Posted in electronic, wood, wool, tagged ball, balloon, lamp, popsicle sticks, string on 28/06/2011 | 5 Comments »
I have always wanted to make this string ball lamp and decided to have a go on a sunny afternoon on our balcony. I mixed the PVA glue with water and began wrapping the balloon, glue went everywhere and it took about 1 hour to complete. I made the basic popsicle stand and fitted it with a standard light fitting. It looks great in our study room.
Lee-Kuo calls it a tree lamp
close-up showing the bulb inside
the supports for the string ball
all lit up
Posted in wood, wool, tagged circle, cotton, design, felt, lines, nails, parabolic, star, thread on 10/06/2011 | 1 Comment »
This is something I always wanted to do with students. I have drawn parabolic designs since I was young and always wanted to create them with cotton and felt. Having a small group of home schoolers was a great opportunity to make this craft, it needed approximately 100 nails for each board which they hammered with great delight. The finished crafts were great and they were really pleased.
Lee-Kuo's 2 colour 10 pointed star design
another beautiful star design in white
a circular design in the making
a great 5 pointed star
a free form design with 400 nails
Posted in general, paper, wool, tagged alphabet, drawing, Lee-Kuo, patterns, weaving on 29/06/2010 | Leave a Comment »
As Lee-Kuo was sitting in his classroom, the student next to him asked if he was bored, because Lee had just drawn the whole alphabet on a test sheet. These are amazing creations drawn with great skill and care. It is one single thread that creates each letter, take a look at the letter B which Lee made one evening. He never stops making his parents proud of him, fantastic Lee-Kuo.
lovely drawings of weaving patterns from Lee-Kuo
lower case letters
amazing alphabet weaving patterns drawn on the back of a test sheet
close-up of the marvelous drawing skill and idea
a different version using 3 pins and his woven letter B
Posted in wool, tagged crochet, dusters, finger, japanese, wool on 14/04/2010 | 1 Comment »
Here is another wonderfully simple but very cute crochet project for the weekend. My wife made these to give away as gifts and they really are useful for dusting small objects. The pattern comes from a Japanese crochet book. Until the next post, happy crocheting.
a great gift for friends, crochet finger dusters
Posted in wool, tagged christmas, crochet, Lee-Kuo, snowflake, stocking on 24/12/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Lee-Kuo made this a couple of years ago, we filled it with lots of sweets. As you can see, it’s not that big, but the colours and the snowflake give it a very special feel. After he finished this one he made another which is twice the size.
Lee-Kuo's beautiful stocking
Posted in wool, tagged cats, knitted, soft and cuddly on 06/12/2009 | Leave a Comment »
These beautiful knitted cats were made by my wife. They are so soft and cuddly she gave them away as gifts to new born babies. She made sure they were child safe before sending them away to our friends in France. Many people have commented on how soft and cuddly they are.
A beautiful soft knitted cat
Three cats for three babies
Posted in wool, tagged carrot, crochet, dusters, japanese, Lee-Kuo on 09/11/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here is another simple piece of crochet. Lee-Kuo made this because it looked so cute in a Japanese crochet book. Just recently he said he felt like doing some more crochet, so let’s find out what he makes.
a Japanese crochet carrot duster
Posted in general, wool, tagged family, felting, kindergarten, needle, waldorfschule, wangen on 08/11/2009 | 1 Comment »
These lovely little dolls were made by my wife when our son was in the Waldorfschule Wangen. They are so cute and can be used to tell stories to children. I used them when I was a kindergarten teacher in Taiwan. They are not easy to make but certainly worth the effort.
the mother of the family
the father of the family
the daughter of the family
the son of the family
Posted in wood, wool, tagged God's eyes, Ojo de Dios, popsicle sticks, wool, yarn on 04/11/2009 | 1 Comment »
Children love to make this craft. I have had so many students tell me how much they enjoyed making these simple but beautiful God’s eyes. I have even made them in a mini van going to Kaohsiung. When I taught summer camp the adults loved making them because it was so peaceful and relaxing.
I made this one with students on the way to Kaohsiung
double-sided god's eye
I made this with students in a senior high school
my summer camp students and their God's eyes
Posted in wool, tagged crochet, dog, Lee-Kuo, poodle on 01/11/2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is another one of those cute cuddly dogs found in a Japanese crochet book. Originally Lee-Kuo began making it but couldn’t find his place in the crochet because of the special yarn so he just made the body and head. Eventually my wife completed the special yarn and it looks great.
a wonderful soft cuddly poodle, made by my wife and son
