num_pages: 208
description: For many of us our home is the center of our life. It is the place where our families meet and mingle where we share our meals and share our dreams. So much more than just a space to live our homes offer us a place of comfort nourishment and love for us and for our children.In Handmade Home Amanda Blake Soule author of The Creative Family and the blog SouleMama.com offers simple sewing and craft projects for the home that reflect the needs activities and personalities of todays families. As Amanda writes in the introduction As a crafter Im always looking for the next thing I want to make. As a mama Im always looking for the next thing we needto do to have to useas a family. The coming together of these parts is where the heart of Handmade Home lies.Filled with thirty-three projects made by reusing and repurposing materials all of the items here offer a practical use in the home. From picnic blankets made out of repurposed bed sheets to curtains made out of vintage handkerchiefs these projects express the sense of making something new out of something old as a way to live a more financially pared-down and simple life; lessen our impact on the earth; connect to the past and preserve a more traditional way of life; and place value on the work of the hands. Also included are projects that children can help with allowing them to make their own special contribution to the family home.More than just a collection of projects for handmade items this book offers the tools to create a lifeand homefull of beauty integrity and joy.Projects  Papas Healing This hot water bottle cover becomes a simple way to offer comfort to a sick child  Baby A simple pattern for an object that offers so much to a small childrefuge from the world and a place to lay their head next to a parents heart  Beach Blanket Repurpose old sheets to create the perfect picnic blanket for special outdoor meals  Cozy Wall A creative solution for storing a childs small treasures
language: English
title: Handmade Home: Simple Ways to Repurpose Old Materials into New Family Treasures
publisher: Roost Books