Vintage pair of milk glass plates, $18 from estate eclectic.
Paris remnants set in blue (hand screenprinted fabric), $20 from mikodesign.
Clay Pears, $30 each from Element Clay Studio.
Vintage Baby’s Sailor Suit, $40 from The Vintage Perspective’s Post.
Forage Bow Tie, $65 from Something’s Hiding in Here.
Vintage Buttons, $7.25 from Peach Parlor.
Paired Hexagons Necklace, $38 from Lauren Haupt.
Everyone Came to Tea Tea Towel, $15 from Skinny Laminx.
1960s Blue Mod Dress, $20 from Modern Mode.
Embroidery Pattern from Wild Olive (via One Pretty Thing).
Liberty Mini-Quilt from The Purl Bee.
Swaddle Softies from Stumbles and Stitches.
Retro Potholder from Going Sew Crazy.
Interchangeable Monster Pillow from Ruffles and Stuff. (Part of the Celebrate the Boy series from Made and Made by Rae, who have shared some phenomenal projects so far).
History of Sewing article for Craft by Sew Retro author Judi Ketteler.
Fabric Jewelry from Kathrin of annekata for Whip Up.
Just Around the Corner Quilt Pattern from Free Spirit using Jay McCarroll’s fabric collection, Habitat. (I love this new collection).
Check out this new mini-mag full of kids’ crafts from author and blogger Kathreen Ricketson of Whip Up. Action Pack is an easy, downloadable magazine to keep the kids busy. With over 20 pages of craft projects, outdoor activities, cooking, drawing and more, this really is an action-packed gem.
The magazine features project ideas focused on paper and beeswax. The kids can make waterproof origami boats, beeswax candles and lip balm with printable labels, plus learn to draw bees and bake a cake. What I like most about this mini-mag is the learning aspect of it. With science experiments, fun facts and creativity, the kids can stay busy while learning something new in a hands-on way. As Kathreen says:
We see kids as competent, creative and capable people. We believe that our kids are resourceful and clever and we try to enable them to develop their independence and creative minds within a secure and nurturing environment.
We see learning opportunities everywhere. Learning should and can be fun. But we also know that parents are busy and cannot realistically be spending all weekend ‘playing’ with their kids. We want kids to get off the couch, away from the computer and learn the value and fun in making and doing stuff.
Thanks to Kathreen for providing me with a copy of the magazine. I can’t wait to try it out with the kids soon! You can download your copy here for $5.
