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Category: Crafting with Kids

  • When Tuesday and I found out Chloe was coming to visit we asked our little play group if we could skip art time and do a tea party instead. In true Amber fashion I got a bit over my head, but we still had fun. I made these cute invites on the Silhouette, trying the print and cut feature for the first time, it really works! Now of the actual tea party you will not see many pictures. It turns out five 2&3 year olds plus three babies is a bit chaotic! (sheet covering up the bookcase) Can you see…

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  • While I was going nutso trying to finish my monochromatic quilt Tuesday was definitely interested in what I was doing. I got out the design wall for her and let her mess around with her fabrics. For a while that appeased her, but then she wanted to “ho!” (a.k.a. sew!). As you saw in the video the other day, she has the  main functions of my machine down. So I helped her line up pieces and let her push the buttons to make the machine go, stop, and cut. She picked out the fabrics and mostly where they would go.…

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  •   Joining in on Amanda’s this moment project. A moment from the last week. A slice (ok two, I couldn’t decide) of life.  

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