Ah, Clever Karen hasn't found much time to be clever at home. So I thought I'd just share a few of the clever projects my students have been creating, just so you know what has been occupying my time and energy:
Pretty Peacocks by 2nd and 3rd graders (love these, they turned out beautiful!)
Tropical Birds by 4th and 5th graders:
Funny Chickens by Kindergarten and First Grade:
I have been enjoying seeing the creative work of my students! Their beautiful work blesses me and I am constantly thankful for the talents that God has given them.
I found a crescent shaped pin with some opalish stones in a bag of broken jewelry. I turned it into this necklace - I added a couple of chains hanging down - one with a large milky stone and two with some opal colored crystals. Then I added seed beeds to the pin back to hold the dangling chains in place. Finally I looped a long chain at the ends of the pin and closed it. Voila! Pin is now a necklace!
The snowfall on Sunday was an unexpected way to start my winter break, especially after our 50 degree weather on Thursday and Friday that had melted most of the snow. I spent a lot of time on Monday digging out my driveway. During breaks, I decided I needed a little jewelry therapy. I made two necklaces - shorter and longer - using up some blue and white glass beads in my stash.
The glass beads got icy cold while I photographed them outside.
Tropical Birds by 4th and 5th graders:
Funny Chickens by Kindergarten and First Grade:
