tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post1048839564058266320..comments2024-01-30T07:46:23.383-08:00Comments on Filth Wizardry: Saint David's day craftsLindseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07169632319172011782noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-26488956973712384132012-02-14T21:07:01.808-08:002012-02-14T21:07:01.808-08:00Fabulous ideas! Thank you. I'm off to suggest ...Fabulous ideas! Thank you. I'm off to suggest to my daughter's preschool teacher (we live in India and she attends an American International School) that I help the class with March 1 crafts! As you may guess from the name, my parents are Welsh - though I've lived only in Scotland and England (and now India) due to father's and now husband's jobs. Your pictures certainly brought a tear to my eye from family holiday reminiscences!Menaihttp://menai.posterous.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-58869542673694498082011-06-02T08:32:54.515-07:002011-06-02T08:32:54.515-07:00this is exactly what I was looking for! One of my ...this is exactly what I was looking for! One of my daughters has her 4th birthday within the next days and the big wish is a "Kaufmannsladen", shop thing like... thank you very much!!!Mamizeithttp://www.mamizeit.de/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-70532548358682656902011-03-01T16:27:22.220-08:002011-03-01T16:27:22.220-08:00Aha, this is probably why the neighbor at the end ...Aha, this is probably why the neighbor at the end of the street had a Welsh flag on the porch, when he normally doesn't. Thanks for all the craft ideas, the leeks are great!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879927963858160523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-75123886478867857892010-11-09T22:37:08.246-08:002010-11-09T22:37:08.246-08:00I love the Welsh crafs! I'm from California bu...I love the Welsh crafs! I'm from California but have been to Wales four times- Cardiff mostly and LOVED it. such a beautiful country with beautiful people. I still have a Welsh flagging hanging on my wall and a framed Welsh Map...like I said, I loved it. Rumors are that some of my family originated from Wales (Cummins- is the last name, is it Welsh that you know of?) and I can only hope. Thanks for the great history lesson and craft ideas!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459933378672165620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-73907106383873182372010-04-03T05:15:42.419-07:002010-04-03T05:15:42.419-07:00I just discovered your blog... I wish I'd done...I just discovered your blog... I wish I'd done it a month earlier! We celebrated St. David's Day by making daffodils out of egg cartons and making sheep out of paper and cotton balls that we strung throughout the house. They're still up!<br /><br />My husband grew up in England, but his family is Welsh and his parents live in a tiny village in mid-Wales called Tregaron. So beautiful there! (But I can't handle the weather.. too cold for this Texan. lol)<br /><br />Now... off to recruit some paper bags to make iron on transfers..Recovering Noahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05959669295237521029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-44240277910954117342010-03-16T14:30:20.181-07:002010-03-16T14:30:20.181-07:00Thank you for sharing so much fun info about St Da...Thank you for sharing so much fun info about St David's day. Love it! My mom used to always read books to her kindergarten class about Wales and they would go pick daffodils that day. Was sad this year because there weren't any to pick. Too cold this winter. She would have had so much fun doing the fun craft things with her kids at school that you shared.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240634433916196989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-27477475170912170572010-03-07T06:57:32.752-08:002010-03-07T06:57:32.752-08:00The leeks are pretty amazing! I love them. It'...The leeks are pretty amazing! I love them. It's so nice to learn so much about Wales - thank you so much!Christine at Origami Mommyhttp://www.origamimomy.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-64788958561349217532010-03-06T09:17:46.675-08:002010-03-06T09:17:46.675-08:00I would love to visit Wales - mostly due to the pl...I would love to visit Wales - mostly due to the place-names, which I haven't a clue how to pronounce! But which fascinate me anyway.Plus the countryside looks just gorgeous... /happy sigh. Thank you so much for sharing!SuzyQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02384073572828558424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-21494255606150743382010-03-05T19:08:01.838-08:002010-03-05T19:08:01.838-08:00I just read your entire blog and I just have to sa...I just read your entire blog and I just have to say that you. Are. AWESOME. My new hero. <br /><br />I'm commenting here because I love the leeks, they are so cute!<br /><br />Needless to say, I'm following you now! XD.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03214164191279554560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-20118821420413632122010-03-04T11:49:43.471-08:002010-03-04T11:49:43.471-08:00You've made me homesick! I had to wear that na...You've made me homesick! I had to wear that national costume when I was younger...and for this St.David's Day I wore a Daffodil brooch :)Almost There Societyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02933495353537036321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-47032926096741632512010-03-04T10:28:18.088-08:002010-03-04T10:28:18.088-08:00Gorgeous! Thanks for the alternative to St. Patri...Gorgeous! Thanks for the alternative to St. Patrick! Much prefer St. David.Hippy Goodwifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889270671148155062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-9205972868871637752010-03-04T10:07:22.805-08:002010-03-04T10:07:22.805-08:00Great activities! And those photos of the country ...Great activities! And those photos of the country are so gorgeous!