Handmade Nativity Sets and Advent Calendar

December 1, 2009 By 5 Comments

My maternal grandma was very crafty and was always working on one project or another. Some were silly and some were practical. The craft she made that got use every year was an advent calendar. She made one for each of her four grandchildren. (I just looked at the back and it says 1982. My [...]

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Sand Table

June 17, 2009 By 4 Comments

Eight years ago my husband made our daughter a sand table. We had been to a children’s museum and she loved playing at their sand table. When we got home I asked my husband if we had any wood that could be used to make her a sand table. Well, he went into his workshop, [...]

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More Christmas Gifts for the Kids

January 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I thought my kids would enjoy having a set of large wooden blocks. So, I went to our workshop and asked my husband to help me cut some of our scrap lumber into sizes the kids would be able to use. I started sanding them by hand, but the wood shop class where my husband [...]

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Toys for My Littlest Guy

January 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I made a few toys for my one year old for Christmas that I will share with you. First is a fabric cube made with fabrics in my stash. I followed this tutorial. The squares were all cut at 4 inches. I would recommend using a triple stitch to make sure all seams stay together. [...]

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