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I’ve been wishing for a flea market locally for about a year now. We have pop up markets in the summer but nothing year round. I decided that instead of pining away for a nonexistent local market I could use my dormant Etsy shop for my creative outlet.
Oh and a new addition to the shop: Thing 1. Known elsewhere as The Lowest Pickle, she’s got some of her stickers and jewelry listed.
Head over to Bearthangel on Etsy and check it out. Sign up for notifications when we post new items!
Cletus decided we needed to make these adorable little gnome garland strands. We ended up with 10 of the turquoise and 11 of the pink/black ones. Two kids made themselves a gnome. And we made three oddball gnomes for variety.
The hats are made by looping yarn around a paper towel tube that’s been cut down into 3/4″ rings, give or take.
The beards are pom-poms glued into the hats. And a wooden bead for a nose.
I’ve never seen so many gnomes.
They were a fun craft, lots of yarn cutting and pom-pom making silliness.
#crafts #gnomes #notbored #fiberart
Yesterday we were preparing for our Rosh Hashanah service, and having all these fresh local apples, we decided to make some apple prints!
It was chaotic, messy fun. In other words, normal arts and crafts time around here.
Each kiddo, and me too of course, printed two cards. We had fun being creative. And it’s always fun to see how each of the kids has a different interpretation on the assignment.
For my student taking botany (Lil Bit) this is her instruction on how to do specimen prints (with ink instead). I’m sure she’ll have an entire notebook filled with leaf prints by the end of the school year.
We went on to create some delicious salads to share at our service. I made this one because I love quinoa salads and this salad with kale instead of spinach (because that’s what I had!). Both were delicious and will be added to our regular menu.
Our service was lovely, adorned with beautiful sunflower bouquets! And delicious food of course. And we begin another year! L’Shana Tova!
I wanted a chalkboard in the kitchen that was both functional and an artistic statement. So I went floor to ceiling.
Put the big clock up top,
Some fun doodles to represent our blended family and inspiration.
The kids and I all enjoy our various moments of creativity and keep our drawings up for awhile then start over.
Chalky snapshots of our life.
Alaska on my mind... 