If you have a child that has a bend towards film making, here is a great opportunity to put their creativity into action! The Pritchett family are very dear friends of ours...and they have a house full of creative folks!!! Plants and Pillars Productions Get the video camera out, write a gre
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This is worth taking the time to listen to with an open mind! Here are a few quotes from the clip that really stuck out to me: "Creativity is as important as literacy." "If you are not prepared to be wrong you will never come up with anything original." "The university has designed the system
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I LOVE THIS! Even if this is not how you would build/decorate your home, you have to appreciate his view on life! His view of teaching others skills, especially to the working poor (note he says "WORKING poor"). And if we will be completely honest, many (not all) people that live in huge, l
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A great way to get you or your kiddos some sewing practice and not spend a bunch of money on fabric would be to use what you have around the house; perhaps some old sheets or skirts that are not being used anymore. Or even better yet, how about using up those old jeans and denim shirts that
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Now that the gardening is over for the most part, and cool weather is settling in, it is time to be working on some indoor projects; perhaps some sewing projects. How about making a list of people you can make gifts for rather than buying gifts? Napkins made earlier th
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Here is a hen house on wheels that Olivia requested her dad make. Now to get the girl some chickens! He has build 4 of these for friends, using this pattern, but decided to design his own to make it easier to move.
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The majority of Americans always want more...more of everything! Perhaps having less, WANTING less, and playing more simply is what we really *need*? One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing
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I know this is making it's rounds on the net, but I just had to post about it! If you want to kill creativity (imagination, engineering, capitalism) in children just take their Legos away, all in the name of "charity and being fair". Is this reality? Is life all about bei
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Yesterday I posted about teens and low expectations. A good look at American history over the last 50-100 years and what we've done to the family can explain a lot . Last night we watched a documentary about a family that moved away from the typical American lifestyle to a simple life.
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This is a great interview with a very talented 11 year old! Because handiwork is one of my passions in life I could easily make this a VERY LONG post!!! But I will refrain for the time being and let you meet Brianna, a girl that is using her youth in a way that is productive and purposeful!! My comm
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A couple weeks ago I posted the following: Necessity + Creativity + Persistence = Resourcefulness How about creating a little necessity in your children’s lives and don’t let them give up until they find a way to fill that necessity? Train those cr
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Here is a diaper cake I made for a baby shower today for my sweet friend Kelly, who is due with baby #8. You can watch a VIDEO HERE for instructions. I made a few short cuts in mine, but you get the idea.
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We spotted a beautiful crib size dust ruffle at the thrift store! Olivia and I immediately thought APRON! All I really had to do was add the bib, straps and a pocket. I used the surger which saves a lot of time. When you see a
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As I said yesterday, sometimes we need to return to the old paths to learn how to do some things for ourselves, after all there is nothing new under the sun. Here is an old book with TONS of neat stuff in it! Let your kids look through it and find something to build that would be useful
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Here are a few easy tutorials for little girl dresses/skirt. Twirly Skirt Sunny Day Dresses The Shirt Dress (Made from a man's dress shirt) Button Shirt Toddler Dress (Also made from a man's shirt.) Pick up some dress shirts from a yard sale or the t
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This is a great project for the kids. It will help with plant identification, they could even write the scientific name on the back. :o) This gives a real visual for the plant name and leaf shape/flower every time the kiddos are in the garden. Break a clay pot, a great use for those c
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Just received this tweet back from a fellow Tweeter, this is her response to my last post, I thought it was worth passing along: Nice blog post! In fact, stealing/lying is blatantly UNcreative behavior.
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Our definition through this study of Creativity has been, Finding different ways of doing things. Most discoveries and inventions have been because people pushed the limits of the ordinary. They had the ability and incentive to look at things from a different perspective. They had th
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It is good to have a notebook to write your to-do list, but it is also good to have a place to write your ideas when they come. It never fails, my best ideas come while I am driving or trying to fall asleep! I'll think of or hear a good quote on the radio and think how that rela
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