{wintercrafting}pinecones

A few weeks ago I took the crafting supplies I purged from my crafting closet to our homeschool coop & let the kids have at them. They had so much fun!
*so weird i posted this today, but it posted it Dec 11, 2011 & my posts in my dashboard are all wonky...hope Blogger isnt having more major hiccups.

December 29, 2011

warm winter wishes from sunny so cal ;)

...speaking of girls with power tools...

Speaking of my girls & their love of power tools

We have an un-landscaped area outside our front courtyard.

I came out one day & called Him on the phone to ask

"Ummm...are the girls SUPPOSED to be using power tools (alone)?"

He said 1 kept calling him during the day asking

"where are the the 3 inch nails, the screws, the wood glue...etc...?"

THIS WAS THE REASON!

Girl-made shelters for dirt clod wars!

 They built them entirely by themselves & they have been using them mostly everyday since!

I LOVE THESE GIRLS!

{wintercrafting}wood projects with Daddy

He bought the girlies these neat little wood crafting kits. Each of the girls got a different kit :

a bug barn for 3,

 a treasure chest for 2

 a catapult for 3.

He & each of the girlies did them together one on one. These girlies LOVE to build stuff & work with tools so it was a perfect way to spend special Daddy/Daughter bonding time.

Happy Daddy...Happy Daddy's girls.

*i'm fully aware that i'm lagging on my winter crafting posts...well all my posts...BUT i'm thoroughly enjoying my time with family & friends right now :)

Fun with my newest love

He completely surprised me with the new iPhone 4S yesterday. Im so super excited! I'm having way too much fun playing with my newest love.
I took this pic of 1 on Instagram.
(YES! i actually finally have Instagram now YAAAY!!!) She's so cute so i thought it would be a good pic to test mobile blogging out with ;)
I'm already liking this.

{wintercrafting}super simple globes

we filled clear fishbowl globes with:

 acorns the girls & i collected here,

cinnamon sticks

cloves

vanilla scented potpourri

vanilla candles

golden bells

(there are other bits of golden color that cannot be seen in the photo.)

super simple!

later the scent can be refreshed with scented oils, citrus peel, or adding fresh spices. 

we shared these with the master teachers, the horseback instructors & friends. everyone loved them.

each remarking on the natural beauty & how they completely capture fall/winter!

they totally got it!

we center our crafting around the seasons instead of holidays.

our projects seem to automatically be drawn too & involve natural elements. especially those found in our local environment.

 attempting to intentionally connect our life & life's rhythms with our natural environment & the changes each season brings, helps keep us in appreciation of this amazingly beautiful world that was so lovingly created for us to live in

(& RESPECT!!!).

no matter what season.

.dtr.

wintercrafting{acorn gathering}

the horse ranch where 2 rides is such an amazingly magical place.

it's takes a windy country road thru the mountains to get to & is completely surrounded by natural beauty.

time stands completely still out there

(sometimes we are out there for 3 or 4 hours, without even realizing it).

no cell service etc...so you have no choice, but to mellow out & absorb it all.

we always bring something to read along.

during 2's lesson, 1, 3 & i gathered fallen acorns from the properties many mighty oaks.

*the pix in this post took 3 days to load...so i will post the wintercrafting project pix seperately over the next few days.

coming soon!

.dtr.