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HI. This is CALVIN. This is a butterfly. I made this for my first ever friend Caroline because she had a butterfly party. First, I drew it. And then I drew it on fabric. Then I cut it out. Then I sewed it. Then I put the patches on. Then I put the ears on, or whatever they are. Then I put the eyes on. And you probably know how I drew the card. Oh, and I used glue to glue the ears on.

These are our Wilburs. Do you know who WIlbur is? Wilbur is the pig in Charlotte's Web. I made the one on the bottom. First things first, I drew it. Then I drew it on fabric. Then I cut it out. Then I sewed it. And stuffed it. It took a loooooooooot of stuffing to stuff it. Then I sewed the top up.
After that, Ezra wanted one too, so Mama made him one like mine. That's the one on the top. I like the tail better on mine.

This is a cradleboard. I made it with the sewing machine mostly but I forgot how I did it. But it took a loooooooong time. I used fabric, cardboard, string and beads, and more fabric. The beads are for the baby to play with so they don't get bored. Oh, and rope for the shoulder straps.

I made this chainsaw because Mama says I can't use the real one. In this picture, I'm cutting a piece of wood up. I used cardboard, and plastic, and stickers, and duct tape and string. Oh, and I drew on it with wax crayons. I found some of the things in the recycling bin and the rest of it was in the art cabinet, except the plastic soda cap was in Grampie's recycling. You can't see the bead, though, in this picture, but it's right by my foot on the end of the pull - cord. It says ECHO because that's what Grampie's chainsaw says.

That's all I have to say. Goodbye.
CALVIN

 

Comments

[ines]

what a great post! good job calvin!

[Meredith]

My GOODNESS Calvin! You are soooo talented and so creative! I am really REALLY impressed with your cool projects!! Way to go!

[Aimee]

Calvin - Your projects are awesome! The time and thought you put into your projects truly shows. You are very talented, and your wonderful imagination adds so much to your work. I look forward to seeing what you make next!

[Aimee]

I put a link to your post on my blog. I hope that you don't mind!

[Sue]

Calvin, you are the craftiest kid ever - Thumbs up!
I'm diggin' that butterfly.

[martha]

Calvin, you rock.

[Minka]

Awsome ideas Calvin. Your projects show that you are very creative and have a lot of patience. I hope we will see more of them soon. We are in Toronto Canada and it is wonderful to see your crafts from so far away.

[denise in c'ville, va]

calvin you are going to inspire many other kids to think and to create. thank YOU for that!!

big hug from a stranger friend in Virginia!

[Eren]

Calvin, this is Ian. WOW! I like your chainsaw. I like the handle. And I like your workboots becuase the look cool. That's all.

Oh, and my mom says to have a good day and give your mama a pat on the back.

[heather]

fabulous calvin!! keep on crafting, we have so much to learn from you. oh, and do listen to your mama about the chainsaw, she is very wise. besides, yours won't scare the birds away. ;)

[Emily]

Calvin, I love your projects. The chainsaw is very cool, it's probably for the best that you made your own instead of using a real one.

Has the butterfly already been given to Caroline? I bet she really likes it. :)

[Lisa]

Hi Calvin, I love your projects, especially the Wilburs. Charlotte's Web is a wonderful story isn't it? We're in Halifax, Nova Scotia and think you're a really neat kid. Keep up the good work buddy!

[Beth]

Calvin, you are getting very good at using that sewing machine of yours!

Isn't it nice to give handmade gifts to people? They're the nicest sort, I think.

And, I think that your cradleboard is awesome- what a great way to carry a baby!

Thanks for sharing your creations with us! I hope we get to see more of them soon!

[diana]

Let me first say: I like EVERYTHING you showed in your first post. But i like the chainsaw and the cradleboard best. Too bad you're not allowed to handle the real thing yet (the chainsaw I mean). But as I sometimes work with these kind of machines, I can tell you they can be nasty bits of hardware!

Have fun with your all the things you made!

[Chris]

What a lucky girl Caroline is to have such a creative friend like you! Beautiful work.

[Zsuzsi]

Calvin, I think you are right about the tail. Congrats from Budapest, Hungary (very far away)

[Kelly]

Calvin, you are amazing! May you always, be so creative!

[denise]

Wow! Thanks for sharing Calvin. You are doing such a great job with all your projects and you are able to explain how you made them so well.

I teach students Art and Craft in Australia who are 12 years old to 18 years old and you are just as talented and creative as the older kids. My year 8 class has just made koalas and kangaroos that look a lot like your Wilbur. Awesome work. Have an excellent and fun day!

[Melanie]

I´m working in a Natural Museum in the Butterfly and Moths Department. So I know what I am talking about: You did a great job with the drawing and the sewing of your friends party-present! By the way- the "Ears" are named antennae.
Keep going...

