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#MyMonthMaking time!! I worked hard the first half of May so I could take more than two weeks off! I had so much fun making the “I Yam A Donkey” peg and cube. They were both a challenge to get started—but so rewarding!
For the first time, I collaborated with my niece to make several peg sets inspired by her drawings. (I hope we do more!) I had the opportunity to create two more of my weather peg sets—I still love all those clouds! And a belated spring bunny! ::
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Not bad! I’m back from vacation and in the crafting groove, once again! We’ll see how the summer impacts my productivity!
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Thank you @cowshed.creations, @compassrisinghandcraft, @prettyandprintedshop, and @avalanche_avenue for hosting such a wonderful way to reflect on our accomplishments with #mymonthmaking!
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Library Collection: “I Yam A Donkey” Grammar Cube! This silly little book was endlessly quoted around my house while I was brainstorming and working on my donkey peg dolls. I just couldn’t let the basic grammar lessons out of my head, and realized I wanted to make something featuring them! “I am.” “You are.” “He is.” “She is.” “They are.” “We are.”
It wasn’t log before I realized I had a cube on my hands! ..
It’s a little project like this that makes me happy I have some random wooden shapes laying around! I’m prepared when an idea strikes! ..
I had to push through the thought that I could easily take a teacher’s resource I found online and quickly decoupage it instead of painstakingly painting it. But once it started taking shape, I was so excited I was making the effort! I know our librarians are going to LOVE this little gift at Christmas time!! ..
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Library Collection: “I Yam A Donkey” by Cece Bell!
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This is another favorite of our librarians! They had us laughing so hard as they read this aloud in tandem! I just had to make the library a peg doll ornament of this one. And I was doubly excited when my niece recognized the book from her elementary school’s library!
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A look back at #mymonthmaking... It seems April was all about the details! I took my time on my Egg Hunt eggs and Rose pegs, from “My Heart Is a Compass”—both part of my #librarypegdolls collection. At the last minute I finally had an idea for an Easter peg doll, which allowed me to incorporate felt for the first time! I loved working on The Earth Book peg dolls—such a fun style! Rounding out the month were two more Pete The Cat characters and Sam I Am pegs (on a smaller peg—2in vs the 3in I painted in March). I’m already working hard on my May projects! Fingers crossed that a few trips won’t slow me down!
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Thank you @cowshed.creations, @compassrisinghandcraft, @prettyandprintedshop, and @south.66 for hosting such a wonderful way to reflect on our accomplishments with #mymonthmaking!
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Wanna join the monthly fun @lalicornetropicale or @knots.of.yarn?
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Library Collection: My Heart Is A Compass, by Deborah Marcero.
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The last post didn’t upload this picture correctly, so I guess it wants it’s own post! As extras, I chose to incorporate her awesome goggles, pencil, binoculars, train, boat, rocket ship, and of course her kitty!
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Library Collection: My Heart Is A Compass, by Deborah Marcero. ..
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Our librarians featured this book in February. I love the symbolism of compasses as guidance, whether you’re following an external source, or your inner North Star. The book is about a little girl, Rose, who uses her heart and imagination to guide her on a beautiful journey. She creates her own maps and her own adventure! (And Rose’s maps are really cool!)
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I bought my own copy before I ever left the library and also intend to give it as a gift later this year. So I made a Christmas ornament peg doll to give to the library, two smaller peg dolls to be given with the book, and of course one for myself (that features several of Rose’s personal items)! I really love how she turned out!
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Happy Earth Day!!! ..
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Library Collection: April. Todd Parr’s “The Earth Book”! Parr is another favorite author of our librarians for the preschool age group. ..
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I didn’t expect to have so much fun painting this style! I choose one quote for the back of the library’s ornament and another quote from the book for the peggie we’re keeping. ..
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This was also the first pegdoll I used @daddycraftshop tip of scraping off errors with an exacto knife. So cathartic and addicting! Worked like a charm and I’ve used the method several times since. Thanks!
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Library Collection: Easter special! I found the lift-the-flap book, “We’re Going on an Egg Hunt”, at the library. It was so cute, I bought the board book (no lift-flaps) for us and to give. AND I just HAD to make an Easter egg Christmas ornament for the library!! I’ve barely finished before the holiday and have more glossing to do, but wanted to go ahead and post! More pictures to come. Happy Easter!!!
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Couldn’t resist adding Pete’s friend Callie and brother Bob to the collection. We cats!
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