tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post1303786616364677227..comments2024-03-08T01:37:39.323-05:00Comments on Getting Stitched on the Farm: Icy Days and Cosy CraftsKristin Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09038900681076035087noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-64724508583403746522007-12-18T23:45:00.000-05:002007-12-18T23:45:00.000-05:00Once you make the decision to bring glitter into y...Once you make the decision to bring glitter into your home, you've made the commitment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-75832051490771931962007-12-17T03:17:00.000-05:002007-12-17T03:17:00.000-05:00Oh, gosh, Kristin. I have to wonder if we are not ...Oh, gosh, Kristin. I have to wonder if we are not kindred spirits. <BR/>I made a fairy house similar to yours for a good friend several years ago. I cobbled together the base from scrap lumber in C's shop and then hot glued birch bark on the outside, lined the interior floor with dried lavender blossoms, made a bed and window frames from red twigged dogwood, "tiled" the roof with disassembled pine cones, outfitted the bed with a pussy willow coverlet, and so, so many more details, I don't even remember them all. <BR/>Then, I snuck into her AWESOME garden where everything grows to Alice in Wonderland gargantuan proportions, and placed it under a leaf of her big-as-the-bed-of-a-truck rhubarb plant, left for her to discover on her own.<BR/>She, in turn, snuck it into the county fair that year under my name, and then she made and supplied the fairies to live inside it and placed it in the crook of a two-trunked birch tree in her yard. It's been worn away to nothing over the years by the elements, but if she or I find any pictures of it, I'll be sure to blog about it someday.<BR/>It was a big project despite its small size but was just so much fun to make (as you already know).<BR/>Many of the ideas behind making and embellishing it were also from several magazine articles and pictures, a few similar to the ones you show here.<BR/>I love the idea of adding lots of glitter and what fun, fun way for you two to work together on your houses. We've had our share of glitter spills here today, too. And I distinctly remember the day we brought glitter into our lives and our home for the very first time about 5 years ago, I'd guess, and realizing at that very moment of opening the jar, that our house would never, ever be the same again.<BR/>I have to imagine, in your house, that there is some very old glass glitter deep down in the cracks in the floor somewhere, don't you think?<BR/>The icy winter pics here are stunning, too. Love those icy birch branches. Glad you're safely back and cozy at home.Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06210760028111581098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-24436113470360797112007-12-16T20:37:00.000-05:002007-12-16T20:37:00.000-05:00they look great. i would love to be the teacher r...they look great. i would love to be the teacher receiving those little houses. and the birch bark is a great material. i also love your wintery pictures. glad that there is another winter than the bleak one we have her 8 months a year.knititchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143430462744751602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-74535502419785174082007-12-16T07:31:00.000-05:002007-12-16T07:31:00.000-05:00What a great idea! Your little houses look wonderf...What a great idea! Your little houses look wonderful, and it is so good to have projects you can collaborate on, isn't it?<BR/>I'm glad to hear you only used bark from fallen trees though :-)matheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06518597257571179776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-23740816745908704652007-12-15T18:15:00.000-05:002007-12-15T18:15:00.000-05:00Oh, what fun and what magical little houses. Good ...Oh, what fun and what magical little houses. Good job to both of you.<BR/>Glitter does have a life of its own. When I taught kindergarten, I would find glitter in my shoes (it never came out) and I even found it once in my pants!<BR/>Thanks for the gorgeous photos.ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245099394863979981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-68437648340839470052007-12-15T16:52:00.000-05:002007-12-15T16:52:00.000-05:00I love the rosehips and enjoy hearing about your a...I love the rosehips and enjoy hearing about your adventures with your daughter. Well done Julia!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-4311051841880073962007-12-15T13:36:00.000-05:002007-12-15T13:36:00.000-05:00The birch branches and rosehips are magical.The birch branches and rosehips are magical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-15727903340722918922007-12-15T08:32:00.000-05:002007-12-15T08:32:00.000-05:00I love, love, love the houses. Thanks for the idea...I love, love, love the houses. Thanks for the idea!<BR/><BR/>-- Grace in MAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-28091610312888155082007-12-14T20:53:00.000-05:002007-12-14T20:53:00.000-05:00I really, really love these!:) lauraI really, really love these!