A Very Wet Start to Summer

With the rain keeping us cooped up inside, I decided to get out my boxes and bags of craft supplies and have a slug making craft day.  

Here are the posts I made on my facebook account that captured some in the moment sentiments about kids and crafting:

I am not a "yes" mom. Yes moms are spontaneous, say ok to wild ideas (aka big messes), and allow the use of glitter. I like pre-planning, organization, and order. But sometimes, I need to be a "fun" mom (I think that is in the instruction book). When I saw this slug trophy on Pinterest, I decided that we would do a slug making craft day. I got out my huge stash of fabric, buttons, beads, knick knacks, bits and bobs that I have been collecting for decades. I had visions of my own slug project....but I spent the day cutting, sewing, pinning, ironing, threading needles, securing knots, and hyperventilating as children pawed through my vintage buttons, cut up perfectly lovely squares of fabric, spilled beads, and made bad decisions on form and design. I then nearly fainted when a child used my personal sewing scissors that have the word "NO" written on them with a sharpie (to ward off misuse and evil spirits), to cut pipe cleaners. I am now sitting on the porch practicing deep breathing exercises. Labor and delivery? Cake walk... Phillip Kelly, bring ice cream and more stuff n' fluff.

Slug/snail projects complete. I would have said this was a disaster with the mess, the needles that were left out and stepped on (and subsequent crying), the chaos (see my previous posting), and of course me hollering multiple times, " I am never doing this again." But, nearly the same moment of project completion, everyone excitedly started planning their next one. "What about me saying we are never doing this again?", I lamented. "Oh mom, we figured you would calm down"

Our inspiration


My collection

Slug production:




Phil arriving to save the day with stuff and fluff and ice cream.

And, the final products:








And, AFTER the children had finished theirs, I spent about 8 hours making this slug.  I am really rather proud of it LOL.

I did venture outside in the rain to the Summer sale at Sebrights (say that 10 times fast..) and then to Adelman Farms on their last day of opening to buy more peonies since I so enjoyed them this Spring.  


Eremurus in my mom's garden:


And in mine...





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