Holiday Crafting

My fondest childhood gift memory was receiving a wooden art box with cubbies – I spent hours organizing all of my art supplies in that box. Is it coincidental that Santa gave my daughter an Art Box as well? I think not!!

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The start of the lion phase

Marker drawings by me. Watercolor & googlie eyes by Ava Blu.

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Sketchin’ at the Museum

I took my niece for the day to visit The Academy of Natural Sciences. We had a ton of fun drawing and painting everything we saw.

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YOW! #2 Memory

“Memory” I broke out the watercolor kit for this one!! And actually winded up using a variety of media. She’s painted in watercolor & gouache with a few collage elements including the flower in her hair and the stamps in her dress. The background is comprised of some old envelopes I’ve had. I scanned them [...]

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Homemade Valentine Card Exchange

Collaborative Valentine Crafting Location: Kitchen Table My 3yr old daughter and I made some some Homemade Valentine’s for her  daycare card exchange . She art directed and I drew. Then she watercolored stickered glued and glittered. (with a little assistance) So much fun!!

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Travel Watercolor Palette

This weekends project. So much fun and I’m totally loving it along with my new waterbrush. My sketch book entries look so much nice in color!! You will need: 1. Altoids Tin 2. Sculpey Clay 3. Pencil or chopstick (to make the holes) 4. Tube Watercolor Directions: Sculpt clay into Tin Make number of desired [...]

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