3 Jan 2013

wind chime












A luscious meal of tasty morsels.
Their alabaster homes for a time.
Our collection of gnarled and twisty driftwood.
Eager hands and winding, winding, winding.
Long pieces of jute twine and ever so careful looping and knot tying.
A few broken souls bound for the sandpit.
Listening for the sea.
Letting the gentle breeze run through making them all a clatter.
Slow and simple days.

Steph x

Joining in with these lovelies.

21 comments:

  1. Gosh you really do post some gems. My eldest would love this. He plays with his baskets of shells almost all day - and ever since I got him a book from the library on shells, he now knows their names and likes to sort them accordingly. Beautiful Steph. x

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  2. Steph you are one clever lady this is just beautiful. I love the rustic look of it and it looks like Bijou enjoyed making it with you with her sweet smile. xx

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  3. What a lovely idea Steph! I love natural things. I think it teaches us and our little ones to learn to appreciate what nature has to offer us. I'm trying to teach Sunny how to make more rather than indulging in store bought.

    Sophie xo

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  4. I love, love this idea, so pretty! and I bet my daughter would just love this too!

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  5. this is just so beautiful. love using what you have. :)sarah

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  6. I just love shells... we live on the beach, but it's very rare to find them still stuck together like that. Such a great idea. I think it's time to start collecting shells again x

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  7. that is just what i need to make for over the baby's hammock.
    clever as always steph. you are an inspiration.
    x ashley

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  8. Great idea using shells. I'm loving your blog, I've finally sat down and looked through some of your past posts, beautiful photography and love all the natural crafts for keeping the kids busy! Leigh x

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  9. oh it is so nice to be here catching up on your christmas and new year.

    scrolling through the posts now

    xo em

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  10. sometimes i get so caught up in the beauty of your photos...i forget to actually marvel at the craft itself!! I tell you anything that involves jute twine as i'm in love ... so sweet honey xx

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  11. I need to get my hands on some of this twine. I can not for the life of me find it here in the bush:) This looks like a fun activity. Hope that you are staying cool. Has the rains started there yet???

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  12. jute twine does it for me every time. i can just imagine their sound with the wind or kids hands running through them. lovely, lovely x

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  13. This reminds me of my childhood for some reason...maybe we had something similar once? Anyway, it gives me a lovely feeling looking a these pictures x
    (resourcefulness! see, I'll come to your for inspiration!)

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  14. Such a fabulous idea, I think we might have to do this too.

    xo

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  15. so beautifully written! i have baskets and baskets of drift wood, i never thought to make a wind chime. mobile yes, wind chime no.

    i just love your writing so much steph. adding you to my daily reads right now ;)

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  16. What a gorgeous idea and post. X

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  17. Wah! You are so clever it hurts x

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  18. Fabulous!! Love the 're-use' aspect of it and also its beauty :)

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  19. I love the way you live and think, Steph, always turning things into something beautiful. You are an inspiration! I bookmark so many of your posts! x

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  20. i am peeking around your beautiful blog and really enjoying myself. it's lovely here.

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