Merry Christmas 2014
Merry Christmas from Melinda and Jan and our families!
Continue reading →Dress-up Apron for the Snow Queen’s Sister
After several very late nights, the dress-up apron for the Snow Queen’s little sister, Anna, is finished just in time for Christmas. In case you missed it, here is the link to the dress-up apron for Elsa. I made the apron for … Continue reading →
Last-Minute Christmas Cards with a Magazine
Christmas is 2 days away! Do you have any last-minute things you need to get done? I did! I wanted to make some cards for some family members for Christmas. If you have any magazines laying around, you can make … Continue reading →
Dress-up Accessories for a Little Snow Queen
Yesterday I shared with you the dress-up aprons I made for the granddaughters to play Elsa, the Snow Queen from the movie Frozen. I decided they also needed some accessories for their outfits. First of all, I tried making gloves. I’ve never made … Continue reading →
Dress-up Apron for a Little Snow Queen
If you have a little girl in your life, chances are she loves a certain queen who sings a certain captivating song, and once it is heard, the brain just won’t let it go. I have three little granddaughters who role … Continue reading →
Making Crayons New Again
Over the years we have accumulated many crayons, and over time, they inevitably get broken. As I am sure you know, it is way more fun to color with fresh new crayons than broken ones. So these poor lonely crayons … Continue reading →
Creative Kids, Giotto Di Bondone, and Learning to Paint With Them
I pulled out a book for my kids that we got a long time ago but hadn’t looked at much. The books is The Usborne Book of Famous Artists. I thought we could read about an artist then do some … Continue reading →
Documented Life Project- Week 49
For week 49 of the Documented Life Project, the art challenge was to : “Trace a hand onto your page.” Jan: I used my hand as the “stamp” to remove paint from my homemade gelli plate before pulling the print. I … Continue reading →
Creative Kids: Making Clay
My grandkids always want to try what they see us creating and the results of our clay adventures looked enticing to them. Since the polymer clay requires hand strength to condition it (make it softer) I was not sure they would be able … Continue reading →
Fall Crafter–Laura White with Pleache’t Technique
We have one more crafter to share with you from our visit to the Harvest Festival. As we wandered around the booths at Silver Dollar City, some beautiful and unique rugs caught our attention. This particular one was 65 years … Continue reading →