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30 May

Today we are making our second pair of mussel shells (I hope you saved your shells from Lesson #31!). Lesson #38, from the book, A Manual of Clay-Modelling by Hermione Unwin, is a clay model of a pair of mussels shells (concave). First we made a convex pair, and now we are making the concave version. Come join us as part of our homeschool handicraft clay modelling series! Materials Needed The book, A Manual of Clay Modelling by Hermione Unwin (or free online HERE) Modeling Clay (the book suggests red terra cotta clay) Clay modeling tools (this kit includes many tools, along with a sponge and wire to cut...

06:00 / Charlotte Mason / Craft Projects / Happy Handicrafts / Homeschool
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23 May

Are you ready for brushwork lesson #25? Our homeschool handicraft project for today is from the book, Brushwork Elementary Brush-Forms by Marion Hudson, and is called A Design of Corn and Mice. This lesson is very similar to the previous brushwork lesson, which features several corn stalks and introduces a quick and simple method to paint mice. If you're following along with us, you'll want to make sure that you've complete Lesson #24, a Lesson on Corn and Mice first. Our Grid Paper Our grid paper and grid design has been our security blanket during this brushwork series,...

06:00 / Charlotte Mason / Craft Projects / Happy Handicrafts / Homeschool
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16 May

Are you ready to tackle our next homeschool handicraft project? Today, we are making a clay model of a mushroom. We'll be making it lying upside down, on a slab. This project was great practice into creating a three-dimensional feel with lots of detail. It is model #37 from the book, A Manual of Clay-Modelling by Hermione Unwin and it’s part of our clay modelling series. We may have cheated a little. Instead of mushroom hunting in the forest, we ran over to our neighborhood grocery store and got a package of mushrooms. We used one for...

06:00 / Charlotte Mason / Craft Projects / Happy Handicrafts / Homeschool
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09 May

Come and join us for our brushwork lesson #24! This homeschool handicraft project is from the book, Brushwork Elementary Brush-Forms by Marion Hudson, and is called A Lesson on Corn and Mice. It features several corn stalks and introduces a quick and simple method to paint mice. It's a fun lesson to do, even if you're not too fond of mice. In the lesson, the "corn" looks suspiciously like wheat, which bothered me more than it should. As for the mice, it was fun to see how a simple brush stroke could be the foundation of a little rodent. Our...

06:00 / Charlotte Mason / Craft Projects / Happy Handicrafts / Homeschool
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02 May

Go find a clean shoe, because today's homeschool handicraft is a clay model of a sabot - and I'm guessing you don't have a sabot laying around the house. This project is model #36 from the book, A Manual of Clay-Modelling by Hermione Unwin and it's part of our clay modelling series. What is a Sabot? The word sabot comes from the French term for a wooden shoe, typically carved from a single block of wood, and historically worn by peasants and workers. Nowadays a sabot would probably be made from leather, rubber, or some other synthetic material instead of wood, and...

06:00 / Charlotte Mason / Craft Projects / Happy Handicrafts / Homeschool
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25 Apr

We are excited for our brushwork lesson #23! This homeschool handicraft project is from the book, Brushwork Elementary Brush-Forms by Marion Hudson, and is called Design of Mountain Ash. It features five prominent branches, with designs of feathery, compound leaves and bright orange-red berries, each a hallmark of the mountain ash tree. If you've been following along with us in our Brushwork Series, you're going to find this lovely design to be easy and incredibly rewarding. Our Grid Paper With most of our brushwork lessons, we have adapted the grid paper design in the book to our own grid paper. For...

22:22 / Charlotte Mason / Craft Projects / Happy Handicrafts / Homeschool
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