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Quick: taking 10 minutes to be creative
I have to climb a flight of stairs to get to my studio. That means that there are times when I think ‘only half an hour – not worth going upstairs for’. That, and the fact that I never quite know what...
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Clever: finger puppets
Hannah made finger puppets for Daniel's recent birthday. I showed her this image and drew the body shapes onto paper for her, and she took it from there. I love it that she persevered to make a set of...
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Comfy: the teepee
I made this teepee for Daniel’s birthday in the hope that it would be a perfectly comfy spot for the kids to curl up with a good book. Looks like it worked! I used these instructions. I did find that...
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Friendly: birthday fun
So Daniel finally turned three. He was awfully pleased with the cake and the presents. But best of all was having friends over. And the best part of having friends over was… …blowing bubbles together!...
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Four tips for Mixing Kids with Acrylic Paint
Spending today finding my feet again after a six-day “weekend”. As much as I love having everyone home, I don’t like having all the regular routines upset for so long, and it feels good to be settling...
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Caleb makes
From the moment he wakes up (around 6am) until bedtime (7pm) Caleb is a man on a mission. He always has at least one project up his sleeve, and during enforced quiet times (the children are expected to...
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On people and softies and play quilts…
Little people’s drawings of little people are just about my most favourite thing ever (which any of you longer term readers probably already know)! I love it how every young child develops their own...
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Ric Raccy School Holiday Sewing Marathon
So Hannah and I had plans to sew a Ric Rac doll during these past school holidays. Hannah wanted to make a Kinder Girl, and I was going to make Little Red and Elsie too. And then, when we pulled out...
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Elsie, Arthur and Little Red
I promised to share my completed Ric Rac dolls here (Aaron and Hannah still have work to do on theirs). So please allow me to introduce Little Red…. …and Elsie and Arthur Cabbage… These patterns were...
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Using children’s artwork to make a house into a home
I’m sure you know by now that I love artwork by children. Aside from seeing the world through a child’s eyes, children’s art is perfect for turning a house into a home! We love our screen printed...
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