Cultural Connections Announcement! We are excited to announce that we have sent our first unit for the Cultural Connections program to print. Cultural Connections is the perfect next step after Simple Seasons. It has been designed for early elementary school children, grades 1-3. These guides have been created to help introduce young students to the …
It has been a little bit quiet here on the blog lately, but that is because we have been super busy behind the scenes working on a few big projects. Although we are not done with it yet, we are happy to announce that we will be releasing a new HOMESCHOOL COMPANION series this summer. …
Kool-aid dying yarn is a fun activity for a rainy afternoon and a great way to create your own rainbows. Over the years I have tried several different methods of kool-aid dying yarn. Some of the popular ways include placing the yarn and kool-aid mix in a baggie and then heating it in a microwave or …
Prepping Mini Yarn Skeins for Dying Later this week I will be sharing a tutorial for Kool-Aid dying yarn. Before dying my yarn, I had to divide it into mini yarn skeins. Yarn that comes in a hank can be left as is, but if you bought yarn that is already wound in a ball, you will …
This Watercolor Feather Embroidery Pattern came to be as I was playing with combining embroidery and watercolor painting. As you may remember, in the fall I watercolored fabric prior to embroidering leaf designs. Yesterday I reversed the order and embroidered the outline of a feather first and then watercolor painted in the blank spaces. I’m happy …
Knitting Hexipuffs Quilt Blanket I know that I’m really late to the whole Hexipuff party, considering that there are over 9,000 people working on a Beekeeper quilt on Ravelry, but this is a project that I have had queued forever and I finally took the plunge and started it. So today I’m going to share some …
I don’t have much time for crafts right now, the kids activities are in full gear, but I like to work on little things when I get a chance to sit down in the evening. A couple nights ago, I found some plain white tea towels hiding in my craft room that I decided to …
I have this basket with little scraps of fabric in it. Every so often I get in the mood in the evening to sew rather than knit. When that happens, I pull out my scrap basket and start cutting out hexagons. I have this quilt I’ve been working on on and off for years. It …
Today’s guest post is includes the pattern for this Christmas Express Ornament Collection. Julie at Prairie Point Junction created this special collection of ornaments as a tribute to the much loved holiday book, The Polar Express. Use the designs to make ornaments, package tags, a decoration for a wreath, or use the pattern page as a …
As a kid, my Nana always had these hand crocheted lace snowflakes on her tree. Her mother-in-law (my great-grandmother) had made them. They were delicately made and starched until they were firm. There was definitely something about them that said ‘old lady’ but in a traditional, comforting sort of way. Both my little yarn tree …
Today we are sharing a post from our friends at Imagine Childhood. They have put together a lovely tutorial to help you make your own Nature Inspired Wool Felt Holiday Stockings Pattern. They are also offering our offering Wee Folk Art readers a 10% discount over at the Imagine Childhood shop! Simply enter “WeeFolk” as your discount …
Warm holiday wishes from Oak Meadow! Save 10% with code holidays2016-WeeFolk through December 31st! Visit http://www.oakmeadowbookstore.com/ 10 Ways to Keep the Holidays Simple Guest post from our friends at Oak Meadow 1. Focus on the traditions you love most. Ask everyone in the family what they most enjoy at the holidays. Don’t forget your own wants …
