My children were little kiddos during the 80s. Michelle wore a jean jacket covered in pins, slouchy socks, and side ponytails. I also made her about a million sets of braided barrettes… colors to match every outfit! Funny, I made so many of these puppies I seriously think I could have braided them in my …
Nothing says “80”s or “cute” like braided barrettes. After you get a feel for making them, you’ll have a set to match every outfit like… well, like in the 80s! Don’t get frustrated if you feel like you’re all thumbs when you first start the ribbon braided barrette tutorial. It may take a couple, but …
We took advantage of a beautiful afternoon yesterday and completed our Fall Tree Nature Study. We haven’t be doing any of the Handbook of Nature Study Blog Challenges since the spring and we had a lot of fun getting started again. The kids each got to pick new trees for this year. Fairy picked her …
Rane and Kids just added a recipe via comments. I wanted be make sure everyone saw her link. Check out her yummy recipe for German Donuts and she shares a little about the recipe and family. The recipe can be found on her flickr account. Thanks Rane! Hmmm… I now want a cup of coffee and …
This is the pattern I used when crafting our Wooden Autumn Forest. It’s always fun using different materials to make the same pattern. I made this Autumn Oak Block Applique in golds, but it could be done in oranges, reds and browns. I designed it to fit our 6″ x 6″ applique blocks but you …
We would like to thank Stacy for sharing this recipe for Mulligatawny Soup. I Love Mulligatawny soup. We use to vacation every year in Vermont, and there was a restaurant that had this on its menu. I’d think about it throughout the year, and it was always one of the first things I ate when …
Have a recipe that just screams Fall? That one recipe that triggers the changing of the season? Might be a baked good, might be a hardy stew. If you’d like to share it with us and our readers, email the recipe to us at weefolkart@yahoo.com. Include your name, can be a user name, your blog if …
I am beyond excited about our latest addition to Wee Folk Art. Michelle took a couple of our fall projects and turned them into desktop wallpapers. Personally, I’ve been using some of our photos as wallpaper for some time, but she actually took the time to do it right! So, if you’d like to get …
Here are some Free Desktop Wallpapers that you can download to dress up your computer. We will occasionally be adding images so check back for seasonal updates. To get your Wee Folk Art Wallpaper: First pick out your favorite image. Then choose your screen size. Click on the link. When the whole images loads, right …
It’s autumn in the Thicket and the gnomes enjoy a quiet stroll in the colorful autumn woods. Using our Wooden Autumn Forest pattern, make a tree or an entire forest for your gnomes and fairies or use them here and there around the house to simply enhance your Fall decor. Our Autumn Forest pattern includes the template …
I would like to thank Katie for sharing her family’s recipe for Apple Crumble Cake. She made a comment about it on our Apple Appliqué Block, and I asked her if she would share. She did and I made the Apple Crumble yesterday. It was a monumental success! My 8 year old niece told me …
EDIT: Our Gingerbread Ghosts can be found HERE! Yes, yes, yes. We know. Wee Folk Art IS a crafting blog. We share the projects we do with and for our families… all in an effort to enrich our lives. But cooking, gardening, baking, decorating… are all crafts… creative outlets… when done with spirit. For that …
