Summer Solstice celebration crafts for kids. Waldorf inspired activities. Beautiful beeswax candle making ideas and candle decorating using pastels.
Oh my, I was busy with this beautiful bee quilt created by Kim, I'm so head over heels in love with this one, I have to make one of my own. I know you may have seen this on Facebook and Instagram. But on the blog is where I'll go into more detail on the quilting process, how the quilting design came together, the things I loved, the things I didn't and would like to do better next time.....So with that, lets get to it! But first my most favorite picture of this beautiful kind Bee. I hear Kim might be doing a workshop by use, I hope so I really want to learn this process! I really wish I had taken a before and after picture. When I tell my friends about the business I'm starting, they always say "oh so you're making quilts and selling them, I like quilts" Then I explain to the business plan for actually making a quilt is almost non existent. It's nearly impossible to pay for materials, pay for your time (at a reasonable above minimum wage for a skilled worker) and sell a quilt. I try to explain more about the quilting process, the three layers and how hard it is to actual "quilt" , putting all those layers together. And that is the part that I do. That I love, that I just can't wait to get out of bed in the morning to do. By this time I'm all wound up about the different quilting style, free motion, ruler work, fills, and I'm glowing. Sigh, but the interest on the other side just isn't there. Good luck Sue, you sound very passionate! Yep, that's ok, those are the friends that don't have a quilt from me..hehehehehe. So I started a new quilt and this time I have a before picture, sent to me by the owner. And I'll definitely get an after. Back to this bee...... Alright back to this quilt. That Bee did not have a single stitch in it. It's a collage bee and it has all sorts of layers and little good things sprinkled all over it. I knew this was going to be a hanging so no qualms at all with throwing down some thread. On this quilt I didn't want a sheen on the thread, I wanted it to be like it was just a part of the flowers, so I used So Fine 50 Wt thread. Two layers of batting were used ; one 80/20 Hobbs heirloom and one Hobbs wool. Originally I wanted to use a layer of Poly Down and Wool. The dense quilting on the poly would make it stiffer for a wall hanging. But with that stiffness you also get creases. I have a panel with poly down and wool, I folded it to take to a guild meeting and the folds were still there a couple days later. Thus the switch to 80/20. And this is a panel which makes flatness less of a concern. That gets the biggest questions out of the way - thread for the back ground and batting. All that's left is the design. Since this is a collage quilt I really wanted to have the flower petals enhance that collage look. I also want the bee to look like it is popping off the quilt. Originally I wanted to try Trapunto, but I've never done it and while I'm definitely willing to learn new things, on a paying customers quilt just didn't feel like the correct learning environment :) I knew I didn't want to have much quilting on the bee, only what it takes to make it pop. I quilted in the ditch around the bee and then just barely inside the bee, about 1/8 in. There is no stitching at all on this bee. Just layers and layers of fused fabric. as I did want to make sure it was quilted on and wasn't going to fall off. I found other areas that I thought were interesting, like the wings. I quilted the segments of the wings to give them dimension and the words to draw your eye to look a little closer. I can't tell you how nice it is to quilt something that tells you you're "Exceptional". It really was uplifting in ways that surprised me! I was very careful to only quilt the bare minimum on the bee to give dimension. The end result was great, it did look like trapunto! I think the thickness of the fused layers, the wool and cotton batting and then the dense quilting around the bee, really accomplished the look I was after. It was hard to get photos, but that little thing looks like it's just hovering right over it. I used YLI invisible thread which worked great. I had a bit of gunk on the needle which I used an alcohol swab to clean during the quilting and then changed the needle as soon as I was done with the bee. Once done with the bee, it was a back ground fill party!!! I've seen so many dream panels, wonderful ways of quilting. Two stood out to me Margaret Solomon Gunn at