tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093791182709907852024-02-20T16:24:02.460-05:00Sycamore Corner CraftsMusings on building a home in a new old house, handmaking items, raising children, and living thoughtfully.Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03033460384251809918noreply@blogger.comBlogger329125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609379118270990785.post-47476839808868274292014-03-15T17:48:00.001-04:002014-03-15T17:48:00.780-04:00Bees Alive!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBO9_xFBiqkecIHykYT-PUOv5PoxeGvQBZ-hCcY5P_exhfZOwIWXDT-aYBpqLS0o9HHx3sfl1pQ94QMnK3CZ736Tyi7xrlo1szrl5a1krcoAszHhDUj2iRnLDt_Q-HRzq3P44wgsihyphenhyphenB0/s640/blogger-image--858891907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBO9_xFBiqkecIHykYT-PUOv5PoxeGvQBZ-hCcY5P_exhfZOwIWXDT-aYBpqLS0o9HHx3sfl1pQ94QMnK3CZ736Tyi7xrlo1szrl5a1krcoAszHhDUj2iRnLDt_Q-HRzq3P44wgsihyphenhyphenB0/s640/blogger-image--858891907.jpg"></a>I wasn't too confident after the cruel winter. They are flying! Honey this fall?</div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03033460384251809918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609379118270990785.post-91574507240411601202014-02-22T16:00:00.001-05:002014-02-22T16:00:17.772-05:00SnowdropsMake me so happy. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhauZkgWu8Afw5nz-p5yUd1MLi1GLpHcolntLrETe54zVCQcpMK6JrV6lkNuuHfFnwUlc1lA-MflK-T-XdUxZQIOOgnzjAIfleRaD61sPN-JZDfyz3fbHtWVqypdEPQzNf_X9y3LMhesEg/s640/blogger-image-143930236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhauZkgWu8Afw5nz-p5yUd1MLi1GLpHcolntLrETe54zVCQcpMK6JrV6lkNuuHfFnwUlc1lA-MflK-T-XdUxZQIOOgnzjAIfleRaD61sPN-JZDfyz3fbHtWVqypdEPQzNf_X9y3LMhesEg/s640/blogger-image-143930236.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03033460384251809918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609379118270990785.post-27779747254469315052013-12-25T10:51:00.001-05:002013-12-25T10:51:51.351-05:00Toothless PlushFinished just in time!<div><br></div><div>Directions and pattern here:</div><div><br></div><div>http://quirkyartistloft.blogspot.com/2013/03/free-pattern-toothless-dragon-plush.html?m=1</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdjpR8YQapaIpNOikMowDZS51KGa5w0iV8u0ZFKqFK13wMeqhhn74FKeyZBfR4uR5-y3gr4e6ZQ4xKlCNYNZSE7ZDXK-em7KMe9xBSAAV52O6UrnjKeKoo7ypbRGqkvDmC89FqPHAQhY/s640/blogger-image--908823893.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdjpR8YQapaIpNOikMowDZS51KGa5w0iV8u0ZFKqFK13wMeqhhn74FKeyZBfR4uR5-y3gr4e6ZQ4xKlCNYNZSE7ZDXK-em7KMe9xBSAAV52O6UrnjKeKoo7ypbRGqkvDmC89FqPHAQhY/s640/blogger-image--908823893.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03033460384251809918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609379118270990785.post-54696155240491140392013-12-15T18:16:00.001-05:002013-12-15T18:16:27.364-05:00And We Have A Color!Blue.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLwnP8g37rY7ZTR0Xj0ZrBn0WsXlalGsZIUCsatFzXZsNbqJ0qMpSPrbJjJjqZzdINnWE6z98tztAy2gC9q7639QoNK_IspjA2UZquDViiMc1w9iI1MSGJNboprPESgkx5YqBGrFOiiA/s640/blogger-image--687895078.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLwnP8g37rY7ZTR0Xj0ZrBn0WsXlalGsZIUCsatFzXZsNbqJ0qMpSPrbJjJjqZzdINnWE6z98tztAy2gC9q7639QoNK_IspjA2UZquDViiMc1w9iI1MSGJNboprPESgkx5YqBGrFOiiA/s640/blogger-image--687895078.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03033460384251809918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609379118270990785.post-56333568953542707252013-11-27T17:50:00.001-05:002013-11-27T17:50:54.508-05:00Strawberry Rhubarb Tarts for Thanksgiving?<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Rather than a whole pie for two adults and two children. With a scoop of vanilla ice cream tomorrow - might be a new tradition!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOns3kO_LJQtP7NCplqMDiN-gDC8qNPOnYAMmEuA0JN693YqLIjlyOe9AdEAp8iDhDBm4536K9W8VI9ZM3k4uIPsxH9EuB2jYKoEF2DK0uD7DmMy4zXUbjOzLkr-pgq07Hy3LtsuZE5vo/s640/blogger-image--1241441550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOns3kO_LJQtP7NCplqMDiN-gDC8qNPOnYAMmEuA0JN693YqLIjlyOe9AdEAp8iDhDBm4536K9W8VI9ZM3k4uIPsxH9EuB2jYKoEF2DK0uD7DmMy4zXUbjOzLkr-pgq07Hy3LtsuZE5vo/s640/blogger-image--1241441550.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Happy Thanksgiving!</div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03033460384251809918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609379118270990785.post-48938319592643644712013-11-07T07:29:00.001-05:002013-11-07T07:29:36.580-05:00Hiatus, and a Lot of ChangesIf my blogging has dropped off the cliff this year there are a couple of big reasons, and big changes. <div><br></div><div>The first was that blogging is only a hobby - mostly a motivator to me to finish projects in order to post them! It isn't a business or a way of life for me. So it comes waaay down on the list of priorities of activities to spend time on, I'd say after being a good mother, wife, daughter, friend, homeschool teacher, housekeeper, crafter, gardener, and probably some other things like being a person who goes to bed on time so she isn't a cranky wreck the next day. After all that is being a good or at least consistent blogger. </div><div><br></div><div>Second, I love Pinterest (you can follow me over there - much more action) And I NEED Pinterest, because we are putting an addition on our house. