To see my window stars and other artwork that's for sale, please visit my Etsy shop at: www.harvestmoonbyhand.etsy.com

 

My blog is at: harvestmoonbyhand.blogspot.com/

 

This is more about who I am:

 

After many years in the non-profit sector (with the last 8 of that founding/operating/directing a children's art and farm camp), I'm now a stay-at-home mom who homeschools my two daughters - one is in 11th grade and one will be attending college starting in September 2019.

 

This is perhaps the most challenging - and rewarding - position I've held. I feel so fortunate each day that I get to spend teaching and learning with the girls.

 

Following a rather eclectic approach, I tend to incorporate several methods including: Charlotte Mason, Waldorf, Montessori, unit study, and classical.

 

The girls are hands-on learners; so we do a lot of fun (yet educational) projects. When they were younger, they did more of these hands-on projects during the school year. As they have gotten older, academic subjects have taken more of their time, so the hands-on, fun projects seem to be done more during the summer.

 

I enjoy photography...and documenting everyday life around the home...including homeschooling, crafts the girls and I do, cooking, the pets (4 dogs, 3 cats, pony, and miniature horse), nature, and wildlife.

 

When I have breaks from homeschooling (few...but there are some), I enjoy pottery, leather-crafting, sewing, and quilting.

 

I also enjoy making translucent window stars after admiring the ones at the local Waldorf school. The stars have been such a fun and creative way to add some beauty to the home, and to daily life. The most basic star I make has 30 folds in it to create the pattern. The most complex star I've made has 408 folds. It has been a joy to make the window stars - to experiment with different colors, color combinations, and patterns - and to see how they turn out.

 

Thank you for stopping by.

 

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Here's something that I came across that I found interesting. Use to have a slightly different personality type (INFJ) when I was younger. This is what it is now:

 

Your Personality is Somewhat Rare (ISFP)

 

Your personality type is caring, peaceful, artistic, and calm.

 

Only about 7% of all people have your personality, including 8% of all women and 6% of all men. You are Introverted, Sensing, Feeling, and Perceiving.

 

How Rare Is Your Personality?

 

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I am a Nigella. "Many people think you are just a little bit odd, but you consider yourself just a little eccentric. You find new experiences exciting and fulfilling."

What Flower Are You?

 

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