Mainly Quilts of Love and Julia Quiltoff who you can find on Facebook. Both of these artist have some mad crazy skills that I dream of aspiring to one day. I love how they did both of there's with a different fill in each petal. I wanted something very similar. I wanted dense fills in the center and then looser as you travel out from the center. So the center being very compact, like it's just waiting to burst open into an amazing flower and the outside a bit softer and soothing like those first petals of a flower with all their beauty. I got out my Fill book from Margaret Solomon Gunn and got busy, I have my 3/4 in grids from Deloa Jones, I have my handy marking pencil, a couple of rulers to help guide and quilting is what I did. I used 4 different shades of thread, machine run time for this quilt is 5.03 hours. I had a couple of hours staring and thinking, marking, ripping a few stitches out. But all in all an 8 hour job. Total number of stitches - 90,940,000 - WOW almost 91 million stitches!!! Now that's a whole lot o' stitching fun! A little more about the tools of the trade. I floated this quit , which I don't normally do on the A1. The reason I floated this was the fusible was very stiff and I was worried how it would roll on the bar. It was small enough quilt, I just floated it, all was good. When I float a quilt, that's when the painters tape come in handy. you need leave only your dominant eye open (hold a pencil up, and open one of your eyes at a time, with the dominant eye the pencil won't move) tape the bar where the edges and any key seams you want to keep in line through out the quilt. This keeps everything nice and straight. My roll of painters tape is running out. Love the green, the blue tends to come off a bit too easy for me. Rulers you can't beat the set of curves from Quilted Pineapple. That set is almost exclusively used by me for the bigger curves. I used 8 on this on I think. Deborah Pooles Rule it has become my favorite straight edge. It has 1/8 in lines on it and it's just the right size for my hand. I can control it better than most. Of course the Kelly Bean from Kelly Cline is great for going around the applique. Blue marking pencil. I actually prefer these to the purple air erase. They seem to come off easier. The purple air when they are new take for ever even with a spritz of water. And the good ol punce pad for the grid, make marking those grids so easy!! Hopefully you've enjoyed some of the details about this quilt. If there are other areas you would me to focus on just let me know. I love to share my process of long arm quilting with anyone that is willing to listen (or read!) If you just want to look at the pictures (I get lazy all the time, just want to see some eye candy) I'll have that too! Hope everyone has a great week and don't forget to check out the linky parties on the side bar, that's where most of my inspiration comes from!!
Hey y'all! My kiddos were learning ALL about pronouns for the last 3 weeks - regular pronouns and possessive pronouns alike. But, I wan...
ART POSTCARD Nymph and Frogs in the Pond by Marjan van Zeyl reminds us of the warm summer glow with busy bees sipping nectar and ladybugs helping our gardens along. A sweet watercolor affect in a beautiful scene. Marjan van Zeyl's postcards bring the beauty of nature, fairytales, celebrations, traditions and festivals from the joyful viewpoint of childhood. Send these art postcards to friends or include them as part of a nature, seasonal or story-theme table to help set a mood or evoke a feeling. DETAILS Nymph and Frogs in the Pond Artwork by Marjan van Zeyl. International Design Individual Postcard 4.21 x 5.91 inches (10.8 x 15 cm), portrait Made in the Netherlands
It's no secret that I love browsing around on Pinterest. I admit that I probably spend way too much time there, but there are just SOOOO many cool finds! If it's used for educational purposes, can I justify all the hours I spend clicking around? (Please say yes lol) I thought I'd share a few things I've come across with all of you and how I'm planning on revamping them for my speech room. So, here are 10 of my favorite activities I've found on Pinterest. Check 'em out! The source buttons under each picture link to the pinterest pins. 1. Power Towers - The canisters are filled with cups. Students stack cups as they get an answer correct. If they miss they have to start all over. Speech style: Each cup could have an artic word on it - different canisters for different sounds. If they say it correctly, they can stack. If they say it incorrectly or knock