tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12425492953279175312023-11-28T17:09:38.069-05:00Storyteller Moonart & theater...inspired by imagination : storytelling : workshops : & moreDawnella Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08691952640259142626noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242549295327917531.post-86570725557971932542017-05-19T14:28:00.000-04:002017-05-29T17:30:34.349-04:00Have stage, will travel....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rolling into your town sometime in the near future, <i><b>Straight Up Theatrical Productions... </b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">[sponsored in part by Storyteller Moon] </span>Dawnella Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08691952640259142626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242549295327917531.post-63804981029911884932015-08-07T14:44:00.000-04:002015-09-13T21:53:49.974-04:00Laughing Stock<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>Laughing Stock</i>, at Lakewood Theater... perfect! If you have ever been involved in community theater, if you ever wanted to know what goes on 'behind the scenes' at community theater ...or you simply want to see a great play, this is a must see!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Performances to come on August 7th, 8th & 13th,14th,15th at 8pm, and matinees on August 9th at 4pm, and August 12th at 2pm & 7pm. Get your <a href="http://www.lakewoodtheater.org/" target="_blank">tickets here.</a></span></span><br />
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A Letter To Our Parents About Drama Class</h1>
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by <a href="http://www.thedramateacher.com/author/blah/" rel="author" title="Posts by Justin Cash">Justin Cash</a> · November 29, 2014</div>
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<i>Dear Parent/Guardian,</i><br />
<i>Your son/daughter is studying Drama this term at school. You may
not be aware of what the subject of Drama entails, so we thought we’d
write you a note to let you know.</i><br />
<b>In Drama we play (a lot)</b>: Yes, this okay. I know you
are thinking play should be left to lunch time in the school yard. But
in Drama we play with scripts, props, costumes and even our minds. From
play, stems some of our best material.<br />
<b>In Drama we use our imagination:</b> This is how we become great thinkers. In Drama we like to think more about what something <i>could</i>
be, rather than what it already is. We think outside the box and relish
the opportunity to use our imaginations at any cost. Imagine that!<br />
<b>In Drama we love being creative:</b> We like to ignore
what most governments and curriculum authorities suggest by placing
creativity at the top of our learning tree. We only have to look at some
of our friends in school who do <i>not</i> study Drama, to see how
difficult it really is to be truly creative. Regardless of what others
may think, we know being creative in Drama makes us better learners in <i>all</i>
our subjects at school. Could someone please tell our teachers that. We
think a few of them missed the memo. For more information on the
importance of creativity, please check the manufacturer of your iPhone
or simply Google ‘Google’ to see how two of the most successful
companies in the world have creativity in the workplace at the very core
of their business model.<br />
<b>In Drama we engage: </b>We love what we do in Drama
class so much, we sometimes refer to it as our passion. Yep, even the
boys. We learn about human relationships by working closely with
classmates and through studying characters in play scripts, discover
more about traditions in our own culture and others around the world,
understand what community is just by looking around our class, get in
touch with our emotions every lesson, and use higher order thinking
skills like decision-making, interpreting, anaylsing, evaluating, and
reviewing. In Drama we regularly use both sides of our brain at the same
time – not as easy as it sounds! We love making things, exploring
possibilities and taking risks. We also enjoy sharing our experiences in
Drama with others through dramatising our own stories and those written
by other people. Most of us do not have a problem staying back after
school to paint the set for our class play, rehearse scripts at
lunchtime with our friends, or even practice on weekends. When you are
passionate about the subject you are studying, hard work becomes a
challenge we enjoy and homework is just fun. We would like one whole day
per week set aside for Drama class because most of us simply cannot get
enough of it.<br />
<b>In Drama we don’t like desks:</b> This is why we loathe
the standard classroom as our Drama classroom. Where’s the room to move
around and rehearse our drama plays with 28 desks and chairs in the
room? We love space and usually need lots of it. Unfortunately, an
active Drama classroom without chairs and desks in neat little rows
looks like chaos to the uninitiated. The casual observer shrieks at the
apparent lack of structure and learning taking place. But rest assured,
