Mix, stones, and sand make more than a floor…..

I always say when I travel down to Guatemala that I want to do work.  I don’t speak Spanish very well, so I have thought the best way I could help would be to pick up my shovel and carry the load, literally.  This trip down certainly filled my sore muscle void and a little more. If you have never seen the hills that Barrio la Cruz occupies, then it is hard to have a standard picture in your...

Beautiful dolls, Beautiful Ladies..

It has been long overdue for an update on the dolls and the progress on our work in Barrio la Cruz, so I am starting with the ladies. The ladies have been making and perfecting their waldorf dolls with much work and patience over the last two months. We have a group of about 16 women that continue to do work on the dolls very faithfully. They have taken much our comments and suggestions to better...

A Place to Call Home

This is the first home we have built for a very deserving family. What a blessing to have Justin and Bud come and built it with the help of Estuardo and Nancy. Here is a bit about Justin’s experience and take on building his first Guatemalan house. A finished product – mainly made of sheet metal, which is very common in Guatemala. Had you told me that I would be building a house...

Una Muneca

We have just about finished our doll making class, today Karlene and I will go back to Barrio la Cruz were about 15 women will meet us there coming from two different barrios. We are amazed at how well they are making the dolls and anxious they are to learn! They will finish their big dolls today and we will be bringing some small and large waldorf dolls home to sell via Esty and at events....

Sewing take One..

We are back in Guatemala and going strong and so happy to be here! As I got off the plane with the kids and got to take a deep breath of the Guatemalan air; somewhat stale and stinky that I am so used to, I know we are back! We are also so excited to share the next two weeks with the Hibbards and their two girls and Stacey and her son. Karlene is teaching a sewing class and Stacey’s husband...