Do you know when your dreams just don’t line up with reality? That’s what happened in our house this week. My dream was to make beautiful, vibrant, and natural Easter egg dyes. Imogen and I were going to chop and boil vegetables, soak the eggs, and still have time to experiment with mixing the natural dyes. I was planning on rivaling Martha Stewart.Continue reading “simple last minute egg decorating”
Monday was a snow day, an actual snow day and not an ice day, or a “freak out because it might snow” day. Honestly, I’m feeling a little done with all the snow, I’m ready for the green of spring, the daffodils, the sun.
I think that terrariums are one of the coolest things ever. I love that they are essentially their own little ecosystem, you can do tropical plants, succulents, cacti, any grouping of plants that has similar requirements. They add not just beauty, but also the perfect self-contained environment for your child to watch and study. You and your child can build and plant the terrarium, and then observe and document the changes and the growth that you see over the course of the plant’s life.
Imogen and I planned on making the terrarium about a week ago when we came upon an inexpensive shamrock (oxalis) plant at the grocery store. Riding on the St. Patrick’s Day theme, I repurposed a crystal pendant to hang in the terrarium – hopeful when we have sun, it will cast beautiful rainbows in and around the terrarium. And, since Imogen was sure a terrarium was not complete without a flower, we added a pansy.Continue reading “a terrarium to make with your children”
*** please use caution when crafting with beeswax, especially with children. Wax is extremely hot, and can burn ***
These beautiful beeswax lanterns aren’t so much a Valentine’s Day craft, but the coming holiday, and our school’s craft sale, were the reasons Imogen and I decided to made another set of these.
We first experimented with this project before Christmas, she loved giving “her candles” to her grandparents and other family friends — they are a simple and stunning homemade gift.Continue reading “handmade beeswax lanterns”
