I really meant to join in Eskimimi makes’ Knitting and Crochet blog week. I’ve had the button in my sidebar for quite some time. I’ve even half prepared a few of the posts ready for this week. Instead I have hit a creative curve. I have so many creative ideas […]
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Gruesome garden creations
A truly scary sight to find among the nasturtiums. And I like nasturtiums too. I swear this one looks a lot like someone I used to work with. It’s the goaty beard and spiky hair rather than the fangs! We are still on our history theme. I suspect we will […]
Read moreDrawing with pins (or another Totoro craft)
Today TF and I had unexpected time on our hands, so out came the paints. Continuing our current obsession/preoccupation with Totoro, we plumped for painting a Totoro. I’m no artist. I can doodle rough images, which my children enjoy. I know that although Totoro is a fairly easy shape, it […]
Read moreCrafting in miniature
“Would you like to paint?” always gets the same answer. Today, I had no trouble persuading them that they would like to paint story stones. Not a new idea, variations on the theme can be found throughout blogland (my way of saying, I can’t remember where I saw this first. […]
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