We have been busy bodies in preparation for Elle’s 3rd Birthday party. One of the things we have been doing is making these cute little needle felted toadstools party favours. You might recall I made a few of these last Christmas as Christmas ornaments, and they seemed like the perfect thing to give our guests […]
On Sunday last week the Girls and I had a fun afternoon of printing mushrooms. We looked through some of the mushroom photographs we have taken the past few months, and then I did some drawings based on them. I then re drew them onto the printing block, carving them out, into 3 stamps. We […]
This morning Maya and I sat down and had a good talk about what she might like to be for Halloween. We have been throwing around ideas of a family theme, but the reality is Halloween comes around quickly and we do not want to spend a lot of money on buying specific outfits, and […]
A couple of weeks have passed since I started this project, and between the Hurricane, Maya starting school, and Cam breaking his hand, I have had little time to work further on it. This week however I have declared that I will fit craft into our routine and so for an hour yesterday I got […]
This weekend our street had an ice-cream social – A great way to commemorate the end of Summer, and a wonderful way to bond neighbours by more than a common address. Nina mentioned this idea to me the week we moved in, which was not so long ago and so I can distinctly recall her […]
I mentioned that during Hurricane Irene the Girls and I worked on some cardboard mushrooms – and they turned out so cute I just have to share them! Each one unique – just like the real mushrooms we have seen on our walks in the woods. We have enjoyed spotting mushrooms very much and I […]
Well it was inevitable that the felt leaves I have been making for a mobile would land on my little ones heads…and so we now have a collection of felt leaf clips to wear into Fall. I love how they look, as a single leaf, or together in a pair. I gave a selection of […]
Ok, there are HEAPS of good things about our new home, but one of the best has to be our Attic. I really need to do a blog about the whole attic, the space in its entirety, but for now I want to share with you one of our new favorite things, and that is […]
Oh la la, it was fancy and it was rosie, and Maya had a fantastic party! We could not have asked for a better day, it was warm, but not hot, with clear blue skies. We set up the table in the canopy of the crab apple tree against a wall of profuse ivy. Between […]
I can cross another item off the birthday party list – feeling happy with the completion of this task. I ordered the fabric last week, it arrived Thursday and I got to work sewing this weekend. Such an easy and satisfying sewing project. Double sided flags sewn between bias binding. Sticking with Maya’s Fancy Rose […]
This year I did not make Maya’s invitations – an almost guilty declaration – but you will see why! A few ideas crossed my mind about what I would make, and then time seemed to slip away with the other handmade items on the agenda (the wrist gloves, and another project I plan to complete […]
We had a productive weekend of sewing – Maya and I worked on pretty things for her 5th Birthday party that is now less than two weeks away. Hard to believe my first baby is turning five! As you all know I relish the creative opportunity of a Child’s Birthday party. We had so much […]
We have been a little slow making and sending out our Easter thank you cards for the lovely gifts the Girls received, and so while we were at the Pratt Art Store I picked up some more speedy-cut pads and inks. We worked on these lotus prints over the weekend – the Kids just love […]
Now I don’t want you all to think that while Maya is sitting and drawing that Elle is watching TV or something! Little Elle is also a keen pencil holder and can be found sitting at our dinning table drawing as much as Maya. Elle usually requests I draw her something – a fairy, a […]
It is always great to see an interpretation of oneself in a drawing – especially when done by a 4 years old. There is a preciousness and an innocents, and a delightful crudeness that makes child portraiture drawing delicious. While I was distracted making dinner the other night Maya helped herself to a piece of paper […]
Maya made this beautiful drawing on the weekend, of her and Elle holding hands under a cherry blossom tree. Very in keeping with our current flower theme! As you will see it is similar in composition to another recent drawing that I posted about. Maya has amazing concentration to be able to sit and work away […]
This weekend has had a theme – flower garlands! Both Saturday and Sunday we were donning flower garlands. Saturday we made them just for the fun of it, to embrace the few remaining days of the cherry blossom tress blooming in our front yard. And Sunday we had Maya’s Waldorf Playgroup Maypole. I really enjoy making […]
Easter time – egg dyeing time. Yesterday Maya literally begged me to dye Easter eggs as she remembered doing it last year. I had not planned on doing it with them this year, as it is a thing the Easter Bunny (Cam and I) like to do on Easter eve, but who can resist dyeing […]
Here is a sneak peak at the Girls Easter baskets. This year the Easter Bunny is bringing them a cute outfit for their American Girl Dolls, a hand blown glass toadstool to put in the garden, an artisan chocolate Bunny, candy coated sunflower seeds, and some caramel robins eggs. As I have done annually since […]
This week we continued to work on the Garden. As it is our second year working in the garden I now have a little more knowledge of what to expect to see. I have begun to formulate a mental list of annuals and perennials, and am getting a better sense of how to garden in […]