The cold weather has finally set in and I've been trying to keep my 9 year old granddaughter busy. Every week we've been sitting down and working on some fun craft projects and today...I'm going to show you these adorable Penguin river rocks that we made. I think the Princess did a great job! Kid's … [Read more...] about Kid’s Crafts: Painted Penguin River Rocks
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Special Subjects: Basic Color Theory An Introduction to Color for Beginning Artists
Special Subjects: Basic Color Theory allows artists to widen the scope of their abilities, demonstrating how to create color and value charts, basic color mixing techniques, and a comprehensive approach to understanding color relationships. * Complimentary book received for review. This post … [Read more...] about Special Subjects: Basic Color Theory An Introduction to Color for Beginning Artists
How-To Videos for Sculpting with Play-Doh + Tips
How many of you have children or grandchildren who enjoy playing with Play-Doh? My grandchildren love it! Over the years we've purchased many different Play-Doh sets for them and I love how creative they can get! They will literally sit for hours, upon hours playing with it! If you're new to … [Read more...] about How-To Videos for Sculpting with Play-Doh + Tips
Craft Project: Painted Snowman Clam Seashells
Christmas is just around the corner and we came up with an easy-to-make Christmas craft project that you can do with the kids! We made these adorable hand-painted snowman clam seashells with 9 and 10 year old's. You can make several of them in just one afternoon. Once completed, you can display them … [Read more...] about Craft Project: Painted Snowman Clam Seashells
Craft Project: Personalized Scrabble Tile Christmas Ornaments
Every year I enjoy sitting down and creating homemade Christmas ornaments to add to our tree, to give as gifts and/or to use as package toppers on the gifts that I'm giving. When giving them as gifts I try to come up with ornaments that will "mean" something to the person that I'm giving them to. * … [Read more...] about Craft Project: Personalized Scrabble Tile Christmas Ornaments
Easy Snowman Seashell Christmas Ornaments
When we were down at the beach a few weeks ago I found around 30 of these long & slender razor clam shells lying around on the beach. I do a lot of crafting with seashells and finally found a few ways to use up those slender clam shells. You'll want to wash and thoroughly dry all shells before … [Read more...] about Easy Snowman Seashell Christmas Ornaments
Kid’s Crafts: Easy-to-Make Snowman Ornaments
During the holiday season I enjoy sitting down with my grandchildren and whipping up some easy-to-make ornaments for their Christmas tree. Last year we made a total of 12 different ornaments and this year we're hoping to do the same. My little grandson is only 3 years old, so I needed to come up … [Read more...] about Kid’s Crafts: Easy-to-Make Snowman Ornaments
Crafting Wood Decorations for Your Home
Wood is versatile in its usage. It can be used for a myriad of things around the home. In the past when glasses and glass blowing weren’t so common around the world, wood served as virtually everything in terms of furniture and interior home décor. From the couch, center table, diner set, dresser, … [Read more...] about Crafting Wood Decorations for Your Home