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Painting Elderberries In My Nature Journal

by raisinglittleshoots2 Comments on Painting Elderberries In My Nature Journal

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This week I have painted Elderberries in my Calendar of Firsts.

You can see me painting the berries in this week’s video:

The supplies I used:

Moleskine diary

Fountain Pen with waterproof ink

Da Vinci 1503 size 8 watercolour brush

Watercolours:

  • Permanent Rose
  • Quinacridone Magenta
  • Naphthalene maroon
  • Potters Pink
  • Cadmium Yellow Light
  • Cobalt Blue
  • Indigo
  • Moon Glow

White Gel Pen for highlights

This is  just a short video to share how I work. I would love to hear how you create.

Do come over to the private FaceBook group for families working with their children to encourage one another in our journaling pursuits. It would be lovely to see you there.

The Charlotte Mason Nature Journaling FaceBook Group

Autumn, Calendar of Firsts, Keeping A Nature Journal, Nature journaling supplies, Nature Journaling Videos, Our Nature Journals

Painting Rose Hips In My Nature Journal

by raisinglittleshoots4 Comments on Painting Rose Hips In My Nature Journal

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My Calendar Of Firsts this week featured the Rose Hips that were in abundance on our Autumnal equinox walk, and the beautiful Garden Spider that has been building her web over my living room window for the past couple of weeks!

What a joy it has been to watch her each day.

You can see me painting the Hips in this week’s video.

The supplies I used:

Moleskine diary

Fountain Pen with waterproof ink

Da Vinci 1503 size 8 watercolour brush

Watercolours:

  • Quinacridone Gold
  • Cadmium Red
  • Quinacridone Magenta
  • Winsor Orange
  • Cadmium Yellow Light
  • Cobalt Blue
  • Ultra Marine (green shade)
  • Indigo
  • Raw Sienna

This is  just a short video to share how I work. I would love to hear how you create.

Do come over to the private FaceBook group for families working with their children to encourage one another in our journaling pursuits. It would be lovely to see you there.

The Charlotte Mason Nature Journaling FaceBook Group

Autumn, Exploring Nature With Children, Our Nature Journals, Uncategorized

Autumnal Equinox Week

by raisinglittleshoots6 Comments on Autumnal Equinox Week

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The weather here was beautiful on the Equinox, so we went out for a leisurely stroll in the woods, despite the girls recovering from a nasty virus, and me coming down with it. (You know, the ear, nose, and throat sort.)

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Rose couldn’t resist the water.

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Everything is still very green, though some leaves are beginning to turn.

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Rose also visited her pigeons this week

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Some of her journal pages from this week:

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How was your equinox?

Happy exploring!

Calendar of Firsts, Exploring Nature With Children, Keeping A Nature Journal, Nature journaling supplies, Nature Journaling Videos, Our Nature Journals, Summer

Painting A Toad In My Nature Journal

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My Calendar Of Firsts this week featured some of the things we saw on our ‘moon walk’ a few evenings ago; the Harvest Moon, a hunting owl, and a toad.

You can see me painting the toad in this week’s video.

The supplies I used:

Moleskine diary

Fountain Pen with waterproof ink

Da Vinci 1503 size 8 watercolour brush

Watercolours:

  • Quinacridone Gold
  • Ultra Marine (green shade)
  • Phtalo Blue
  • Indigo
  • Cadmium Yellow Light

This is  just a short video to share how I work. I would love to hear how you create.

I have recently created a private FaceBook group for home educating families to encourage one another in our journaling pursuits. It would be lovely to see you there.

The Charlotte Mason Nature Journaling FaceBook Group

Exploring Nature With Children, Our Nature Journals, Summer

The Harvest Moon

by raisinglittleshoots2 Comments on The Harvest Moon

This week is Harvest Moon Week in Exploring Nature With Children. We have been doing some reading about the moon and Lunar eclipses, and watching the sky closely!

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On Friday evening, we set off and walked through a local meadow.

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What a treat we had! Bats galore, an owl, and a wee toad that Rose found

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Then the star of the show!

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When we first spotted the moon, it hung large and low in the sky, like a golden penny. Once we were home, and it was higher in the sky, it was a beautiful silver. I left my shutters open in the bedroom, as I am fortunate to be able to see the moon for most of the night from my window. It filled the room with light all night long.

Here is Rosie’s journal entry:

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Did you get to see the Harvest moon?

