These are some more story stones from the new Fairy Tale Series. Stay tuned for magic beans, a basket of magic stones, and more. Oh, and I created a flickr photo group page (in the sidebar) for those who would like to share pictures of projects that were inspired by a Red Bird Craft design….
nests
Have I mentioned that creating story stones is super addictive? I spent some time designing and making some new characters and props this past week. This little house is part of my newly designed Story Stones: Create Your Own Fairy Tale series. There are lots of little people, critters, and items that complete the series,…
to market, to market
I’ve updated my shop with some new chicken necklaces and lots of story stones of all shapes and sizes. Some story stones are being sold in sets, and some alone. Since I am a total newbie at selling my wares, I am always open to suggestions. xo e
spring stones
Here are Chick’s finished fabric collage stones. She made these while I worked on the story stones. I am so fascinated by the bright, sunny colors she chose. Don’t they look like Easter eggs? Chick cut up her own bits of fabric and then glued them onto the stones using Mod Podge. After they were…
story starter game
Lately, I have been thinking about story telling and how it seems to be the gateway to highly imaginative and intricate play. I watch Chick create fantasy worlds where nothing but torn pieces of paper become the characters from the last play she saw or a chapter from a book, and it helps me to…
more story stones
Some birds and dinosaurs have joined the picnic. I was scheduled to have jury duty this morning at 8:00 a.m. sharp, but as I was closing the car door, a court guy leaned outside of the courthouse and told me it is canceled and that I should just go home. Tom was sure that he…
story telling stones: mouse picnic
After months and months of drawing pictures of mouse picnics with Chick, I decided that we should make a mouse picnic for her to play with. This project began with peaceful stone gathering and then turned into an excuse for indoor water play since all of the stones needed to be rinsed. The very very…
