This year's Christmas was a crafty Christmas at our house. Each of the older kids (5 to 11) asked for different items for crafting. Lynzie, 11, received some supplies for ribbon embroidery, a book on how to make stuffed animals from the Peter Rabbit series, and a bunch of yarn and Aida cloth for various projects.
Cainan, 7, really wanted to learn to cross stitch so he got a starter box of needed things for that. Elisha, 8, has been begging me to teach him to sew, so he got a box of sewing supplies and a promise to raid my box of scraps. I wanted to teach Selah, 5, to stitch a straight line, so we got her a small sewing kit as well.
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| Here is Selah working on her first stitching project! I drew lines on a piece of cloth and she stitched along each one of them. After that, I wrote her name and she stitched over that too! She has really enjoyed practicing on her little pieces of cloth---the other day she taught herself to sew on a button! |
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| I used the same idea with Elisha. He stitches like a pro now! |
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| After Elisha finished his first little sampler, he was ready to move on to making a pillow! This has been a dream of his for most of this last year! I'll post pictures when he gets all done with it. |
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| My husband, Jamie, bought me this pretty scrapbooking paper for Christmas---it's Victorian themed. I made this display to show off the kids' hard work and stitched the words, "First Stitches" along the bottom. You can click on the picture to see it more closely. I plan on using this paper in several projects this winter and spring, as I transition our home out of Christmas decorations! Linking with: |
