Featured Guest: Jen of Paint Cut Paste | Leaf-Print Garden Flags
Please welcome Jen from PaintCutPaste today! She’s an art therapist and Mom to a four year old daughter, who seems to love creative expression as much as her mama. Jen’s training in art therapy shines through the projects she creates, her blog is full of age-appropriate art experiences and material explorations that inspire confidence in a budding artists and above all else — fun! Spring … Continue reading Featured Guest: Jen of Paint Cut Paste | Leaf-Print Garden Flags
Creepy Crawly Friends Weave Wondrous Textile
I’ve blogged before about Claire’s love of many-legged critters and how we’ve observed them (to her grandparents horror) in our glass cake stand for a few days. When I came across this article in Wired Magazine on a spider silk textile project, I immediately read it with Claire. Of course I nearly snorted my coffee when I read the line, “Unlike silk worms, which are … Continue reading Creepy Crawly Friends Weave Wondrous Textile
A Big Hello to New Readers!
Wow, hello world! Nothing like a few thousand visitors in one day stopping by to say hi! A lot of new friends have arrived since Marie of Make and Takes wrote about Chalk In My Pocket as one of the “9 kid craft sites you’ve got to know.” I’m unbelievably flattered, and thrilled to be sharing the spotlight with a bunch of my favorite bloggers. … Continue reading A Big Hello to New Readers!
"Quilting" with Mod Podge and Magnets
Years ago, when my husband’s aunt got wind that I was interested in quilting, a package arrived with bunches of perfectly matched fabric squares, a few “how-to” books and a wonderful children’s book called “The Quiltmaker’s Gift.” Well, my sewing machine is still dusty and the squares unsewn, but I’m happy to report we’ve been enjoying some “quilting” on the fridge thanks to magnetic paper, … Continue reading "Quilting" with Mod Podge and Magnets
We are still here :-)
I got three emails from concerned friends in bloggy land this morning all wondering if Claire, Dan or I were sick. Seems I had a good thing going with posting multiple times a week! No worries, we’re all fine – just moving! After flirting with the idea for a few weeks, our real estate agent showed us a house we totally fell in love with … Continue reading We are still here 🙂
Featured Guest : Make. Do. See. Be.
Hi everyone! We are a dynamic team of a mama, Abbe aka the big, and a toddler, Augustus aka the little. Most of our together time is spent outside but living in the woods deep in the heart of New England means long winters inside. We like to do a variety of creative activities but my true love is to design and sew anything I … Continue reading Featured Guest : Make. Do. See. Be.
Visiting Pets
My neighbor’s beagle is an escape artist, and as I understand it, this is not an unusual trait for the breed. Funny thing is, rather than chase down squirrels or roll in roadkill, Buster makes a beeline for our backdoor. I have no clue what keeps him coming back, but I think it might have something to do with the undivided attention of a devoted … Continue reading Visiting Pets
Chalk In My Pocket 