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFYmtl7Ox5wk9Q3sq5ILiWk4le0ej2Qrt_ZbQo8gLCexyWraMkppZlLKyR18OJS2HxUv3SHh76rNpwSDS8X5chtnwJYp4pgjQ8MmCKusTFMNkVxrzRjYbZYKiT1zA0zLcIsuSu_p00ARI/s640/blogger-image--1829202511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFYmtl7Ox5wk9Q3sq5ILiWk4le0ej2Qrt_ZbQo8gLCexyWraMkppZlLKyR18OJS2HxUv3SHh76rNpwSDS8X5chtnwJYp4pgjQ8MmCKusTFMNkVxrzRjYbZYKiT1zA0zLcIsuSu_p00ARI/s640/blogger-image--1829202511.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Before. The double window on the ground floor is the kitchen. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpllSMnLvjMWnP-o8kkHsBqNnnvcqWXRsyhTtVTs6f9NkLfUKsbK4OzQ1HNCslnbq6hgvC9f86ncRrkRRB1i-mVruxAL4FTRn0VG3w4s9aDrdJ6X9ZerqH6faANLfLDZSCBudkwMZfKkI/s640/blogger-image-1582291702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpllSMnLvjMWnP-o8kkHsBqNnnvcqWXRsyhTtVTs6f9NkLfUKsbK4OzQ1HNCslnbq6hgvC9f86ncRrkRRB1i-mVruxAL4FTRn0VG3w4s9aDrdJ6X9ZerqH6faANLfLDZSCBudkwMZfKkI/s640/blogger-image-1582291702.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmFhrNz7cNQ240S3gwkJ_i74y1AHmRe02JGJ7aKtzPOsVVPMziI_-rbRYnOeOsHNfV3NbkU30rU7kxIiD0_2GAwnHivJYG65sYq1Tfgphzrbmg9BB5_2uLes-Z2logKiIYlZ7Qz3soWk/s640/blogger-image--1017297355.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmFhrNz7cNQ240S3gwkJ_i74y1AHmRe02JGJ7aKtzPOsVVPMziI_-rbRYnOeOsHNfV3NbkU30rU7kxIiD0_2GAwnHivJYG65sYq1Tfgphzrbmg9BB5_2uLes-Z2logKiIYlZ7Qz3soWk/s640/blogger-image--1017297355.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">During. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We are adding a family room, kitchenette/pantry and ADA bathroom downstairs (in case we ever need it the family room could become a first floor master suite) and a master suite upstairs, which this old farmhouse didn't have. Oh, and we added a porch and French door off the kitchen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We expect to be as done on the inside as we are on the outside by Christmas. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There are many frugal and crafty projects underway, two vanities and a kitchen cupboard from old dressers, a clawfoot tub to be painted black because it will be freestanding, a grape arbor from pipes, etc. Then there are just all the design decisions - it's like being able to get any book you want out of a beautiful library, but then you have to keep it forever ... And even if we were made if money there are still so many things I'd like to do myself. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And finally, there will be FINISHING everything. We moved in here with a 9 month old and a 2 year old so I just threw stuff in rooms and hoped I'd have time to sort it out later, like maybe when the kids are in their 30's? I don't honestly know how some bloggers with beautiful houses and young kids manage it - I guess it goes back to priorities. So I solemnly vow to spend the time as we move in to the new half of the house to finish those rooms all the way, make full use of all our new storage, and then work on the old house to get them to match up in level of done-ness. </div><br></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03033460384251809918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609379118270990785.post-73515663539498291882013-08-06T09:08:00.001-04:002013-08-06T09:11:42.909-04:00Finally Hung Up My $8 MirrorWhy it took two months even after I bought the supplies is too long a story to tell here. It just needed a wire, people! <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh013T0LEKG2PZWk4NCPg7izb9OdCKhjyp8bvpVEwkfzhpYMivYhC2l2cM7UdhDPXaqdx3NjsrLSvpQjRW5sphFJK4LasqV97R6YNzVNUMW7mgoqhs3ff0cHnfm7k58evi3duj3NrGk-MI/s640/blogger-image--1768615698.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh013T0LEKG2PZWk4NCPg7izb9OdCKhjyp8bvpVEwkfzhpYMivYhC2l2cM7UdhDPXaqdx3NjsrLSvpQjRW5sphFJK4LasqV97R6YNzVNUMW7mgoqhs3ff0cHnfm7k58evi3duj3NrGk-MI/s640/blogger-image--1768615698.jpg"></a></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03033460384251809918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609379118270990785.post-59747466307269798672013-08-03T11:42:00.001-04:002013-08-03T11:42:01.718-04:00Tooth Fairy Pillow<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJRrWvZtvohc1sSETU_Fw07DZARPWUAzbBMiupeqNPuXZYha2A7UTeNlqtKRMEFJfnDo5Gx0yGYgqZikLh6kQT8T3NA73B0NLys7BVUg12zvx4__Npsu-5om_6m_ReMB287tskgUFFng/s640/blogger-image--1610132681.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJRrWvZtvohc1sSETU_Fw07DZARPWUAzbBMiupeqNPuXZYha2A7UTeNlqtKRMEFJfnDo5Gx0yGYgqZikLh6kQT8T3NA73B0NLys7BVUg12zvx4__Npsu-5om_6m_ReMB287tskgUFFng/s640/blogger-image--1610132681.