Monday, November 1, 2010
The turtle and the vampire...
I had a lot of fun with the kids costumes this year. They do however remind of last years costumes in a way. Sophie being the spooky darker character and Solomon being the whimsical funny character. I will admit that Solomon wanted to be a ghost but I really wanted to make him a turtle costume. Lets face it I don't have much time at all before my opinion on costumes will no longer matter for him,even if I am the one who makes it. He warmed up to the idea of turtle once he saw me making his shell. I think I really miss dressing up for Halloween parties and I have to live through my kids now. Notice Sophie's detailed drawing? She makes one every year for me to follow and we go to the fabric store together to try and find the fabrics that will help make it a reality.. I have to admit I love the challenge. Now, What to make for next year?
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
A storybook hike....
Yesterday we discovered a beautiful garden. It was lovely...and I felt as though I was walking into a storybook. It was a dark and damp morning and my camera was not cooperating very well. The pictures just do not do this place justice. On our hike we ran into a beautiful young male deer, I almost didn't believe he was real.
I love discovering new places, and this one was so very close to home.It is hard to believe we never saw it in the 8 years we have lived here. A hidden gem. A place of peace.
I love discovering new places, and this one was so very close to home.It is hard to believe we never saw it in the 8 years we have lived here. A hidden gem. A place of peace.
I just love this Sleepy Hollow themed weather vane.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Autumn crafting...and a giveaway!
Here is the latest craftalong project from The Children's Year by Cooper,Fynes-Clinton, and Rowling. This is project # 55 on Page 71, Slippers,Sock and Baby Booties. I chose to make the booties without adding the tie, but there are several variations. I used Patons Classic Wool in the colorway Lotus. This yarn is just perfect for the fall. My son wore them to the market today and got complemented on them. I see several more projects coming soon with this pattern, It even goes up to adult sizes.
I also though I would share our latest craft project we created in my little art class, Paper Plate Spider Webs!
All you need for this project is a bit of yarn, a paper plate, scissors,a glue stick, a black pipe cleaner...and glitter is optional. Just cut a slit around the edge of a paper plate every inch or so.Cut a piece of yarn about a yard long. Then tie the Yarn around the plate pulling the yarn into two of the slits you made opposite form each other, then wrap the yarn around the plate anyway you chose to make your web, wrapping to the opposite slit on the plate makes the most obvious looking web. Then tie in the back when you run out of yarn. If you want to add glitter for a dewy web sparkle, rub a glue stick on the web strands and sprinkle glitter onto the plate. Then cover the web with another paper plate and carefully shake it to coat the web as much as possible. Then shake off the access glitter. The spider was made by cutting 4 equal pieces of black pipe cleaner and folding them in half and twisting all of the pieces together in the middle. Bending one of the spiders legs onto the web helps to keep it in place. This was a fun craft for the youngest friend in class who was 3 , and fun for me as well. Little crafters will need some help with this one.
Also check out the HumbleLuna Giveaway going on at Gardenmama for a chance to win this dragon tail!
Labels:
halloween,
kids crafts,
knitting,
knitting.handmade gifts
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Autumn rest......
I have been very busy lately and have been spending many hours at the sewing machine making costumes for HumbleLuna. I also just dropped of six dragon tails at Piccolina, each one is a different color variation, so if you are in Portland and need a last minute costume for Halloween stop on by. I am just now able to get a start on the costumes for my own kids. Fingers crossed that time will be kind to me as far as that goes.
We also have Grandparents visiting us for a few days. So in between all the sewing and last minute frantic house cleaning we have spent some much needed moments out in natures Autumn glory....
We also have Grandparents visiting us for a few days. So in between all the sewing and last minute frantic house cleaning we have spent some much needed moments out in natures Autumn glory....
Friday, October 22, 2010
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