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140121 Lisa'a needle-felted guardian doll with heart and 2 brown braids peeking from honeysuckle bushes. Square cropped.

Tuesday morning, January 21, 2014

Today our craft group started later in the morning because poor Christine has a mishap with her water pipes at home. I was running around with several projects on campus (planning to felt a yurt using raw fleece with the 3rd graders tomorrow) and managed to take only a few photos. Christine showed us how to make needle-felted guardian dolls. Some of us continued working on our Rag Rug Project for our school fundraiser. – Jzin

Making Needle-Felted Guardian Dolls.

Christine Newell taught our craft group how to make needle-felted guardian doll based on Fiona Duthie’s instructions in Living Crafts Magazine Fall 2010 issue.

Fall 2010 Issue of Living Crafts Magazine, featuring “Guardian Dolls” by Fiona Duthie.

LivingCrafts Magazine Fiona Duthie Guardian Dolls Fall 2010 Misha cover

Purchase this issue on Living Crafts Magazine’s website.

Here are some symbols and ideas for your guardian doll (exerpt from Fiona Duthie’s tutorial in the literature above)…

140121 Fiona Duthie Living Crafts Magazine Fall 2010 Tutorial needle-felted guardian dolls Ideas and symbols

Christine Newell’s example. She has yet to make her a bag.

140121 Christine's sample guardian doll with white crimpy hair

Lisa needle-felting her doll…

140121 Lisa needle-felting a brown haired guardian doll of love with two long brunette braids

Here is Lisa’s Guardian Doll for Love!

140121 Lisa'a needle-felted guardian doll with heart and 2 brown braids peeking from honeysuckle bushes. Square cropped.

She can also be a valentine’s doll, I think.

140121 Lisa's needle-felted guardian doll with a heart on top of cherimoya tree

Back view, in our cherimoya tree.

140121 Lisa's needle-felted guardian doll with brown long braids back view

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8 year old Anicka’s handwork from this morning!

140121 Anicka with her needle-felted blonde guardian doll with braid

Calling All Crafters: We Need Your Crafty Hands

Can you knit? Sew? Make Dolls? Needle-felt? Do woodwork? We need your help to make handmade donations to our March 15, 2013 Waldorf School of Orange County annual fundraiser. Please contact Jzin. My e-mail is jzinius@yahoo.com. Thanks!

Continuation of Our Rag Rug Group Project

Tuesday. January 21, 2014. More hooking was done today to our rag rug for our upcoming school fundraiser. This rug is still unfinished. We would love more hands working on it in time for our fundraiser. – Jzin

140121 Craft group working on hooking rag rug

140121 Alena hooking rag rug alongside with Anna needle-felting guardian doll

140121 Light Blue strips hooked on to rag rug

Click here to view our page and tutorial on hooking this rag rug.

Gorgeous Treasures Available on Bidpal: Support our Waldorf School of Orange County 2014 Gala and Auction.

Click on the pictures below to see what treasures are available for bidding.

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Lisa’s Handmade Doll for her 5 year old Girl

Christine Newell teaches a 16″ Waldorf cuddle-size doll workshop. Thank you Lisa for sharing these pictures of her little girl’s reactions to mommy’s handmade doll.

Christmas 2013. Oh Joy! Mommy made is THE BEST!

140121 Lisa's 5 year old Joy so happy to receive 16" Waldorf doll handmade by mommy.

What a cutie pie!

14012 5 year old Joy in front of Christmas tree with new mommy handmade doll by Lisa

Click here to see other handmade dolls made in Christine Newell’s handmade doll workshop in Costa Mesa.

15% off Curvy Boards Sale!

Our very own Michaela of OpenEndedCreations (The Curvy Board) is offering 15% off with the Coupon Code “CastleOfCostaMesa”, which is good through January 31st, 2014. Please share and take advantage of this savings! Shop Openendedcreations here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/openendedcreations?ref=l2-shopheader-name

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

Click on the image below to view our Waldorf School of Orange County weekly craft group projects.

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

If you haven’t yet seen the pictures from our beautiful Winter Festival 2013, here they are. Click on the picture below to enter page: Some of the 7th Grader elves assisting in the Elves’ Workshop.

131207 4 7th Grader Elves helping out in the Elves' Workshop at Winter Festival. wine label logo

Be in the know for upcoming handmade giveaways: Like CastleofCostaMesa.Com on Facebook

131213 Winter 2013 Giveaway collage 2

I give away my lovingly handmade dolls and crafts every season. 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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Gallery of Past Projects from The Waldorf School of Orange County Craft Group

Click on the image below to view our Waldorf School of Orange County weekly craft group projects.

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

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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