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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- Our creative journey today:
- Please feel free to leave comments on the bottom of the page. Share with us your crafting process, insights, experiences, etc.
- Today Christine showed us how to make Simple Baby Dolls in Knitted Blanket Bags.
- Giveaway! The Latest Tiptoes Lightly Book: The Treasure Cave: Sea Stories of Tiptoes Lightly. Ends November 15, 2013.
- Jzin wrote a wet-felting boat tutorial Check it out! Cool stuff! Yes, I say so myself!
- Next week’s Craft Group Project
- Local Happenings
- Nutcracker Ballet 2013. Many of our Waldorf School of Orange County students will be dancing in this lavish performance
- 16 inch Waldorf Doll Workshop with Christine Newell: January 2013
- Support Our Local Southern California Waldorf Community
- Gallery Waldorf School of Orange County past craft group projects
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.
Josephine’s baby doll in a knitted blanket. Check out Josephine’s blog in mandarin chinese here.
October 29, 2013. Our 6 and 1/2 year old knitter working on her blanket for her baby doll.
Not only did she knit her own blanket, she also made her own handmade knitting needles.
Voila! The cutest knitting needles, ever!
October 29, 2013. Alena working on last week’s project. The variegated yarn is a nice touch.
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.
November 5, 2013. Gisela’s baby, her knitted blanket, basket, mattress and pillow
Gisela’s handmade girl gnome for her grand daughter. What a lucky girl!
Admiring Gisela’s AMAZINGLY beautiful handmade treasures…
Gisela’s fishing gnome…
Here is the gnome, out of the basket…
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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!
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.
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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.!
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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:
- Roving Angels. Click here to view last year’s popular craft morning making these angels.
- Dry Felted animals
- Dry Felted pictures. Click here to view last year’s felted pictures.
- Wet Felted Christmas stocking, this can also be knitted.
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:
Here are handmade 16 inch Waldorf Dolls made by Christine Newell.
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.
Piecemakers Christmas Village. December 7, 2013. Costa Mesa, California
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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
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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Just for fun, click here instead view a gallery of my handmade dolls.
Castle of Costa Mesa Handmade Doll Giveaways
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?
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!
Photos from Waldorf School of Orange County Craft Group
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