It became somewhat (our family isn’t very consistent) of a tradition to buy a new puzzle when all the kids came home for the holiday. It would be set up so anyone could work on it whenever they felt like … Continue reading →
I joined an art challenge called Quarantined Creatives Art Challenge hosted by Matt Tommey. It’s still open to join and it’s free. You are welcome to participate with several thousand other creatives (online)! The first challenge was to reflect on … Continue reading →
Over six years ago I wrote a post about my dreams of watercolor painting. You can read the whole post here. I longed to learn to paint well with watercolors, but my paints tended to stay on the shelf… from … Continue reading →
Last week I took a granddaughter to visit crafters at Silver Dollar City’s annual craft festival. This year we met a sweet crafter named Amy Koch of Paper Loft Creations. She creates adorable shadowboxes using wood, paper, fabric, string, rocks, … Continue reading →
I love to watch people dance, especially ballet and tap. I don’t dance. I did try an adult ballet class many years ago when my own kids were taking dance classes, but decided to vicariously enjoy dance through watching my … Continue reading →
Sometimes the desire to create in a certain medium is in your heart, but what to create is eluding you. I’ve found that playing around with something completely different than what I really want to do gets the creative ideas … Continue reading →
What do you get when you combine a pile of twigs, rocks, shells, popsicle sticks, wire, string, recycling materials, hot glue guns, and other odds and ends with six grandkids ages four to eleven? You get lots of mess and … Continue reading →
How does a fairy come into being? If you ask my granddaughters, they are born in flower blossoms. My mom gave me a big box of old artificial flowers and the girls and I found out it is true! Today … 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 →
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 →