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18 Jan

I've been gone from the online world for a while. We've had some heavy things happen in our family that required me to step back for a few months, for the sake of peace and mental health. I don't know that I can say that time is healing, but I can say that the time off has recommitted us to our purpose of teaching other homeschool families how important it is to bring joy into your home, in the form of creativity and art - even if it's just making a paper sloyd quarterfoil, like we are doing...

06:00 / Charlotte Mason / Craft Projects / Happy Handicrafts / Homeschool
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08 Jun

We have come to the last model of the third year in the book, Paper Sloyd for Primary Grades and this one was a doozy! This project was the 18th model of the third year, and it was definitively one of the more difficult models that we have done. In fact, I would recommend breaking the project up into a couple of sessions for the younger years. It is created in three separate parts, which are then assembled at the end. The project involves a lot of very precise measuring and cutting, amounting to a fair...

18:58 / Charlotte Mason / Craft Projects / Happy Handicrafts / Homeschool
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03 Jun

After a stressful week, it was nice to sit down with my daughter to make this paper sloyd letter holder. Art truly washes away the stresses and cares of everyday life. Creativity brings joy, and we found ourselves laughing at our challenges and mistakes. This was Project 17 from the third year from the book Paper Sloyd for Primary Grades by Ednah Anne Rich. This wasn't an easy model to create, but our struggles were worth it, because the final result is genuinely lovely and functional. Although the design of this model is pretty, it really...

09:54 / Charlotte Mason / Craft Projects / Happy Handicrafts / Homeschool
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25 May

Anyone need a paper sloyd match holder? We didn't know we needed one until we made Project number 16 from the third year from the book Paper Sloyd for Primary Grades and saw how cute it was! This model introduced a new technique to us. It was a little meticulous in the measuring and cutting, but the instructions were not difficult to understand. In fact, this project is one in which you will see all of the skills that you have been working on throughout your paper sloyd education come together. Materials Needed The book, Paper Sloyd for Primary Grades by...

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

Today, we are going to be making a paper sloyd sliding pencil box.  If you've been following along with us as we work through the book, Paper Sloyd for Primary Grades by Ednah Anne Rich, you'll know that we are in the third grade, and this is the 15th model.   This project was a bit of a break from our increasingly difficult ones from the past few weeks.  There was minimal cutting and measuring, and it came together quickly.  Our favorite part?  It's totally useful!  It's important to us that our craft projects are useful - and we plan on using this paper...

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

We have reached a big goal today! Today we will be making the model featured on the front of the book, Paper Sloyd for Primary Grades - a paper sloyd twine holder. When we first began paper sloyd, I remember looking at that diagram and thinking how complicated it was. In fact, I even hesitated to start because of the complexity of that image. I couldn't imagine having the skills to complete it. Yet today, my children and I worked through it like we did all of the other projects. We often encounter a...

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