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State Studies Unit 1 :: Week 9 Review
This is an outline of our State Studies Unit 1 :: Week 9 Mid-West States. It is the ninth week of a 9 week homeschool unit. Read the State Studies Unit 1 Overview to learn…
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Butterfly Coloring Page & Watercolor Tutorial
It’s Spring! I have yet to see a butterfly in my gardens, but I’ve got butterflies on my brain. The other day I was playing in my journal, and I painted a picture of…
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State Studies Unit 1 :: Week 8 Mid-West States
This is an outline of our State Studies Unit 1 :: Week 7 Mid-West States. It is the eight week of a 9 week homeschool unit. Read the State Studies Unit 1 Overview to learn…
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State Studies Homeschool Companion Curriculum Guides
State Studies :: Elementary School (8-10 years old) Coming Spring 2014: State Studies, a new homeschool guide dedicated to learning about the 50 United States. Like our Seasonal units, this Free Homeschool Curriculum includes art…
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Valentine Gnome Home Desktop Wallpaper
To get your Wee Folk Art Wallpaper: Choose your screen size. Click on the link. When the whole images loads, right click on the image and set as desktop background. Enjoy! Valentine Gnome Home 800×600…
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Rainbow Gnomes Desktop Wallpapers
To get your Wee Folk Art Wallpaper: First pick out your favorite image. Then choose your screen size. Click on the link. When the whole images loads, right click on the image and set as…
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Apple Orchard Desktop Wallpaper
To get your Wee Folk Art Wallpaper: Choose your screen size. Click on the link. When the whole images loads, right click on the image and set as desktop background. Enjoy! Apple Orchard Desktop Wallpaper…
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Faux Salt Glazed Pottery
This week as part of our State Studies Unit, our art project was to recreate the salt glazed pottery, commonly found in the New England and Mid-Atlantic states. More on that in a moment. When…
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State Studies Unit 1 :: Week 2 New England
This is an outline of our State Studies Unit 1 :: Week 2 New England States. It is the second week of a 9 week homeschool unit. Read the State Studies Unit Overview to learn…
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Free Homeschool Journal & Planner Pages
Reading Narration/Summary and Vocabulary Journal Page Journal Page with One Image Box and Dotted Mid Lines Journal Page with One Image Box and Standard Lines Journal Page with Two Image Boxes and Dotted Mid Lines…
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State Studies :: Overview
I’m excited to tell you that we will be sharing our new Free Homeschool Companion Curriculum, State Studies Unit 1, on a weekly basis as we are working on the unit. After we have completed…
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Waldorf Meets the Muppets :: Knit Doll Sweater & Pants Pattern
Last week Meghan and I were talking about Christmas gifts for the wee ones. She said the Little Guy was always running off with the Little Lady’s doll that I made, and she wasn’t were…
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Piggy Applique Block
The question… which came first, the chicken or the egg?… is a debate best left for scholars, BUT, I can answer this question… which came first, the Pig Pull Toy (aka Pulled Pork) or this Little Piggy Applique…
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Dragonfly Applique Block
I think the first time someone dreamed about fairies, it must have been after watching a graceful dragonfly flit about a garden. Their translucent wings, and their tendency to dart about, almost disappearing at times, has fairy…
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Black Cat Applique Block
At the end of summer I gave everyone a sneak peek at an applique block I had just finished. My plan was to enlarge the pattern 300% and make a Halloween banner. ((Sigh)) THAT never…
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Puddles and Ponds update…
Hi everyone. I just thought I would stop in and let you all know that the new Homeschool Companion Puddles and Ponds schedule and book list are organized and ready to use. I don’t have…
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Puddles and Ponds Schedule
This unit was designed to be used as a summer guide in our homeschool companion series. If you followed our other units you will notice a few differences. First there is no phonics/alphabet study…
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Freezer Paper Snowflake Stencil
Once you learn this technique for making freezer paper stencils, you'll find a 101 ways to use them. It is a fast, inexpensive technique that allows you to make more detailed designs than traditional appliqueing will allow. Materials listed below are to go with our Snowflake Quilt.…
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Out of the Block | Snowflake Stencil
On a cold winter afternoon, there is nothing like snuggling into your favorite reading corner with a cup of hot tea and a snowflake inspired lap quilt. Enjoy a good book or surfing your favorite…
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Newbie Knitting | Long Tail Casting On
We have already learned the Backwards Loop Cast On method. That is a great technique to know if you need to cast on stitches in the middle of a project but it isn't generally the…
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Newbie Knitting | Knit & Purl Wash Clothes
To practice knitting and purling I have included 2 wash cloth patterns. These make a great gift when paired with a special bar of soap. When working in stockinette stitch (when you knit one side…
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Newbie Knitting | The Purl Stitch
Lesson Five: The Purl Stitch So now that you have been knitting for awhile, it is time to learn the purl stitch. You actually already know the mechanics… IN, AROUND, UNDER, OFF… but this time…
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Newbie Knitting : Block-Work Hat Project
Project Three : Block-work Hat I designed this hat project to help us review everything we have learned so far. This hat requires you to complete casting on, knitting, binding off and seaming multiple times.…
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Newbie Knitting | Little Birdie
Newbie Knitting: Project One Updates! I had some corrections to make and wanted to get some better photos up. Sorry for any confusion. We had out of town guests all week and Pixie’s birthday this…
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