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as I post some of Emma’s latest artwork. Everything that comes across her art table lately just amazes me. She spends more time drawing and coloring….I love watching all the details emerge. For now, I’ve just been scanning like mad–putting all the drawings into my computer for what I hope is safe keeping. But the originals–I’ve just been tucking them inside my journal since I have no better plan. Any great ideas for storing away my stash of children’s artwork? I’d love to hear what others do. But for now, please indulge me as I proudly share what’s been brightening my days lately…
FYI: Tomorrow (saturday) I’ll be taking all the leftover pendants from my etsy shop to an art fair I’m participating in. So if you’re contemplating…I just wanted to warn you. What doesn’t sell at the show will be back in the shop on Sunday. 
as I post some of Emma’s latest artwork. Everything that comes across her art table lately just amazes me. She spends more time drawing and coloring….I love watching all the details emerge. For now, I’ve just been scanning like mad–putting all the drawings into my computer for what I hope is safe keeping. But the originals–I’ve just been tucking them inside my journal since I have no better plan. Any great ideas for storing away my stash of children’s artwork? I’d love to hear what others do. But for now, please indulge me as I proudly share what’s been brightening my days lately…
FYI: Tomorrow (saturday) I’ll be taking all the leftover pendants from my etsy shop to an art fair I’m participating in. So if you’re contemplating…I just wanted to warn you. What doesn’t sell at the show will be back in the shop on Sunday.
animal kingdom / sewing projects
I tried something new two days ago. It was one of those projects that was floating around in my head and I wondered if it would really look good, if it would work. I am by no means a quilter, nor do I have any experience, lessons, tools, etc. But I’ve been wanting to try a small quilt-type project. I love simple designs and patterns–circles, squares, a tree by itself, one small bird. This project obviously shows those qualities that I’m drawn to. It was probably the most therapeutic sewing I’ve done in awhile. I was doing what I wanted, my own ideas not based on something I saw someone else do. I was making it for my own pleasure and I really didn’t care what another’s opinion was of the final project because I knew that I LIKED IT. So here it is. It is small, only about the size of a sheet of paper. I showed it to my husband and he said, "I don’t get it." Funny. But okay.
New Project #2:
A few days ago my aunt called wanting to know if we’d be willing to take one of her baby lambs that needs to be bottle fed. Of course, it didn’t take long to decide. "Sunshine" arrived yesterday in all her wooly, wobbly legged-ness. We’ve been keeping her outside during the day in some grass with sun and a large tree for shade. And at night we tuck her into one of the stalls in the barn. She gobbles up bottles from the girls’ hands and wags her tail in pure lamby pleasure. A perfect spring project.
I tried something new two days ago. It was one of those projects that was floating around in my head and I wondered if it would really look good, if it would work. I am by no means a quilter, nor do I have any experience, lessons, tools, etc. But I’ve been wanting to try a small quilt-type project. I love simple designs and patterns–circles, squares, a tree by itself, one small bird. This project obviously shows those qualities that I’m drawn to. It was probably the most therapeutic sewing I’ve done in awhile. I was doing what I wanted, my own ideas not based on something I saw someone else do. I was making it for my own pleasure and I really didn’t care what another’s opinion was of the final project because I knew that I LIKED IT. So here it is. It is small, only about the size of a sheet of paper. I showed it to my husband and he said, "I don’t get it." Funny. But okay.
New Project #2:
A few days ago my aunt called wanting to know if we’d be willing to take one of her baby lambs that needs to be bottle fed. Of course, it didn’t take long to decide. "Sunshine" arrived yesterday in all her wooly, wobbly legged-ness. We’ve been keeping her outside during the day in some grass with sun and a large tree for shade. And at night we tuck her into one of the stalls in the barn. She gobbles up bottles from the girls’ hands and wags her tail in pure lamby pleasure. A perfect spring project.
sewing projects
Wow, it has been a long time since I’ve posted…let alone posted some pictures. I’ve entertained my little heart out. By the end of the week, my children were bleary-eyed and exhausted. After a few power-naps and some quiet days they have recovered. If I could just get some loads of laundry done, I think I will feel completely recovered, too.
In the meantime, I still managed a little crafty-ness. I would slip it in during the girls’ afternoon naps.
This is my favorite project—a little pincushion nestled on top of a wooden thread spool. This way your needle and thread are always handy. I’d like to make more, especially because I need to improve on my assembly and stitching.
My girls have been spending a lot of time at their craft table, but there is never enough room for the basket of crayons, the paper they are working on and all the other papers and coloring books that aren’t being used. Remembering back to my days of elementary teaching, and having kids hang backpacks on the backs of their chairs, I came up with these. They are simply made out of dishtowels, with a little pearl button to hold them closed. And perfectly placed(thanks to the manufacturer), there’s a hook on the inside of the dishtowel so that they can be hung on a hook, when not on the back of the chair. Emma’s has recently been converted to her pool backpack though. She stuffs her beach towel, bathing suit and tap shoes (!) inside (all the necessities for a trip down to the pool).
Here’s a few favorite pictures from our week with Wisconsin cousins. It was a good time, but at the end we all decided that next time we’ll try just a long weekend. Everyone was very tired by the end.
I have more to share soon–a wonderful swap package from a sparrow, some sewing projects, artwork from Emma, and pictures from yesterday’s trip to the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival.
(I wanted to show a few more pix of the kids playing in the partially filled swimming pool, but realized that my youngest is bare bummed in all the photos…oh well, I’m sure you can imagine the fun.
Wow, it has been a long time since I’ve posted…let alone posted some pictures. I’ve entertained my little heart out. By the end of the week, my children were bleary-eyed and exhausted. After a few power-naps and some quiet days they have recovered. If I could just get some loads of laundry done, I think I will feel completely recovered, too.
In the meantime, I still managed a little crafty-ness. I would slip it in during the girls’ afternoon naps.
This is my favorite project—a little pincushion nestled on top of a wooden thread spool. This way your needle and thread are always handy. I’d like to make more, especially because I need to improve on my assembly and stitching.
My girls have been spending a lot of time at their craft table, but there is never enough room for the basket of crayons, the paper they are working on and all the other papers and coloring books that aren’t being used. Remembering back to my days of elementary teaching, and having kids hang backpacks on the backs of their chairs, I came up with these. They are simply made out of dishtowels, with a little pearl button to hold them closed. And perfectly placed(thanks to the manufacturer), there’s a hook on the inside of the dishtowel so that they can be hung on a hook, when not on the back of the chair. Emma’s has recently been converted to her pool backpack though. She stuffs her beach towel, bathing suit and tap shoes (!) inside (all the necessities for a trip down to the pool).
Here’s a few favorite pictures from our week with Wisconsin cousins. It was a good time, but at the end we all decided that next time we’ll try just a long weekend. Everyone was very tired by the end.
I have more to share soon–a wonderful swap package from a sparrow, some sewing projects, artwork from Emma, and pictures from yesterday’s trip to the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival.
(I wanted to show a few more pix of the kids playing in the partially filled swimming pool, but realized that my youngest is bare bummed in all the photos…oh well, I’m sure you can imagine the fun.
