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• Displaying photos, cards and kids art

  
  Proverbs 31 Living — Authority: 124
   I have some kids that love to draw, paint and do all sorts of artwork but in the past I havent had a very good place for displaying. Ken vetoed having the fridge plastered with all of it, which was fine with me as I dont like things to come tumbling down when I open a door but still, where would we put it all to ...
  5 days ago

• just catching up on the last 2 weeks of school

  
  Teaching Handwork — Authority: 116
  5th grade sock making...weaving in the tails 6th 6th grade sock monsters.  And they adopeted a polar bear. 3rd grade crochet puppets for stone soup I am so proud of the 5th grade for finishing their socks in only 1/2 the year!!!!!!!! IT CAN BE DONE!!!!!!  not all the kids are here in this ...
  1 week ago

• The Value of Apprenticeship

  
  Deep Craft — Authority: 419
  the house I built with George Smith, Germantown, NY, 1988-89 I’m a strong believer in apprenticeship as a paradigm for learning anything. Much of what I have put into practice in woodcraft and architecture I owe to my friend and mentor, George Smith of Tivoli, New York, with whom I worked side by side building ...
  1 week ago

• A Handmade Christmas ~ Week 6

  
  Proverbs 31 Living — Authority: 124
  Wow! Christmas will be here before we know it! I still have a lot I would like to get done first (I am unfortunately rather a procrastinater) but I am deteremined to just enjoy the week and not stress over what does or doesnt get done. How is everything going for you all? I am looking forward to seeing what you ...
  1 week ago

• Hoshigaki

  
  Deep Craft — Authority: 419
  nearly ripe Hachiya Persimmon, ready to be peeled and hung to dry Looking up at the persimmon tree’s wild constellation of fruit still languidly dangling, you’d hardly know we already picked over two bushels for drying. Ene recently discovered the Japanese art of Hoshigaki , a technique of drying fruit by a ...
  1 week ago

• Lucets!

  
  Gosh Yarn It! — Authority: 109
  We have a limited amount of lucets in stock! Using a lucet is very easy, and quite addictive. A great project for children, too. Lucets will create a variety of beautiful cords that may be used in all sorts of fiber arts projects. Click on the link for a Youtube video that shows how to use ...
  1 week ago

• Uses of Wood Ash

  
  Deep Craft — Authority: 419
  This time of year we produce a steady supply of ash from our wood-burning stoves, our primary source of heat. I get an odd thrill from collecting the ash and putting it to use. Ash from hardwood is very fine, with an almost soapy consistency. It’s loose but sort of coagulates, clustering as though magnetic or ...
  2 weeks ago

• Alphabet Adventures A-D

  
  Proverbs 31 Living — Authority: 124
  On Wednesday I mentioned that we were going to be doing Alphabet Adventures again at our house. Here are a few snapshots of what we have been doing..... On "A" day we went grocery shopping and I happened to notice the artichokes and avocados in the produce section. The kids and I had never tasted ...
  3 weeks ago

• Ene’s Winter Garden 2

  
  Deep Craft — Authority: 419
  freshly picked Pineapple Guava (Feijoa sellowiana) from Ene’s Winter Garden I never notice our pineapple guava bush, which frames the back entry to our vegetable garden, until the ripe fruit drops from its branches. This morning I picked most of the feijoa , about 2 gallons worth, which we’ll make into salsa, ...
  3 weeks ago

• The Week in Bloom

  
  Deep Craft — Authority: 419
  Hachiya persimmon are ripening early this year The raccoons have commenced their furtive nighttime raids on the persimmon tree, whose fruits are prematurely ripe by a few weeks. We’re still trying to figure out how best to use the hundreds of Hachiya persimmon produced by our single tree each winter, and have been ...
  3 weeks ago

• A Handmade Christmas ~Week 4

  
  Proverbs 31 Living — Authority: 124
  Welcome back to A Handmade Christmas, after skipping Thanksgiving Week (So we had time to devote to one of my very favorite holidays) we are back for week 4. I hope you have had time to come up with some fun ideas to share and that you join right in! This week I thought it would be fun to tell about a few odds and ...
  3 weeks ago

• Jonathans Aircraft Project

  
  Proverbs 31 Living — Authority: 124
  Today I thought it would be fun to show you not one of my projects but one of Jonathans. He has loved making things for a long time and I enjoy seeing what he comes up with. Lately it has been Popsicle stick planes. First they started out quite simple.... a few sticks for the body and a few sticks for wings (he uses ...
  3 weeks ago

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