Tina Davis' Books

from Kimberly


So sorry for the lack of posts. I have been crazy! I started way too many projects as of late. I have pictures to show soon.

Right now I want to blab about some great kids books. 3 books by Tina Davis called : See and Sew, Sow and Grow, and Look and Cook. Renata has See and Sew and we have been slowly going through the projects. We have Sow and Grow in the store and it is really great too. These books are really fun for teaching sewing, gardening and cooking and if you like a vintage look. They are beautiful books with old vintage illustrations and the projects are vintagey too. They make a great present because they are so pretty.

Now besides being pretty they have great content too. See and Sew has simple instructions for basic hand sewing skills like sewing a button and embroidery stitches. Then there are the projects which include sewing a frog pincushion, drawstring bag, baby bib, elf shoes, cat shaped purse, etc. Very cute projects using simple materials like felt. Renata is 6yrs old and she definitely needs me to help her with the projects but you can see her getting more competent with each project. The back of the book includes sewing cards and monograms you can copy. My only critique of the book is that I would have like a few more projects. There are more than I listed and a lot of project suggestions but I still felt like a few more projects would have been nice.

Sow and Grow has more projects in it, but it first begins with introduction pages about sun, water, air, "what is a"... leaf, root,plant,stem etc.. The projects in this one include growing plants from potatoes, avocados, citrus but it also has egg shell gardening, terrariums, potpourri, pressing plants, forcing blooms, etc. It is organized with projects for each month of the year. Very fitting for a gardening book. Now See and Sow is definitely gauged for girls and this one is much more unisex even though the cover has pink on it.

I haven't seen Look and Cook yet but it looks quite nice too. They would make really lovely Christmas or birthday gifts. I'll post pictures soon.

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Notes From The Tilt-A-Whirl

by N. D. Wilson,
published by Thomas Nelson
ISBN:0849920078 ISBN-13:9780849920073
A visual, poetic exploration of the narrative nature of the world and the personality of the Poet behind it all. When Nate Wilson looks at the world around him, he asks "What is this place? Why is this place? Who approved it? Am I supposed to take it seriously?" What could such an outlandish, fantastical world say about its Creator? In these sparkling chapters, Wilson gives an aesthetic examination of the ways in which humanity has tried to make sense of this overwhelming carnival ride of a world. He takes a whimsical, thought-provoking look at everything from the "magic" of quantum physics, to nature's absurdities, to the problem of evil, evolution and hell. These frequently humorous, and uniquely beautiful portraits express reality unknown to many Christians-the reality of God's story unfolding around and among us. As the author says, "Welcome to His poem. His play. His novel. His comedy. Let the pages flick your thumbs."
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