backyard art camp :: the final project (boo) with girl like the sea (yay)
well, the new shoes are lined up by the door; the sharpened pencils are waiting patently for the furious scribbles to follow; and backyard ART camp is nearly over. we are, however, squeezing in one...
View Articlebackyard ART camp :: 12 breathtaking artist-inspired projects {and one...
our little family is back from vacation in the woods and I can’t wait to share all about it but first it’s time for the wrap-up of backyard ART camp. I can hardly beleive it is over! it has been a...
View ArticleMy Booth at the Arts Fair
Ooh. It is crazy how fast a week can go! I really meant to post this days and days ago. Between teaching two nights a week and gearing up for participation in the town-wide yard sale, we are all a...
View Articlehandmade print exhibit
Yesterday was a mostly grey, dreary day but so super exciting for me, personally. That is because yesterday (drumroll) I along with three of my students hung our very own handmade prints up for...
View ArticleThe Valentine’s Day Countdown of Love
Hello February! It’s time for a countdown to love. I’ve been sitting on the idea of an advent-like countdown to Valentine’s Day for a while. The boys love our Christmas advent calendar so much and I...
View ArticleChildren’s Book Covers as Art
My husband and I recently returned from something unprecedented. We hopped a train and headed into New York City without the kids for two whole nights. It was an amazing feat and hadn’t been done in...
View Articlekid’s clothes week :: matching pj’s for the boys
Look! I made pj’s for the boys! Thanks to kids’ clothes week I’m back making stuff for these two monkeys. And, I even hung a sheet in the bedroom and got some proper pictures of them wearing the...
View ArticleColor Story Workshop & Creative Vulnerability
At a certain point on my journey down the road as a creative freelancer, I realized that my creative spark kind of fizzles out if I’m not purposeful about replenishing it. Don’t get me wrong, I get...
View Articlestamped thank you cards
At the beginning of this year, I put aside the sewing machine for a little while and picked up ink, paper and a rubber carving block. I’d been thinking about how to say thank you in a meaningful way...
View Articlethis baby of mine :: baby cloud mobile, dreamy swaddle blanket & artist rolls
A little over a year ago I was invited to join a community of bloggers, The Creative Mamas. We commune on Facebook; gathering as bakers, writers, designers of small imaginary worlds, sewists,...
View ArticleBackyard Art Camp :: Child-Led Art with Recycled Materials
I am positively thrilled to announce the return of Backyard Art Camp! Remember Backyard Art Camp from two years ago? The inimitable Jane from Buzzmills and I gathered together a group of bloggers who...
View ArticleBackyard Art Camp :: Recycled Art Inspiration
Today for Backyard Art Camp,The Re-useum Edition it is all about the books and artists that inspire!! Using recycled materials is not only simpler but also hugely inspiring because it’s so fun to work...
View ArticleIndigo Dyed Tote Bag
I am a natural skeptic, so I must admit I was slow to embrace the indigo dying trend. It seemed like everyone was doing it and I pshawed. Of course, sometimes you have to (embarassingly) admit that...
View ArticleNot about Money. Other Reasons to Sell at a Craft Fair
{peg fairies by Sophi Karkeek} Ack! It has been over a month since I wrote here! I always find it a little embarrassing when I neglect the blog. I do this funny thing where I talk in my head to you...
View Articlekid’s clothes week :: matching pj’s for the boys
Look! I made pj’s for the boys! Thanks to kids’ clothes week I’m back making stuff for these two monkeys. And, I even hung a sheet in the bedroom and got some proper pictures of them wearing the...
View ArticleColor Story Workshop & Creative Vulnerability
At a certain point on my journey down the road as a creative freelancer, I realized that my creative spark kind of fizzles out if I’m not purposeful about replenishing it. Don’t get me wrong, I get...
View Articlestamped thank you cards
At the beginning of this year, I put aside the sewing machine for a little while and picked up ink, paper and a rubber carving block. I’d been thinking about how to say thank you in a meaningful way...
View Articlethis baby of mine :: baby cloud mobile, dreamy swaddle blanket & artist rolls
A little over a year ago I was invited to join a community of bloggers, The Creative Mamas. We commune on Facebook; gathering as bakers, writers, designers of small imaginary worlds, sewists,...
View ArticleBackyard Art Camp :: Child-Led Art with Recycled Materials
I am positively thrilled to announce the return of Backyard Art Camp! Remember Backyard Art Camp from two years ago? The inimitable Jane from Buzzmills and I gathered together a group of bloggers who...
View ArticleBackyard Art Camp :: Recycled Art Inspiration
Today for Backyard Art Camp,The Re-useum Edition it is all about the books and artists that inspire!! Using recycled materials is not only simpler but also hugely inspiring because it’s so fun to work...
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