This book is so much fun! The Fingerprint Drawing Book by Ed Emberly is one of those books you’ll go back to again and again when you need a fun, indoor activity. You may think it’s a stretch calling this “art”, but you should see some of the designs my kids have come […]
Author: Scarlett
“The Boy Who Drew Birds” by Jacqueline Davies
This is the best children’s book on Audobon I’ve seen yet. Though recommended for grades 2-4, The Boy Who Drew Birds will appeal to all ages. I love the description of Audobon’s personal musee’: “Every shelf, every tabletop, every spare inch of floor, was covered with nests and eggs and tree […]
Just in Time
Whew! Now that our house is off the market, I finally felt at liberty to make a few preparations for a very important upcoming event… And I’d say these preparations are just in time, given that our new tiny boy is due this SATURDAY! 🙂
Photo of the Week- “Splash!”
I didn’t want anyone to worry after my last post. I don’t completely deny my kids the pleasure of the pool during the summer, and here’s the proof!
Wax Paper Bird-seed Packets
My kids and I watched “Mary Poppins” recently and even my 3-year-old has been walking around the house singing, “Feeeed the birds, toppins a bag…toppins…toppins…” With this in mind I created these little bird-seed packets. They are made of pieces of wax paper, folded and taped along the edges with double-stick […]
‘Cruncher and Muncher’, or, This Week’s Science and Art
Those are the names affectionately bestowed upon two colorful caterpillars the kids found nibbling on our garden carrots. We looked them up on the Texas A&M online insect field guide and identified them as ‘parsley caterpillars’. We gently relocated them, along with plenty of carrot leaves, to our bug tent so we could […]
Robert Frost Mixed-Media Piece–Somerset Studio Gallery 2010
I was surprised and delighted to see a piece of my art in this publication. I submitted this piece for consideration 2 years ago~ Right in the middle, on page 104… I’m thankful to have been published in Somerset Gallery. It is an honor and a privilege to be […]
I Heart Faces “Yellow” Challenge
This week’s theme over at I Heart Faces is “Yellow”. Each photo entered must have a face and the color yellow somewhere in the photo. I think this one fits the guidelines pretty well. I took this shot of my daughter last Fall when all of our ornamental pear trees […]
Photos–“Little Miss Fairfax”
Here is my sweet Little Miss Fairfax. She is wearing a lovely Regency style dress that I had custom made for her 8th birthday. If you are interested in having a beautiful dress like this made contact Wendy at… http://stores.ebay.com/Wendys-Doll-Closet My daughter made several comments about wanting a dress “like Jane Fairfax wears […]