I wrote this little story for Anne on tikatok.com and had a printed version delivered just in time for Christmas. The pictures are all from the farm. The prints aren’t super high quality, but I like supporting this site. It’s a nice concept to encourage story telling and illustration creativity.
Archive for December, 2008
Crafting – Pillow Creatures
It is cold outside. The cold makes me less inclined to work on projects that require having windows open. Only thing left to do is watch movies, read and get your craft on!
I was going to make little softie robots for everyone in the office, but they came out looking more like pillow creatures. Made out of materials purchases at the Goodwill, machine and hand sewn. In case you want to make your own, here are some general steps:
- Cut a front and back shape. I went for rectangle pillows, but you might prefer round. Pin the front and back materials together before cutting to save some time.
- Cut little feet from another color fabric. These can be semi-circles or trapezoids or whatever.
- Iron all pieces to remove wrinkles.
- Attach the feet pieces to the front body with a zigzag stitch or hand sew.Â
- With another wide zigzag stitch, draw a mouth clear across the front body piece.
- Hand sew some buttons (or washers) for eyes.
- Cut a pipe cleaner in half and place just about the mouth. Leave a little piece (1/4″) sticking out the side.Â
- Pin the back body piece to the front so the creature is inside-out. Sew together with straight stitch leaving an inch or so between the feet.
- Turn your pillow creature inside-right (this might be difficult if you left a tiny hole), stuff it and hand sew the hole closed.
Simple Science – Plants
I’m often searching for educational websites or sites that can be used for education. It’s rare though that I find one I feel like sharing here on the garden and farm blog. But I feel like I must this time. This is a catchy tune and full of some wholesome information too. And it’s about plants.
3B Plants Song from Simple Science on Vimeo.
Winter Comes
I find myself recomposing this entry. I had it set to publish on the 31st of November. I think that confused the system and now the post is nowhere to be found. No matter. Winter has still come. In the first version of this post, I reflected on my poor winter photography. I’ll let you be the judge. See if your eye enjoys what can be seen in the cozy frozen country.Â
A few of the shots might appear randomly below. More shots of the snowy landscape can be seen in the 2008 Flowers and Farm gallery link on the right. Winter begins on page 7 of gallery.
