This project was used with 2nd-4th graders. Several projects like this have filtered through Pinterest, I simply added my own Cardinal Pattern, since we see these pretty birds all year in Texas. Choose a colored background page of card stock. Then, using the full length of a sheet of white […]
Tag: paper art
“35 and Still Alive” Photo Memory Tag
It’s my birthday today! I’m 35, and still alive. My Dad died at age 34, and as far back as I can remember that number has stuck in my mind as the age at which my life might end. In fact, this whole year of “34” has been one of silent anxiety […]
Sheet Music Pencils
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 […]
“Cropped into Greatness”-Handmade Card Project
Even the most creative person has a project flop now and then. That I have slightly more projects fail than succeed is a fact that I’m not going to share on this blog very often. I generally keep my art gone bad to myself, slipping it quietly into the waste basket with the outgoing pampers:) However, to encourage all artists […]
Sea Shell Tag #3
“The Future” Mixed-Media Collage
-pages from Revelation, oil pastels, and acrylics on cardboard–approx. 13″x9″
Posh Postal Tubes
Looking for a unique way to package a gift? Postal mailing tubes are fun to work with and best of all, they often show up in your mailbox, FREE. Here I have three that I recently “dolled up” in black and white. These are my favorite kind to work with. […]