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In readiness. The pillow fabric was an old t-shirt of hers and the tooth was a picot polo shirt with a big muddy swath across it - too yucky to donate but with plenty of useful fabric left.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Now we just wait for the wobbly tooth to fall. </div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03033460384251809918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609379118270990785.post-54663770246834757252013-07-30T19:18:00.001-04:002013-07-30T19:24:07.462-04:00New Porch CupboardFrom ReStore, Habitat for Humanity's salvage store. I'd been looking for something to corral all the outdoor toys and equipment. Hoping to paint it white one day with some sort if shocking interior - salmon pink? Cranberry? Bright orange? That will have to wait for time energy and just the right paint. <div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15UbTRtte6UUgAR-9pf8yZ1AS8HEFotcrCAZYLyrQCYP04jBAWz0MC2M-ib0PCPr8dtZDnYpfRx2tgg1pvNmn8HgyWqHVpjuab09s922cRAmI4sY-OvsyGG_JeabFoPx-jdiYcfXkwLQ/s640/blogger-image--1477845120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15UbTRtte6UUgAR-9pf8yZ1AS8HEFotcrCAZYLyrQCYP04jBAWz0MC2M-ib0PCPr8dtZDnYpfRx2tgg1pvNmn8HgyWqHVpjuab09s922cRAmI4sY-OvsyGG_JeabFoPx-jdiYcfXkwLQ/s640/blogger-image--1477845120.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">While I sit here blogging this two hummingbirds just got into a tussle over rights to the feeder over my head. I ducked for dear life then had to laugh at being so startled by something so small. </div></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03033460384251809918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609379118270990785.post-43022309667778051132012-12-17T22:34:00.001-05:002012-12-17T22:36:01.154-05:00Dress Up Wardrobe from a Dresser<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcRb_uGxEVA6zRHDYK8bDiCpz_3higKQI2jDOmVVluW4-ZkJsD8MNSBmdC0pudoa-viYwuB6sl8p_p6-utrEqqb914npxlfLDflXJbg6_MqWU3xvLwdzdNgq7ijokuG1k55_bukB8lt7c/s1600/IMG_7961.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcRb_uGxEVA6zRHDYK8bDiCpz_3higKQI2jDOmVVluW4-ZkJsD8MNSBmdC0pudoa-viYwuB6sl8p_p6-utrEqqb914npxlfLDflXJbg6_MqWU3xvLwdzdNgq7ijokuG1k55_bukB8lt7c/s320/IMG_7961.JPG" /></a><br />
I can take no credit for thinking this up - saw it on Pinterest. One $20 craig's list dresser later, a little paint, new knobs, and finally, finally the pile of costumes is off the floor where it had exploded out of a little suitcase and threatened to become sentient and carry off the children. A bonus is trying to instill in the children that when you put things away and can see them, dress up is far easier and much more fun!<br />
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Our gorgeous tree was just kind of a purple color when all the other leaves were out. Then suddenly this week, fireworks.<br />
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The bees didn't make it this year. Here is the top bar hive broken down for winter.<br />
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Comb they can use next spring. I'm not discouraged, but a bit more experienced.<br />
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And how lovely.<br />
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Frankies (and Mummies) arithmetic from <a href="http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2011/10/halloween-math-count-and-fill-frankenstein.html" target="_blank">No Time for Flash Cards</a><br />
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Haunted house and ghosties arithmetic from <a href="http://www.prekandksharing.blogspot.com/2012/10/montessori-inspired-friendly-ghost-activities.html" target="_blank">Pre K and K Sharing</a> - we modified to be a haunted house drawn on the white board, simple addition equations are under the ghosties. J really liked making the materials for both of the exercises! It helped motivate him to do the math - which he normally will resist - the combo of the monsters he made and the new activity interested him and he focused and enjoyed it.<br />
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Somebody is turning FOUR (with one candle to grow on).<br />
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I made a pink ombre cake. Now, I don't think that ombre necessarily belongs everywhere. Don't hate me, but neither do chevrons! But this seemed like a pretty ok place for a bit of ombre. You have to make the layers anyway, why not distinguish between them? <br />
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The cake itself is the yogurt orange cake from a tattered old copy of the very first Moosewood cookbook. It makes a nice moist cake with a good crumb and you can flavor it anyway you like. And, you know, despite the cup of butter in it, it also has yogurt, so it's kind of good for you, right?<br />
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The frosting is not good for you at all, but oh so good. A stick of butter, 8oz of cream cheese, a tsp vanilla and a Tbsp lemon juice, and 2-3C powdered sugar depending on how stiff you need it.<br />
