Montessori by Hand

I've made a commitment. To myself. To do my best to see the mundane and catch it in my proverbial butterfly net, eventually transforming...

Spool Flashback, from Mom's sewing basket Woot! I built my own lightbox - thank you, Dallas , for the inspiration! It works fine with m...

On the thirteenth day of Christmas, you all get to see some of the handmade lovelies that appeared under the palm tree on the 25th of Decemb...

After a bit of monkey business, and flying through the air with the greatest of ease, we have returned home refreshed and ready to take on 2...

Well hello there! Here we are - communing with the birds and skipping in the sand. Warmest wishes for a Happy New Year from our family to yo...

Watching an airplane go by Needless to say, I've lost that innocent wonder of those large, metal bird-ish machines. Or perhaps it's ...

One of the most notable Christmas traditions in Mexico is the reenactment of Mary and Joseph's journey to Bethlehem, when they were deni...

Photo by Allison Toth, from the Holiday Traditions Exchange 2007 Flickr group Did you hear my sigh of contentment? The pattern layouts are d...

Dear me. I just about need galoshes so I can puddle-jump from one room to another. Notice the water dripping down the back of the chair? Jus...

As part of my effort to diversify the winter holiday experience for my children, today we prepared and enjoyed latkes, lit a "menorah...

From the aptly named wee wonderfuls pattern collection , it's my pleasure to introduce to you Monsieur and Madame Gnome - an absolute de...

EDIT: Pattern is now available here! I've been bursting at the seams to show you this new pattern design, which will be available in Jan...

As promised! I'll begin with my personal chart-topper, salt dough ornaments . Use the play doh recipe and leave out the food coloring. ...

In my Montessori training, we were warned against putting the children's art up for display. Children's art, it was said, should be ...

sneak peek of a wonderful someone's gift 'Tis the season of occult crafting. Little snippets of WIPs are shown, but not the project ...

The prelude. The snow. The wood pile. Oops!

The best Thanksgiving leftovers of all time! Come to find out, I'm not the only American- Montessorian expat who enjoyed some Domino...

for more, hop on over to flickr Fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice. Every morning, afternoon, and evening. That pretty much sums up our weekend...

35% off over at my etsy store until Monday, November 19th! My lovely parents (who are in charge of packaging and sending out my patterns) a...

wool + embroidery floss + cotton ball + paper clips I first came across these little bitties during my Montessori training course. It was lo...