When you have a princess who knows you can paint, no amount of convincing will change her mind when she gets an idea. She really wanted purple and pink butterfly sparkle shoes, one problem there was no place that makes pink and purple sparkle butterfly shoes. So I decided (caved) make her a pair … Continue reading
Pin ItYesterday I decided to let the kids paint (I blame the Sudaphed) I covered the table and figured why not. I went out to the garage and found some Terra Cotta Pots one for each child and decided to let them at the pots with the paint. They were both extremely happy that I … Continue reading
Pin It So what in the world have I been up to the past couple of day? Painting! I am working on a commission piece 20″x24″ and I am having a blast. I hope to do a progress post very soon (no where near that yet). I also have a pretty cool how-to post that … Continue reading
My daughter is 6 and loves to draw, color and paint (when I let her). I decided to teach her how to paint while she was on Thanksgiving Break. Every child loves to paint but I wanted to teach my daughter HOW TO paint. I wanted to teach her proper brush care, how to hold … Continue reading
Well after 5 interesting days of no internet or cable it is once again restored! I honestly in hind sight can’t say it was a bad thing because I got a ton of things done my completion list: Booga’s Railroad sign clock The Thomas Train Box Cover – Booga loves it Showed the princess how … Continue reading
After almost two months of sitting on my easel I finally finished the Kingfisher this past weekend. The sketch and the base Filling it in Look there is a bird And the bird has an eye The sign is made of wood The bird has some shadow and some highlight on the wood NO FISHING … Continue reading
On Thursday on In the Paint Box I actually showed painting technique (you can check out the replay on the Creative EdVentures Tab – I was able to record it on UStream). I had started a painting a while back but I have to be in the mood to paint and lately I have only … Continue reading
I love Impressionism Monet is one of my favorite artist (I named my dog Monet Picasso). Monet Picasso – December 2007 I watched the In the Zone Episode on June 20 and decided I needed to incorporate Impressionism into a children’s project for my show In the Paint Box. I started doing some research and … Continue reading
Yes on top of everything else I decided last week I wanted to paint. I decided to paint a Kingfisher, it is 11×14 canvas board. I forgot how much I miss painting and why I don’t paint as much as I use to (there is a lot of work involved in it.) Just started Little … Continue reading
I am pretty sure I have established I am “frugal” when it comes to my craft supplies purchases. Texture Magic is no exception. I really wanted to buy some Texture Magic but at $12 a tube it is a little too steep for my taste. I was working on my Reece’s Rainbow tiles and really … Continue reading
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