over their tower, they have to start over. {SOURCE} 2. Blooming Synonyms - These cute flowers were made out of construction paper and have synonym ladders in each pedal. For speech, you could do the synonyms if that's one of their goals. You could also do articulation words, fluency strategies, vocabulary, etc. I'd probably also put their goal or target sound in the center circle. {SOURCE} 3. Bee Poetry - You know I do love busy bees, so I had to include these! These were originally made to work on poetry. For speech, I'll probably get the kids to write their speech goals on it next year and hang them in my room. :) You could also put artic words or glue pictures on it as well. {SOURCE} 4. Worms and Birds - Pipe cleaners act as the worms and clothespins act as the bird beaks. You could use this as a reinforcer game. For every correct answer, they pick up a worm. Or maybe see who can pick up the most in 10 seconds. This is great for fine motor as well. {SOURCE} 5. Elephant Trunk Craft - I saw this adorable elephant and immediately thought it'd be perfect for oral motor activities! Kids can practice lip rounding, breath support, blowing, and sucking through the elephant's nose (ok, that was a weird sentence). You could use different objects for the nose such as, straws, whistles, pipes, etc. {SOURCE} 6. Bug Slap - I love these bug slapping games. Anything that gets the kids talking and moving is right up my alley. I have seen some bug slapping artic games that you can buy on TPT. This one is just too cute with the giant bugs drawn on bulletin board paper. One student can say find a word with their sound and say it, while the other students race to slap it. {SOURCE} 7. Don't Fall Off the Web - I have some Spider-Man loving little boys on my caseload that would absolutely go crazy for this game. Put Super Duper cards on the corners and have them walk on the lines without slipping. They have to stop at each card to say the word/answer the question. {SOURCE} 8. Matching Letters Pole - This would be a cool center activity. Each colored sticker could have words with a certain speech sound on it. The students would have to find their letter on the pole and place a sticker over it. I'd probably use several poles. {SOURCE} 9. Balloon Ping Pong - I'm planning on using this activity with my fluency kids. It'd be great to talk about slow rate (the balloon is slow), light contact (hit the ball lightly), and pausing. They could say a word or phrase everytime the ball is tapped. {SOURCE} 10. Spoon Puppet Theater - Ok, how cute is this? This would be awesome for students working on social skills to role play different social scenarios. It'd really work for any student that's working on conversation skills or at the conversational level. Love! {SOURCE} So, which ones did you like? What fun activities have you found on Pinterest? Please share the wealth! :)
Hey y'all! My kiddos were learning ALL about pronouns for the last 3 weeks - regular pronouns and possessive pronouns alike. But, I wanted to make sure they understood pronouns in general. So, we made "Pronoun Flowers." Kelley from Teacher Idea Factory originally came up with the idea of Pronoun Patch flowers, but I created my own template to go ahead and get copies of each of the parts - the center, the petals, the leaves, and the stems. We called ours Pronoun Flowers and decorated our portion of the hallway with them. They turned out SO fantastic. The kiddos truly did learn a lot, too, and began to understand pronouns like pros. I had a few that struggled but once we reviewed the ideas behinds pronouns and why we use them, along with HOW we use them, they caught right on. I attribute the success of this mini-project to their success on their grammar test over pronouns! Our display in the hallway. The pronoun "them" - this kiddo got it! They struggled with the pronoun "it," but once we gave examples, they understood it! Another "it" example! I know we had the pronoun "them" up above, but my kiddos truly did struggle with "them." They wanted to include themselves, but little did they realize that it would make it "WE" or "US." Finally, they got it! Both students using them were able to provide great examples. Finally, they loved the he/she/him/her pronouns the best. It was easiest for them and they were able to get these down quickly. Overall, the activity was a success! I truly enjoyed it and I loved how bright and fun our hallway looked - we got lots of compliments on such a cute activity, so I thank Kelley for the FANTASTIC idea!! Anything specific you use to teach pronouns?
