How To Make Felt Flowers in less than 1 minute!
I’ve been having fun making videos again. Here is one so many of you have asked me to make… felt flowers in less than a minute! This should show you just how easy and quick these flowers are to make. All you need is felt, scissors and a hot glue gun. There are so many […]
Make BEAUTIFUL Felt Flowers
. There are so many beautiful ways to craft with felt. Felt brings such an earthy rich texture into your home. I recommend crafting with the the best quality felt, always. There is such a huge difference with using the best felt. You are spending time and effort in your crafting and using the best […]
The Enchanting Fairy Houses of Mackworth Island, Maine.
One of our favorite places in all of Maine was a place called Mackworth Island. It is a little island off the coast of Maine, connected to the mainland by a small bridge… if you didn’t know it was there, you’d quite miss it. The island is covered in thousands of the most majestic trees […]
Dream a Dream Catcher – a DIY Tutorial
Kitty has big plans for a room re-decoration. She wants to ‘cowboy’ it up… she’s into horses and cowboy boots. What a fun theme for an 11-year old’s room, don’t you think? So, we are thinking of cool little additions to go with cowboys and horses… and still be girly and fun. A dream catcher, […]
Easy Knitting for Kids : Knitted Cat Tutorial : Discovering Waldorf
There is something supremely satisfying for our children when they are able to make a tangible creation with their own two hands. It’s one of the things I love most about Waldorf education, this sense that kids can make whatever they want. I’ve seen the gift unfold often over the years. I have watched as […]
Handmade Gifts for Father’s Day
Father’s Day is in 3 weeks. Just enough time for you and the kids to make him something fun! Here are some wonderful ideas : 1. Super Cool Dino Planter 2. Rainbow Dream Catcher 3. Watercolor Photo Frame 4. Kid-Friendly Chocolate Cake 5. Felted Soap on a Rope 6. Lucky Key Dish […]
Golden Geodes and Crystals : DIY Tutorial
I’ve been on an everything-looks-better-spray-painted-gold vibe lately. I just want to spray paint everything gold! Everything looks so gorgeous gold, don’t you think?! Just look how these geodes and amethyst crystals look spray painted gold! Amazingly cool, yes! You see, once you get the hang of spray painting gold, the sky is […]
DIY Tutorial Wire and Felt Crown
We are officially in the Harry Potter stage of our lives. Kitty has read the first two books (alas, she has to wait a year to read the third). She is utterly entranced. And, of course, whatever Kitty finds awesome, Teddy finds awesome too. So, Harry Potter craze, here we come. This summer has been […]
DIY Painted Fairy Houses
We spent the morning making pretty houses for our Fairy Garden. We painted wooden birdhouses in bright rainbow colors. Both children declared that ‘bright rainbow colors’ attract fairies… did you know that? Materials we needed : craft paper wood birdhouse (from craft store) paint (from craft store) polyurethane spray paint (craft or hardware store) […]
Super Simple Tomato Jam Recipe
At the start of summer, we planted two cherry tomato plants. Wow… have they produced!! We have feasted for weeks on gorgeous tasting bursts of summer. The kids have picked them daily, popping tomatoes into their mouths while they are still warm from the sun. We have eaten caprese salads, tomato mayo sandwiches, tomato and […]