Ok, this was actually pretty easy after I finally sat down and just did it. Print out the puppet body pattern. Cut out two matching pieces of fabric on a fold. Place the body pieces right sides together using a 1/4" seam allowance. Sew up the sides leaving the last 1/2" before the neck opening …
When we were at the Renaissance Festival way back in September the kids got to see a wonderful puppet show. When we got back home they wanted to make their own puppets to have a puppet show. I loved the idea and we got started right away. We made paper-mache heads and then they got …
I know many of you have been waiting for this unit… I am happy to say it is now up. Enjoy!
On the 23rd of December I finished up the last of my Christmas knitting and wanted something super simple to work on while visiting with family. This little shawl is what I made over those festive days. I followed the simple pattern Traditional Icelandic Three Cornered Shawl available from Ragga Goes on About Knitting. It show …
NOTE: If you were looking for some guidelines for painting brick, scroll down to the bottom of the blog. Michelle added the technique she used! Amidst all the holiday cheer we took some time to finish up a few household projects that have been on our to-do list for awhile. There were some moldings that needed …
Ahhh, today is our first day getting back into our normal routines. We had a joyful holiday season but as I so often am, I am sooo ready to get into our normal pattern of daily life. We have a few new school books we will be trying out, including a beginning Latin program for …
In my kids’ minds, you don’t get to claim a new age on your birthday until you blow out the candles on your cake. Apparently, it is the actual act of blowing out the candles that makes your birthday official. Bug would not let Fairy call herself six years old this year until the day …
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This week’s project was building a gingerbread house. My kids were very excited to get started on this one. We braved the bitter cold and went out to buy a gingerbread form kit (ie the cookie cutters shaped to make perfect sides), but inadvertently I ended up with a pre-baked kit. What can I say, …
My mom made a request, actually it was more of a passing comment… she wanted a Wee Folk Art tote bag to carry around some of her crafty supplies. So I went off and designed a logo to have printed on a tote bag for her. Before ordering the bag I ran it past her …
It is finally here… our Winter 2010/2011copy of Living Crafts magazine! We have been eagerly awaiting this issue… as some of you may have already noticed… we have a featured project in this issue. We crafted a play-along set to go with the book The Mitten. We designed a felt mitten that can come apart …
{this moment :: inspired by soule mama} a single picture, requiring no words, yet telling a story worth remembering! have a lovely weekend ~ Michelle and Kimara
