work in progress

WIP
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putting those purchases to use!
my first try at embroidery.
I really like it,
but am having a hard time deciding when to stop..
trying to decide
if I need to add something else, where & how...

making sidewalk chalk

save 6 eggshells

grind them with a flat rock

add 1 tsp flour and 1 tsp very hot
tap water
&
shape in to chalk stick

wrap with a strip of paper towel

let it dry for 3 days until rock hard
(the waiting is the hardest part!)

six one way week fifteen
first popsicle of the season
playing at dusk
our own sidewalk chalk

Our Local Ben Franklin Crafts is going out of business.... sigh.
I believe it has been open for over 30 years.

















But with
store closings come great discounts, and that encourages us to delve into ideas we've thought of, but not acted on.
The oldest bought a huge bag of fabric scraps and has been making pillows... she plans some shorts for her brother and kerchiefs for her sister and a friend's baby.
I picked up some embroidery items & fabric paint after being inspired by The Creative Family. You can also check out this flickr pool for some embroidery inspiration!
Amanda talks about freezer paper stencils in the book and they seems so easy, but so cute! Here's a link from her blog which shows several adorable tee-shirts and a tote.
I also picked up several small packets of felt for some needle & wet felting. The oldest and I have done some felting before, but it has been (what seems like) ages ago.
We made Easter eggs & bunnies one year & play fruit for the younger ones. Then my felting supplies got damaged and for some reason I never replenished my stock.
Check out this flickr pool for loads of felting ideas. There are some really amazing & inspiring pieces.
The kids and I have a clear schedule today ~which is always a blessing ~ so we plan to spend lots of time crafting & reading aloud. We're reading The Swiss Family Robinson right now and everyone is excited about it.
So, time to step away from the computer & delve into all our goodies!

six one way week fourteen

six one way week fourteen
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little toes in the rain, an abandoned round of "sleeping queens", and a warning for siblings from the oldest.... sigh.

A busy week of Soccer


planting


playing



and a Sunday morning with a table full of friends... it doesn't get much better than that!

items
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~Haiku Monday~
exhausting weekend
guitar and some sketches
cloistered retreat time







I was a song leader for a three day retreat
this past weekend. It was fascinating, fun, & encouraging.....
During one of the talks, I sat in the chapel and did this ~

six one way week twelve

six one way week twelve
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Palladio
Not a student arrangement, but a full, contemporary score!
We were beaming!!
(and yes, she is the youngest....by far)