbabies could take them along on walk-abouts. It’s just big enough, 7″ x 6″,…
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Mitered Bowl Directions
When Michelle posted her blog on the Mitered Bowls, she called me up and asked if I was up for getting the directions together. Okay, I put the afghan aside, and dug through my files to find…
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Spoon Doll Pattern
Think of our directions for spoon dolls merely as a starting point. Add aprons and bonnets. Partially sew up the bottom of the dress to make legs or add legs under the dress. Hair…
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Wool Felted Mitered Bowls – Directions
The mitered bowl is knitted in a square shape, but after felting and blocking, it will be round. Each bowl will be unique since color changing is random. Embellish with recycled buttons to make a…
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Wool Felted Mitered Bowls
Here is a fun twist on a traditional gift basket… use a homemade felted wool bowl. My mom came up with this mitered square design bowl this past summer and we have since both made…
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Scottish Shortbread Recipe :: Christmas Cookies
I love shortbread with my afternoon coffee. It isn’t too sweet and melts in your mouth. This is the first Christmas cookie we have made this season. Although it is early, the Scottish Shortbread recipe…
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