Well so far, I have spent my labor day building houses! But it's been a labor of love! The boys and I spent much of the long weekend outside collecting all kinds of bit so f nature (as usual) and today we layed them out to and were trying to see what we could make with them.We had tried to do some spore printing after reading the Resurrection Fern Blog and it was a big fail, so I had this big mushroom cap and I tore off a piece of it to take a closer picture and set the cap down. When I looked back at the cap, it looked like a cute little hut perfect for a gnome, a snail or maybe a smurf. Of course the wheels started turning and I was sure that the creature that would live in the hut wouldn't be satisfied with a boring abode, so we made a few modifications with the treasures we found on our walks. Here are the different models we came up with (the one above "Helicopter" and it's my favorite):
The Pine Cone
The Queen Anne
The Tulip Poplar
The Pine Branch
The Conifer
The Acorn
The Walnut
The Weed
I hope you enjoyed checking out my labor day work! Which one would you live in? Here's a challenge for you. Take found items and make your own little house. Try not to buy anything at all. Then post a link in the comments or send me a picture and the story behind your house (what you used,what inspired it, how you made it, who lives in it, etc.. ) and I'll post it here! happy building!
Update!
Here's a little treasury I put together to help inspire your houses!
