I wanted this project to be very kid friendly, so I decided on salt dough for our chrismon ornaments. We whipped up a simple batch of salt dough using this recipe: 1 cup salt 1 cup water 2 cups flour (add a little more flour if it’s sticky) Just roll it out and […]
Art With Children
Making art with my children is one of the greatest joys of my life. I’m so grateful to be able to share my love of the arts with them every day! Homeschooling gives me the freedom to pass on my love for art to my children and the time to learn new things along with them.
A Window Full Of Snowflakes
It was just a few flurries off and on throughout the day, but our recent “snowfall” was enough to get us in the mood for snowflakes! Every year we decorate our piano room window with lacy paper snowflakes. We can pretend in one room, at least, that our Christmas is white […]
Acorn Tea Set
Here is our tiny tea set made from acorn caps, inspired by one of our family’s favorite children’s books, “Miss Suzy” by Miriam Young. We took it out into the garden to take some pictures… We thought it looked best perched atop a flowering plant, for you never know when some fairies […]
“Autumn Story” by Jill Barklem
Some of our favorite picture books are the Brambly Hedge series by British author and illustrator Jill Barklem. The illustrations in these books are as sweet as any I’ve ever seen. Every page is full of cute little woodland critters donning 19th century attire and going about their lives in quaint rural fashion. The […]
Candy Corn Art II
I Love Candy Corn
Tissue Paper Craft for Kids
This is an easy craft for kids that I remember from my childhood. You only need 6 things: Sturdy paper for base, colored tissue, scissors, glue, paint brush, and pencil. Step #1-Have your young artists draw a simple design on the sturdy paper in pencil. These two artists decided on butterflies. […]
Paper Tole
I’ve unknowingly used this paper craft technique before but did not know it had a name and a history. It’s called paper tole, or 3-D decoupage, and it was fashionable during the 18th century. I recently stumbled upon an exquisite paper tole creation by artist Lonnie Bullington in Somerset Studio’s special publication, Marie. (scroll down to […]
Photography with Wings
I was beyond thrilled when I found these wings at O.P. Taylor’s (“coolest store on the planet”) in Greenville, South Carolina. These wings are so beautiful, made entirely from dyed feathers! With the help of a very talented young model I know, I was able to get some great photography practice in. […]