Feelin’ Feminine is a new site created to encourage, inspire, and challenge ladies to wear modest feminine clothing. In today’s culture the beauty and elegance of modest femininity has been lost. Looking back to before the 1950’s it is evident that there was a sense of modesty and loveliness about the clothing that women wore, yet today, that has disappeared. At this site, you will find encouraging posts on femininity, inspirations to practice femininity in your daily lives, as well as a challenge to dress in modest feminine apparel.

Sense and Sensibility is a beautiful site where you can find patterns for ladies clothing. Mrs. Chancey has patterns on her site from the Regency Era of the 1800’s to the Swing Era of the 1940’s. You will find ladies’ stories about the dresses they have made from her patterns, as well as a whole section devoted to vintage images. Mrs. Chancey also owns and runs Ladies Against Feminism, a site where ladies are encouraged in their walk with the Lord, and the Biblical role of womanhood.

In early Spring, Eyebright started Homemaker in Training Thursday. When time allows, on Thursdays she posts about how she is preparing to be a homemaker. On each post there is a Mr. Linky, and she encourages others to post what they are learning while training to be a homemaker. It is nice to read and learn from what other young ladies are learning. Click here to see her first post about it. These posts have encouraged me to continue in my training to be a homemaker, and it’s been enjoyable to write about what I’m learning as well.

Hallie at Confessions from the Rubber Room has started a new Photography “school” called Through the Lens. In the lessons that she gives, she helps you to become a better photographer. The assignments so far are Getting to Know Your Camera, and Understanding White Balance. Her tips are very helpful, and I look forward to more of the lessons.

Homeschool Share is a great place for resources on lapbooking and notebooking pages. This site is run by a very dear friend of mine, and the site has grown and taken flight since she started it. Lapbook templates and studies are sent to them from all over, and when approved are posted on the site. Everything on the site is free, and there all kinds of lapbook subjects. A while back we took a little “class” from her where she showed us the different booklets that can go into a lapbook. Lapbooking has become very popular, and now I know why. All of the information on a subject goes into a folder that is easy to look at, and a great way to share your knowledge with others (it’s fun too!).

HSLDA is holding a photo contest for homeschool students! This is an annual contest, and has been taking place for the past three years. There are three categories, according to your age. Use your own creativity to display what your category topic is.
Gentleness (ages 7 to 11 as of July 1, 2008),
Faithfulness (ages 12 to 15 as of July 1, 2008), and
Self-Control (ages 16 to 19 as of July 1, 2008).
There is a $10 entry fee for HSLDA members, and a $15 entry fee for non-HSLDA members. If you would like to see the contest results from previous years, here are the links: 2005, 2006, and 2007. Contest ends this Thursday (must be post marked by then)!

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