<BR/><BR/>:) lauraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-88328870493672042052007-12-14T15:42:00.000-05:002007-12-14T15:42:00.000-05:00The houses are wonderful! The gingerbread house w...The houses are wonderful! The gingerbread house we are going to build tonight just won't compare. My kids won't know, though!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing your creativity. We have a river birches in our suburban, TN back yard. The bark flakes off. I never thought of using it in a creative manner. I just finished making our cards. You may have sparked an idea for next year...Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160893019728810682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-64819197461207916242007-12-14T13:19:00.000-05:002007-12-14T13:19:00.000-05:00Julia, you and Mom did a terrific job on those hou...Julia, you and Mom did a terrific job on those houses! They look so perfect sitting there on the icy surface!Peg-woolinmysouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03790536800383924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-30836420570991944282007-12-14T12:31:00.000-05:002007-12-14T12:31:00.000-05:00Yes, the glitter will be in your house 'til the ne...Yes, the glitter will be in your house 'til the next century. . . just like the pine needles in my car and front hallway.<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-65558602640992248812007-12-14T12:29:00.000-05:002007-12-14T12:29:00.000-05:00Oh, the little houses are too sweet for words! An...Oh, the little houses are too sweet for words! And I love your photographs -- your eye for things that most people would walk right past never ceases to amaze me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-84277422931573073692007-12-14T12:19:00.000-05:002007-12-14T12:19:00.000-05:00great project! i love it when glitter gets all ove...great project! i love it when glitter gets all over the place.kat coylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01874727300599918387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-51823026637303783722007-12-14T10:20:00.000-05:002007-12-14T10:20:00.000-05:00I love birch bark too. It's just so interesting.I love birch bark too. It's just so interesting.Mama Urchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13330018634478326520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-27852845979881273562007-12-14T09:21:00.001-05:002007-12-14T09:21:00.001-05:00Here's another interesting link for birch bark sup...Here's another interesting link for birch bark supplies.<BR/><BR/>http://www.barkcanoe.com/materials.htmKristin Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09038900681076035087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-18502522771422870802007-12-14T09:21:00.000-05:002007-12-14T09:21:00.000-05:00Oh my goodness, so wonderful. I did notice that Wh...Oh my goodness, so wonderful. I did notice that Whole Foods is selling crates of beautiful birch firewood. I can't imagine burning it, but it might be a good, sustainable source for urban crafters. I think I will head over there today and try making the ornaments coffeechris mentioned.<BR/><BR/>Love your book! Looking forward to receiving it.Alissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01640189184780380701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-90075372157107119212007-12-14T08:44:00.000-05:002007-12-14T08:44:00.000-05:00Thank you for the beautiful nature eye candy - I a...Thank you for the beautiful nature eye candy - I am blown over by birch myself. We vacation each year in Northern Wisconsin with tall pines and birch trees. I love harvesting the bark from fallen trees and collecting pinecones. Have also made journal covers, picture frames, wrap clear vases and candle holders. Oh yeah, then there is ornaments from slices of trunk with hole and ribbon (emblelish anyway that moves you) Julia might like to try those ideas. Guess glitter is the new faux nature bling representing ice and snow, ha. Love your blog and am awaiting Santa bring me Kristin Knits under the tree, I have been a good girl.<BR/>Bountiful Birch Barking.coffeechrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13473441409602366773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-16215377573234523492007-12-14T08:40:00.000-05:002007-12-14T08:40:00.000-05:00Those are fabulous! I am going to try to make some...Those are fabulous! I am going to try to make some next year--there's too much snow here now to get to the fallen trees. My SIL is the designer for Winston Flowers. She gathered a carload of our birch bark and did all the Winston windows. I can't wait to see them.<BR/><BR/>I worry about this new fashion of decorating with birch bark though. I heard of a man in Vermont who discovered an entire birch grove on his land stripped of bark. I wonder where all the bark comes from that appears in the catalogs...Maymomvthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08660028340050789552noreply@blogger.com