It's no secret that I love browsing around on Pinterest. I admit that I probably spend way too much time there, but there are just SOOOO many cool finds! If it's used for educational purposes, can I justify all the hours I spend clicking around? (Please say yes lol) I thought I'd share a few things I've come across with all of you and how I'm planning on revamping them for my speech room. So, here are 10 of my favorite activities I've found on Pinterest. Check 'em out! The source buttons under each picture link to the pinterest pins. 1. Power Towers - The canisters are filled with cups. Students stack cups as they get an answer correct. If they miss they have to start all over. Speech style: Each cup could have an artic word on it - different canisters for different sounds. If they say it correctly, they can stack. If they say it incorrectly or knock over their tower, they have to start over. {SOURCE} 2. Blooming Synonyms - These cute flowers were made out of construction paper and have synonym ladders in each pedal. For speech, you could do the synonyms if that's one of their goals. You could also do articulation words, fluency strategies, vocabulary, etc. I'd probably also put their goal or target sound in the center circle. {SOURCE} 3. Bee Poetry - You know I do love busy bees, so I had to include these! These were originally made to work on poetry. For speech, I'll probably get the kids to write their speech goals on it next year and hang them in my room. :) You could also put artic words or glue pictures on it as well. {SOURCE} 4. Worms and Birds - Pipe cleaners act as the worms and clothespins act as the bird beaks. You could use this as a reinforcer game. For every correct answer, they pick up a worm. Or maybe see who can pick up the most in 10 seconds. This is great for fine motor as well. {SOURCE} 5. Elephant Trunk Craft - I saw this adorable elephant and immediately thought it'd be perfect for oral motor activities! Kids can practice lip rounding, breath support, blowing, and sucking through the elephant's nose (ok, that was a weird sentence). You could use different objects for the nose such as, straws, whistles, pipes, etc. {SOURCE} 6. Bug Slap - I love these bug slapping games. Anything that gets the kids talking and moving is right up my alley. I have seen some bug slapping artic games that you can buy on TPT. This one is just too cute with the giant bugs drawn on bulletin board paper. One student can say find a word with their sound and say it, while the other students race to slap it. {SOURCE} 7. Don't Fall Off the Web - I have some Spider-Man loving little boys on my caseload that would absolutely go crazy for this game. Put Super Duper cards on the corners and have them walk on the lines without slipping. They have to stop at each card to say the word/answer the question. {SOURCE} 8. Matching Letters Pole - This would be a cool center activity. Each colored sticker could have words with a certain speech sound on it. The students would have to find their letter on the pole and place a sticker over it. I'd probably use several poles. {SOURCE} 9. Balloon Ping Pong - I'm planning on using this activity with my fluency kids. It'd be great to talk about slow rate (the balloon is slow), light contact (hit the ball lightly), and pausing. They could say a word or phrase everytime the ball is tapped. {SOURCE} 10. Spoon Puppet Theater - Ok, how cute is this? This would be awesome for students working on social skills to role play different social scenarios. It'd really work for any student that's working on conversation skills or at the conversational level. Love! {SOURCE} So, which ones did you like? What fun activities have you found on Pinterest? Please share the wealth! :)
Summer Solstice celebration crafts for kids. Waldorf inspired activities. Beautiful beeswax candle making ideas and candle decorating using pastels.
Summer When balmy summer came the earth Bloomed rich with fruit and flower; The busy bee ‘mid clover sweet “Improved each shining hour.” O’er hill and dale and valley green The breezes played all day; And bird and beast and water folk Enjoyed a holiday. “Mother Nature’s Cheerful Children” by David Cory; illustrated by Elizabeth Colborne. Part of “Little Journeys to Happyland” series. 1914 by The Platt & Peck Co., published by Grosset & Dunlap.
