A friend of ours in an artist. She is a potter and a jeweler, among other things. (A jewelery maker, not a salesperson at a jewelery store.) She wanted us to go check out some of the Open Studios tha...
Oct 30, 2012
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I have seen these pumpkins on the internet, and I decided to try them with the kiddos.
Supplies:
Orange construction paper
green or brown pipe cleaners
scissors
hole punch
I cut the construction p...
Oct 30, 2012
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We are busily raking up leaves and cleaning out our gardens here in the midwest, but before I store those tomato cages for the winter I have one more use for them. They’ll make a great form for ...
Oct 29, 2012
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As we travel this road to a sweater – that we all have vowed to finish- before the holidays – we have reached week 5.
From the sound of it, the shoulders and shaping threw many of us into ...
Oct 29, 2012
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We took the plunge and made the spooky hot dog monsters.
Here is how we did it.
It only involves the obvious ingredients: hot dogs, and spaghetti noodles. Take hot dogs, and slice them up. Best to kee...
Oct 26, 2012
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(Every week until December 1st we will be making a small Christmas ornament that can be used in our Pocket Advent Calendar. Join us in making all 24 or just pick and choose your favorites.)
This week ...
Oct 26, 2012
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Citrus Wedge, by Jen Carlton Bailly
Whew!
What a great piece!
She blogs about it and she says she made it for herself. And then it went on tour! Wow.
That will now be on my life check list “ge...
Oct 25, 2012
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This week, we are ushering in Halloween with full strength.
We made spiders to sit on a web.
The web was strung on thumb tacks on the fence.
The spiders were made with beads, pipe cleaners,
and a li...
Oct 25, 2012
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The random number generator has pick a winner in our Trick or Treat Bag give away. It’s Trish over at Hey Lady! Whatcha Readin’?
Don’t worry if you didn’t win, you still have ...
Oct 24, 2012
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I was crafting along. And then. Life took over.
Here is the reality of it… I lost my father in June. And then I lost a beloved Aunt last Friday. Then, my Mom called this morning from the hospit...
Oct 24, 2012
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