Packing Tape Images
Do you want to try a little magic? Find an image in a magazine and tear it out. Place a strip (or strips) of packing tape over the image and rub hard to adhere the packing tape to the magazine … Continue reading →
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Making Cards With DIY Printed Papers
Our previous post showed you how to make bubble printed paper. Here are some cards I made using some of those prints: The butterflies and other doodles were inspired by Sakura’s drawing tutorials. (They offer free downloads for you to … Continue reading →
Painting With Bubbles
Do you like to blow bubbles? Try this simple creative activity to “print” paper with paint bubbles. Inspired by this post from Alisa Burke, we made several jars of bubble paint using water, acrylic paint, and dish soap. (I use … Continue reading →
End of Summer Cousins Camp
Pa and Grandma’s house was a bustle of activity the month of August with all of the grandkids visiting. That’s why you haven’t heard much from Melinda and I for a few weeks! Here are a few pictures to give … Continue reading →
Learning to Quilt One Block at a Time: Foundation Paper Piecing
My plan to sew a quilt block each month fell apart after the first three months. Here is it the month of August and I just made the quilt block for the month of April. I am following lessons through a … Continue reading →
Turning Scribbles into Art
So you think you can’t draw? Can you scribble? Inspired by a guest artist, Päivi Eerola, on the Documented Life Project, I scribbled (aimless drawing) all over my paper with pencil. After looking at the scribbles for a while I began to … Continue reading →
Pictures Tell (Part of) the Story
How do you describe with words playground equipment made of metal and wood that spins in a circle, hangs from a single center pole, teeter-totters in ovals and circles, on which riders can sit or stand, so that others know exactly what you are talking … Continue reading →
Recording Memories Through Art
In keeping with the theme, Travel Journaling, for the month of June in the Documented Life Project, I used my trip to Kansas as inspiration for the art challenge of “recording memories”. The journal prompt for that week was “taking … Continue reading →
Illustrative Travel Journaling
The theme for the month of June in the Documented Life Project was “Travel Journaling” and the first art challenge was illustrative art journaling. I had no trips planned in the month of June and figured I would just use … Continue reading →
Turkey Work
I learned a new embroidery stitch called Turkey Work, otherwise know as ghiordes knot. This stitch creates a plush pile on the surface of the fabric. The reason I decided to try this stitch is because I have a set … Continue reading →