I used a white coat hanger as the form for this wreath, shaping it into a heart with some pliers. I covered the hanger with newspaper, tacking it down with hot glue. I colored strips of newspaper with pink food coloring, just like I did for my newspaper flowers and […]
Mixed-Media Art
Tiny Bird Cages
I had two bottle caps left over from my Christmas ornaments and I couldn’t throw them away. I decided to make some tiny bird cages with them. The caps were painted with white acrylic and dried grape stems (of course!) were glued inside the caps. I made tiny birds out […]
More Mini Canvases with Fiber Paste and Paper Clay
Just like my last mini canvases I covered these with fiber paste. This time I also sprinkled them with sparkly fine glitter while they were still wet and set painted dried grape stems on top. My kids are so funny! Every time they finish up a bunch of grapes they […]
Sculpted Heart Valentines
I took a palette knife and covered a mini canvas with Fiber Paste, turning the knife in different directions to create a rough texture. Here it is dried… Then I took some PaperClay and sculpted some hearts and wings. This is the same stuff I used to make my tiny […]
Marbled Paper Owl Collages
The scraps of paper left over from my kid’s autumn trees were so cool, I had to do something with them. I cut out some owl designs and made three collages. Love the texture of the paint! The long pieces are scraps left over from the leaves we […]
Dancer in White
I was sorting through some scraps and happened to notice one in particular. It had a really nice oval shape of torn paper left on it…. Sometimes, your trash can be so inspiring! I found an old sketch of a dancer on vellum. We did a unit years ago on the […]
Newspaper Challenge for Somerset Life
When I was a little girl, I remember giving and receiving many gifts wrapped in the “funny” papers. Cute comic strips like “Ziggy”, “Peanuts”, and “Garfield” were some of my favorites. Not only was it economical, it was an added treat to […]
‘We Plan Our Future’ Card With Quilling
To see more images of this card, please visit my Etsy shop–All proceeds go to Cockayne Syndrome Research!
Butterfly Drawing with Hydrangea Petals
This is ‘purple’ week over at the Summer of Color challenge. My inspiration was The Purple Hairstreak Butterfly. I haven’t drawn anything in a while so I put my stamps, collage sheets, and stickers away for this one. I used my Derwent pencils–using ‘Imperial Purple’ for the dark shading on the […]