Monday morning. November 17, 2014.
Today, our Waldorf School of Orange County craft group gathered in the lovely garden outside of The Company of Angels store. The Waldorf School of Orange County handwork teacher, Christine Newell showed the craft group how to make fairy mobiles out of natural wool fibers. Since we are in Fall season with Thanksgiving in the near horizon, we made fairies holding cornucopieas. I decided to present our day as a step-by-step picture tutorial so that those who wanted to, could learn along with us. The supplies fee for today was $12.
We also made paper stars today.
Making window stars from kits.
With the holidays in sight, I have been crafting and stocking up my little online handmade Etsy store. So please support Jzin’s Castle of Costa Mesa Etsy store for your holiday shopping. Please tell all your family and friends about my little shop! Thank you a ga-zillion!
Erica at the front office is continuing to collect Knit-A-Square for charity for Knit-A-Purlooza. We are not done until January 23, 2015. So turn your knitting in!
I would like to feature a member of our community each week at the bottom of this page. This way, we can can be the support for one another! Please E-mail me if you want me to feature you. My e-mail is: [email protected].
This week, we feature The Company of Angels, the lovely little gift shop at our own Waldorf School. It’s the best kept secret in shopping in Southern California!
There will be no craft group on November 24, 2014, as the school is closed for Thanksgiving holidays. Please join us back Monday 8:40am December 1, 2014. Let’s donate our craft day to the crafting for our Winter Festival Elves Workshop. You get to learn how to make simple little gifts and toys for children and donate your handwork to create magic for them at our December 6, 2014 Winter Festival! Click here to see last year’s magical Elves Workshop.
Click here to see FUTURE craft group schedule plus a gallery of our PAST craft group projects.
– Jzin, the crafting fiend
Monday Morning Craft Group at The Waldorf School of Orange County.
You can “like” and follow our weekly craft group projects on facebook here.
Please think also of craft group projects you will like to make or see offered, as our craft group donations for our 2015 Waldorf School of Orange County annual gala fundraiser. It’s still early for May 2015, but it’s good to give ourselves plenty of time. E-mail me, if you have ideas: [email protected]. You know if it’s up to me, it will be another playscape set or puppet show set!
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Crafting in a Garden, Among Friends
Adrian and his completed pine cone angel from this morning.
We did not make this craft today but I wanted to include it here to show you other ideas to make with pine cones this Christmas.
Pine cone gnomes at our 2014 Winter Festival’s Elves Workshop. Click here to view our magical Winter Festival 2014 Elves Workshop.
Donni over at The Magic Onion alerted me to Life with Moore Babies’ Winter Pine cone fairy tutorial…Cute!!!
Pine Cone Winter Fairies Tutorial on Life with Moore Babies.
Can you say Pinecone Porcupines?
Teasel critters…
Bears sledding…
We Also Made Paper Stars Today
Making Window Stars
Please Support Jzin’s Little Etsy Store, Castle of Costa Mesa
I have added many handmade gifts onto my online shop, made by me and my 10 year old daughter. Please support our work! Thanks! – Jzin
P.s. If you are local to me, and you can pick any of your orders up from The Waldorf School of Orange County, Costa Mesa, you can get FREE SHIPPING with this code: WSOC888PICKUP – it means I will not mail it, instead you will pick up from me at the school.
Winter Guardian Angel. Available on my Etsy shop here.
Guarded from harm
Cared for by angels
Here stand we
Loving and strong
Truthful and good
The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tale Needle-Felted wool tapestry. This is my first print available for sale. I am pricing it at $10 a piece to make it affordable for everyone. Buy one, buy a whole stack, they are great as economical gifts for birthdays, stocking stuffers, any occassion! If you can pick one up from me at The Waldorf School of Orange County, you do not pay shipping!
Here is a “Miss Upside Down Southern Belle Rose Flower Fairy” I made last week: Hold her upside down, she is a rose, flip her up and she’s a flower fairy! This is a flower that will never wilt and will continue blooming in your child’s imagination! She is listed on my Etsy store here.
Thank you for supporting my crafting mania by shopping Castle of Costa Mesa on Etsy!
Mother and Child of the Morning Stars by Castle of Costa Mesa.