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Can I just say my little girl's eyes rolled around a little in her head when she saw how big and how pink her cake was? AND it had strawberries? AND a surprise amount of pinkness INSIDE? <br />
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Happy Birthday, sweet P. Many many happy returns.<br />
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PS - I've been away for a while. Nothing major, just summer. There is always so much to do, and photographing it seems so secondary - let alone sit down at the computer. See you soon with our homeschooling adventures, year one.<br />
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<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/228557749809388988/" target="_blank">Pendulum Painting</a> didn't get into the Art and Yoga Camp but I hope to try it again in the <a href="http://03387d9.netsolhost.com/drupal1/programs#Camps" target="_blank">one we do in August</a>. Easy to set up but the trick is getting the ratio of paint to water correct - too much paint and it just makes spots. Also crucial is the distance to the paper from the paint tip - closer makes more "spirograph" lines, farther up in the air makes "dotty" paintings - both have their charms!</div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03033460384251809918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609379118270990785.post-85803656333506028262012-07-17T14:31:00.000-04:002012-07-17T14:31:00.225-04:00Paper Mache Volcano and Wet Felting with Kids<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Also from the Art and Yoga Camp - <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/228557749809491150/" target="_blank">paper mache volcano</a> with a bottle inside to allow for vinegar and baking soda lava. JUST like on the Brady Bunch....</div>
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<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/228557749809239851/" target="_blank">Wet felted vignettes - made inside plastic bags</a>. With tabs sewn into the tops and hung on twigs they make cute little art.</div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03033460384251809918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609379118270990785.post-22940463581992466982012-07-13T14:27:00.000-04:002012-07-13T14:27:00.747-04:00Big Painting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another go at <a href="http://sycamorecorner.blogspot.com/2012/05/footprint-painting.html" target="_blank">painting on craft paper on the sidewalk</a> - this time for Art and Yoga Camp.<br />
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A yard sale purchase for a dollar - it had been in a garden and had lots of rust. I sprayed it with rust stopping paint (black) then two coats of our trim enamel. </div>
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Following a tip from <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/261560690828505827/" target="_blank">pinterest </a>(of course) I used the stock market pages to transfer a design I found from a vintage milk bottle for sale on ebay. I blew it up to letter size and didn't worry about the poor quality since I was just tracing it and it was a pretty simple graphic. The stock market pages technique worked very well!</div>
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I covered the tracing with red permanent marker. After having the milk jug for two years in the rusty state, I was suddenly unable to wait the amount of time it would have taken to go get a paint pen. The color looks great so far - not sure how it will hold up or fade yet. But I can always trace back over it.</div>
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I love the back of the bottle - so cheerful!</div>
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Now we have a pretty little stand in our entry way for the flag when not flying and umbrellas, canes, etc. I love it.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This was a project a month or so back - tie dye with koolaid. The great thing about koolaid dyeing is that it is completely safe with kids. You don't need to set the colors with vinegar, because the citric acid in the koolaid will do that. It is cheap. You can play around with mixing and dipping. It comes off your hands by bathtime.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The cons about koolaid is that it dyes protein (animal) fibers like wool much more permanently than cotton. So for summer t-shirts your results will be short lived if you launder them in the wash. Wash by hand in cold water, as infrequently as you can, if you want to keep your design.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Of course, if you happen to wash the colors out - you can always dye them again. All you need is a container and some packets of koolaid - about one packet to 1C of water. The water doesn't even need to be hot. PERFECT for little ones to experiment.</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Be warned if you have a boy who likes red - cherry koolaid will inevitably fade to pink. You can always give that one to your sister!</span></span></div>
