From the Library Bag — Reading with a three and six year old

Since my oldest daughter started first grade last week, we made it to the library to get new books on Friday. We managed to get a bunch of books, but my three and a half year old’s favorite, by far, is The Origami Master, by Nathaniel Lachenmeyer and illustrated by Aki Sogabe.
I found this [...]

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I made it in a Treasury!!

VickiDianeDesigns was nice enough to include me in her etsy Treasury. She is featuring a set of my origami gift boxes. Check it out:
Update: The treasury has expired, but you can still see my origami gift boxes!
If you have not signed up at etsy yet, please mention “lauraslefthook” sent you there when you [...]

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My latest crafting interest….

Origami boxes — another look
shades of blue
I just started getting interested in origami. I started with some ideas on line and have now progressed to getting about five books from the library. Right now I am trying to find ideas that would sell, but I also like making things for myself and the [...]

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A fresh start

I am playing around with blogging and was suggested to start a blog here by my dear husband, so I am trying it out. I plan to write about my interests in American Sign Language, crochet, children’s books, paper crafts (including scrapbooking and origami), and travel.
Above is my latest paper craft, a pine cone [...]

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