This year I have the new additions to my egg collection of a red egg for Greece, and a washi egg for Japan. The red egg I made by painting a wooden egg. I already had a yellow painted wooden egg that was not being played with anymore so the red...
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I love these window stars or rose windows. You can make a beautiful star or mandala and the pieces cut out from the middle make a beautiful flower. I had this rainbow one for almost a year before the colours got bleached by the sun. Instructions...
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Making Simple Toys Workshop Make simple Steiner/Waldorf style soft toys. In the workshop you will learn how to make a doll with a formed head and felt body, and may wish to embellish it with embroidery or beads. Once you learn these basics you...
MoreDrawing Together
I felt like playing some board games, but what my daughter really felt like doing was to spend some time drawing together. So we did, and the topic was horses. My horses often magically turn into unicorns, and today was no exception see this...
MoreKitchen Blackboard
I have been missing my old fridge from years ago as I had painted the front with blackboard paint, but didn’t think doing this again would suit my new fridge until a friend suggested I paint the side not the front. I do have a blackboard in...
MoreBubbles in Bubbles
I was fascinated by the bubble play at my house today. Bubbles being blown up with a straw inside another bubble! <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot go to my...
MoreMagical Terrarium: Miniature World
Yesterday at Kallista Market we saw some delightful terrarium’s from Squiggly RainbowNot wanting to use up all her pocket money my daughter did not buy one but had a great time enjoying the miniature worlds Rachel had made. That afternoon...
MoreDeliciousTraditional Lemon Cordial
This was a job I had been trying to get around to all week and finally did. It was such a beautiful warm day and I did not wish to be indoors so I did my lemon squeezing on the balcony, with curious chooks for company. I watched them bemusedly as...
MoreFood Dyed Flowers
I love having flowers in the house, and as I knew we would be away for the weekend I decided to get “sensible” flowers that would last a few weeks, rather than the yellow roses I was eyeing if I was not going to be home to enjoy them...
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I love bunting and have sew metres and metres and metres of it over the years. This one is for a friend’s daughter’s 2nd birthday. The cute gingham elephant fabric was taken off an old children’s mattress. Too cute to not find...
MoreKnitting Doll Blankets
All knitters know that knitting wool and cats don’t always go well together! I have been finding our cats toys ….everywhere….. behind the fridge, under beds, under shelves, all over the floor and in my basket. And then when you...
MoreSnowflakes
I came across the book, “Ice Flowers” by Jutta Goetze and Patricia Mullins. It inspired me to make snowflakes for our windows. First we painted non-greasy baking paper with blue food dye, or you could use water paint. Using plates to...
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