Welcome to Day 1 of blogiversary fun! Today several of my sweet bloggy friends are donating some of their fabulous products for a big bundled giveaway! Here are the awesome products that you can win in this bundle: Articulation Homework Packet {s, s-blends, sh} by Speak Listen Play Build a Burger Social Skills by The Speech Bubble October Homework Pack by Natalie Snyders My PlayHome Companion Pack by Teach Speech 365 Pronouns by Kristin Minden Fall Into Speech & Language by The Dabbling Speechie The winner will receive all of these great products to add to their speech repertoire. Just enter in the rafflecopter below! Also, everything in my TPT store is 15% off today and tomorrow! Be sure and grab what you need while it's on sale. :) a Rafflecopter giveaway
11 February 2019 – “Speaking with the Stars”: Mars and Uranus pass close by each other this evening through Wednesday evening. Right after nightfall tonight, find Mars to the…
My favorite quilt and my best work to date, the New York Beauty Christmas quilt. The full quilt. I used wool batting (wonderful!) so there is good definition on all the quilting lines. All of the quilting was done on the Bernina. The echo quilting was done with the walking foot and it's very helpful guide. And the outline quilting on the beauty points was done free hand with the FMQ foot. The quilting, up close The back. I love the back fabric. I'm very fond of big boisterous fabrics on the back of quilts. And the quilting really shows up nice. . . . . and then there were all the many many many many! little bits of fabric trimmed away during paper piecing. There was so much! I had to use them somehow . . . I call it eXtreme scrapping. eXtreme scrapping . . . A table topper. A little tree for my sewing table. And two little stars for the tops of the table top little Christmas trees. Think about all the cute little things that get thrown into the waste basket. And yes, I have been known to waste basket dive at quilt retreats. The sewing room tree. It has a little pagoda thing going on. These scrappy pieces were made by sewing the scraps directly onto a piece of batting, with a backing . . . it is quilt as you go. I'm sorry I don't have pics of the process, this was done well before I thought about creating a blog. The scrappy bits were simply butted up to each other and then a decorative stitch anchors them to each other and to the batting and backing at the same time. Very few pieces were cut to fit and I didn't worry if there was overlapping. I just wanted to use as many of the scraps as possible and I just kept sewing until all the scrappy bits were all used up and then cut out the final shape I wanted These pieces are reversible . . . leave an opening so they can be mounted. And remember about mirror image, I had to do one of the stars twice, because I didn't remember about mirror image for the reverse side. For the tree and star pieces I made templates from freezer paper. And then cut the shapes once I had a big enough scrappy piece done. On top of one of the trees . . . with one of my little knit hat ornaments The dark fabrics were used around the edges. This topper it is just the size of the top piece of an old treadle sewing machine cabinet. By the glow of Christmas lights
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My very first memory of quilting is playing under the quilt frame "Hut" while my Grandma, mom, and aunts were quilting my uncle's wedding quilt. . Grandma had given me a very important job. She had quilted her fingers raw, and occasionally left spots of blood on the bottom of the quilt. I got to crawl around underneath and wipe the stains away. I thought it was really cool! . The best part was laying on my back. looking up at the patterns the stitches were making, listening.
I've been pretty obsessed with these patchwork pins recently. I've really enjoyed stitching my sketches and playing with my newly found love of blanket stitch. Hope you like! Posted with Blogsy
One thing I would love to have in my house is live plants or better yet, fresh flowers, but with two kitties it's just not an option. So, I had to improvise... A bouquet of cat and kid friendly, all natural, homemade flowers. I found a video tutorial for these here. They were quick and easy to make - I simply fingerknitted the flowers and sewed them onto the branches from our wool tree. James loves these happy little flowers and spends several minutes every couple of days rearranging them, always making sure they're all facing forward. :) Just a couple of side notes: ::Big hugs and thanks for all of your Happy Birthday wishes to my newly 3 year old boy! We had such a wonderful weekend celebrating this very special occasion. ::Don't forget to enter my Mudpuppy Giveaway - the contest ends on tomorrow!
