In the past few months Junah and I have been doing a lot less crafting with each other. I guess that almost goes without saying since I haven’t been crafting at all. But this girl has been doing a lot of solo crafting, and really only needs me for setup (and observation, “Look Mama, this [...]
Crafting with the Girl: Green Things
Just a day after writing about Green Junah, I suddenly found myself crafting with the girl, and everything had to be green. I was quite happy to oblige. She was playing with her felt doll set and a green shirt, "a longsleeved, green shirt, Momma," was requested. And of course, everyone ended up needing green clothes. They [...]
Crafting with the Girl: Baby Doll Diapers
On Friday, at the end of a long week with no mama crafting time, Junah told me that she needed another diaper for her Special Baby (Special Baby is actually the name of this particular doll, Junah isn’t prone to naming things much) because like all babies, Special Baby had pooped in her diaper and [...]
Crafting with the Girl: Doing Mail
This is the scene in our diningroom quite often these days. Lots of little, bitty toys (kept out of the hands of the little bitty boy) and lots of paper, tape, pens and stickers. Junah likes sending mail and works on it frequently. It's one of her favorite crafts and she'll ask if she can, [...]
Crafting with the Girl: Crafty Christmas Wrap
I added an important bit of information to yesterday's recipe. One of my favorite things about Christmas is wrapping gifts. I know for some, this part of the season is a lot of work, and sometimes, when Christmas is very near and there are many presents still to be wrapped, it feels that way [...]
Crafting with the Girl: Beds for All
A couple of weeks ago I actually had the bravado to set my sewing machine up on the diningroom table and try to sew while all of my twenty-two children ran around me. Okay, I only have two children, but it felt like a lot more bodies were incredibly interested in the very sharp thing [...]
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