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Birthday Girl in a Magical Birthday Dress
Last week my baby turned 8! This weekend, a wee bit late, we gathered to celebrate with her. We first ate at her favorite restaurant… a Mediterranean place where she loves the hummus, garlic dip,…
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Support Handmade :: September 2014
We would like to take this opportunity to introduce the members of our Support Handmade program. At Wee Folk Art we cherish the work that small, handmade shop owners provide. We believe that items created…
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Painted and Woven Stick Bouquet
Lately, there have been several stick crafts including painting sticks, weaving between and adorning with fiber and beads. My plan is to fill up this basket with an assortment of sticks. This project is far…
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Meet Our Sponsors :: September 2014
We would like to take a moment to introduce you all to our awesome sponsors. We invite you to spend a little time this morning and stop by each of their sites, if you haven’t…
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Harvest Time Second Edition
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Rainbow Wool Felt Balls
Of course, everyone knows by now that I’m doing lots of crafting for grandbaby number 6! Here of 2 new Rainbow Felt Balls I’ve made for the little Peanut. Following the pattern for Felt Baby…
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A New School Year :: 2014
We officially started our new school year (2nd, 4th, and gulp… 6th grade) this Monday. The girls happily jumped back in, very eager to try out some new subjects. The boy on the other hand,…
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Two W.I.P.s
If you haven’t already read this on Facebook, I’ve 2 W.I.P.s to share this morning. First… the biggie news… or rather the wee news… we are expecting our 6th grandbaby, December 24, courtesy of our…
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Support Handmade – August 2014
We would like to take this opportunity to introduce the members of our Support Handmade program. At Wee Folk Art we cherish the work that small, handmade shop owners provide. We believe that…
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Potato Print Gift Wrap
To finish off our State Studies we completed our last project, Potato Prints. This one, even the boy wanted to join in. I took the project one step further and used my potato to create…
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Mardi Gras Masks
Ok, so it is the wrong time of year to think about Mardi Gras, but we have been working hard at finishing up our State Studies Unit 2 and these Mardi Gras masks are great…
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Meet Our Sponsors – August 2014
We would like to take a moment to introduce you all to our awesome sponsors. We invite you to spend a little time this morning and stop by each of their sites, if you haven’t…
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Oil Pastel & Watercolor Bridge
For those of you who had been following along with our State Studies Unit 1, I wanted to let you know that our State Studies Unit 2 is almost complete. I have been adding everything…
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Copper Relief Artwork
I remember doing copper relief pieces when I was in elementary school. Even then, I remember how thrilled I was to be working with “authentic” materials. When I was finished, I felt like I created…
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Folk Art Inspired Cork Horse
We made these adorable Folk Art inspired Cork Horses to go along with our State Studies Kentucky week. The horses have now moved into the girls’ farm play center and have adjusted nicely. 😉 Materials:…
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Stretchy Bandana Headband
My girls and I are loving these super easy to make Stretchy Bandana styled Headbands. They are perfect for playing outside in the summer. They keep your hair out of your face and the sun…
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Hand Dipped Beeswax Candles
We spent a lovely day yesterday at one of our favorite places, Greenfield Village. The weather looked a bit iffy in the morning, following a series of bad storms the night before, which seemed…
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Artterro Eco Art Kits :: Bubble Wands
I was thrilled when Michelle called me and told me Artterro Eco Art Kits wanted to be a Wee Folk Art sponsor. If you’ve never heard of them, you’re in for a real treat. Tomorrow, Artterro will be hosting a…
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Sand Sculptures
As the children of bloggers, our wee ones have sometimes suffered through and other times benefited from their position. They tend to think like bloggers, and will often rate activities and projects as “blog worthy”…
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Window Pane Owl Pillow
After I completed my stack of cute embroidered owls, I turned them into a throw pillow cover. Materials: 1/2 yd quilt fabric 9 completed embroidered owls on muslin 18″ pillow form thread All seam allowances…
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The Birth of a Bowl
On March 26, I got an email from Tim with just the words “SAVE THE DATE – Saturday, April 12” with no other explanations. When asked about it, he’d give me no answers. “Fine”, I…
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Simple Silk Skirt Tutorial
This weekend we are excited to be working with Sarah’s Silks to offer our readers another awesome give-away. My children have “grown up” draped in Sarah’s Silks. They have been a part of their dramatic…
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State Studies Unit 2 :: Overview
Here is the Overview Schedule for the State Studies Unit 2. The quizzes and journal pages will be available shortly. I plan to have them all done by the end of July. I will…
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Super Easy Throw Pillow Covers
As I mentioned last week, we have a new slipcover for our sofa, making all of our tired, dirty old throw pillows look even more shabby. And yes, I’m almost done with my embroidered owl…
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