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Mommy-made is always the BEST!

Tuesday morning, October 22, 2013

On this cold October morning, our craft group gathered in the back room of The Company of Angels school store at 8:45am for our weekly craft group get-together.

Christine showed us how to make “A Simple Waldorf-style Baby Doll in a Knitted Blanket”. My 10 year old boy Vi had a tummy ache that day (That pizza with gluten was not a good idea). After taking a few quick photographs, I left the crafting session early today to care for him. I managed to take more photos in the following week of our completed crafts.

Thank you Rachel Skelly and Christine Newell for organizing our Waldorf School of Orange County weekly craft group get-togethers! – Jzin

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Gallery of Past Projects from The Waldorf School of Orange County Craft Group

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Simple Baby Dolls in Knitted Blanket Bags

October 29, 2013. This was our craft group project from October 22, 2013. I was absent and did not take pictures of all the dolls made earlier. Here are 3, made by Josephine/beige, Gloria/maroon (in progress) and Christine/blue.

131029 3 Simple Waldorf Style Handmade hanky baby dolls in knitted blanket bags on cherimoya tree.

Josephine’s baby doll in a knitted blanket. Check out Josephine’s blog in mandarin chinese here.

131029 Josephine's handmade simple Waldorf baby hanky doll in a knitted blanket bag on the cherimoya tree

October 29, 2013. Our 6 and 1/2 year old knitter working on her blanket for her baby doll.

131029 Mia knitting a blanket bag for her handmade baby dolly

Not only did she knit her own blanket, she also made her own handmade knitting needles.

131029 Mia concentrating while drawing a face on her wooden handmade knitting needle doll

Voila! The cutest knitting needles, ever!

131029 Mia and her illustrated doll faces on her handmade wooden knitting needles.

131029 Focus on red riding hood doll head adorning a pair of handmade wooden knitting needles

October 29, 2013. Alena working on last week’s project. The variegated yarn is a nice touch.

131029 Alena knitting baby doll blanket with variegated yarn

November 5, 2013. Mommy made is always the best! The sheer joy on Valentina’s face, as she plays with Yvonne’s handmade baby in a knitted blanket.

131105 Mommy handmade is always the best. Valentina smiling and playing with her mother's handmade simple Waldorf baby doll in a knitted green blanket.

November 5, 2013. Gisela’s baby, her knitted blanket, basket, mattress and pillow

131105 Gisela's simple baby in a knitted blanket pocket and her basket with mattress and pillow

Gisela’s handmade girl gnome for her grand daughter. What a lucky girl!

131105 Gisela's handmade girl gnome doll for her grand daughter

Admiring Gisela’s AMAZINGLY beautiful handmade treasures…

131105 Alena and Anicka admiring Gisela's handmade dolls in baskets with logo

Gisela’s fishing gnome…

131105 Gisela's fishing boy gnome sitting in a basket

Here is the gnome, out of the basket…

131105 Gisela's gnome fishing on the cherimoya tree

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Jzin’s Favorite Book: FeltPassion by Ellen Bakker and Ricarda Aßmann

Today I brought in my favorite book to share with craft group. This book is gorgeous and so entirely inspiring!

131105 Jzin's latest favorite book, Felt Passion by Ellen Bakker and Ricarda Asmann

Selling price is € 27.50. You can get your copy from here: http://www.textile-link.com/

FeltPassion on youtube.

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Please “Like” us on Facebook (top left sidebar of this page). You will be connected to what we do here, plus you will be notified on our up coming handmade giveaways. Thank you! – Jzin

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Giveaway! The Latest Tiptoes Lightly Book: The Treasure Cave: Sea Stories of Tiptoes Lightly

We love Tiptoes Lightly books! Here is the latest one in the series. You can win a copy by entering this giveaway below. Ends November 15, 2013.

131106 The Treasure Cave Book Giveaway 3

Enter giveaway here.

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Jzin’s Crafting Shennanigans…

I have been busy conjuring up my wet-felting tutorial. Here is it: Felt Boat tutorial: No sewing, no needle-felting. Easy enough to craft with children.!

131030 Ring of glittering mermaid on blue silk around boat with merbaby Nigel sitting in it

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131030 Jzin's Boat Tutorial square cropped with Mermaid Georgina, Merbaby Sunshine and Sailor Prince in white and mint blue felt boat

You can see more pictures of my felt boats here.

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Next Week’s Craft Group Projects…

Here are some of the craft projects Christine has lined up for the next few weeks:

Click here to view a gallery of our past craft group projects.

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Christine Newell’s 16 inch Waldorf Doll Making workshop

Here is the latest flyer regarding Christine Newell’s Handmade Doll workshop:

131015 Flyer for Christine Newell's next Waldorf 16 inch Doll Workshop.

Here are handmade 16 inch Waldorf Dolls made by Christine Newell.

121219 Two 16 inch Waldorf cuddle boy dolls handmade by Christine Newell on cherimoya tree

Click here to see gorgeous photos from her past workshops.

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Local Happenings

This year again, many of our Waldorf School students, including my little Nunu, age 8 is performing at Irvine Barclay Theater’s Nutcracker. This will be a lavish ballet performance with over 200 dancers! Do not miss it!

The Nutcracker Ballet: 12/13/2013 – 12/24/2013

Tickets: $40 adults; $37 seniors; $35 children

Tickets can be purchase by clicking on the image below.

2012 Festival Ballet. Nutcracker Ballet. Irvine Barclay Theater.

Piecemakers Christmas Village. December 7, 2013. Costa Mesa, California

131031 Piecemakers Christmas Event

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Support Our Local Waldorf Community/ Place a Free Ad

If you are interested in placing an ad on “Support Our Southern California Waldorf Community” (free if you are a member of Southern California Waldorf community) please e-mail me a good picture and a link.

Meanwhile, please support our local peeps! Thanks! – Jzin

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Waldorf Seasons Table Dolls by Castle of Costa Mesa

130924 African Merprince Summer post pretty

130925 Windswept hair, red lambswool sweater, yellow kite blonde handmade Nova Scotia Kite boy Fall Autumn Waldorf Seasons Nature Table post pretty.

130924 Waldorf Season nature table dolls for all seasons.  All Seasons The Wanderer post pretty

Castle of Costa Mesa’s Etsy Store

You may support my crafting mania and justify my obsessive hoarding of craft supplies by shopping on my handmade Etsy store on the link below. Please do! – Jzin

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130127 The Sailor prince and Mermaid Merah mirage on Corona Del Mar Little Beach

Just for fun, click here instead view a gallery of my handmade dolls.

Castle of Costa Mesa Handmade Doll Giveaways

Fall 2012 Handmade Doll Giveaway mermaid by CastleofCostaMesa.Com

I give away my lovingly handmade dolls periodically. If you “Like” my Castle of Costa Mesa Facebook page, you will be notified of upcoming giveaways. Click here to view the list of my past giveaways. Perhaps the next winner could be YOU?

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Our School Store Company of Angels has a Facebook page!

If you use Facebook, please “Like” our school store “The Company of Angels”. Also, please tell all your local facebook friends about our school store! Thank you!

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Photos from Waldorf School of Orange County Craft Group

121202 Vintage Life photo show girls crafting inside trailer at war times. Post button for Wednesday Morning Craft Group

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