we are probably learning more in Drama class today than those students
down the hall asleep in the back of their lesson listening to the
teacher talk on and on and on at the front of the room.<br />
<b>In Drama we make noise:</b> This is where our friends do not understand us. You see, more often than not, we <i>have</i>
to make noise in order to produce our drama plays. We sometimes wish
our school administration could sound proof our classrooms or not keep
timetabling us next door to the senior Maths class. They do not like
noise, we discovered. It seems no one does. Some of our highest quality
work in Drama happens while we are making noise. As a result, we learn
collaboratively better than most students do, problem-solve as much as
the Maths students, experiment more often than the Science students (we
just don’t call them ‘experiments’) and do ‘presentations’ in class all
the time!<br />
<b>In Drama we build confidence: </b>‘Confidence?’, I hear
you say. It’s that life skill every young person needs but few subjects
at school actually cater for. We are so confident about confidence we
would even argue it is a by-product of our study, yet still offer you a
guarantee of obtaining confidence if you study Drama. Some of our
students have confidence in spades. These tend to drive their other
teachers up the wall. Other students begin a course in Drama with little
confidence and leave at the end with a healthy dose of confidence
needed for good living. At many schools, the secret is out that studying
Drama gives you more confidence. But sadly, other schools are yet
to learn this.<br />
<b>In Drama we create life-long memories:</b> Mushy as it
might sound, we often create moments in the course of our study that
become life-long memories. Some of us are not always aware of it at the
time, but after leaving high school it is often the things connected to
Drama that become fond memories for us for years to come. Many of us
will find ourselves dreaming in the middle of the night of our high
school musical, sitting in the car at traffic lights reciting a random
line from a Year 9 Drama play, or simply recalling school life as a
positive experience because of Drama. As Drama is such a collaborative
art form, these experiences with others are sure to become rich memories
for decades.<br />
<b>In Drama we are prepared for both university <i>and</i> life: </b>Just
because things like standardised testing don’t fit neatly with aspects
of our subject (we know you curriculum guys are still struggling
measuring creativity), doesn’t mean in Drama we don’t learn important
skills. Clever students often study Drama in the senior school even when
they have no intention of a career in the performing arts industry or
arts education. Those that go on to study Law and Medicine at
university, for example, realise how important language,
problem-solving, communication skills and confidence are in those
professions. So they still study Drama at the top end of high school in
order to obtain these skills. Not everyone who studies Drama wants to be
an actor or a Drama teacher. Heck no! The skills we learn in Drama
class are universal skills that prepare us for university and life <i>after</i> university as well. If only more people knew this!<br />
<i>Next time your son/daughter discusses with you his/her interest
for further study in Drama at school, please refer to the contents of
this letter.</i><br />
<i>Yours sincerely,</i><br />
<i>The Drama Teacher</i>.</div>
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- See more at: http://www.thedramateacher.com/a-letter-to-our-parents-about-drama-class/#sthash.2rAcaniV.dpuf</div>
Dawnella Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08691952640259142626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242549295327917531.post-72257061293736194042015-04-07T21:12:00.001-04:002015-04-07T21:13:38.139-04:00Shakespeare!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I've recently been out spreading the word for the <a data-gt="{"entity_id":"260257037489256","entity_path":"\/ajax\/pagelet\/generic.php:PhotoViewerInitPagelet"}" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=260257037489256&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/RecycledShakespeare">Recycled Shakespeare Company</a>, reminding everyone that the 451st birthday of the great bard William Shakespeare will be celebrated on <a data-gt="{"entity_id":"120641397954002","entity_path":"\/ajax\/pagelet\/generic.php:PhotoViewerInitPagelet"}" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=120641397954002&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/WatervilleMainStreet">Waterville Main Street</a> Thursday, April 23rd, with an all day event! Weather permitting we will start on the Concourse on the stage behind <a data-gt="{"entity_id":"707933339249705","entity_path":"\/ajax\/pagelet\/generic.php:PhotoViewerInitPagelet"}" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=707933339249705&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Barrels-Community-Market/707933339249705">Barrels Community Market</a> at 10 am. Join costumed readers and revelers as they parade down Silver Street to Main S<span class="text_exposed_show">treet.