Living in Europe does have its advantages when it comes to teaching a child about medieval times. If Adrian were any older, he'd probably be delighted by the jousting tournaments Germany offers (yes, they are back!), the history found in various museums and be surprised to hear that the plague completely wiped the human race from the area we currently live in. For now, he simply enjoys the festival with the "costumes" and the beautiful castles. Hohenschwangau Castle, Germany - A Medieval Castle we visited last fall Building a wood castle for our knight Most families have wooden blocks of some kind. We were gifted these beautiful natural wood blocks made by Melissa & Doug one or two years ago. They do not get that much playtime but if I bring them out along with ideas, then they do. The task that day was to build a castle for a knight and a "cave" for a dragon. Adrian quite enjoyed having our Fisher-Price plastic knight visit the wooden castle after. Counting & Poking Swords Jolanthe, at Homeschool Creations, makes beautiful FREE preschool packs I use once in a while. I don't like worksheets per se but I'll use bits here and there. The numbers and knight cards you see above were part of her Knights package. I taped the numbers and knights together and taped them to a toothpick I then inserted into a styrofoam board. I also put plastic sword toothpicks into a bowl and let Adrian poke them in a row in front of each number. They represented, I said, the quantity of swords the knights needed in their castle. A knight in shining armor - Tin foil knight craft This picture does not make it justice but it truly was a nice craft to make for a preschooler. I personally pre-cut the shapes since foil is so easily torn but I let Adrian crumple the foil for the feet, hands, knees and elbows. He's also the one who glued all the parts in place, including the sword (pipe cleaner), feather and eyes (pink construction paper with two black dots). Wanna make one as well? Check out the template at Busy Bee Crafts! That is where we got ours and where the idea for the craft came from. By the way, Busy Bee Crafts has a few more medieval crafts your kids might enjoy. We thought about building our own catapult for the activity listed next but in the end, ran out of time and used the one we already had... Catapult testing - how far, how high, and adjusting to reach targets I pretty much knew this would be well loved. I did not want it to be simple catapulting though. I did want to involve more physics and understanding of how catapults were used back in the Middles Ages. Our first test involved calculating the distance our pompoms were going and how to make it go far and how to keep it close (see masking tape pieced on the grounds?). Then we tried to make it go high and then tried to keep it low. Finally, I asked Adrian if he could figure out how to hit our targets (the mixing bowls on the grounds). It didn't take him long to figure out the catapult should be aligned with the targets to be effective! Now we own a catapult thanks to a Fisher-Price Little People Play 'N Go Castle set but I initially intended to build a catapult with Adrian following the instructions given on Busy Bee Crafts. See link above. Making a "medieval" stained glass window Stained glass became quite popular during the Middle Ages and I thought it would be kind of fun to do a "kid" version of stained glass. That usually means using "contact" paper or waxed paper but we had just done that for Valentine's Day so I decided to let Adrian paint the windows. Yep. I wasn't sure I wasn't gonna regret my decision but I had read that writing on a vertical surface might help his pencil grip so the incentive was there. Turns out, Adrian LOVED painting the windows. He wasn't sure he should at first and hesitated knowing I'd normally say this wasn't allowed. I made sure I explained this was a one-time thing. We used liquid washable tempera paint mixed with dish soap. Once it was dried, I washed it off with water and had no trouble getting it off at all. I encouraged Adrian to draw but he really just wanted to paint and spread colors all over. Sponge-printed castle - Art & Fine Motor Fine motor skills and art? Absolutely. Other than a good pencil grasp, there is also the tiny sponges that can get involved! Today I cut a tiny sponge from a much bigger kitchen sponge for Adrian to use on this white crayon castle (pre-drawn by...me! No laughing!). The idea was to make "brick prints". Of course, with a preschooler, bricks might not look so much like bricks because they like to dip their sponges into A LOT of paint but if you can convince your child to dip lightly and to print often instead of dipping every time, you may have beautiful bricks on your castle, especially if they are spaced instead of all stacked on top of one another. I tend to emphasize the process over the product with my kids so to me, Adrian's castle was great. I love that he finished it (not a small task with a tiny sponge and that he printed instead of smeared the paper like he could have). The idea for this castle was adapted from Deep Space Sparkle who did the project with older kids and included more steps.
