"....Your children shall be like olive plants all around your table." Psalm 128:3

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Some Recent Handicrafts

Over the summer, we were busy with handicrafts...mostly wood-working for the boys and sewing for the girls. 

And we have some beautiful results to show for the children's hard work.  :)

First, the boys' project: My mom gave us cedar lumber that was my Dad's. Hubby decided to make a bookcase with it. The lumber  was rough and dirty and desperately needed milling. Once it came back from the mill, it was sooo beautiful, and smelled wonderful! The milling really brought out the lovely grain in the wood..



It was a fast-moving project and they finished in 10 days! We couldn't wait to fill it with books!  :)


Love it!  :)


Now, for the girls..Their summer project was making a wall hanging for their bedroom. They chose the colors, cut the squares, and laid everything out on the floor to create the pattern they wanted. They did most of the sewing themselves, and here it is before adding the border..

Then they added the batting, border, backing, tabs at the top for hanging, and sewed it all together. (Aaron cut and painted to dowel rod for them.) And it was ready to hang..
They did a great job, don't you think?  :)

On a smaller scale, we did other handicrafts/life skills...

Cake baking and grape juice canning...


Natalie has been crocheting scarves and giving them as birthday gifts..

And of course, with 3 dirt bikes in the family, knowing how to change a tire is a much needed skill in these parts.  :)


"Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might. " ~Ecclesiastes 9:10a


Have a terrific Tuesday, friends!

14 comments:

  1. This is just LOVELY! I absolutely love your shelf! :) Handicrafts is something I need to work on and I love ideas from others! What a beautiful wall hanging. :) Thanks so much for sharing.

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    1. Thank you, Amy. So glad you stopped by for a visit. :)

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  2. Wow! you've been busy over the summer. The bookcase is beautiful, and I love the wall hanging. The scarves are a beautiful blue. Lots of work canning the grape juice. It looks good. Knowing how to change a tire is a definite must! ♥

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    1. Yes, Anne, grape juice canning is alot of work. But the children are such a big help! We made 50 1/2 gallon jars! It will taste so good this winter. :)
      Thanks for stopping by today.

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  3. Oh my word! That bookshelf!! It looks beautiful! :) Great job! And I've never had homemade grape juice but I've heard it's soo good. Loved seeing all your handicrafts. :)

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    1. The homemade grapejuice tastes best in the winter, Catie. Or at least that is the opinion of everyone around here. And I am crazy about my bookcase, too! Just can't get over the beauty of it, plus the sentimental value of it since the lumber was my dad's. :') Glad you stopped by today. :)

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  4. Yours is truly a most blessed family. There is much for me to aspire to in this post.

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    1. Thanks so much for your kind words, Heather. Hubby and I have always seen the importance of teaching our children life skills, so when we began doing school the CM way 4 years ago, that was one part of her philosophy that was already in place in our home. :)

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  5. These are just great! Inspiring.

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  6. Wow, you guys have had a busy summer. I love the wall hangings! Those are so pretty! The book shelf looks lovely. I reminded me of being a kid and having cedar on the walls of a cabin we had by the lake. Pretty.

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    1. Thanks, Tori. After seeing the beauty of the bookcase, I have decided that cedar is my favorite type of wood. :)

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