At the REM Forum sonnets will be read and songs sung and the public
is invited to bring lunch and enjoy the performance. At 1 pm the
parading continues up Main Street to <a data-gt="{"entity_id":"163182067039090","entity_path":"\/ajax\/pagelet\/generic.php:PhotoViewerInitPagelet"}" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=163182067039090&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/selahteacafe">Selah Tea Cafe</a>
where more sonnets and entertainment will run from 2pm to 7pm. All 154
sonnets will be read throughout the day. Everyone is invited to sign up
to read a sonnet or two or do a favorite Shakespearian monologue at
either location. Last year we filled every slot and we hope to repeat
the exhilarating success. All ages are welcome and no special talent is
required. Please contact Emily Fournier at 314-8607 or
recycledshakespeare@gmail.<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>com
if you would like to participate. Costumes are encouraged although not
required. This is the second annual Shakespeare birthday celebration
presented by the Recycled Shakespeare Company. This year's event will
include a simulcast sonnet with St. Anselm College in New Hampshire
which has been doing this festival for over 30 years!</span><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"></span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Also coming up, auditions for the next Recycled Shakespeare Company play, "A Comedy of Errors", will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, April 14th and 15th, from 4pm to 8 pm. Performances will be in June.</span>Dawnella Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08691952640259142626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242549295327917531.post-80569134308519553592015-04-02T09:00:00.000-04:002015-04-07T21:20:08.172-04:00Literacy Connections<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>My information "booth" at the Barbara Bush Foundation's 7th Annual Maine Literacy Connections Conference</i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></td></tr>
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Dawnella Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08691952640259142626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242549295327917531.post-91258005604671916242015-03-16T15:08:00.003-04:002015-03-16T16:26:08.481-04:00Little Felt Piggies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">So here is the thing about crafting felt animals as a special request; it allows you to explore the creative process in striving to get things "just right" in the eyes of another. There are six little piggies in all, and there are six different sets of ears, six different tails, there are four different snouts, three different porkiness levels, and of course there is; just pink, brown spotted, and black spotted. Customer satisfied...and now I have five extra piggies for sale! </span>Dawnella Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08691952640259142626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242549295327917531.post-81886746221459419072014-11-23T23:37:00.000-05:002015-09-13T21:38:43.484-04:00Marley<br />
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<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br />The Ghost of Jacob Marley.... from the Mount View Drama Program's production of "A Christmas Carol". <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(with special thanks to the <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=65779906022&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/mvchambersingers">Mount View Chamber Singers</a>)</i></span></span></span>Dawnella Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08691952640259142626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242549295327917531.post-72634653164286809592014-08-19T06:00:00.000-04:002014-10-28T17:16:56.879-04:00Fairytale Fundraising<div style="font-style: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%;">Most everyone here knows about my <b><a href="http://barefootstoryteller.webs.com/bookishprograms.htm" target="_blank">book groups</a></b> and <b><a href="http://barefootstoryteller.webs.com/workshops.htm" target="_blank">workshops</a></b>. And most everyone here knows about my fund raising programs, which include a selection of my needle and wet felted art, handcrafted masks, puppets, hand dyed playsilks,
and other fun things; and carefully chosen companies'
products that further nurture children's creativity,
with a portion of all sales donated to local organizations.</span></span></span></span></div>
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table at the Belfast area 'Best of the Best' event, Monday August 18th
from 5pm - 8pm at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center, and take
home your own free little piece of original Storyteller Moon art...which
just happens to have some of my business information on the back! :) A
silent auction will take place from 5:30pm to 7:30pm, and you'll have a
chance to bid on some other items from <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=391552804213966" href="https://www.facebook.com/StorytellerMoon">Storyteller Moon</a>, <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=129375930467833" href="https://www.facebook.com/mothersmoonworks">Mothers Moon</a>, and <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=535887343134085" href="https://www.facebook.com/BarefootBooksOnTheMoon">Barefoot On The Moon.</a></span></span></div>
Dawnella Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08691952640259142626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242549295327917531.post-89365311259992886222014-07-03T11:42:00.000-04:002014-10-28T16:43:48.097-04:00Flapper!<div class="fsm">
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of touring the musical numbers from the show at numerous convalescent
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Dawnella Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08691952640259142626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242549295327917531.post-23390249855442400962014-05-06T12:38:00.000-04:002014-10-28T16:39:16.731-04:00Teacher Appreciation Week!<br />
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appreciation week! I feel so honored! Artful cards from the young, notes
from students of ago updating me on their new projects, and even cards
of thanks from fellow teachers sharing how they are using methods from
my workshops in their own classrooms! Thank you one and all!</span>Dawnella Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08691952640259142626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242549295327917531.post-19307202264262294362014-04-27T16:35:00.000-04:002014-10-28T16:36:44.819-04:00Belfast Art Market<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Offering this special gift package in honor of everyone who participated in </span><a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=391552804213966&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/StorytellerMoon?fref=photo"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Storyteller Moon</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">'s </span><a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=141533819216932&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/InternationalDotDay"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">International Dot Day</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> event: Includes a copy of 'The Dot' in hardcover, a Storyteller Moon blank dot journal, a mini paint kit, all the be wrapped up in a </span><a aria-haspopup="true" aria-owns="js_9" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=129375930467833&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/mothersmoonworks" id="js_10"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Mothers Moon</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> playsilk! $28</span><span class="fbPhotoTagList hidden_elem" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fbPhotoTagListTag tagItem hidden_elem"><input autocomplete="off" name="tag[]" type="hidden" value="129375930467833" /></span></span><br />