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Are you looking for an easy quilt to make this summer that uses a lot of different fabrics or maybe a bundle you’ve been hanging onto for just the right pattern? The Busy Bee quilt could just be what you’re wanting!
Are you looking for an easy prep challenge? This Toothpick Tower STEM Activity is the one! Towers are the best! Students love to build and stack items to create the tallest possible tower. With this tower challenge, they also have to be diligent in maintaining a solid base and must constantly rethink the task. This is one of our favorites! ➡️ Click here to save 20% on this STEM resource in a bundle of 3 projects. ➡️ Click here to save 20% on this STEM resource in a bundle of 6 projects. What is the challenge? Students use the materials to design and build a tower using only two materials. This makes the prep easy for you and the project very challenging for students. The towers will not be very tall due to the materials, and the problem-solving is amazing! What is your prep? You will need some simple supplies along with this package: toothpicks and modeling clay (Play-doh). You will need to prepare bins of materials for students and copy the lab sheets. The lesson guide provides: A materials list step-by-step procedures to follow to make this a great experience page of Helpful Hints gives ideas of specific things to think about while using this package 2 versions of lab sheets are provided with sample answers 4 pages of photos Extensions page with ideas of continuing the activity as a whole class or in your science/math centers. A second option provided a Blueprint Version of this challenge using slightly different materials. Teacher directions and hints, a lab sheet, and photos are included for version 2. Scoring rubrics for both versions are included. All student forms are editable! What are teachers saying? "Your products are amazing! I truly appreciate your attention to detail. It will make incorporating this activity in my classroom such a smooth process. "I"ve been wanting to do this project for awhile, but have been looking for a way to make it the most effective. This made little prep for me and had so much student engagement!" "My kids had a blast! Some of their structures were unstable and they discussed a plan to stabilize them. The productive conversation led to great structures." This challenge works perfectly with these: STEM Challenge: Build a Tower with Index Cards STEM Challenge: Build a Tower with Spaghetti NOTE: All three tower challenges can be purchased in a money-saving bundle: STEM Tower 1 Bundle Toothpick Towers is also found in: STEM Challenges Best Seller Bundle #2 Or even better -This challenge can be found in a money-saving 6-Pack! STEM Challenges 6-Pack Bundle featuring Towers ***************************************************************************** You might also like these STEM Products: Blow Tubes and Newton’s Laws of Motion Exploring Volume with Popcorn Bridges with Marshmallows Egg Parachutes ***************************************************************************** Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies, and product launches: Click here to follow my store. It’s that easy to receive email updates about Teachers Are Terrific! Keep in Touch! Blog Instagram Pinterest Thank you so much, Teachers Really are Terrific!
