Posted in autumn, costumes, family traditions, halloween, memories, play, this moment on November 5, 2010| Leave a Comment »
{this moment} – A Friday ritual (inspired by soulemama). A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor, and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments.
Wishing everyone a lovely weekend!
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Posted in autumn, family traditions, halloween, memories, pets, this moment on October 29, 2010| Leave a Comment »
{this moment} – A Friday ritual (inspired by soulemama). A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor, and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments.
Wishing everyone a lovely weekend!
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Posted in autumn, family traditions, halloween, memories, this moment on October 22, 2010| Leave a Comment »
{this moment} – A Friday ritual (inspired by soulemama). A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor, and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments.
Wishing everyone a lovely weekend!
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Posted in autumn, cooking, horses, I am grateful for..., nature on October 17, 2010| Leave a Comment »
As I think back on the past week, I am grateful for…
:: Having a new stove/oven that doesn’t leak propane (thanks to the warranty it was under, it was paid for by the company which was nice!).
:: Seeing a beautiful full moon with Olivia after her first Brownie meeting.
:: Being able to see the incredible shades of the fall leaves.
:: Spending a fun day with my family watching miniature horses and cart driving.
Posted in autumn, farm, nature, this moment on October 9, 2010| Leave a Comment »
{this moment} – A Friday ritual (inspired by soulemama). A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor, and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments.
Wishing everyone a lovely weekend!
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Posted in autumn, education, family traditions, farm, gardening, homeschooling, learning, montessori, rural life, unschooling, waldorf on October 12, 2009| 6 Comments »
Each year, one of Sophia’s projects is to grow pumpkins. This year, she was very happy with the harvest. There are lots of pumpkins – not huge ones, but lots of them.
This is one pumpkin that she liked and brought up to the house to decorate for autumn.
Posted in autumn, embroidery, etsy, for sale, nature table, purchase, sewing on October 11, 2009| 2 Comments »
Made these two pumpkins for a swap on Swap-Bot. They are made with six pieces of cotton fabric that are machine-sewn together.
They are stuffed with wool from sheep I raised. The stem is felt that is hand-embroidered together and stuffed with wool.
I have other fall and winter items for the home in my shop (Harvest Moon by Hand). Please visit the shop at http://www.harvestmoonbyhand.etsy.com/.
Posted in art, autumn, embroidery, etsy, nature walk on August 16, 2008| Leave a Comment »
My daughters love to carry little purses to carry their “treasures” in…whether it be little rocks or a feather they find outside, or felt gnomes and needlefelted acorns.
This past week, while recovering from surgery, I had plenty of time to embroider this little clutch (or purse…whatever you prefer to call it).
Although this one is for sale in my Etsy shop (see the link to the right), the girls both asked if I could make one for them.
My thought is that as we go on our nature walks, that the girls can carry the purse (it has a cotton yarn handle that is long enough to fit over the girls’ shoulders), and place their little treasures inside…a smooth acorn, a beautiful fall leaf, a magical stone.
The felt used for the purse is 100% wool, with the leaf being a plant-dyed wool felt. There is no comparison, in my opinion, between 100% all-natural wool felt and synthetic wool. Wool felt is superior in quality and provides a richer sensory input.
The purse closes with a standard snap, making it easy for children and adults alike to use it.
It is hand-embroidered with tiny blanket-stitches (about 7-8 per inch), so it is sturdy and will hold the items placed in it. It is meant to be an heirloom piece that a child can pass along to her children.
The cover design is a sage-green leaf that has a chain-stitch design on and around it. There are tiny yellow dots made with embroidery floss around the leaf on the pumpkin-color orange felt.
The size of the purse is 4 1/2″ wide by 3″ high.
It was a joy to embroider this purse…and now I’m ready to begin to make 2 more…one for each of the girls so we’re ready for our autumn nature walks.
Harvest Moon by Hand 