These sweet little stars are my favourite! Placed on top of Ms Chenoa's Christmas trees (I shared her IG post with pattern linked HERE) they make a most festive garland 🎄 🎄 🎄 These stars were my very first successful crochet project after YEARS of trying crochet and just not getting it. Something about these … Continue reading Crochet Star Pattern
Glimmer lantern, glimmer!Glimmer lantern glimmer, little stars a-shimmer.Over meadow, moor and dale flitter flutter elfin veil.Pee-wit pee-wit, tick-a-tack-a-tick, coo-coo-roo-coo. Glimmer lantern glimmer, little stars a-shimmer.Over rock and stock and stone wander tripping little gnome.Pee-wit, pee-wit, tick-a-tack-a-tick, coo-coo-roo-coo. This is one of the traditional songs sung during a Waldorf lantern walk. There is a wonderful free … Continue reading The Festival of St Martin
I've always been about simplicity. Living in a small space helps keep that impulse alive because it quickly gets cluttered and overwhelmed with "stuff"! I've spoken a few times on the blog about how we've never used a nature table. We just didn't have the room or visual space to include it in our home, … Continue reading Seasonal Displays in the Home
In Waldorf homes and classrooms around the world, nature tables are slowly being crafted for this new season that is upon us. We live in a small space and did not have room for a dedicated nature table or shelf when my children were growing up. What we did have was a stick hanging above … Continue reading Autumn Kite Paper Leaf Tutorial
Spent a day this weekend with friends dipping candles and I created a verse card for the occasion. This is a beautiful verse by Clara B Thurston and the first verse carries a lovely rhythm for children to say while dipping the candles in and out of wax and cool water. I hope you enjoy … Continue reading Candle Verse
Tried my hand at a transparency today. I've never created one before and I absolutely love how it turned out! My daughter is all excited about Halloween now that autumn is officially upon us. She doesn't do scary though. In her very logical world, "We say HAPPY Halloween. I don't know why everyone wants to … Continue reading Hallowe’en’s A-comin’
