If you like unique, unpredictable, fun art creations, grab some string, ink or watered down acrylic paint, papers, a heavy book, and you can make pulled string art. Let’s get started! Completely soak a piece of string in either ink … Continue reading →
Do you have children in your life (your own, grandkids, the neighbor kids) who love art projects? My grandkids walk in the door and one of the first questions out of their mouths is usually, “What art can we to … Continue reading →
So far our winter has been a roller coaster of too cold to comfortably warm days, clouds, sunshine, freezing rain, snow, rain, sleet, wind, and thunderstorms, and all that usually within a week’s time. Repeat weekly. I’m ready for spring … Continue reading →
Flowers fascinate me. I love taking close-up photos of flowers. I thought I knew what an orchid looked like, until I went to a special exhibit of orchids at a botanical garden. It wasn’t a large exhibit but it displayed … Continue reading →
It’s been a long journey. I had no plans to take this journey. It certainly wasn’t on my bucket list of things I wanted to do in my life. It was scary, painful, tiring, expensive… and it changed my life. … Continue reading →
I love learning new skills but my tendency is to just try to figure it out on my own. That’s fine much of the time, but I know I am missing out on skills and techniques that others have already … Continue reading →
I think the grandkids will have fun learning to make alphabet letters with firecrackers. These letters were part of the lesson for July in this online class by Joanne Sharpe. The kids will be back from their travels soon and they … Continue reading →
June is not giving us a chance to ease into summer this year. It seems to only have one thermometer setting—HOT! In order to keep the house a little cooler and not have the air running constantly, I keep the … Continue reading →
My grandkids love books and we enjoy reading Eric Carle books together. He’s the illustrator of over 70 books and author of many of those. His most famous book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has been read by children in sixty-two different languages. If … Continue reading →
It is hard to believe a year has come and gone since Melinda and her family sold their house, downsized their belongings, and moved into an RV full time to travel for their ministry, Because Family. Melinda still creates and … Continue reading →