Munchkin learned how to make these while she was at VBS this year. She enjoyed it so much that she requested that we pick up some wooden dowels in order to make more at home. We just used some yarn that we had on hand, so these were a very inexpensive art project. Munchkin is demonstrating how to make the God’s Eyes in the collage below. You take 2 wooden dowels and cross them. Taking the end of the yarn, you tie a knot around the center of the X. You make a single loop around the first dowel. Continue…
Month: July 2010
Review: The Skin You’re In
Posted in Reviews
It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old…or for somewhere in between! Enjoy your free peek into the book! You never know when I might play a wild…
Sunny Summer Days
Posted in Family, and Homemaking
It seems that lately Munchkin and I are making the most of our summer afternoons by working on various craft and sewing projects. She’s still having fun playing on the Wii and playing outdoors with her friends, but almost every day, we’re doing some little project together. I’m so enjoying this time together with her and the chance to talk with her without outside distractions. I’ll be posting some of these projects as time allows. She wants me to show off her latest projects – God’s Eyes. Lord willing, I will pictures of them along with instructions tomorrow. D has…
Free 3-Part Writing Series: Part 2
Posted in Announcements, and Commercial Break
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the free 3-part writing series written by Jim Baumgardner. I know that you all enjoyed the first article in the series, so I wanted to give you a heads up that the second article in the series is now up over at Creative Learners. Make sure you hop on over, read the article, and leave a comment. I appreciate that Jim is offering these great articles for free to help budding writers. He has a passion for helping others, so feel free to help him by spreading the word about this series!
The Little Things in Life: Sewing Together
Posted in Family, and Homemaking
On Thursday afternoon, Munchkin decided that she wanted to try to make a sock monkey. She’s always adored sock monkeys and thought it would be fun to make her own. We didn’t have the “right” socks for the job, but she didn’t really care. We looked up the basic design for the sock monkey set off on our sock monkey adventure. Slowly, the monkey started to take shape as we sat there talking, cutting, sewing, and stuffing. We laughed as the monkey was a little too skinny and had crooked ears, but Munchkin was pleased with the results. I just…