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Work in Progress Wednesdays

Yep I just make things up as I go along – lol!  I have actually been thinking of this for a while but I hate showing things in progress but I also wanted to show everyone that I have piles of stuff I am working on. Remember him?  Yep still sitting on the coffee table … Continue reading →

NO – SEW Child’s Artist Smock

I made my daughter’s artist smock two years ago for Christmas.  I did not have a sewing machine that worked but I was quite handy with Liquid Stitch.  I have no idea where I saw this idea originally it was two years ago (and a baby later) but I wanted to share with everyone this … Continue reading →

To-Do List… Why do you mulitply?

Last night I received a phone call from a mutual friend, who is a book publisher, to see if I would be willing to design a cover for a book.  I was extremely excited and asked what the catch was?  The catch was that they needed it by today.  She had two artist flake out … Continue reading →

Hand Bats!

I was flipping through the most recent Oriental Trading Catalog and saw the cutest little hand bats.  I thought is would be perfect for the kids (a little messy but still fun!)  It would also give my daughter a chance to practice cutting (THUMBS UP!) Materials:2 Sheets of white paperBlack Finger PaintSponge Brushpaper platescissorsglue stick*Glitter*Glitter … Continue reading →

My First Painting and Bob

I have no idea why but this painting has been haunting me lately.  Every time I think of painting, I think of this painting.  Here is the story the best I can remember it.  I was seven and really wanted to take a landscape oil painting class at the local art center.  (I was obsessed … Continue reading →

Warhol Inspired Wall Art

Now that I am back to the land of the living after my battle with the Savannah Crud (yes, that is the technical name for it) I wanted to do a project with my son.  I was looking back through some of my Arts & Activities Magazines and I came across a project in the … Continue reading →