cuties, part 2

We have renewed the Cute Book. My younger son has made a modified lizard cutie. My older daughter started but did not finish her cutie. My older son has barely had time to hold the book, but wants to make a cutie. The younger two have made felt and LEGO accessories for their cuties. My…

Cuties

Here are two of the three “cuties” completed this weekend. My youngest child brought home a library book, _The Cute Book_ by Aranzi Aronzo and picked out the cutest mascots to make. Since they are so small, under 3″, the materials cost very little and the time commitment is low. Under $1 and under one…

Fingerless Gloves

I took a break and decided to make a quick project. Actually, my youngest implored with all her might to have a pair of fingerless gloves and I caved. I’ve been wearing mine to ball games and in the car when I’m driving in chilly weather. It’s still September, so full gloves and jackets seem…

Rain barrel, part 2

It works!!! We still need to assemble our second rain barrel. We did not use the equations to estimate the amount rainfall that we could harvest from the family room roof, so we were very interested last week to have our first rain fall with the barrel. We had moderate to heavy rain, a total…