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14796161900653422174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-78731246568886617302010-03-04T09:09:57.227-08:002010-03-04T09:09:57.227-08:00This is so great to see - thank you! My husband i...This is so great to see - thank you! My husband is from Porth Cawl (near Bridgend), and we're always trying to help our children learn about the place he's from. His parents are here in Canada as well, so we haven't had the "need" to go back for a visit, but we're longing to take the kids one day.Charityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04636024853968816682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-30554360315346337502010-03-04T08:49:52.904-08:002010-03-04T08:49:52.904-08:00Thanks for the info! Our last name is Welsh and I...Thanks for the info! Our last name is Welsh and I'd like to teach the kids some of their history.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-20553886808248420932010-03-04T07:54:20.009-08:002010-03-04T07:54:20.009-08:00I live in Conwy, well, Gyffin just outside of Conw...I live in Conwy, well, Gyffin just outside of Conwy. Grew up near merthyr (mining village called fochriw) and have lived in Arizona between living in these two places where my hubby is from.<br /><br />Found this post on the Crafty Crw, will definitely be doing them with the kids next Saint David's day : ) Thanks!christinehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/notcatherinezeta/4397171461/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-62938606986139581292010-03-04T07:22:49.241-08:002010-03-04T07:22:49.241-08:00Very fun! I went to college in Carmarthen and lov...Very fun! I went to college in Carmarthen and love to teach my children about Wales and the beautiful country that I loved! Hope to take them there someday.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17778074581799128382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-4480909518703704722010-03-03T09:53:17.562-08:002010-03-03T09:53:17.562-08:00Ok, how is it possible that I find this now... 2 d...Ok, how is it possible that I find this now... 2 days later?! Lol! Great stuff! Love it and saving the link ;-)Lacy @ Catholic Icinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15661907407686620984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-20041403828715036312010-03-02T21:48:25.378-08:002010-03-02T21:48:25.378-08:00Thanks for the education! Very fun. Love the natio...Thanks for the education! Very fun. Love the national costume, and the leeks! I haven't been to Wales (yet) but I've watched Dr. Who and Torchwood. :)Heather - Dollarstorecrafts.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15961561421180532049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-27934846245837691732010-03-02T20:44:53.206-08:002010-03-02T20:44:53.206-08:00Hi there,
love your blog and delighted to see St....Hi there,<br /><br />love your blog and delighted to see St. David's Day get some deserved attention. I am teacher in Australia - just moved from Adelaide to beautiful Pt. Lincoln - and I lived in Merthyr Tydfil in 2002 and taught across the valley in Bargoed for the whole year. A brilliant experience. Have many friends and fabulous memories of South Wales in particular and am hoping to visit again this year.<br />Our daughter is named Carys due to having lived in Wales and loved the name!<br />Pam xxxPamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-75854072749740187282010-03-01T18:12:40.103-08:002010-03-01T18:12:40.103-08:00Those are the most amazing paper leeks that I have...Those are the most amazing paper leeks that I have ever seen!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-90722328373444183062010-03-01T15:57:10.582-08:002010-03-01T15:57:10.582-08:00Wow! What a lovely surprise to have so many people...Wow! What a lovely surprise to have so many people commenting that are from or have visited Wales! Either I have a lot more subscibers than i realised, or there are a lot more people with Welsh roots out there across the world. Either way, very cool!<br /><br />Debbie: I'm from a village called Deganwy that is inbetween Conwy and Llandudno. You probably drove through it going from one to the other!<br /><br />Rhiannon: My Mum was born in Merthyr and I was born in Brecon. I wonder if our families ever met! It's amazing how small the world can seem at times. I was on a dive boat in Australia in 2001 and discovered the skipper's family were from Merthyr too and had emmigrated to Australia to try gold mining instead of coal mining :)<br /><br />MaryAnne: I'm amazed that you have links to Merthyr too! Such a small world! Are any of your relatives from there still alive? I think it's so cool that they probably met some of my family. My gran was the Aberfan district nurse and my mum worked in Boots Chemist in the high street there when she was a girl, so they met a lot of locals :)Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07169632319172011782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-38604150822923549042010-03-01T15:55:33.321-08:002010-03-01T15:55:33.321-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07169632319172011782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-61746148265370219482010-03-01T14:53:30.856-08:002010-03-01T14:53:30.856-08:00Daisy Doo!
Love the photos. I live about an hour...Daisy Doo!<br /><br />Love the photos. I live about an hour away from the Welsh border and have family who live there.kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708429699005394771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-74968027667231379672010-03-01T14:53:30.857-08:002010-03-01T14:53:30.857-08:00Happy St. David's Day! Both of my dad's pa...Happy St. David's Day! Both of my dad's parents were half Welsh (Merthyr Tydfil area), so I guess that makes me a weird sort of quarter Welsh? When my family lived in France, we took the ferry across and drove through Wales. I remember that it was stunningly gorgeous with loads of newborn lambs. My mom was navigating, and she sent my dad on several detours through the green parts of the map because she loved the sheep so much!<br /><br />Loved the picture of you as a girl all dressed up for St David's day - I think your girls look a lot like you!MaryAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13253503049272771754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543941664703892689.post-933315530267604352010-03-01T14:09:52.372-08:002010-03-01T14:09:52.372-08:00Happy Saint David's Day! My girls are in their...Happy Saint David's Day! My girls are in their Welsh costumes... but alas, I didn't do any crafts with them. Love those leeks! I'll have to make them with my girls next year.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733854662944058955noreply@blogger.com