The Redbud trees are so beautiful this time of year. I snapped this photo for my daughter to use as a painting inspiration. I gave her a piece of legal sized aged parchment paper. I can tell that she values an art project more when I give her quality art papers and supplies, […]
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Dancer Cards with Tulle Skirts
Super Art Friday- “Dot Paints”
Easy breezy dot paint pictures. We love ’em. Dot paints make pretty rainbows! And perfect polka-dots… Some gifted kids can dot paint with both hands at the same time. 🙂 A pot of gold at the end of the rainbow… Have a great weekend!
Another Antique Baby Portrait Card
Look at this sweet face! This antique baby portrait was in such good condition. And I have a friend expecting a baby girl this month so… I brought her home with me. The Antique Mall is becoming one of my favorite places these days. I layered the portrait with some pink stained cheese-cloth, decorative […]
Antique Baby Portrait Card
When I go to antique stores I look for old photos. I love to find baby portraits in good condition. I love the old-fashioned dresses they wore (the girls and the boys!) and their sweet expressions. I always wonder how something that was so precious to someone at one time wound up for sale in an antique […]
Super Art Friday-“Draw 50 Series-Buildings and Other Structures”
For our art project today, my young artist wanted to try her hand at drawing architecture. The “Draw 50” books by Lee Ames are a great way to help kids tackle more difficult subjects. This one shown is the “Draw 50-Buildings and Other Structures” but there are 27 others in the series: birds, airplanes, horses, etc. She […]
Super Art Friday- “Spin Art”
Super Art Friday is back! Sadly, I haven’t done much art with my middle two in the last few months due to so many doctors appts. for our tiny dude, but I’m determined to make time for art again. It’s always one of the highlights of my week! And besides, ART makes you […]
“Victorian House 101” Mixed-Media Piece for Somerset Studio
This was my first submission to get published in Somerset Studio. I lost count of how many rejections came before this. A LOT. If you’re submitting artwork to a publication these days, be patient and keep on trying! The lid comes off and the insert pulls out. There are three […]
A Giraffe and Some Elephants
Have you seen this tiny giraffe baby teether from France? She is quite famous across the pond. Baby K. got his very own little “Sophie la girafe” yesterday–ooh-lala. We enjoyed watching the video of how Sophie is made, and watching K. try to eat her hooves off. Speaking of giraffes, I […]