[bellablue]

Calvin, You are my hero!!!!

[elias (and annette)]

Hi calvin. I like your chainsaw too. My little sister loves piggies so she would probably like wilbur. I am sewing a panda that I drew but I am sewing by hand not on the sewing machine. Bye.

[rob]

This is the best post ever! Look at all that great work...and such descriptive how-tos.
Calvin, you are so creative and intelligent. I love all your creations...keep them coming!
{ps. i really love how you put the beads on the cradleboard to keep the baby entertained!}

[bramayes@maine.rr.com]

oops! that was me :)

[brandie]

geez whiz...what's my problem. it was me...brandie.

[Helena]

Way to go! You are doing great with your machine. I like the chainsaw, too. Your family are lucky to have you, because you have put all the learning together. I bet your friend really liked the Wilber pig. Your so very smart. Have fun! XOXO

[Helena]

Way to go! You are doing great with your machine. I like the chainsaw, too. Your family are lucky to have you, because you have put all the learning together. I bet your friend really liked the Wilber pig. Your so very smart. Have fun! XOXO

[Sarah]

Calvin,
You have made some really wonderful things there! I especially like the cradleboard. Keep up the good work!

[Christine]

Hi Calvin, you are very talented! I love the butterfly especially :)

[Viv]

Great job, Calvin! I love all of your projects, but I especially love the Wilburs :-)

[liz elayne]

these projects are all so fantastic Calvin! and how lucky your friend Caroline is to have a friend who makes things for her as a gift. wow! i love the butterfly!
all that you have created is so inspiring and i am so glad you shared how you made it all here.

[Katie]

Hi Calvin, I'm seven and I sew too. Your stuff is cool. I made a green sea monkey doll once. My mom reads you mom's blog. I like Spiderman.

[adele]

great post, super great projects! félicitations calvin!

[Emily]

Hi Calvin, I like your stuff you make. It's cool that your mom gave you her old sewing machine. I am 5. I make bead bracelets. I have a blog of the pictures I take. My grandma and grandpa live in Portland. Thats all.

[Amy]

You're an awesome kid!

[betsy]

Calvin, these are ALL fantastic!!! Lovely work. You should be very proud of yourself and your creations. xoxo

[Alicia A.]

Great job, Calvin! You're awesome! You made me smile today. Thank you!

[Kim]

Hi Calvin,
I just started bloging. Your mom was one of my inspirations. I live in Kirkwood Missouri. I have two boys Matthew and Bennett. Like you, they love to craft. I think after seeing your wonderful work, I will put some of the boys pieces on my blog. You are very creative and talented. Thanks for sharing your crafts with me.

[em]

Calvin- You are brilliant. I love the chainsaw, the pig, the cradle board- is there anything you can't do?

[kirsten]

Calvin,
My favorite thing that you made are the Wilburs. We like Charlotte's Web, too.
Nice post - my daughter likes to blog, too!

[Dawn]

Calvin! Fabulous work!
I am a retired art teacher, and I would have loved a classroom full of kids just like YOU!
You have a great future ahead of you...and you are blessed with parents who allow you the freedom to create and to follow your dreams.

[katharine]

I like your tail too. My kids are reading Charlotte's Web right now so they loved seeing your Wilburs.
-Katharine.

[erin]

calvin, you do amazing things with some supplies and your imagination! keep creating!

[Sarah]

Hi Calvin! What great projects! You are very creative.

[filambulle]

Hi Calvin! I love your creations. I have a daughter named Plume (6) a son named Benoît (3) and a baby named Leon (17 months). When I will show them your blogpost, I know they will ask for a butterfly, a piggie, a cradleboard and a chainsaw. My old sewing machine is broken, so I will do the sewing with the new one, but Plume can draw, cut embroider and paint too, and Benoît likes to draw, so we will have much fun.
Thanks to you and your mama for the inspiration.
Kisses from Switzerland.
Manuele

[christina gomez]

Calvin,
you are a very talented young man. CAn you come to TExas and teach my boys to sew? Maybe you can teach me too!
I LOVE your stuff. Maybe you can sell them in the shop and make some money for yourself?
Have a great creative day!
Christina

[Bertha]

WOW Calvin! I LOVE the butterfly the most! My daughter is only 3 months old, but I hope that when she gets a little older that she is as talented and creative as you!!

[katie]

Thanks for showing your creations, Calvin. I've been so eager to see what you have been doing. Wonderful stuff! I love seeing it all, and I especially like the cradleboard with the beads to amuse the baby. Thanks!

[krista]

Rock On Calvin!

[Beth]

Very nice, Calvin. I appreciate how you explained how you went about creating all of these wonderful things. Wouldn't it be fun to collect the pictures and what you've written about your projects in a book?

[hannah]

so awesome calvin! and i like your wilbur tail better too...