Some of the quilts shown at the 2012 APWQ quilt show. I love them all. Heirloom Quilt by mother and daughter, Jetty Morton and Kathy Johnson For me . . best o' show . . because I want to make one just like it Detail of Heirloom Quilt Charming embroidery around edge of each plate My Lively Flowers by Loretta Ockwell and Krista Moser Stunning example of 'Lime green is the new neutral' My Lively Flowers detail My Lively Flowers . . . mo' detail Enchanted Garden by Cathleen Miller The composition is so striking Enchanted Garden detail By the way . . . it is all hand quilted Slowly Succumbing to the Elements by Judy Leslie Baby in Hand by Jennifer Day Baby in Hand detail Paving Stones Barcelona by Kathie Kent Paving Stones detail The 844 by Lynne Pillus The 844 detail My quilt taste definitely moving towards modern The 844 more detail Balance by Bonnie Brewer Depth by Bonnie Brewer Focus by Sharron Schoenfeld Focus detail (Still trying to figure out who the artist is so they get due credit!) Love the quilting! Moonglow Anemone 2 by Carla Stehr Vintage Roses by Barbara Polston Detail of roses quilting bouquet . . . pretty, pretty, pretty
I wanted a spring-inspired activity so my students could practice fact families. I am sooo tired of the snow, slush, and coldness of winter. We made these kites today and colored them with all different colors. The kite tails were made from construction paper that kind of looks like it was tie-dyed. I hung them in the hall and wow did the colors brighten my day! Fact Family Kite Fact Family Kite Bows
It is that time of year again! While most everyone is gearing up for holiday travel/ meal preparations, we are busy bees finishing up 2018 Calendar Girls! This year, we are making another round of 500 girls, and I am happy to report that we will have more releases (i.e. more girls available online) than usual! As promised, here is a lineup of days and times when 2018 Calendar Girls will become available in my shop! 2018 Calendar Girl Release Schedule Friday, November 24th at 10am PST Saturday, November 25th at 12pm PST Sunday, November 26th at 2pm PST Monday, November 27th at 5pm PST Tuesday, November 28th at 9pm PST (all calendars will be listed in the shop right here) And then a bonus round of releases! Sunday, December 3rd at 10am PST Sunday, December 3rd at 9pm PST Monday, December 4th at 5pm PST Tuesday, December 5th at 2pm PST Wednesday, December 6th at 12pm PST I'm hoping that there will be about 30 girls released in each batch, and all orders placed up to and including Friday, December 15th will ship before Christmas. (Please note: this is the cut-off date for all orders before Christmas.) We know that this isn't easy folks! We always receive some comments and concerns about the purchasing process, and I really do want to do everything I can to make the experience as easy as possible. Here are a few Etsy troubleshooting tips for making the whole experience go a little more smoothly: Sign up on Etsy in advance. If you do not already have an Etsy account, I strongly recommend making one ahead of time. I believe Etsy allows you to store preferred payment information in their system, and that way it can be all ready to go when you are ready to check out! Check out quickly - Etsy does not hold items for you in your cart. I have had many people complain of calendars being removed from their carts before they could check out. If you know that you would like to purchase a calendar, pick one and check out as quickly as possible to avoid losing out to another customer. One at a time, please. I can't set a limit on the number of calendars that an individual customer can purchase through Etsy, but if I could I would request that you purchase one at a time. This helps to make sure that the checkout process goes more smoothly, and also allows for more customers to get calendars! Try a few times. I'm trying to spread out the release schedule over a few dates and times to allow more people all over the world to have access to the calendars when the arrive in the shop. If you can't get a girl in the first round, please try again at one of the later times. Refill Clarity! A consistent issue that customers seem to be running into is confusion about the Wardrobe Refill Packs, so I wanted to take a second to clarify exactly what they are. The refill packs are intended to replace previous-years' pages for customers who already own a Calendar Girl. Every new Calendar Girl comes with her own set of pages, so if you are looking to buy a full calendar there is no need to purchase a refill pack. Conversely, buying refill packs will not reserve full calendars. Basically, if you don't already own a calendar from a previous year, I don't recommend buying a refill pack (unless you are just looking to have a pretty set of dresses in your life :) Repeating That Last Bit: Calendar stands (the girl part of the calendar) are not and will not ever be sold separately from the pages. Please do not attempt to purchase pages as a way to reserve a girl - it will not work. The full Calendar Girl includes the wardrobe for 2018, so if you are new to purchasing calendars, she is all you need! No Returns, Please. This is spelled out in my Etsy shop policies, but I wanted to repeat it here. I have had several people ask if they could return refills that they have ordered if they are able to purchase the full calendar, and the answer is no. If there is damage or some other physical problem with your order when you receive it, contact me and we can definitely work something out, but otherwise we cannot process returns. So that's it! Again, I want to sincerely thank you all for your patience and continued support. I'm so grateful to be able to create the things that make me happy and just hope that they can make others happy as well! I wish you all a happy and healthy Thanksgiving week, and a wonderful Holiday Season to come!
