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Craft Projects

11 Jul

Our homeschool handicraft project for today, is a clay model of a tam-o'-shanter. This is model #41 from the book, A Manual of Clay-Modelling by Hermione Unwin and it’s part of our clay modelling series. This project was fairly quick. We did not use the armature, because the height did not require it. Instead we built up the form on a clay slab, finishing with a pom-pom. We did not have a tam-o'-shanter, so we chose to use a hat we had made in our crochet series. Now, if you're anything like us, you have no idea what a tam-o'-shanter...

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

We are in the end stretch, my friend! Today, our homeschool handicraft is brushwork lesson #28, from the book, Brushwork Elementary Brush-Forms by Marion Hudson. It is called A Lesson on Storks and Bulrushes. This lesson builds on Lesson #19 with the ducklings being very similar to the storks, and Lesson #14 with the tops of the bulrushes being the same as the violet petals. At this point, we are practicing skills that we have already covered. The stork is a bird that stands quietly upon long, slender legs. Its snowy white feathers are trimmed with...

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

Today's homeschool handicraft project is a clay model of a tin loaf. We will be making model #40 from the book, A Manual of Clay-Modelling by Hermione Unwin as part of our clay modelling series. Now it occurred to me that some of you younger folks may not know what a tin loaf is. To make a tin loaf, bakers bake the bread in a tin loaf pan. At the turn of the 20th century, when this book was written, bakers increasingly used bread tins because they produced consistent, evenly sized loaves and kept the crumb softer for longer. Although bakers still use...

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

It just occurred to me that we are SO CLOSE to the end of this brushwork series! There are 30 lessons in the book we are working through, Brushwork Elementary Brush-Forms by Marion Hudson. Today we'll be doing brushwork lesson #27, A Design of Anemone, which is a follow up from Lesson #26, A Lesson on Pink Anemone. A French anemone is a dramatic flower with large blooms on a long, strong stem. The beautiful petals surround a dense central cluster of pistils that create a dark center, which can look swirled when looked at from above. Our...

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

Our homeschool handicraft project for today, is a clay model of an oak leaf. This is model #39 from the book, A Manual of Clay-Modelling by Hermione Unwin and it’s part of our clay modelling series. We've made clay models of leaves before (a laurel leaf, a poplar leaf, and an ivy leaf), so this should not be a massive challenge. We are going to use the principles and skills from previous lessons and add some detailing. An oak leaf can vary in shape and size depending on the tree. Oak leaves are typically broad and flat with a strong...

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

Let's do some watercolor painting for our next homeschool handicraft project. Brushwork lesson #26, from the book, Brushwork Elementary Brush-Forms by Marion Hudson, and is called A Lesson on Pink Anemone. A French anemone is a dramatic flower with large blooms on a long, strong stem. The beautiful petals surround a dense central cluster of pistils that create a dark center, which can look swirled when looked at from above. Our Grid Paper Your grid paper is probably going to be different than that in the book. I say this because I looked everywhere for grid paper that was similar...

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