As Evyn has broken either his toe, toes, or foot, he lent a helping hand for a couple bags, and then meandered away. Amber has also stepped forth and helped open some of the pieces. I've decided to make a white/off white ball, a brown/beige ball, and a green ball. I have less green bags than I do anything else, so that may just have to be for creative accent when the time comes.I need about 60 bags prepped before I can begin the project. I lost count on how many I've cut up. I think between 30 and 40, but who knows? This shall be interesting.
On another note, Daryn's been bit by the creative bug as well and made a beautifully hand-crafted chair for the front porch. He plans on doing another, as this one is a bit narrow. Geared for smaller people, it's 16 inches across. The next will be 19 or 20 inches across.
This brings us to some of our hopeful summer projects. Well, for Ian anyway. He's beginning a new curriculum next year and I think summer would be a great time for him to do the first couple carpentry projects. Maybe with help from visiting Grandpa? We are hoping. He needs a separate bookcase, a light box, and a supply box. He also needs to work on a carpentry merit badge. I thought these projects would work perfectly together. Even if they are assembled, he can complete them later as assigned. I know they will take more than a couple hours each, and I'd like him to do a good job.
Well, back to the kitchen and my boiling chicken and my ball of plarn.
Did you ever see photos of the artificial x-mas tree we made from plastic bags while I was in NJ? It was, oh, ten or twelve feet tall. The trunk was a maple we cut on the property, and the branches, modelled after real artificial x-mas tree branches, were made from coat-hangers that were tied with strips cut from plastic bags (three strips per set of "needles"). We must've gone through HUNDREDS of bags to make this thing, but it was amazing when we finished! A perfect tree - mostly white. Somewhere I think I have pictures of it.
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