Faith * Family * Farmstead* {Farmhouse Style} T-Shirts!

Hi Friends ~ I'm excited to announce that these super soft heather, vintage-style tees are now available here for a limited time! I've partnered with Joys of Threads who hand prints each shirt from silkscreen. The tees are stretched on a wooden frame and custom made to order. They run true to size with no shrinking.

DIY Christmas Gift for Kids to Make!

(Thank you to Oriental Trading Company for providing product used in this post!)

Do you feel the excitement in the air? School is almost out for Christmas break! Soon they will be home. Wide-eyed. Counting down the days, the hours, the minutes... until Christmas morning! 

So today I thought I'd share a sweet and simple idea to keep the little ones in your home busy distracted creative. :) These affordable wood Christmas tree ornaments come in sets of 12, and are perfect for children to paint and decorate. 

They can personalize the ornaments with their picture to give to Grandma and Grandpa, Aunts and Uncles. Or, have them use a picture of them with their friends to pass out as gifts! (The photo ornaments on our tree are the ones I cherish most.)

Holiday Fun for Kids (Christmas Games and Activities)

As an adult, Christmas seems to come so fast each year!

But as a child, it is just. so. hard. to wait. 

The snow is softly falling outside, and I'm excited to share some fun ideas for the little ones in your life. Maybe you're hosting a family gathering, a party, or just looking for something to keep your children busy as they count down the days till Christmas...

Growing Up On a Mini-Farm...

It was a dream of ours to raise our boys on a little piece of property, where they had room to explore and run free.

When we moved to our little farmstead with a flat 2+ acres with a barn and chicken coop, two years ago, our boys were 10, 7 and 4. 

We imagined what life would be like, and here's what we've found:

There are chickens to take care of... 

Displaying Children's Artwork (Farmhouse Style)

I've been wanting to come up with a creative way to display our three sons' art. 

So, when I came across these 1905 farmhouse doors, it seemed one of them would make a unique backdrop for these precious keepsakes.

My Favorite Masterpieces...

Hello!

Just a short post today, featuring my favorite artwork in our home. Not only am I in love with the art, but (especially!) the artists.

Our family portrait, using oil pastels, by our 5th-grader, Hudson...

If you have little ones in your life, I encourage you to capture their creativity at this moment in time through a self or family portrait. It's amazing how their personality comes through in artwork. 

Feel free to guide them - especially when they are drawing or painting pictures of people. It's helpful to suggest certain shapes and  placement on the paper or canvas. Let them do their own art, but sometimes you'll need to break things down into steps so that they don't get frustrated.

Our family portrait, again using oil pastels, by our third-grader, Noah...

My sister and I have had the privilege of teaching art at our children's school for the past several years. It is always intriguing how two (or twenty!) children can be given the exact same instruction or idea and you will wind up with two (or twenty!), one-of-a-kind, pieces.

My niece, Julia, painted this canvas for us as a sweet housewarming gift when we moved to our little farmstead. She was seven years old... 

This water color painting is special to me because it was Lincoln's first completed Sunday School craft when he was four. He wasn't a fan of being away from his mama... so a completed class and painting was a precious little rite of passage. It captures the innocence of childhood and the verse expresses the truth of what we believe.

Do you have a favorite piece of artwork from someone in your life? Or, maybe you have a unique way of displaying artwork in your home? I would love to hear your ideas...

Thanks for stopping by today!

xo

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