I found this cherry-wood jewelry box at a thrift shop for $3! It’s missing the knobs on the front of the doors, but other than that it’s in great shape. Day by day, it is being transformed into the land of Narnia! Follow Art is Medicine on Facebook to […]
I took a plain manila folder and altered it for our upcoming trip. I’m taking Knox to the UK f0r an annual retreat held for families with children affected by Cockayne Syndrome. This will be our first time to attend the conference. It’s going to be a special trip so […]
I peeled off the colored square stickers, removed any left-over adhesive, and glued on squares cut from decorative/book papers. To finish I gave each square a coat of Diamond Glaze to make them shiny.
Altering these drink coasters is fun! They give them to you at restaurants no matter what you order so they are easy to obtain. Fortunately for me, my friend gave me some to play with. I love taking something that has no spiritual meaning to it whatsoever and turning it […]
Here’s my drink coaster covered in glue and ready to be transformed into a beautiful ornament. Forgive the sticky appearance of my table top. This time of year there are lots of adhesives being used in this area. First, I covered it in some canvas paper. I’ve never used it […]
My incredibly creative and resourceful friend, Missy Trantham, made this beautiful Christmas ornament. There are two things about this ornament that I LOVE. First, it’s made from a drink coaster that she saved from a recent dinner at Chili’s! Awesome! The coaster makes a very sturdy base for collage and […]
We just finished Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland” for our last read-aloud this summer. I had never read the original before and I enjoyed it immensely. My daughter’s are already anticipating Tim Burton’s upcoming movie re-make of this classic tale in ’10. We’ve already ooh-ed and aah-ed over the crazy […]
I love to re-use boxes. I love to paint them, decorate the lids, and fill them with something fun. I came across this narrow box in my stash the other day. It was the perfect size to put pencils in. Many of the art blogs I read are using sheet music […]