A little gem arrived in the mail last week, a preview copy of
Rae Grant's Homemade Fun: 101 Crafts and Activities to do with kids.
What a joy, as a designer, crafter and a mom. I'm a little hard to please when it comes to craft books. But I loved this thoughtful journey into homemade goodness.
Rae gives you the basics on what used to be family passed down knowledge-- celebrations and joys of handwork, how to address a letter, leaf collecting journals, folded paper jewelry, salt dough and cupcakes. Hey, let's not forget the cupcakes.
Not too long ago there weren't DVD players to keep the family occupied-- time spent doing, creating, cooking, living took up those daily hours. And occupied minds and imaginations.
This book will be treasured in our family-- and I'm sure you'll see more of it throughout the summer!
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Tonight we attempted to make the owl badges, but since my daughter is crazy for kitties, hers became a kitty badge.
So we chose our fabric, cut out circles, drew on our character and tomorrow, we'll attempt to embroider the over these lovely felt badges.
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Rae and her publishers are graciously letting me give away one of her books.
How to enter:
-You have until Midnight CST on Thursday, June 17th to enter this giveaway.
-Just make a comment ON THIS POST to enter — any comment.
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-The winner will be randomly picked and announced Friday, June 18th.
