I am a fan of rain. I can honestly say there have only been a handful of days in my life when I felt like rain ruined the day for me. I love the sound of rain. I love the smell of the earth after a rain. I love to be caught in a summer …
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Learn to Knit Afghan :: Block Nine
Working with Mosaic Knitting Patterns The Horizontal Chain Pattern is the first block in the mosaic pattern section. Mosaic knitting is an easy way to use multiple colors in a pattern because you are only working with one color at a time. Unlike traditional knit color-work, you do not have to carry your second color yarn …
Stormy Sky Landscape Painting
My kids have always enjoyed mixing crayons or oil pastels with watercolor painting. This is a project we have done a couple different times over the years. Check out bird painting and autumn sky. We are re-visiting the process today to create a stormy sky landscape for our Puddles and Ponds summer unit. Materials: Oil …
Clouds
One of my favorite things to do when I was a little girl was to lie on my back and look up at the sky. When I laid very still and looked up, I thought I could actually feel the world twirling. It really didn’t matter if it was day or night, I loved the …
Learn to Knit Afghan :: Block Eight
Working with the Rose Fabric Pattern After a couple of rows, the rose pattern becomes easy to see. You can see that you need to purl on the vertical stripe of the opposite color. Just remember with this pattern that you need to knit into the row below. More Blocks in the Series Introductory Post Block …
Drawing Lesson 8 :: Cool Koalas
After the past chaotic and life changing few weeks, I think I am finally ready to roll up my sleeves and get back to work! I have a lot of catching up to do. For example… we completed this drawing lesson on May 29 and I am finally posting it! Life happens, right? Anyway… as …
Homemade Bubble Recipe
If you are following along with our Puddles and Ponds home school unit, or just want to enjoy some classic summer time fun, whip up your own batch of homemade bubbles. Homemade bubble materials: 2/3 cup Dish Soap 1/3 cup Light Corn Syrup 2 cups Water Directions for making homemade bubbles: Measure out …
Learn-to-Knit Afghan Block Six
This series covers several different knitting stitches using the Learn-to-Knit Afghan book by Barbara Walker. Whether you are a true beginner or an intermediate knitter, you can take your knitting to the next level working through the blocks in this book. About once a week I will be adding one new block to the blog with …
Morse Code Bracelets
Several weeks ago I was perusing the internet as I am inclined to do, oohing and aahing over this and that, when I happened upon a scathingly brilliant idea! If you don’t get The Trouble With Angels reference, let’s just say I thought the idea was brilliant! I was over at Honestly WTF when I saw …
Sock Bunnies
The last project I needed to finish up, for the updated Spring Bs homeschool unit, were these super easy to make sock bunnies. I completed them two different ways for different age/skill levels. The tall blue bunny was completed without any sewing, whereas the smaller polk-a-dot bunny does require a needle and thread. No matter which style …
Jzin’s Washing Machine Wet-Felting Technic: Toadstool Cottage
Today we are happy to introduce Jzin Teng from Castle of Costa Mesa. She is guest blogging with a wonderful tutorial on how to use your washing machine to make this adorable toadstool cottage. I have not worked on any felting projects this large before and can’t wait to give this technique a try. Enjoy! Jzin’s …
Drawing Lesson 7: Advanced Level Cubes
As the weather has gotten nicer we are finding it harder and harder to squeeze in our drawing lessons. Most of our free time, not taken up by the end of the year activities, such as field trips, recitals, first communions, etc, has been spent out in the garden. We are also winding down our school year, finishing …