Keeping A Nature Journal, Nature journaling supplies, Nature Journaling Videos, Our Nature Journals, Summer

Painting A Dandelion In My Nature Journal

by raisinglittleshoots4 Comments on Painting A Dandelion In My Nature Journal

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The supplies I used:

Moleskine diary

Fountain Pen with waterproof ink

Da Vinci 1503 size 8 watercolour brush

Watercolours:

  • Naples Yellow
  • Winsor Orange
  • Cobalt Blue
  • Ultra Marine (green shade)
  • Phtalo Blue
  • Cadmium Yellow Light
  • Quinacridone Gold
  • Quinacridone Magenta

This is  just a short video to share how I work. I would love to hear how you create.

I have recently created a private FaceBook group for home educating families to encourage one another in our journaling pursuits. It would be lovely to see you there.

The Charlotte Mason Nature Journaling FaceBook Group

Keeping A Nature Journal, Nature journaling supplies, Nature Journaling Videos, Our Nature Journals, Summer

Painting Raspberries In My Nature Journal

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The supplies I used:

Leuchtturm 1917 sketchbook

Fountain Pen with waterproof ink

Da Vinci 1503 size 8 watercolour brush

Watercolours:

  • Naples Yellow
  • Raw Sienna
  • Cobalt Blue
  • Ultra Marine (green shade)
  • Cadmium Yellow Light
  • Quinacridone Magenta
  • Naphthamide Maroon

White Gel Pen for highlights

This is  just a short video to share how I work. I would love to hear how you create.

I have recently created a private FaceBook group for home educating families to encourage one another in our journaling pursuits. It would be lovely to see you there.

The Charlotte Mason Nature Journaling FaceBook Group

Calendar of Firsts, Keeping A Nature Journal, Nature journaling supplies, Nature Journaling Videos, Our Nature Journals, Uncategorized

Painting An Apple & A Strawberry Leaf In My Nature Journal

by raisinglittleshoots2 Comments on Painting An Apple & A Strawberry Leaf In My Nature Journal

 

This week I have two videos for you!

The supplies I used:

Moleskine diary

Fountain Pen with waterproof ink

Da Vinci 1503 size 8 watercolour brush

Watercolours:

  • Cadmium Yellow Light
  • Raw Sienna
  • Cobalt Blue
  • Ultra Marine (green shade)
  • Quinacridone Magenta
  • Cadmium Red

These are just just a short videos to share how I work. I would love to hear how you create.

I have recently created a private FaceBook group for home educating families to encourage one another in our journaling pursuits. It would be lovely to see you there.

The Charlotte Mason Nature Journaling FaceBook Group

 

Calendar of Firsts, Keeping A Nature Journal, Nature journaling supplies, Nature Journaling Videos, Our Nature Journals, Summer

Painting Ripening Tomatoes In My Nature Journal

by raisinglittleshoots2 Comments on Painting Ripening Tomatoes In My Nature Journal

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Hello everyone! I have a new video up on YouTube:

The supplies I used:

Moleskine diary

Fountain Pen with waterproof ink

Da Vinci 1503 size 8 watercolour brush

Watercolours:

  • Cadmium Yellow Light
  • Raw Sienna
  • Cobalt Blue
  • Ultra Marine (green shade)
  • Quinacridone Magenta
  • Cadmium Red
  • Winsor Orange

This is just a short video to share how I work. I would love to hear how you create.

I have recently created a private FaceBook group for home educating families to encourage one another in our journaling pursuits. It would be lovely to see you there.

The Charlotte Mason Nature Journaling FaceBook Group

The 20% discount for Exploring Nature With Children expires on August 20th, so please use code EXPLORE before it is gone!

 

 

Calendar of Firsts, Nature Journaling Videos, Our Nature Journals, Summer

Painting Lavender In My Nature Journal ~ Video

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I have a new video up on YouTube:

The supplies I used:

Moleskine diary for the original sketch

Leuchtturm 1917 sketchbook for the copy

Fountain Pen with waterproof ink

Da Vinci 1503 size 8 watercolour brush

Watercolours:

  • Cadmium Yellow Light
  • Cobalt Blue
  • Quinacridone Magenta
  • Shadow Violet

I have recently created a private FaceBook group for home educating families to encourage one another in our journaling pursuits. It would be lovely to see you there. Please click to join and send me a pm to confirm you are a home educating family & your interest in the group.

The Charlotte Mason Nature Journaling FaceBook Group

This is just a short video to share how I work. I would love to hear how you create.