Category Archives: Crafting

Play Kits to go

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Angela

Joining Nicole’s KCCO this week with a project I finished before the holidays, but am just now getting around to photographing. The toy baskets were getting out of control.  One of the children would be rummaging through, looking for all … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafting, Mothering tool kit, Our home, Sewing, Uncategorized | 9 Comments

Christmas Preparations

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Angela

We’re finally getting the sewing cleared away and readying the dining nook for Christmas dinner. (That big bag of oats will shortly become granola for Christmas gifts. ) And putting out some last-minute decorations… and making our traditional holiday persimmon … Continue reading →

Posted in Advent, Crafting, Moderation and Economy, Nature Table, Playing/ Free Exploration, Sewing | 2 Comments

The Tomten and the Fox

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Angela

Needle felting is one of those crafts we feel drawn toward more in the winter months.  Both of the girls really enjoy making Christmas ornaments and decorations.  Harold is learning to use the needle tool safely, and often prefers playing … Continue reading →

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Yarn Along – Rhythm of the Home

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Angela

I have a piece in the new issue of Rhythm of the Home .  It just came out today!   Hope you get a chance to read and try out the recipe – it is a family favorite. The entire issue … Continue reading →

Posted in Books and Reading, Changing Seasons, Crafting, Knitting, Mamas Who Inspire, Moderation and Economy, Spinning | 8 Comments

Yarn Along

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Angela

 Anyone else starting to feel the Christmas-knitting pressure? Finished a simple scarf (white mohair stash yarn I bought in college), and about to cast on some socks.  The yarn is a heathered grey 100% undyed Jacob sheep yarn handspun by … Continue reading →

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Tactile Play Part I

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Angela

Grandma Jan and Cousin Ruby got the children Perler Beads last week.  I have fond memories of making Perler Bead crafts with friends as a child, and was pleased to see how much the children enjoyed them, too. Hal spent … Continue reading →

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Forest Quilts

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Angela

A friend from the coast and my next-door neighbor are both expecting, and we wanted to make them both something special.  The girls and I shopped the remnant section at Fabric Depot, as well as the fabric shelves at our … Continue reading →

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A good, quiet morning

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Angela

…reading a few chapters in Ann Voskamp’s book before the children were up… …enjoying granola in the breakfast nook after morning chores, watching chickens, ducks mucking happily around the yard  (Cran-Walnut Granola recipe at the bottom) …quilting for a neighbor’s … Continue reading →

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Beads and wire, and a little mania

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Angela

Little Hen and I have been very busy the past two days working on Christmas gifts.  It may have, um, gotten a little out of hand. After a little mishap in which a certain little boy decided it would be … Continue reading →

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“It’s a Girl Thing” Kits

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Angela

The kits are finished!! Many, many thanks to the nine ladies and three girls who helped sew, and the ladies who purchased fabric and undies for this project! Together, we have blessed and changed the lives of eleven young ladies … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Community, Crafting, Giving, Sewing | 2 Comments