Summer is the most challenging time of the year for me in regards to finding time for making art. My two children are 10 and 7, so when the school year is over, I have 10 weeks to fill with activities to keep them from asking for the ipad. We go to the library, and …
For the littlest journal artist
This Christmas I’m gifting a few of my nieces and nephews little junk journals. Inspiration from several talented craft artists gave me the idea to make the covers from candy boxes. I have so much interesting paper of all different types that it took me just a few minutes to gather enough for several small …
My first “Journal for no reason”
It seems like I’m posting a lot these days but the truth is I completed this journal some months ago and am only now getting caught up on talking about. I exercise on an elliptical several times a week and while otherwise engaged, I watch things. Sometimes I read on my kindle but the majority …
Summer projects with the kids
The kids and I are home, mostly, through the summer. The kids had a wonderful vacation down in San Diego with their grandparents for the majority of July, but now we have another 3 weeks before school starts. We’ve been doing plenty of crafts to keep us busy. Here’s what our dining room table looks …
Painting outside
It’s mid-February and we’ve already started with our warm weather. It was 72 degrees today and perfect for doing some painting outside. I’ve been setting aside pieces of book pages, some maps I don’t need, bits of junk mail, and other various bits to eventually put together a kids junk book but I’ve been wanting …
