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Vanessa Brady

Vanessa Brady is the mother of two little boys and is an unabashed craft junkie. She is passionate about sewing, crafting, her children, and business. Find her original crafts at Tried and True blog and see her contributions to the Little House on the Prairie website below.

Making Homemade Butter With Kids

“At first the splashes of cream showed thick and smooth….After a long time, they began to look grainy. Then Ma churned more slowly, and on the dash there began to appear tiny grains of yellow butter.” Little House in the Big Woods In Little House in the Big Woods, Laura recalls how she and Mary… 

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Homemade Dipped Beeswax Candles

“Laura felt a warmth inside her. It was very small, but it was strong. It was steady, like a tiny light in the dark, and it burned very low but no winds could make it flicker because it would not give up.” The Long Winter Nothing says “pioneer living” quite like making your own beeswax… 

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Covered Wagon DIY Inspired by Little House on the Prairie

Covered Wagon DIY Inspired by Little House on the Prairie

“Everything from the little house was in the wagon except the beds and tables and chairs. They did not need to take these, because Pa could always make new ones.” Little House on the Prairie I’m not sure what it is, but there’s just something about covered wagons that naturally draws children in. With a… 

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Wooden Peg Dolls DIY Inspired by Little House on the Prairie

“She went past the willow valley and played in the prairie grasses among the black-eyed susans and goldenrod.” On The Banks of Plum Creek There is something timeless and quaint about homemade peg dolls. With no moving parts or batteries, they’re the perfect toy for the fully imaginative play that is so important in early… 

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Homemade Jewelry for Children and Grown-ups

Making bracelets inspired by Little House on the Prairie - beginner, intermediate, and advanced versions!

“Laura’s gift was a bracelet of blue and white beads strung on a thread and woven together, and Carrie’s was a ring of pink and white beads interwoven.” These Happy Golden Years There are few things as precious and timeless as making beaded jewelry with kids. There’s just something almost meditative to sitting with a… 

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Handmade Fabric Bookmarks for Old-Fashioned Reading Fun

Handmade Fabric Bookmarks for Old-Fashioned Reading Fun Featured

“As you read my stories of long ago I hope you will remember that things truly worthwhile and that will give you happiness are the same now as they were then. It is not the things you have that make you happy. It is love and kindness and helping each other and just plain being… 

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