Craft Corner

Color your Eggs with Flower Petals!

Color your Eggs with Flower Petals!

      Ukrainian Eggs have been a part of my family's spring tradition since my daughters were very young. It is an art that can start very simple and grow in complexity as children get older. Here is a simple version using only flower petals for color!        Start by soaking your eggs in a solut...
Autumn Luminaries!

Autumn Luminaries!

Create a little lantern to bring the warmth of summer back into the home as the nights grow long and dark. Marigolds that have been collecting sunshine all summer make the perfect glowing paint for your lamp!                                                                     Materials you will ...
Indigo Fairy

Indigo Fairy

Dye silk with fresh indigo leaves to make this little summer indigo fairy.
Flower Petal Paint!

Flower Petal Paint!

Here's a sweet transparency, painted directly with flowers! This is plant dye at its simplest! Hang it on your wall, or place it on your nature table to honor the fresh beginnings of spring.
A Caring Heart Painted with Berry Inks

A Caring Heart Painted with Berry Inks

This sweet tradition comes from my years spent in the Waldorf Kindergarten realm. There were many times a little one came to me with a bump, bruise, or some invisible cut... What was one to do? We go to the freezer and take out one of these caring hearts! A lovingly made felt heart, stuffed with lamb's wool and kept in the freezer. A lovingly made felt heart, stuffed with lamb's wool and kept in the freezer, cools to the perfect temperature for soothing tender skin.