Happy Valentine's day! I found these felt hearts at a Christmas clearance. I thought they would be great strung on some ribbon. It was inexpensive and ended up looking very charming. It looks a little Scandinavian don't you think?
Faolan made some valentines for her grandparents and teachers. She drew flowers and (she insisted) bugs then added bee and heart stickers. "Bee my Valentine"? Well, she thought it was funny.
Faolan always wants to needle felt when she sees me do it. Needles and four year olds don't mix so I have felt bad telling her "no" each time. I finally figured out a way for her to wet felt. I took some red roving and had her pick out some colors to put on top. Then we wet it with warm water and added a drop or two of dish soap. She rubbed the wool between bubble wrap and then put it in a heart shaped cookie cutter. She then agitated the wool a little more with the bubble wrap. I did have to needle felt the edges a bit to tidy them up. Then I sewed a pin backing onto each heart. Ta-da! A colorful heart pin!
I bought this during a weak moment in January at an antique store down the street. It seemed a bit Scandinavian to me and I knew it would look good with the heart garland. It's just so sweet!
Finally! We got a little snow! This winter has been very strange indeed. Snow...melt...snow...melt. We have had several 45-50 degree days here in MICHIGAN! It has seemed like spring all winter long. My daffodils agree as they poke their heads up way too early. "What? Not spring? Huh?" The snow in these photos was gone within two days. We had fun while it lasted though!
A snow fort and a wee snow fight. "Throw snow at me Mommy! Make me a snowball Daddy!"
Shovel. Shovel. Melt. Shovel. Melt.
I walked into the living room to find Faolan watching TV dressed in this....which, as I stood there silently, realized was her version of Darth Vader. "Mamma, I want a REAL Darth Vader Mask!" Notice her Star Wars shirt? I guess cat masks and paper towel rolls just aren't gonna cut it anymore!
We love to feed the ducks! We feed them all year round. As you can see they don't have too much ice to worry about. They have a little path down which to parade. "They've got cracked corn today! Quack!"
One of Faolan's classmates has cancer. His name is Oliver. When he is not in school, his stand in is a stuffed monkey named Banana Banana. Oliver's family lives just a few blocks away so we made them some yummy banana-blueberry bread and Faolan made him this card. I was impressed by the flowers...the first time she drew likenesses...even though we had "drawn" them for all the valentines. Our thoughts are with you Oliver! May you have a speedy recovery.
