by marciadmin | Dec 28, 2015 | Arts and Crafts, Hobbies
I started this crochet hexagon afghan about 6 months after teaching myself to crochet some four years ago. The whole purpose of me learning was so that I could teach my daughter, who said she really, really wanted to learn. As most moms know, the child frequently...
by marciadmin | Apr 4, 2014 | Arts and Crafts, Homeschooling Fun
So, Lily and I have been reading the series Fablehaven. One of the characters Lena draws intricate mythical scenes for the children to paint. Lily asked me to draw things for her to color. I don’t draw enough to just make something up. I have to copy. There are...
by marciadmin | Jan 17, 2014 | Arts and Crafts
So, as many of you know, Lily and I are working on a mosaic. We’ve been drawing and planning and excited about the whole process. We nearly finished up one scene last Friday. We added in a stag, a waterfall, a frog, and some trees. There is this fabulous website...
by marciadmin | Jan 7, 2014 | Arts and Crafts
Last year, I came upon the idea to create a mosaic and use this process as a home school project. Not only would it work for art, but also math. To create the mosaic, the one I had in mind, would require mapping, measuring, and other forms of math. (grin) It’s...
by marciadmin | Sep 1, 2013 | Arts and Crafts
Did you know that finding Egyptian decorations for parties is nigh impossible? They do not exist, or if they do, they are buried in some pharaoh’s tomb deep in the Saharan Desert saved for the gods. One would think that as popular as Ancient Egypt is,...
