This is the second installment of my nine-month series on The Fruit of the Spirit and its cultivation in our lives. With each post I’ll be including a free embroidery pattern download featuring the month’s topic. “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things [...]
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Over the next nine months I will be writing about the fruit of the Spirit and its cultivation in our lives. With each post I’ll be including a free embroidery pattern download featuring the month’s topic. — Have you ever stopped to think about how your family will look five years from now? How about [...]
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Maybe I am far behind in the world of craftiness, but until a few months ago, I had never even heard of loom knitting, but now it’s become a favorite activity in our home! As I’m always on the lookout for relatively easy handicrafts we can do around here, I liked the idea and thought [...]
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1. Sewing Great for hand and eye coordination (fine motor skills). Helps with concentration and ability to focus. I use a template to trace and cut out the front and back of felt-shaped animals. My girls sew the two pieces together by using a blanket or regular stitch. We leave an opening, put in some stuffing, [...]
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We have a guest post today by Jasmine from Far Above Rubies: She sets about her work vigorously; her arms are strong for her tasks. Proverbs 31:17 Preparing our daughters to be corner pillar stones is important to their well being (Psalm 144). Here are some things that are incredibly needed for their success: Train [...]
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One of the things that I did with my girls when they were young was to encourage them to keep their hands busy. I wanted them to be productive and make good use of their time. So whenever I was reading aloud to them I would have them draw, sew, crochet, play with legos, knit [...]
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There is something so special about a little girl learning how to sew… and when you are a little girl nothing seems more fitting than to make your “dolly” a doll quilt…. one that is pretty and warm for her to snuggle under. A doll quilt is a perfect beginner project for that dearly excited [...]
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Spending time with our daughters while teaching them to sew (or learning along side them) is so rewarding. First of all you get the opportunity to spend that important time together, second you are teaching them a skill that they can use their entire life, third you teaching more than sewing you are teaching perseverance, [...]
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