May 26th, 2010
Teacher Appreciation Soap Gift by Design Mom
I hold a very special place in my heart for teachers. They are unsung heroes and key to our children’s development and achievement. At the end of each school year, I like to give my kids’ teachers a sweet “thank you” gift as a token of my appreciation. I am constantly on the look out for new and inexpensive ideas, and I just came across a great one on Design Mom’s blog. Check it out! What teacher doesn’t appreciate being germ free? The label design is so sweet and is available as a downloadable template. For step by step instructions on how to make the gift, click here.
Tags: gift wrap, Gift Wrapping, inexpensive gift, kids, Soolip, Soolip Blog, teacher apprciation, Teacher gift, The Art of Gift Wrapping, Wanda Wen
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February 3rd, 2010
Every year, getting and staying more organized ranks at the top of my new years resolutions list. Organization invites peace, productivity, and opens the door to more creativity. But, as any mother knows, staying organized is easier said than done! Between my business, creative projects, and kids running around the house, fulfilling this goal is challenging–to say the least! Despite my earnest efforts to use more organizational tools, implement new systems and make new house rules, somewhere along the line the organization train always gets derailed.
I came across this really insightful article, “Changing Habits that Create Clutter” on the Peaceful Lives website (check it out!), and I had to share it. It made me question that maybe the solution isn’t how I combat clutter, but rather the very way that I think about things and go about my daily activities. We all have these habits that create clutter, and breaking them is the first step to a peaceful home and a peaceful mind. This article has already done so much for me, I encourage you to read it! Here’s the link: http://www.peacefullives.com/clutter-clearing-and-organization/changing-habits-that-create-clutter
Tags: awareness, Clutter, Mindful, mindfulness, Organization, peace, peaceful mind blog, Soolip, Soolip Blog, soolip stationery, wanda, Wanda Wen
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January 15th, 2010
- Sweet pillows and gifts hand sewn in Miss Shannon’s Sewing Class
How sweet are these hand sewn felt pillows?! My very dear and talented friend Shannon teaches children’s sewing classes in North Hollywood, CA. She has the greatest philosophy about her craft and teaching sewing to children. Despite being surrounded by high-tech toys, the Internet, and TV, kids still haven’t lost their desire to create with their hands.
In Miss Shannon’s Sewing Classes, Shannon teaches 4 stitches, how to sew on a button, and how to make a pattern with tracing carbon paper. The kids learn how to be self reliant by making their own patterns. Additionally, they learn how to mend clothing, embellish tank tops and jeans, sew tooth fairy pillows, stitch hankies, make pillows and pillow cases, tea towels, dolls, sachets…the possibilities are endless in Miss Shannon’s Sewing Classes!
Shannon says that another amazing thing about teaching sewing is sitting together as a class in the sacred sewing circle. Shannon says, “We sit around with our work in our hands, and the children talk…I hear the most precious things…secrets from the circle. Sewing calms the children, but also opens up their minds…they begin to see things differently…how things are assembled. I also encourage them that there are no mistakes and that perfection doesn’t exist…sometimes it’s the seeming mishap that makes their project beautiful. They’re all little folk artists.”
For more information about Miss Shannon’s Sewing Classes, visit Miss Shannon’s Sewing Classes on Facebook by clicking here.
Tags: A Soolip Wedding, art of gift wrapping, Crafts, Felt, felt crafts, felt pillow, Home Arts, Miss Shannon's Sewing Classes, sewing, Shannon, Soolip, Soolip Blog, stiching, The Art of Gift Wrapping, wanda, Wanda Wen
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