Etsyhooker of the Week — Pepika

One of the awesome things about the internet age is that we can share things easily with people who are halfway around the world. Pepika is based in Bosnia and Herzegovina, yet I can purchase one of her patterns and have it quickly due to technology. Truly, the world is becoming more and [...]

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ASL Playgroup — Fun and Games and Action Words

For this playgroup, I used the names of some common toys as well as action words.
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For this playgroup, I used some nursery rhymes.
Jack Be Nimble can be used for jump and fast (quick.)
Hey Diddle Diddle can be used for cat, cow, jump, moon, dog, laugh, to see, dish, ran, with, spoon, fun.
Humpty Dumpty can be [...]

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Etsyhooker of the Week — Moose Threads

I know I have seen Moose Threads’ shop before, perhaps in a promotional thread for one of her lovely sweaters. This week her latest hat, with the lovely red truck caught my eye. It is often hard to find items that are really cute for boys, so I knew this is a shop [...]

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Signing Time Learning Center — printable activities

I am very pleased that Signing Time! has decided to provide learning activities online to go with their great dvds. So far, they have two weeks worth of activities up to print out. We plan to use these at home to review our signs as well as keeping them to use with my [...]

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Made To Order For My Daughter

Sometimes you get a request that is not exactly what you would make if you had the choice, but you make it anyway. That is the case with this hooded cape that my daughter asked me to make for her. It is not that I did not want to make something for her. [...]

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Etsyhooker of the Week — Krafty Lady Kreations

When you think of the word baby and baby gifts, I am sure baby booties are one of the items that pops into your mind. Perhaps in pastels of blue and pink, not necessarily the kinds in Krafty Lady Kreations’ shop. However, you definitely should think of her shop when you want an [...]

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ASL Playgroup — A Walk Through the Neighborhood Theme

Young children are just beginning to discover the world around them. For toddlers and preschoolers, the neighborhood is their world. So, learning signs for the places and people in their neighborhood seems like an important theme.
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I had a hard time finding the perfect book or set of books for this theme. Perhaps [...]

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Etsyhooker of the Week — fray

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This is definitely a shop with a distinctive style. Fray has incredible scarves that are simply works of art. I think simple would be best for an outfit to go with one of her scarves, so that it would get the attention it deserves. The one above is called the “Blooming Vine [...]

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Did You Guess Whose Hands These Were?

I showed you these a few days ago, so now it is time to show you my finished puppet. I am really happy with how he turned out. He is a lovely shade of bright green, with a huge smile. His crown is complete with red and purple beads.

Now I just need [...]

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Etsyhooker of the Week — Bags and More by Pam

Here is a cute hat to help protect your baby’s head this summer from Bags and More by Pam. Doesn’t every baby girl have lots of pink in her closet that this hat would match?

If you don’t have a human baby in your life, perhaps you have a baby of the canine kind that [...]

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