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<br />Dawnella Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08691952640259142626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242549295327917531.post-44818343698530691932014-01-21T20:06:00.000-05:002014-04-13T12:07:35.913-04:00Theseus and the Minotaur<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Celebrating a wonderful performance from my most recent "Theseus" workshop! Theseus is o<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".5v.1:3:1:$comment635555539813690_1810204:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".5v.1:3:1:$comment635555539813690_1810204:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".5v.1:3:1:$comment635555539813690_1810204:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.$text0:0:$0:0"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">ne of my "Advanced Readers" workshops, and also has been part of my </span></span><a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/hovercard.php?id=391552804213966&extragetparams=%7B%22hc_location%22%3A%22ufi%22%7D" data-reactid=".5v.1:3:1:$comment635555539813690_1810204:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.$range0:0" dir="ltr" href="https://www.facebook.com/StorytellerMoon?fref=photo" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Storyteller Moon</span></a><span data-reactid=".5v.1:3:1:$comment635555539813690_1810204:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.$text1:0:$0:0"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> ORBS...information on both can be found on my website </span></span><a data-reactid=".5v.1:3:1:$comment635555539813690_1810204:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.$range1:0" dir="ltr" href="http://www.storytellermoon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">http://www.StorytellerMoon.com</span></a></span></span></span>Dawnella Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08691952640259142626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242549295327917531.post-58229240126091626872014-01-12T15:30:00.000-05:002014-01-12T21:46:46.868-05:00Etsy Shop on facebook<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Added a "My Etsy Shop" button to my </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/storytellermoon" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Storyteller Moon facebook page</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> to make visiting the shop that much more seemless from there. Technology... is incredible.</span><br />
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Dawnella Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08691952640259142626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242549295327917531.post-8983603374026023512014-01-06T12:30:00.000-05:002014-04-15T14:40:40.725-04:00Happy Anniversary to me!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">You may visit my personal business profile here: </span><br />
<a href="http://www.mainemade.com/members/profile.asp?ID=3450" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Mothers Moon/ Storyteller Moon/ Freedom Pond Moonworks</strong></span></a><br />
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Dawnella Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08691952640259142626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242549295327917531.post-4857135259844951872013-09-27T12:35:00.000-04:002014-04-15T14:39:58.373-04:00Magic Mushroom Mobile<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Coming soon to my etsy shop: what the </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">caterpillar probably saw floating over his head in Wonderland.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Five colorful wet and needle-felted mushrooms with white spots, suspended on a grapevine wreath by natural cotton cord. Mushroom colors vary, in blues, pinks, yellows, greens, and reds.</span></div>
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Dawnella Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08691952640259142626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242549295327917531.post-8768399455407427472013-09-09T13:22:00.000-04:002014-04-13T12:24:23.390-04:00Borrow Baskets & More<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Reminder to schools, libraries, community centers & other wonderful individuals working with and for youth! </span><a href="http://www.storytellermoon.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Storyteller Moon</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> is a 'lending' organization. You may borrow baskets of musical instruments (from hand drums, to tamborines, to cat kazoos, to gourd shakes and more... from around the world), boxes of creative costuming (masks, capes, hats, full body costumes and more), portable puppet theaters, boxes and bags of puppets (hand puppets, finger puppets, felted puppets, wooden puppets, paper puppets, shadow puppets...) .... As well as stage props and scenery!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Contact me for more information at </span><a href="mailto:storytellerandson@gmail.com"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">storytellerandson@gmail.com</span></a>Dawnella Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08691952640259142626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242549295327917531.post-49976054452554935352013-07-29T03:53:00.000-04:002014-04-13T12:38:23.874-04:00Djeco Kokeshi Paper Dolls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Djeco Kokeshi Folding Paper Dolls...to be available soon! What fun we shall have storytelling with these!</span><br />
<br />Dawnella Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08691952640259142626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242549295327917531.post-11689032851810945102013-06-13T03:09:00.000-04:002013-07-20T21:31:58.060-04:00Whale Puppets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">This year at the </span><a href="http://kneadingconference.com/?page_id=45" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Maine Artisan Bread Fair</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"> <em><span style="color: #444444;">(Saturday July 27th from 9am - 3pm, Skowhegan Fair Grounds)</span></em> I am very excited to be presenting/offering something from all four of my businesses! Look for some fresh foods from </span><a href="http://barefootstoryteller.webs.com/thesugartreecafe.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>The Sugar Tree</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">, felt art from </span><a href="http://storytellermoon.etsy.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Storyteller Moon</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">, woodburned breadboards, spoons, & rolling pins from </span><a href="http://mothersmoon.etsy.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Mothers Moon</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">, and children's books from </span><a href="http://www.barefootonthemoon.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Barefoot On The Moon</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">!</span> </div>
Dawnella Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08691952640259142626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242549295327917531.post-69250083296819725052013-05-14T08:04:00.000-04:002013-07-08T17:45:18.109-04:00Free Snails!<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Spring is here, and Summer soon to follow ... you'll see <strong><a href="http://www.storytellermoon.com/" target="_blank">Storyteller Moon</a></strong> out at Farmers Markets and other artisan events in the sun! Look for the little wooden snail coin, and if you find one pick it up...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">... and if you bring it to me at my booth, you can exchange it for a mini snail friend of your very own to take care of! And these won't ever be caught muching in mama's garden.</span><br />
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