This weekend was great! Saturday I took my 'mom day off'. I sauntered around to all of my favourite thrift shops (spent $0) and then went and saw a movie. I saw a chick flick - He's Just Not That Into You (I love Greg Behrendt) and ate the wonderfully awful Kettle Korn. Sometimes you just need a few hours to yourself when you can do whatever you want in your own time. Coming home feeling just that little bit refreshed can make a big difference. :)
On Sunday, Max, my mom and I went to visit my great aunt at her care home. She loves it when we visit her, especially Max. The truth is that my great aunt is 86 years old, is very frail and thin, and looks a little scary. It's amazing that Max has never seemed to notice. He walks right in, gives her hugs and kisses and talks to her just as if she looks like everyone else. Maybe that's why she loves to see him - he looks past the facad to the person that she really is inside. Seeing him with her always brings tears to my eyes.
This weekend I also finished this Felt Wee Folk kit that I found in my stash.
Monday
A fellow Waldorf mom and I got together this morning to discuss starting regular crafts mornings for our school parents. In the world we live in today gathering to share knowledge and build new relationships is more important than ever. We feel that starting these mornings will benefit our community in many ways, three of which are:
#1: By meeting together outside of school parents are given the opportunity to build new and stronger relationships.
#2: Gathering and sharing a common skill or craft.
#3: An additional goal for these mornings is to help parents to contribute more to the Crafts Faire(s) that we participate in. In our community our 'Waldorf' crafts using all natural fibers are unique and have sold very well. It is our hope that parents will learn new skills/crafts and participate more in our Faire(s). By putting our skills '0ut there' it is a great way to 'advertise' our school and reach out to our greater community.
Of course there are many additional benefits to these mornings, we are excited to find out what they may be! Our hope is that periodically the group would concentrate on one theme or project such as: a group knitting project, making ornaments/items for our Holiday Faire........... Have any great project ideas? Please let me know, this is new for us and we can use all the help we can get!
My husband and I bought this gnome house from Bill at Heartwood Arts many years ago. These are some of our most chrished items. See the tiny gnome? He's about 1/3" tall.
Oh my gosh! I can see why the gnome house and gnome are some of your most cherished items. They are simply gorgeous! The gnome house looks so smooth and soft, truly it's just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I wanted to say the story of Max and your great aunt is very sweet. My girls have so many friends who are quite old, and they aren't scared either. Perhaps it's because they and Max visit them often??? Not really sure, but it's nice to see. So much can be learned from our elders, and they so love the attention from children.
I love your little weefolk fairy! I love making weefolk! I haven't done it for a while though, the girls have been begging...I guess it's time to make some more! The gnome house and gnome are gorgeous! This doesn't even compare to the commercial stuff they sell in the stores!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment on my blog. It's fun to see who is reading! I would love to join a craft circle!
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