About a year ago we purchased a new wooden kitchen table. Upon its arrival, I noticed that it didn’t have a thick clear coat like tables I’ve owned previously. My …
For this month, I decided on using the pretty manzanita bushes that I saw on a hike. There is lots of Manzanita in California, and I just love the the …
Anyone else remember the “5 Little Pumpkins” poem from when you were a kid? I can remember reciting it and doing “5 Little Pumpkins” crafts in preschool. It’s still one …
Today I have another free hand embroidery pattern to share with you. Funny thing, this tree is one of the first things I drew in my embroidery sketchbook. Eventually I …
I keep talking about the activities I’m doing for the 8-11 year old girls at church, so I figured I might as well round up all of my fun primary …
When I was a little girl, I remember my grandpa made us a flower press out of some boards and bolts. We had so much fun finding flowers to put …
I got a little creative with my activity for our church’s 8-11 year old girls this week. I originally just thought it would be fun to fill out a worksheet …
This month has been HOT and smokey in California. We went on our annual camping trip, about an hour and a half away, and I spotted a lovely patch of …
California is getting browner and hotter, so there’s not much left to choose from for my phenology wheel this month. I did, however, spot bunches of wild sunflowers growing on …
I’ve been trying to let the girls in our 8-11 year old church group help come up with some of the activity ideas. One of the things they have been …
It’s getting so hot and dry here in California, I’m starting to run out of pretty green things to embroider. One thing that we have plenty of around here are …