The amount of drawing and creating around here just seems to be increasing every day- the boys have been spending so much of their time drawing- Ari has been drawing landscapes and picture maps- all featuring lots of volcanoes, of course, and Dorian draws lots and lots of pirates. Some monsters, some suns, but mostly pirates.
The boys decided on the morning of a birthday party that they wanted to sew gifts for their friend. Dori drew a bear and we worked together to make it into a pattern that could be sewn into a soft toy. I embroidered the face the way he had drawn it, and then he sewed it together. He need hardly any help with this, just a few tricky parts- an ear, a paw, and sewing up the stuffing hole at the end. It was hard to give this one away- I will treasure this picture. Maybe I can talk him into making another one for our baby.
Ari made a pirate treasure bag for his friend (it was a pirate themed party.) He filled it with special little beads and shells and such from his treasure box.
And I have been going through old photos, trying to get a handle on the endless pictures I take and never seem to get to printing or doing anything with- aside from posting a few here. I was inspired by Melody's beautiful birthday book she is making for her son, and started making some photo books myself- rather obsessively I must admit. But I can hardly wait to hold those books in my hand and see the images printed. And going through Dori's baby pictures to (finally!) make him a baby book has been a lovely thing to do while pregnant. All that baby sweetness to reminisce over.And it makes my boys look extra big in my eyes too!
I've come across a bunch of photos that I love that I had forgotten about. These two really made me smile.
LOVE these photos. And such creative work from Ari & Dorian. Do you use any special needles for sewing with them (that are less sharp?)
ReplyDeleteThanks Danielle. We use a regular needle- usually one that is a bit on the thik side, but still fairly sharp or else it is hard to get through the felt. They are both quite careful with them.
DeleteThanks Taisa - we'll have to try it out. We're inspired!
DeleteTaisa...I'm sitting here with mouth agape...guess what I've been up to late at night, too many nights to count ~ yes! photo books for each year and for each child! It is indeed addictive and I also can hardly wait to hold them in my hands. Which publisher are you using? Funny, that...then again, I'm not too surprised. Our lives seem to overlap and echo each other's so often ~ a kindred soul indeed.
ReplyDeleteHave a happy weekend!
xo Jules
P.S. The boy's artwork is endearing and beautiful!
Wow Jules! That's crazy! I love that we are both sitting up late doing the same thing- makes you seem not so far away. I decided to try the My Memories software and I think I will send it to them to print. You?
DeleteI've tried My Publisher for a 70th Birthday book for my Dad from all his kids. It was great, the paper was a bit thin, but nice. A friend used Blurb, I think, and it looked great. I'm just about to go check them out! I'll let you know :)
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Yes, please do let me know! It seems that My Memories is a bit cheaper if you own the software, but I can't find any review on the quality of the books, so I am a bit reluctant. Plus their shipping to Canada looks crazy! I'll keep checking things out.
DeleteHi Taisa...I decided on going with Blurb. It seems like they are all kind of the same. It will cost a bit, but then photo albums the old school way were pretty expensive, too. I know I'll appreciate that in fifteen, thirty years. Your week this week is so similar to ours...playmobil and lego have found a fixture in a certain seven year old's room and I just had to loosen up a bit myself and appreciate the cretivity, too. Yes, those wooden cars don't get played with as much either :(
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Hi Taisa,
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos and I don't think I would have been able to part with little brown bear either! Soooo precious!
Please continue your conversation with Jules here so you can help me decide which company I should use for our photo books. Are any of the companies Canadian? I just recently decided that I want to try this method as our current method of me never remembering to get photos printed not to mention into an "album" is working. The last one I did was for 2006!
~ joey ~
Thanks Joey! Photos are so hard to keep on top of, aren't they? It looks like Blurb has a Canadian site and their shipping isn't bad- I'm not sure if there are others. My last album was 2006 too!
DeleteLove the homemade gifts and the B&W photos!!
ReplyDeletehee hee! Love the treasures and seeing the bits that I made on the boys. Lily made a purse for her friend this week. It's so lovely and made with such care. I didn't take a final picture of it, which I now regret.
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