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This weekend we fixed THREE doors! Two aren't really worth showing
here. Our laundry room door has been sticking badly since we moved in.
This wet summer we assumed it was just an old door swelling and we
might have to replace it. Luckily, before we did that, I actually
looked at the door as I was struggling to close it and realized that the
top hinge was practically off the wall. Tightening the screws did the
trick - now you can shut that door with one finger. Seriously, it was
so bad we were using the other door most of the time. Wish I had looked
up a little sooner!<br />
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Then Mr. Sycamore banged on the kitchen door with a hammer, and now it shuts perfectly too. <br />
I don't know what he did but it really worked. <br />
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So here is door number three. This is the before picture - you will notice, there isn't even a door! Just an ugly window from the 80s in our serviceable shed. This is the view when you park in the driveway. Nothing, but nothing, to look at, unless you count the empty gas can I am supposed to remember to go get filled.<br />
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So we took it into our heads to turn 1/3 of the shed into a music studio for playing and recording. We built a partition wall last summer, and we had two free windows stored in the shed when we moved in. We bought a door and put up the framing. </div>
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And last weekend, fueled by caffeine and some nice weather, we got it all up! There will be a small deck attached in front, and the whole shed will get board and batten siding which you can see half started around the door. I can't tell you how it feels to have this big project in place - I know there is a lot to go - the deck, interior walls, insulation, a/c, paint, landscaping, etc. But all that seems routine now that we figured out how to put this crazy wall together right! </div>
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Two thirds of the shed now is mine. For gardening stuff, tools, projects, painting furniture - once I get all the junk piled up on the "shed" side cleaned up and organized.</div>
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Check out my ideas on <a href="http://pinterest.com/handmadekid/studio-patio/" target="_blank">Pinterest </a>and wish me luck! </div>
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For the little Hawkeye in your life. This one I printed on printable fabric from Joann's (using "stencil" font - after searching through the long long font list for something like a stencil, it was actually named stencil and what do you know, in alphabetical order) then sewed to the flap after I'd made the bag (so I would know the appropriate size). I made the strap a bit shorter. Good for medic supplies or even carrying around your army guys. In my experience kids love having their "own" bags and they always can use more of them for their million and one important things.</div>
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Doing great!<br />
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While cleaning out the play room for a transformation to homeschool room, I realized that we needed some storage for all our doctor and nurse accessories. So rather than clean any more I headed to the sewing machine (why is this playroom project taking so long!?)<br />
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J had been begging for a messenger bag. When she saw his, Sweet P. (who is actually the doctor with the most developed bedside manner) needed one too.</div>
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When bandaging Poppa the other night Sweet P was sorry to inform him he had Hepatitis D. (We've been talking about germs and famous doctors like Louis Pasteur. Hepatitis D sounds much more serious than any of the other Hepatitis you could get, doesn't it.) <br />
<i><br />And </i>(she leaned in and whispered for emphasis, <br />
palpitating his stomach) <br /><br />
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So this recipe (found online) really worked: 1 teaspoon of dishwashing liquid, 1/2 C baking soda, 1 Qt 3% Hydrogen Peroxide (find it in the first aid section). Holding Domino on my lap I massaged the liquid in all over. I should have used more right around her face (where she was directly hit) since that is the only part that still has a slight whiff o'skunk. Then for extra measure we put a little scented conditioner on her, I don't know that it was necessary, but she mostly smelled better after this adventure than she did before. Then we dunked her in clear water in the tub (I got in with her to get her all rinsed off). She was surprisingly docile for all this, once we got started she seemed to just resign herself to it. And a ton of shedding hair came off, so maybe she needed a bath all along. Toweled her off and she slept in the laundry room to dry. I put everything - my clothes, towel, etc in the washing machine and it all came out OK by morning.</div>
