A Creative Weekend in Review

It was a busy and enjoyable weekend.

Friday, the children and I sat on the front porch and practiced our painting. Autumn meticulously drew her scene before picking up a paintbrush.

Abigail loves to paint and draw and was thrilled that I gathered flowers as our subject.


Here she is hard at work:
Collin seemed to enjoy the afternoon. He carefully practiced his vase on a separate piece of paper, as he wanted to get his vase "just right". The picture below is his finished product.


Drawing and painting are not my strong suit, but it is fun to play. I can't draw a decent stick figure, and no, I am not just being modest.


I feel little better about my painting. It's something that I would like to practice a little more often.
Have you ever tried the watercolor pencils? They are loads of fun. You draw your picture with them, and then use water to paint over them. The vibrant colors seem to appear out of nowhere!

Saturday morning, we headed to the library for a gem and mineral show. I'm sorry to say that I forgot to bring my camera. We enjoyed looking and asking questions. That is until two of the men started telling us how the rocks were 300-500 million years old. The children just looked at me, and we politely moved along. I didn't want to get into a theological discussion at the library. Perhaps that was wrong. Maybe I should have told these people what I believe, and why. Collin brought along several rocks that he has collected on camping trips, and was happy to have them identified.

Autumn and I spent the afternoon and evening sewing away. Oh, what a lovely time of fellowship! Working side by side, encouraging one another, and feeling good about creating something from a piece of fabric and our hands. I shared with Autumn that I used to sew with the idea of the finished product. Lately, I find myself enjoying the creative process. I love making French seams, so that the garment looks pretty on the inside, as well as the outside. I made Abigail a skirt, and a peasant blouse. I'm thrilled with the way that they turned out. Especially the blouse. I can't wait to make some more. I think I'm going to make myself some of these.

The peasant blouse is from this pattern:McCalls 5050
It's very difficult to find patterns for Abigail that I like. She typically wears a girls store bought 14, though she is only 8 years old. I made her a ladies extra-small, size 4-6 on the pattern. It fits her very well.

I also made a matching skirt for Abigail's doll, Molly. Her blouse is still in the works.

I was given the weekend off of cooking! Since I was busy sewing yesterday, Collin made us supper. He made a wonderful tuna noodle casserole. Today after church, Verne made zucchini and eggs for lunch, and then cabbage, bacon, and noodles for supper. I am blessed.

What did you do this weekend?