Four years ago I jumped on the adult coloring bandwagon as a way to relax and as a way to explore my creativity. I enjoy sitting down and coloring, then once my page has been completed, I often turn it into artwork for my home or use the page in various paper crafting projects. Here are Shelly's … [Read more...] about 7 of the BEST Adult Coloring Books
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Kid’s Craft Project: Safari Animal Wreath
Last summer my 9 year old granddaughter attended a few of the kid's craft classes at A. C. Moore's, a craft supply store in our area. At one of the classes the kids made these adorable Safari Animal Wreath's and we just loved them. Matter of fact, we went back to the store a week later and bought … [Read more...] about Kid’s Craft Project: Safari Animal Wreath
Kid’s Crafts: Hand-Painted Turtle Seashells and Rocks
How many of you adore turtles? About 10 years ago we adopted 2 little turtles and have been big fans ever since! To honor our love for turtles we whipped up this super easy-to-make kid's craft project that won't cost you a lot of money. Our project was made by a group of kids ages 7 to 9 years of … [Read more...] about Kid’s Crafts: Hand-Painted Turtle Seashells and Rocks
Easy Bird Origami – A Fun Origami Project Book for Bird Lovers
The Japanese art of origami is very popular these days, and we’ve featured several how-to books here at The Classy Chics over the last year (check them out here). Today I’d like to tell you about a fun book of origami projects suitable even for beginners, Easy Bird Origami: 30 Pre-Printed Bird … [Read more...] about Easy Bird Origami – A Fun Origami Project Book for Bird Lovers
Kid’s Crafts: Painted Penguin River Rocks
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
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