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I found bags of raw peanuts - "green in the shell" - at the grocery store yesterday and thought I would try to make boiled peanuts for Mr. Sycamore. As they say here, you used to could find them at the Eastern Market in DC when we lived there, boiling in a big barrel and dipped out for you into a newspaper cone. You sometimes can find cans of them at the store, but not regularly. When my husband was growing up in Alabama you could find them along side the road in season.<br />
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I looked online and called my mother-in-law from Montgomery. Here's what you do.<br />
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To start, you need raw peanuts. The package I got included a warning "as with all raw agricultural products it is recommended that you cook these before consuming." Just as a side note, I read somewhere that among peanut-eating peoples in Africa and Asia, it is much more common to boil or make peanut flour than to dry roast them, and that dry roast is the most difficult to digest. Peanuts are full of fiber and nutrients, yum.<br />
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For 1lb of peanuts (one package) put 8C water in a stockpot with at least 1/4C kosher salt, more to taste (they are supposed to be quite salty). This is about twice the standard amount of water I found in recipes online, but I trusted Memaw that there should be plenty of water to cover the peanuts and not boil off in the 2-3 hours they need to cook. When the water is at a rolling boil, add the peanuts. They will float and there should be enough water for them to boil with some free room. Bring back to a boil, turn down to medium low, cover, and stir every 20-30 min for at least 2 hours. Now, Memaw says that you don't need to cover them, and you don't want them to boil over. For me, I was afraid the water would boil off too fast, so I covered them. According to Memaw, you don't want them to just simmer, you want to see low boiling - though I suppose if you simmered them you could leave them on longer. For softer peanuts, boil 3 hours. Taste them for softness and when they are how you like them or almost, turn the heat off and let them set in the salty water until cool. The peanuts need a chance to soak in the salt, otherwise it will stay on the shell and in the brine.<br />
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You can consume them hot right away, or wait until cool. If they are too salty for you, rinse and/or soak them in fresh water, but that is not necessary and I hate to mention it because Memaw says not to rinse them (but she is a woman who salted her pizza growing up, so you know she loves her some salt).<br />
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If you don't eat them all right away, pack them in an air-tight jar with or without some brine and you can keep in the fridge for up to two weeks. In our house they won't last that long!<br />
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The Southern method to eat them is pop them with your teeth so you get the interior brine, preferably on a porch step if possible, and let the juice and shells fall where they may.Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03033460384251809918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609379118270990785.post-34832157450013648592012-05-14T08:54:00.001-04:002012-05-14T09:09:24.502-04:00Footprint Painting<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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This was an utterly fun activity on a hot day. One package of fingerpaints (~$5 for 4 tubes) and a long roll of scratch paper from Ikea (also $5) I didn't intend for the fingerpaints to disappear so quickly, I think in future I'd try the various <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/249738741806021045/" target="_blank">recipes out there for fingerpaints </a>to be more frugal.</div>
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Just dip your feet in the paint and you're off. I tried to control running as the paints were slippery, we had no major wipeouts (hooray) then it was off to the carwash (sprinkler) and inside for a bath before dinner. Sometimes a break in the routine just makes everything special - <br />
we then had extra time for a board game before bed.<br />
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Whenever I see our stray footprinted sidewalk I smile. We'll have to do it again soon.<br />
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Happy Mother's Day everyone! </div>
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