“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…
Old-Fashioned Braided Rug Placemat
“Mary was braiding a new rug. She had cut worn-out woolen clothes in strips, and Ma had put each color in a separate box. Mary kept the boxes in order and remembered where each color was. She was braiding the rag-strips together in a long braid that coiled down in a pile beside her chair.”…
DIY Lemon Verbena Feed-Sack Sachets
“Oh, I do, Pa! And you should just see Miss Beadle. She’s the nicest lady in the entire world, and she smiles all the time, and she smells as good as she looks. I came right out and asked, and she says she wears something called lemon verbena. She’s the prettiest lady I ever saw–except…
Little House on the Prairie Hoop Project DIY
“Ma turned the strips of muslin and pinned them together and Laura whipped the new seam, over and over with tiny stitches.” By the Shores of Silver Lake Laura, who didn’t like to sit and make fine stitches as a young girl, became very good at her handicrafts later in life. She made beautiful quilts,…
Handmade Fabric Bookmarks for Old-Fashioned Reading Fun
“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…
Straw Hat Embellishments with Little House on the Prairie
“There were several beautiful hats, but Laura knew at once which one she wanted. It was a fine, cream-colored straw with a narrow brim, rolled narrower at the sides.” These Happy Golden Years A sturdy straw hat was an essential accessory to have on the prairie that could be as pretty as it was practical….