homemade goodness
Here are a few of the homemade goodies given this year by my side of the family.
-A hedgehog family and their home made by my mom for the little ladies.
-A Field Book of Ohio Flora and Fauna to record as we see them; handmade by my sister Katrina and her husband Matt. These guides include a separate section for wildflowers, butterflies and skippers, reptiles and amphibians, birds, trees, and rare and endangered flora and fauna. It also has blank paper for sketching and a big pocket on the front cover for keeping natures’ treasures.
Whenever we see a particular plant or animal that is listed in the book, we write the date and location down beside it; in hopes of filling the entire book one day. They made one for each of the little ladies, my sister Robin, and myself. Katrina bound the books by hand-sewing the pages together. They are amazing and are going with us EVERYWHERE!
-A special gift to Araina, from Robin, is this vintage sewing basket full of sewing goodies. The perfect way to encourage more handmade!
Araina LOVES the heart pins that were included,
and a homemade pin cushion (also included in the basket were colorful needles and fabric).
Throwing in some pics of their Solstice gifts….warm and cozy ear-flap hats (not homemade, but very necessary). Perfect for today’s super cold and snowy weather! Provide them with appropriate outdoor gear and the little ladies will continue to go outdoors no matter the weather!
More homemade goodies to come!
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Love it. Every single one. The hedgehogs, the vintage sewing basket, pin cusion, hats, smiles, and the book is so great!
Oh I just adore hedgehogs and these are delightful!
The new head wear for the girls is pretty sweet :0)
Such wonderful handmade goodness. I just finished my blog post for tomorrow, entitled..”handmade goodness” Good minds think a like!
Suzy
Wow Lisa!
What beautiful and thoughtful gifts! All of them are fantastic and full of love! You have a great family!!!
Sending love,
Sara
That book is amazing! What a cool gift! I meant to tell you that I saw the book below when I was in Asheville and it made me think of you. I’m sure you’ve already seen that line of books before, but they were new to me. And SO cute!
http://www.amazon.com/Softies-Only-Mother-Could-Love/dp/0399534849
Oh that hedgehog family! That is just too precious. How lovely to be gifted with so many handmade treats. Hope your holiday was wonderful
Wow! Those are some really great gifts! The books are super impressive! Makes me wish I had some little girls to make for. LOL, I have to come up with wooden weapons or things used for killings or maimings, and occasionally, the more meek treasure hunting.
Hope you had a blessed Christmas.
What treasures!!! I’m drooling over it all!
Those are truley splendid gifts…the field journals and hedgehogs are my favorite, how special!
Oh how lovely! I must write more for wordpress will not allow a simple precise expression of awe for your wonderful handmade gifts. Have a wonderful winter season.
super beautiful bounty. i love it all so much. going on herb walks is one of the best things in life….. i also love those star ornaments you guys made. thanks for that inspiration!!
love. heather
my girlie would lOVE those heart pins too! I wonder where they might be from?
Those hedgehogs are adorable – and that Field Book is AWESOME!
Such cuties covered in snow.
How lovely that your family gives homemade gifts too! The hedgehog family is so cute and the field journal is a great idea. Happy searching!
What a gift to be surrounded by all these crafty ladies! I especially love that hedgehog family.
All I can say is Wow! All that craftiness in your family. I love it! I hope you and the ladies find everything in your books. I think they looked adorable in the hats too. Such nature girls.
That’s why I like coming here. You show such neat pictures and I learn interesting things all the time. Thanks for sharing your knowledge on all things natural and fun. xxoo
I am still trying to find some type of needlework that will inspire Princess. My next idea is some plastic needlepoint canvas or some printed cross stitch.
The things you posted are awesome!!
beautiful! the hedgehog family is so sweet.the guidebook is incredible. my mom has done something similar for my kids, but not as fancy.
and my mom gave my girl a filled sewing case of her own (and me a gift card to the local sewing shop). she loved it!
nicola
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Handmade gifts are the best! Field guides are a terrific idea.
Wonderful!
I can bind books, too – that’s a great idea for one!!
The basket is so beautiful! I love it. And the pins are super sweet. And the babies from sweaters… I love it all!
Those are great gifts! Love the guide book. You can see all the love that went into these very thoughtful gifts! Priceless!
wow! that is some awesome handmade goodness…those books!! what an inspiration!! i also really love those heart shaped pins:)
what great gifts! i have to say i’d DIE for one of those field books! i cannot even imagine how much time went into making them!!! how blessed you are all to have such talent in your family!!!
It’s funny every time I talked to her on the phone last week she was in the middle of “holiday makings.” She put hours and hours into these field books. I can’t even estimate how many names (latin included) have been typed for this book!
Well now we see where you get it from. My goodness. Everything is so sweet, but I especially like the field guides. She must have put so much time and energy into those. Oh, and that sewing basket is perfect!!!
Craftiness must run in the genes! All of it is wonderful! I am glad you had a nice time!
Have a great week!
~Karen
Oh my goodness, all of those gifts are so lovely, and your girls are beautiful. I love, love, love the field books– such a creative gift and so useful. The hedgehogs are adorable and so is the sewing basket. Thanks for sharing!