Move over Monet (not)
It was a beautiful afternoon yesterday. We have been working on Amanda Bennett’s Gardens unit study. We started this week and are really enjoying it. We learned about Claude Monet and impressionist art. Now I’ve told you before that I am severely lacking in the artistic department, but yesterday we all tried our hand at watercolors and impressionist art. It was great fun. I wiped the dust off my husband’s easels and we headed out … Continue reading
Blogger Friend School Assignment 23
Nancy writes: "For this weeks assignment I decided to take an idea from a fellow BFS’r. I’d like a Yea or Nay in a comment if you’d be interested in passing along an idea or you can just email me. This week I’m using an idea from Sombra at More Little Wilsons. I do have plenty of ideas that I’ve written myself, but thought it would be fun if we did a round of BFS … Continue reading
What Kind of Flower are You?
You Are An Iris You are a unique person who seeks out novelty in life. An inspiration seeker, you often have to change scenery to recharge. You don’t deal well with structure or rules. You need to do it your own way. Your ideal relationships are free and flowing. No one can tie you down. What Flower Are You? I think this one sort of describes me, although I really like some kind of structure … Continue reading
Princess and the Kiss Ceremony with Printables
We had quite the busy weekend. Friday evening my son and his girlfriend came over for their birthday celebration. His girlfriend’s birthday is the day before his and he wanted to have a joint celebration. He really liked his quilt and we shared stories that went along with the patches of fabric. On Saturday we had our daughter’s Princess ceremony. It really was beautiful. My sons took the pictures and videoed it. There was a … Continue reading
Sew Crafty Friday- Scrap Quilt
Shereen at Waiting for Him hosts Sew Crafty Friday. Ok, I’ve come to the conclusion that I need to take a class on how to finish a quilt. I have wanted to make a quilt for my oldest son from the scraps of fabric from things I have made for him that I have been saving over the years. I have been working on this project for some time. I started cutting squares from scraps … Continue reading
You May Live In South Carolina
Someone sent this to me in an e-mail and I thought it was cute. (And could be so true) What Jeff Foxworthy has to say about people in South Carolina: If someone in a Home Depot store offers you assistance and they don’t work there, you may live in South Carolina. If you are ‘fixin’ to go anywhere or do anything, you may live in South Carolina. If you’ve worn shorts on Christmas day, … Continue reading