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1000 Knitted Squares For African Children by January 23, 2015
The Waldorf School of Orange County Parent Association organized its first annual knitting for charity program. This year our squares will be donated to the nonprofit organization, Knit-A-Square, who assembles squares into blankets for African children in need. Our goal is 2000 knitted squares by January 23, 2015!
Knit-a-square for orphans in Africa. Your handwork will hug them with love!
You can help us knit 8″x8″ squares for a child in Africa. Pick up supplies and place your donationed handmade love in the front office basket. If you need help/want to learn to knit, come to craft group Monday mornings for assistance. More information on how you can help: Liz Wenger Knit-A-Purlooza Flyer.
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Jzin’s Needle-Felting Pad
2 weeks ago, Christine loaned me a humongous foam insert from a recycled chair cushion. It was a great surface to make a large needle-felted picture. Here is my most recent wool picture:
To make it available to everyone, I am selling the print for $10. You can get this unframed 8 inches by 10 inches print on my Etsy store here. Buy one, buy a whole stack, they are great as economical gifts! 
Schedule: Upcoming Monday Morning Craft Group Projects and Other Local Crafting Events
You can “like” and follow our weekly craft group projects on facebook here.
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Announcements
Helena wants us to know that The Steiner Study Group meets every Tuesday 9-10:30am either outside The Company of Angels or in the daycare trailer.
“Please join us on Tuesday mornings if you are interested in studying the teachings of Rudolf Steiner, the founder of Anthroposophy and the Waldorf School Movement. This is a great way to be introduced to this work. We will be studying ‘Anthroposophy in every day life’.” If interested, please register at WSOC front office. If you have any questions, please ask office for the number of facilitator – Helena Gorka.
Truus reminds us to support the Lakota Waldorf School.
Dear friends, The Lakota Waldorf school is unique in that it is the only school that serves children from a Native American community. Please be a part of this transformation of this poorest of all reservations, the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Check out their master plan to build all classrooms in tipi form. Please help support and share the word. Thank you! – Jzin. http://www.gofundme.com/
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Be in the know for upcoming handmade giveaways: Like CastleofCostaMesa.Com on Facebook
I give away my lovingly handmade dolls and crafts seasonally. 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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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. If you would like a free shout out for any special events or offer, let me know as well. Time permitting, I will toot your horn. Meanwhile, please support our local peeps! Thanks! – Jzin 
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This Week’s Feature:
The Company of Angels Gift Shop: Waldorf School of Orange County School Store.
The Company of Angels store. The best kept secret in shopping for heart-warming, handmade, specially curated, one-of-a-kind gifts, in Southern California, USA.
This place brings awe and magic to our daily lives!
There is always hot chocolate, coffee, tea and homemade baked goods in the gift shop!
Arts and Craft books, supplies and MORE. Doll making books, needle-felting supplies, natural wool yarn, hand-dyed felt to list a few.
The 100% natural yarn wall!
I have not even shown you the handpicked book selections, toys, home goods and other sections.
Come on by, treat yourself a visit and check it out yourself!
- Address: The Company of Angels, The Waldorf School of Orange County, 2350 Canyon Drive, Costa Mesa, California, USA.
- Phone Number: (949) 574-7735
- Check out the store hours on The Company of Angels Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thecompanyofangelsWSOC
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Handmade by (left to right): Christine, Erica, Tiffany, Kim, Carolynne, Jzin. Bottom center to right: Rachel, Corinna, Aubrey and Tina.
Lady Winter with thick, luxurious, 100% natural Tussah Silk hair. This handmade mobile will usher in the Winter and all the magic and wonder the season promises!https://www.etsy.com/
My first pulled wool angel, made in craft group in December 2012.
Please Support Jzin’s Little Etsy Store, Castle of Costa Mesa
I have added many handmade gifts onto my online shop, made by me and my 10 year old daughter. Please support our work! Thanks! – Jzin
P.s. If you are local to me, and you can pick any of your orders up from The Waldorf School of Orange County, Costa Mesa, you can get FREE SHIPPING with this code: WSOC888PICKUP – it means I will not mail it, instead you will pick up from me at the school.
Winter Guardian Angel. Available on my Etsy shop here.
