Maya’s drawings are taking on new shape. The time and detail she puts into her pictures has increased, making for some really lovely drawings. Not only have the images taken on more life-like representation with solid limbs, fingers, noses, eye lashes, frills, shoe laces…but the stories behind the images have become elaborate. While Maya sits […]
The last day of Winter means it is time to remove the paper snowflakes from our windows…this always comes with mixed feelings, sad to be saying goodbye to Winter, but oh so happy for Spring to be here! As has become our tradition, we up-cycle the snowflakes into paper Easter egg decorations. I first had […]
Yesterday was Ash Wednesday and so with the beginning of Lent I was inspired to commence easter preparations. I have been visualizing some wool felted bunny ears for a while and today I went to work making them- the beauty of creativity, holding something in your minds eye and then manifesting it! I made this […]
With only a few weeks of Winter left, I thought I had better get felting. I know that with the warmer weather my feelings to felt diminish, and will not be back until the woolly season returns once again. I have had a few felt projects in mind, one of which was this little toadstool […]
We are good at recycling in this house. I am of the sort that washes up take-out containers, storing them in the cupboard for a rainy day. I also can not bring myself to throw away ribbons or used wrapping paper or such, so when our valentines party was over and I sorted through the […]
Look at our fun new garland! A pretty ribbon garland for the valentines party that we are having tomorrow. I had intensions of making paper flags (like these I made for Elle’s 2nd Birthday) with some kind of heart pattern on them. I kept forgetting to ask Cam to print some patterned paper out for […]
Finished, and all ready to wear at the Valentines party! Today I was able to sew the stitches and bring the headbands together. You can find some process photos here. I picked up some elastic headbands from the Chemist that I sewed in between the hearts. I had intended to use silver elastic and then […]
While our visitors Larissa and Jazzie where here I promised Jazzie that I would make her a little felted angel. Jazzie very much like the needle felted angel tree toppers I had made for Christmas and so after they left started on something for her. It took me far longer to complete than I would […]
We are planning a little Valentines party. By little I mean for little people! In preparation for the soiree, today we started making feather and heart headbands. I love doing a project like this, working with the colours, and seeing them together, all similar, but each different. I worked on cutting the hearts out of […]
The past week the Girls have been painting hearts to make a Valentines mobile. I cut out hearts from artist quality paper and Maya and Elle painted them with water colour paints. We then stamped words on them…hug, kiss, love, be, mine, valentine!
YAY! Today I finally I built a perfect snowman in the proper method – By starting with a small ball of snow and rolling and rolling it across the snow until it gathered into a big ball. When the snow is right, the snow is right and this happens like magic! I was so excited […]
I have seen a few variations of this idea around lately and thought it would be a fun one to do with the Girls…given that it is currently -7˚C (yes, minus seven degrees Celsius!). Freezing water into ice ornaments could not be easier! I added my own touch to the project by including the wooden […]
Tonight before bed Maya finished this little purse that she had started working on yesterday. I love the colour combo she chose, black white and pink are so very chic. Yesterday afternoon I was sewing a skirt for Elle (still not finished) and Maya of course wanted to sew too. I was not keen to […]
Today when I collected Maya from Playgroup Kristin handed me a drawing that Maya had done during class. Kristin and I exchanged a broad smiles to acknowledge this was a special one. The title on the back read ‘Maya and her Babies’. I knew then and there that this would be a drawing I would […]
It is my own personal rule that within two weeks of Christmas or a Birthday, thank you cards should be sent out…now sometimes this does not happen as life can get hectic…but I think it is really am important lesson for the Children to sit down and reflect on the gift they were given by […]
Ok…I had intentions of working further on the snow hut, but by the following day the warmer temperatures made the snow hut look like it was not going to be around for much longer, so then I got the idea to make snow cookies. This was a very quick and easy snow project that did […]
Our backyard is a constant source of entertainment. We played in it all Summer long, and now that it is Winter, we are still spending hours in it…but in not quite the same ways! Like a child, I have been busy with all sort of backyard winter projects in the snow. My first goal was […]
After wet felting the wool balls yesterday morning, I had the idea to make mermaids. Elle’s needled felted princess was sitting near me, and I think having my hands in water made me think of mermaids…and so last night I went to work needle felting princesses of the sea. Maya specifically wanted a redhead ‘Ariel’ mermaid, […]
With the new found skill of needle felting I have quickly acquired lots of wool roving to felt with. Having the beautiful wool sitting around the house means my eye is always out for felting inspiration. While visiting my friend Faith recently, she was making these little felt balls. Faith very much enjoyed the needle felting […]
On the days leading up to Christmas we like to make cranberry popcorn garlands. I really like the added touch of a subtle garland on a tree, particularly a natural element garland. My favorite being this delicate garland as it is temporary and has to be made fresh each year. When you see a tree […]