I promised AJ a while back that I would teach her to spin. All the children have watched me at the wheel. They’ve all wanted to somehow join in, but I’ve only just reached the stage where I feel I can hand on this craft. It takes patience to […]
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Saturday
Images from today: {beeswax in can, ready to melt inside the Aga} {using the heat of the Aga to keep the wax melted for our first time candle dipping} {hanging candles to dry – at last I know what to do with those pipes} {earth […]
Read morePatchwork with the children
It’s no secret. I love hand sewing. I love the rhythm of sewing tiny little stitches over and over again. Sometimes I will sit and listen to the radio or one of the children reading out loud. Sometimes I just love to listen to the sound that the thread makes […]
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Willow and Puffin crafting
I’m still experimenting with my puffin applique. I have been working on a flying puffin, which is almost finished, but in the meantime, I made a lavender filled little cushion. I really loved making this cushion. I think I might be making one for everyone I know. I added a […]
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