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Safe and Warm: Project 1 Animal Hammocks

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                                       https://images.app.goo.gl/ewoS6uSAy3X2dgcq7 Animal Hammocks I love hammocks. To lay outside, all snug and safe, with the slight swaying in the sunshine.  But, it's winter and it's cold.  Until summer, my beloved hammock.  The hammocks we are going to be making aren't for people. They are for wildlife. The feral cat rescue groups, the wildlife groups who rescue possums and other wildlife. Side note: I am not a fan of possums (or opossums, either way you say it or spell it) but they are needed in our ecosystems. They are needed and the more I learn, the more I respect them.  Whether or not you are a fan, each creature has a place in our ecosystem. God created them for a purpose. When one species is gone, the entire ecosystem is thrown out of wack and then it is too late.  Environmental speec...

Works With Her Hands

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"She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands." (KJV Proverbs 31:13) "Her hands are busy spinning thread, her fingers twisting fiber." (NLT Proverbs 31:19) Proverbs 31, the woman's ABCs of conduct.  Two of my favorite verses in this chapter and the foundation for my little business and this blog: Works With Her Hands To me, the art of thread work; whether it be sewing, crochet, knitting, cross-stitch, embroidery, and quilting,without the need of a machine, is fading into history and something told from stories of old. This blog will be craft related. Different projects I am working on. New designs I want to share. The call for arms to save our ABC's for the next generation and generations to come. To make things that mean something and will last. To create something that can be touched and smell the love of the hands that created it.   How do we change that? Well, as of right now: with one disaster and a call for ...