Work in Progress
One of the two hot water bottle covers that my sister asked me to knit is almost complete. I just need to finish the neck and add a pocket for the matching bear. Then it's on to hot water bottle cozy and bear combo number two, for the niece.
The kids and I picked up a book called Painting on Rocks for Kids. The kit that came with the book included brushes, little plastic pots of acrylic paint, and small rocks. We dug in right away. The bus was made by my oldest. The rabbits were made by me two years ago, back when I decided that the random rocks in my yard looked kinda boring and should all be painted (yeah, I don't know what I was thinking either), but I made the burger in order to have something to do while supervising the children.
The youngest made this hamburger.
The oldest is still making stuffed soft things with fabric marker and fabric scraps. I prefer drawings of things from his own imagination, but he's at the immature stage of his artistic development where he doesn't have confidence in his abilities, so he believes that copied images are superior. Of course, as a proud mother and former art college student, I know better.
Here's the back.
The knitted raindrop made it to his new home (see the entry for December 4). Look at the nifty plush designer Tania Howells sent. This is Simmy the Raindrop, a character she created, in his clear, ripply transportation unit.
And here he is at his new home.
In other crafty news, my knitting brooch was selected for inclusion on the Craftbits web site.
To close, I leave you with two pictures of my niece in one of her less girly outfits.
The kids and I picked up a book called Painting on Rocks for Kids. The kit that came with the book included brushes, little plastic pots of acrylic paint, and small rocks. We dug in right away. The bus was made by my oldest. The rabbits were made by me two years ago, back when I decided that the random rocks in my yard looked kinda boring and should all be painted (yeah, I don't know what I was thinking either), but I made the burger in order to have something to do while supervising the children.
The youngest made this hamburger.
The oldest is still making stuffed soft things with fabric marker and fabric scraps. I prefer drawings of things from his own imagination, but he's at the immature stage of his artistic development where he doesn't have confidence in his abilities, so he believes that copied images are superior. Of course, as a proud mother and former art college student, I know better.
Here's the back.
The knitted raindrop made it to his new home (see the entry for December 4). Look at the nifty plush designer Tania Howells sent. This is Simmy the Raindrop, a character she created, in his clear, ripply transportation unit.
And here he is at his new home.
In other crafty news, my knitting brooch was selected for inclusion on the Craftbits web site.
To close, I leave you with two pictures of my niece in one of her less girly outfits.
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