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Charlotte Mason

23 Jul

Working on our Needle Felting handicraft series has been so rewarding! Each week, we work to develop learned skills and add new skills, and our project today is no exception. Today we are taking a big step by learning how to make an armature for a needle-felted sheep. This is an exciting step for us, as it feels like we've finally developed enough skills to create anything we want. What is an Armature? Erect sculptures of animals and humans need an armature to help support and position them. An armature can be thought of as similar to a...

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16 Jul

In our last post, we started making a needle-felted blue bird of happiness. We completed shaping the body with wool, and today we are going to make the feet, the beak, and add some finishing touches. I am SO EXCITED to finish this little guy, and decide where we are going to put him on display. I've always wanted a blue bird of happiness to be perched somewhere in my home. Materials Needed In our previous post, I shared with you all of the materials needed to complete our needle-felted blue bird of happiness project. I hope you...

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09 Jul

From the first day that we started our needle-felting series, I have wanted to make a needle-felted Blue Bird of Happiness. There is something so delightful about this little character, and I've always wanted one for my office or living room. The blue bird has long been a symbol of not just happiness, but of joy, hope, and luck throughout the world, and it is no different in our back yard. A blue bird always has the ability to stop any one of us in our tracks. We gaze in wonder at its beauty and grace, and at least for...

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25 Jun

Oh my goodness! You can't get any cuter than this needle-felted piglet! I think that as we get further and further into the handicraft of needle felting, our projects get more and more enjoyable, and more and more adorable. We're learning a lot as we go, including how to use the different tools, wool, and techniques. And as we learn, the results improve significantly. It's going to be fun, when we're done, to look back at our humble beginnings to see our improvements! Materials Needed If you've been following along with us in this needle felting series, you will already have all...

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18 Jun

After making our needle-felted Mother Hen last week, we knew we had to make her some baby chicks. These needle-felted chicks are so fun to make, and they felt up pretty quickly because of their size. We chose to make them quite small, but you can make them any size you like! Just remember, the bigger they are, the longer they are going to take to make. Materials Needed If you are following along with us in our needle felting series, there's no need to buy any new materials for this project. We will be using the same materials as we...

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04 Jun

Years ago, we were a part of a Charlotte Mason co-op group that I absolutely loved. One of my responsibilities was to teach brushwork. It was challenging and messy, with watercolor paints all over not just the paper but the tables, and clothes, and even the floor and faces. Being new to this, I really struggled with the mess. I felt that the children weren't engaged and didn't really care. Surely if they cared, they would be more careful, right?! A Lesson of Beauty Then one day, one of the experienced Moms showed up with pretty little ceramic dishes in which...

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