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Turning Old Crayons into New Crayons
When River was 4 and attending the local Waldorf school, she was invited to a birthday party where — instead of gifts — we were all asked to bring a half dozen small somethings to share with the other kids. It was like a loot bag potluck and I absolutely loved the idea. Waldorf-y people…
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Yarn Along: A Three Turn Cowl, the Divine Dance, and Gilead
Another post for the Yarn Along link up, where bloggers share their knitting projects and the books that they’re reading. This post contains affiliate links. I remember now why I stopped reading books nine years ago: I have absolutely no will power. I just can’t stop in the middle of a good story. It was never really…
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My Five Favourite Audiobooks for Christians About Rest or Ritual
It’s Yarn Along Wednesday where I share what I’m knitting and what I’m reading. Last week I knit maybe two rows on my cardigan. Maybe. I’m at a confusing spot in the pattern with short rows and button holes and I’m supposed to be tracking my rows and my “surely I can just wing it without…
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Your Year-Long Meal Plan
I LOVE meal plans — but I hate writing them up. I usually make them for 4-12 week periods, but this being the year of structure, I made one that would last 365 days. It seems a bit extreme, doesn’t it? The thing is, making a year-long plan didn’t take me all that much longer than…
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DIY Doll Beds with Storage
These DIY doll beds are made from plastic bins, decorated to look like beds but leaving lots of room to store a growing collection of doll clothing. My favourite part? When your child outgrows dolls, you get a new plastic bin for your storage room. I have a child who has trouble falling asleep. She’s…
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Let Go of Perfect
My grandma made me a ceramic music box with Santa Claus on it when I was little. Every year, my mother put it out on the coffee table on December 1 — and not a day sooner. I so clearly remember the ragged cardboard box that we stored it in, and the way that the old shredded newspaper fell…
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My Three Turn Cowl and My Work-in-Progress Cardigan
When’s the last time I did a books and yarn post for the Small Things Yarn Along link up? It looks like i haven’t posted any knitting since … August 25. Yikes! I was inspired by my Making Christmas post from last year and set out to make all the gifts this year. Tell me…
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20 Great Patterns and Printables for DIY Christmas Gifts
All the items in this list are for gifts that you can make yourself — they are not finished objects. If you don’t have time for crafting during the holidays, cut yourself some slack and let someone else make the gifts for you! Two years ago, I knit up a whole bunch of Christmas gifts. That was the…
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Jars of Candy Cane Cocoa: An Easy Gift to Make with Kids
This post is for letter “J” in the 2016 ABCs of Homeschooling Through the Holidays series on Life of a Homeschooling Mom. Click here to see all posts. It is HARD to stick to the lesson plan when the holidays are in full swing. Sometimes I’m so preoccupied with Christmas planning that days come up where I…
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A Homemade Traveller’s Notebook
November has been a bit of a rough month. Novembers are usually difficult, what with the days getting shorter and the weather getting colder and the end of the homeschool year nowhere in sight. We made it through two birthdays — River is now 9, which is HALFWAY to adulthood! (*cue panicky tears*). And me? I’m halfway…