current crafts got pushed to the wayside as more urgent crafting came. as in, a birthday. I was working on a really cool project,”G” of GAIN’s jeans quilt. He finally… Read More... "crafting interrupted"
We’ve done a lot of crafting this week. I’ll show you this one first. Zamozo really got me aware of getting the kids’ permission before posting their photos here, and… Read More... "Crafting last week"
Notable crafting this week follows. I have no control over the picture orientation — they rotate on their own. “I” of GAIN Academy’s first venture with the “big” sewing machine… Read More... "Crafting this week"
New FO’s
FO. That’s crafter blogger talk for “Finished Object.” Have I use that term here? I remember taking forever to figure out what FO meant on all the craft blogs. Our… Read More... "New FO’s"
Today, we just weren’t home. Almost like we’re living in the car more than our house. Below is from the knights program that took most of our morning. These are… Read More... "Sometimes, we just aren’t home"
Prepping for jelly making. elderberries — Wild grapes, found by “I” of GAIN — Jelly bag — Read More... "Get ready"
The berries
The younger three kids and I have been plucking elderberries and wild grapes off their stems. Man, those suckers are tiny. I decided to make a jelly bag from an… Read More... "The berries"
Fellow Iowa homeschool mom Darcy is hosting a NOT Back to School Blog Hop. Her final week of the blog hop has a theme of Used Curriculum Sale. Related aside:… Read More... "GAIN Academy & Curriculum Sale"