Guarded from harm
Cared for by angels
Here stand we
Loving and strong
Truthful and good
The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tale Needle-Felted wool tapestry. This is my first print available for sale. I am pricing it at $10 a piece to make it affordable for everyone. Buy one, buy a whole stack, they are great as economical gifts for birthdays, stocking stuffers, any occassion! If you can pick one up from me at The Waldorf School of Orange County, you do not pay shipping!
Here is a “Miss Upside Down Southern Belle Rose Flower Fairy” I made last week: Hold her upside down, she is a rose, flip her up and she’s a flower fairy! This is a flower that will never wilt and will continue blooming in your child’s imagination! She is listed on my Etsy store here.
Thank you for supporting my crafting mania by shopping Castle of Costa Mesa on Etsy!
Mother and Child of the Morning Stars by Castle of Costa Mesa.
Click here to jump back to the top of the page. Whee!
1000 Knitted Squares For African Children by January 23, 2015
The Waldorf School of Orange County Parent Association organized its first annual knitting for charity program. This year our squares will be donated to the nonprofit organization, Knit-A-Square, who assembles squares into blankets for African children in need. Our goal is 2000 knitted squares by January 23, 2015!
Knit-a-square for orphans in Africa. Your handwork will hug them with love!
You can help us knit 8″x8″ squares for a child in Africa. Pick up supplies and place your donationed handmade love in the front office basket. If you need help/want to learn to knit, come to craft group Monday mornings for assistance. More information on how you can help: Liz Wenger Knit-A-Purlooza Flyer.
Click here to jump back to the top of the page. Whee!
Jzin’s Needle-Felting Pad
2 weeks ago, Christine loaned me a humongous foam insert from a recycled chair cushion. It was a great surface to make a large needle-felted picture. Here is my most recent wool picture:
To make it available to everyone, I am selling the print for $10. You can get this unframed 8 inches by 10 inches print on my Etsy store here. Buy one, buy a whole stack, they are great as economical gifts!
Schedule: Upcoming Monday Morning Craft Group Projects and Other Local Crafting Events
You can “like” and follow our weekly craft group projects on facebook here.
Click here to jump back to the top of the page. Whee!
Announcements
Helena wants us to know that The Steiner Study Group meets every Tuesday 9-10:30am either outside The Company of Angels or in the daycare trailer.
“Please join us on Tuesday mornings if you are interested in studying the teachings of Rudolf Steiner, the founder of Anthroposophy and the Waldorf School Movement. This is a great way to be introduced to this work. We will be studying ‘Anthroposophy in every day life’.” If interested, please register at WSOC front office. If you have any questions, please ask office for the number of facilitator – Helena Gorka.
Truus reminds us to support the Lakota Waldorf School.
Dear friends, The Lakota Waldorf school is unique in that it is the only school that serves children from a Native American community. Please be a part of this transformation of this poorest of all reservations, the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Check out their master plan to build all classrooms in tipi form. Please help support and share the word. Thank you! – Jzin. http://www.gofundme.com/
Click here to jump back to the top of the page. Whee!
Be in the know for upcoming handmade giveaways: Like CastleofCostaMesa.Com on Facebook
I give away my lovingly handmade dolls and crafts seasonally. 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?
Click here to jump back to the top of the page. Whee!
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. If you would like a free shout out for any special events or offer, let me know as well. Time permitting, I will toot your horn. Meanwhile, please support our local peeps! Thanks! – Jzin
Click here to jump back to the top of the page. Whee!
This Week’s Feature:
The Company of Angels Gift Shop: Waldorf School of Orange County School Store.
The Company of Angels store. The best kept secret in shopping for heart-warming, handmade, specially curated, one-of-a-kind gifts, in Southern California, USA.
This place brings awe and magic to our daily lives!
There is always hot chocolate, coffee, tea and homemade baked goods in the gift shop!
Arts and Craft books, supplies and MORE. Doll making books, needle-felting supplies, natural wool yarn, hand-dyed felt to list a few.
The 100% natural yarn wall!
I have not even shown you the handpicked book selections, toys, home goods and other sections.
Come on by, treat yourself a visit and check it out yourself!
- Address: The Company of Angels, The Waldorf School of Orange County, 2350 Canyon Drive, Costa Mesa, California, USA.
- Phone Number: (949) 574-7735
- Check out the store hours on The Company of Angels Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thecompanyofangelsWSOC
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