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teacher gifts
Tomorrow is the last day of school, so we did craft night and made gifts for all our teachers and assistants. Super E insisted that I make a pincushion for his teacher, so I did (it’s made from an...
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playing with alcohol inks
It is summer time which means that the boys are home, constantly looking for something to do and for something to eat. Today they kept busy playing with color. It all started with THESE videos on how...
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Happy Father’s Day!
We had a great day celebrating with Daddy today. The kids made these amazing cards with alcohol ink and letter stamps. We made him a t-shirt with fabric paint and a big strawberry cake. My children...
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gift for E
I wanted to share real quick, a few of the gifts we made for Super-E’s birthday. They were big hits! First up is the sweetest little LEGO trophy that I-guy made his brother for being the best LEGO...
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doodling with ScribblerToo
I just discovered ScribblerToo via How About Orange and I’ve had a hard time stepping away. I’m hooked! The original Scribbler is a basic doodle program, but this, in my opinion is WAY more fun. The...
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making thank you cards
Remember the alcohol inks that we played with a while back? Well, we used the sheets to make thank you cards for Super-E’s b-day gifts. The ink was on transparent sheets that we folded in half and...
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hand painted thrift store purse
My niece Ruby had her 4th birthday recently, and I wanted to get her a purse and fill it with tape and sticky notes because she likes to stick things on the wall. Like a good aunt, I thought I’d send...
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Oona Owl and Okey-bot (stuffed friends)
I think I have done more sewing in the last week than I have all year long. I sorta have a love/hate relationship with sewing. I love the end product, hate the process. Weird, I know. But, it is...
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more painted leaves
When my hubby brought home some magnolia leaves from Dallas a month ago, I pressed most of them in between pages of large books. I pulled them out last night and had the kids help me paint them. We...
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Book Review and Giveaway: Art lab for Kids
Today I wanted to share Art Lab for Kids: 52 Creative Adventures in Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Paper, and Mixed Media-For Budding Artists of All Ages by Susan Schwake. I bought this book over a...
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number 9
My little I-guy turned 9 over the weekend. We always try to make the day extra special so we started it off with some yummy sprinkle pancakes. I used our favorite vegan pancake recipe with a...
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TBT: jungle room from 2003
In the spirit of #tbt (throw back Thursday) I thought I’d post these old pics I stumbled across today. They are from 2003, when we lived in Dallas. I had painted my oldest’s room with a jungle theme....
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summertime planning
This is the first time in 8months that I don’t have an upcoming art show to prep for. Art show season is over until October because of the hot summer heat. Now, I am in the midst of trying to figure...
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colorful felted rocks
I’ve been wanting to make felted rocks for ages, but never had the supplies or know-how. With a bit of felt roving at my fingertips, we decided to jump in and finally make some. I found THIS...
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Shrink Plastic Fun
The boys wanted to make things with the shrink plastic, or rather, they wanted ME to draw them things on shrink plastic. So, I did. Monsters and swords, of course. I’m always up for a monster drawing...
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Back to School Beeswax Snack Bags
It all started with the little crumpled note card 1 year ago. Yea, 1 year! Ethan drew these and gave it to me after school and said, “Mom, you have to make these snack bags for us”. Of course, I was...
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Halloween 2014
Check out my guys! An Elf King (aka Vaarsuvius from Order of the Stick–don’t ask because I haven’t a clue) and the sweetest and bravest little royal knight in the kingdom. Last minute handmade...
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Friday Favorites: pattern, color and line
There are all these little things that I have, or have been given, that I want to share with you and I’ve been forgetting. So, I thought a Friday favorites round up was in order. (p.s. I started this...
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