Are you super excited for the Summer holidays? Are you going away with your children? Are you visiting the beach? Are you planning on doing some fun Summer crafts with your kidos? We all know that it can be a tall order to gather up eco-friendly craft supplies and think up new craft idea toIf you want to read more…click here
Fresh Orange Juice
When we moved out of our small house and into the Sunny House last August, I was sad to leave behind my beautiful garden. The Sunny House had been built from the ground up by my Good Man, and at the time, the garden was a pile of builders rubble and dust. It had theIf you want to read more…click here
Fairy Gardens :: 2013 :: Kitty’s Personal Fairy Garden
We had a magical weekend making Fairy Gardens. Kitty decided she wanted her own, personal, Fairy Garden… one that she could move around if she wanted to. We set off for our nearest thrift shop in search of the perfect container. When she saw an old silver soup tureen, she declared that she’d found it!If you want to read more…click here
Make a Fluffy Yarn Easter Nest : Tutorial
Kitty was enchanted with the little yellow yarn chick Teddy made yesterday (here’s a link to see it). What can I make? She asked. Well, I replied, What would you like to make? Um… a soft little brown nest with three speckled robins eggs in it, she decided… I smiled. It was just like KittyIf you want to read more…click here
An Easy Yarn Chic for Easter
Teddy complained that he was bored. Do you want to make something, I asked. Yes, he replied. What, I asked. A chick, he decided. So, out came my yellow yarn. I had been saving it for a particular knitting project but, oh well… … better to have a happy boy than an unused skein ofIf you want to read more…click here
Make A Needle Felted Easter Egg :: Felting Tutorial
I have been hard at work needle felting Easter Eggs for Kitty and Teddy’s egg hunt on Easter Morning. It is our Easter tradition that the children each make an Easter nest out of grass and twigs on the day before Easter Sunday. It is into these nests that the Easter Bunny leaves them aIf you want to read more…click here
Make a Pretty Silver Easter Nest
What a pretty little nest we made using wooden eggs, a vine nest and some silver spray paint. Outdoors, on a piece of cardboard, we set out our little wooden eggs (found online at Casey’s Wood). We shook the can of silver spray paint well and sprayed our eggs liberally. As you can see,If you want to read more…click here
Spring Magic Craft Boxes on their Way!
Hi, Happy Friends… I have some exciting news for you. The first of our Spring Magic Craft Boxes are on their way to lucky children all over the world! THEY ARE ENCHANTING! I’m quite certain you’ll find that Spring’s Magic Craft Box is just as delightful as Winter’s was. It is filled to the brimIf you want to read more…click here
Make a Beeswax Luminary
Happy Valentine’s Day my beautiful friends! I hope your day if filled with love and happiness and special kisses. This morning, Kitty and Teddy went off to school, each with a basket of valentines for their classmates. Kitty had made little heart shaped mice for each of her friends. Teddy… his Valentine’s will be receivingIf you want to read more…click here