Category Archives: Crafts

Science in the Kitchen

Posted on August 4, 2014 by entwife

Keeping the kids inventively occupied can be a challenge. But what if you could teach kids science while they think they are playing with their food? For example what happens when you put Lemonheads or sour Skittles in water with … Continue reading →

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Eggsperiments

Posted on March 29, 2013 by entwife

With Easter coming up a friend who knows I like odd ways of doing things sent me an unusual method of dying eggs. Only three things needed; eggs, food coloring and shaving cream. Yup, shaving cream. The instructions said that … Continue reading →

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Recycling

Posted on April 2, 2012 by entwife

I grew up learning to be frugal. My grandparents grew up during the Depression, which affected how my parents were raised. Mom said her mother told her never to throw anything away. As evidence of this we found a large … Continue reading →

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Is It Embroidery, Cross-Stitch, or Needlepoint?

Posted on February 1, 2012 by entwife

I get a lot of people asking me questions while I’m at the local yarn store where I pick up a lot of my embroidery supplies. Just because I know all the staff by name and which product is stocked … Continue reading →

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Beauty or the Bad Rap

Posted on January 12, 2012 by entwife

One of my favorite hobbies (and I have many) is embroidery. I love working with the colors, how the thread feels as it slips through my fingers, and watching a textured picture developing as I work. Unfortunately embroidery gets a … Continue reading →

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