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Transfer Patterns Tutorial
Transfer Patterns to Fabric: Getting Started Today on Wee Folk Art we are going to cover how to transfer patterns to fabric. Over the years, we have shared a large collection of applique patterns and are…
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Puddles & Ponds Second Edition
We are very excited to announce that Puddles and Ponds, our summer unit for our Simple Seasons Homeschool Companion guides, is now available in the new magazine style format! Updating these units that I used…
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Valentine Craft Idea Collage
Here is a collection of Valentine Craft ideas in bright colors and natural materials. We love all these colorful Valentine hearts and enjoy how they are made with a variety of materials including fabric, felt, paper, wool…
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Fabric Button Tutorial
Today we are going to learn how to make fabric buttons, using a button kit. This fabric button tutorial is very easy to follow and soon you will have a whole stash of new buttons.…
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Valentine Craft Tissue Paper Stained Glass Heart
Here is a fun and fast little Valentine craft project to do with the kids: Tissue Paper Stained Glass Hearts. They are fun to make and will brighten up your window even on a gloomy winter…
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Color Collage :: Pink Icing
Sometimes I find myself pinning items just because I am drawn to the colors of the image. Ok… I find myself doing that a lot! So I thought it would be fun to create several…
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Valentine Craft: Puffy Hearts Wall Hanging
For Valentine’s Day we made a plethora of puffy hearts as our Valentine craft. These sweet heart ornaments would make a lovely Valentine for teachers, friends, or relatives… or hang a bunch together as an…
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Judging a Book by its Cover
Although my kids are getting a bit older, they still enjoy picture books and I must say I’m still very drawn to beautifully illustrated books. I have several books sitting in my Amazon cart that…
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Cinnamon Stick Christmas Tree Ornament
These colorful, fabric Cinnamon Stick Christmas Tree Ornaments are easy to make and add a lovely bit of holiday scent to your decor. This is a great ornament craft to share with kids, as my girls…
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Easy Pom-Pom Quilted Tree Skirt
This pattern makes an approximately 48″ Christmas tree skirt. The bobble trim adds a retro flair and a bit of whimsy. It is easy to sew and makes a great pattern for a beginner. You…
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A Child’s Dream Sponsor Post :: Holidays 2015
This weekend our sponsor, Debbie of A Child’s Dream, is sharing some holiday crafting inspiration. She is also offering our readers a special discount. The first 15 shoppers to use the code SNOWFAIRY save…
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Stenciled Acorn Napkin Tutorial
For Thanksgiving this year, I am decorating the table with an acorn theme, complete with a cheeky squirrel. I made these simple muslin napkin following our basic rip and tear napkin tutorial and then embellished…
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The Magic Onions :: Guest Post and Coupon
Hi, I’m Donni. I am mom to two sunbursts of joy, Kitty who is 11 and Teddy who is 8. They make my life busy, messy and full to the brim with love. I’m here…
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Learn to Knit Afghan :: Block Twenty-Two
Working with the Diagonal Weave Pattern: The main trick to working with the Diagonal Weave pattern, is not losing the dropped stitch. Here are some photos to help illustrate how to accomplish the weave. These photos…
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Yarn Wrapped Candle Wreath
We hope everyone had a fun filled Halloween. Although we are itching to start some holiday crafting here, we still have a few more autumn/Thanksgiving projects to finish up. Today I am sharing these yarn…
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Oak Meadow: Applying Conscious Process Through Watercoloring
This weekend we are happy to share a guest post from our sponsor Oak Meadow. Oak Meadow teacher, Leslie Daniels, talks about how to apply conscious process when working with your children, through watercolor painting.…
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Prairie Point Junction: Fall & Winter Treat Bags Tutorial
This weekend we are happy to share a guest post from our sponsor Prairie Point Junction, home of Wool Felt Central. Our friends at Prairie Point Junction are sharing a tutorial on making felt treat…
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Learn to Knit Afghan :: Block Twenty-One
Working with the Florentine Frieze Pattern The Florentine Frieze pattern creates a fair-isle style pattern. This is another one of those patterns that would look great worked up in more than two colors. You can alternate…
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Updated Advent Activities is Now Available!
We are pleased to announced that our Advent Activities 2nd Edition is now available in print and tablet ready format from MagCloud. In this version we have added additional crafts, books, music, and poetry. We…
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Learn to Knit Afghan :: Block Twenty
Working with the Scale Quilting Pattern The Scale Quilting block creates a beautifully patterned fabric. When the fabric is aligned vertically, it does in fact appear like scales. It has great potential for costuming as dragon…
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Learn to Knit Afghan :: Block Nineteen
Working with the Instant Plaid Pattern The trick with the Instant Plaid pattern is to wrap the yarn around your needle twice when you go to knit the stitches that will be slipped across the front.…
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Learn to Knit Afghan :: Block Eighteen
Working with the Hexagon Pattern This is a fun block to make, although it is not very “square.” The edges want to curl up in a wonky way and blocking this square was a bit of…
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Learn to Knit Afghan :: Block Sixteen
Working with the Double Scroll Ok, if you read last week’s post (Afghan Block 17) you will know that I had issues with this block and skipped it the first time around. Since the blog caught…
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Sneak Peek – Second Edition Advent Activities Unit
This morning I’m offering a quick sneak peek into our Second Edition Advent Activities unit. We are working on updating the unit to be available in the same print and tablet format as the…
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