28 posts tagged “art”
Today i got to be a part of a very special day in the life of Coby and Eliza. Coby, Daniel's cousin, asked me a week ago if i would do portraits for him and his girl friend with his three daughters and Eliza's two daughters, that's right five children. The surprise Coby wanted to propose to Eliza in the middle of the shoot! How awesome is that, and i would be there to capture the very amazing moment. As soon as he asked me i said yes. I have never gotten to be a part of something like this, and what a neat opportunity for me to do something a little different then my normal photo shoot.
I love crafts and Christmas time is the best time of year for a crafter. There are so many possibilities and fun things to do and decorate with. This year i haven't been doing as much as i would like to. However yesterday I made some beautiful snowball ornaments and decorations. I love them!
Well the other night i was watching Martha Stewart's Christmas special and i saw her make these beautiful sparkly snowballs. I just had to make them. She made it look so easy and such fun. However I have to admit, although they turned out great, it was not easy. I had printed out the instructions and did just what they said, however i apparently don't have the magic touch of Martha Stewart. Some of mine didn't come out very round and i had a really hard time gettingSo after making mine and went on her website and read all the reviews of this craft, i really should have read them first. They had tons of tips and short cuts to make this project much easier. I would recommended this craft to someone who is experienced and patient. And i would highly suggest visiting the website with the directions on how to make the Snowy Balloon Ornaments and read the reviews for tips and tricks.
I plan on making more of these next year, however I do love the ones i have and am glad i did the project.
Balloon
Ball of cotton string
Craft glue
Clothespin
Dowel
Glitter
Pin
Tweezers
Metallic thread
Spray mount
Snowy Balloon Ornaments How-To
1. Blow up the balloon until it's slightly smaller than your fist. Tie the end of the cotton string to the end of the balloon.
2. Thin the glue slightly with water and brush some on the bottom of the balloon to tack down the string. Begin wrapping the string vertically around the balloon. When 3/4 of the balloon is covered vertically, begin wrapping the string horizontally. To change direction, wrap the string around the tied-off end of the balloon. Continue until 3/4 of the balloon is wrapped horizontally.
3. Cut the string and secure it with a dab of glue. Brush the watered-down craft glue all over the string-covered balloon. Pinch the top of the balloon with a clothespin and thread the clothespin onto a dowel that you've suspended between two points. Allow to dry for several hours.
4. Once dry, pop the balloon with a pin and remove it, using tweezers, if necessary. Add a loop of metallic thread and brush the balloon with glue again. Working over a bowl, spoon on glitter and set aside to dry.
What you will need:
Paper (any colors you wish)
Tape (like painters tape or masking tape)
Glue stick
ribbon
Sienna helped me trace her hands on the paper and I cut them all out. The we laid them out the way we liked them and taped the outer row together on the back side. Then we glued the inner layer of hands to the outer layer. Then i made a bow and glued it on, i needed to use a clothes pin to hold it until it dried. The placed on last hand in the middle of the bow.
It took us about two hours and we had a lot of fun doing it. Sienna is so proud to show people her Hand Wreath when ever they come over. So take the time to do this fun project with your kids!
This is a project we used to do when i was a preschool teacher. You cut orange construction paper into pumpkin shapes and glue on a green steam. Then you and your child cut out fun shapes in yellow construction paper. Once your done cutting give your little one a glue stick and some black and yellow crayons and let them have fun "carving" or glueing their Jack O Lanterns. You can also put out some glitter to make them sparkle.
Sienna loved it and wanted to put them up right away to help decorate our house for Halloween. I have a feeling we will be making more of these fun pumpkins before Halloween. :) Try this easy, fun and cheap Halloween Project and let me know how you liked it!
A daughter may outgrow your lap, but she will never outgrow your heart. ~Author Unknown
Love you both so much!
Today i just sat and watched Sienna finger paint. Mixing colors and loving the feel of the wet paint on her hands. She loved every second. It was truly a blessing to watch and learn. In life we adults get so wraped up in finishing things quickly and getting it over with so we can move on to the next task. That we just don't stop and enjoy what we are doing. I love learning life lessons from my three year old daughter. :)
So learn something new today, watch your kids while they play. You never know what lessons they might teach you.
Today I got up and was all dressed and ready to get Sienna up and ready for preschool when i realized there was no school today. Oh dear. I had completely forgotten, and Sienna loves school and looks forward to going once a week. The first thing she asked this morning was, "I wonder what we will do in class today." She was super sad when i told her there would be no school today. So i decided to make the day fun to make up for not having school.
Praise God for birthday presents. Sienna received a ton of art supplies from Veronique and the boys and a huge play dough kit from Grandma Lorie. So we spent our day finger painting and playing with play dough. She loved making art and then telling me where to hang it in the house. She cracks me up. Also she spent over an hour just cutting and rolling play dough. She told me she was baking, but said i wasn't aloud to know what she was baking. It was going to be a surprise.
After dinner Sienna and i had fun face painting. Well it started out with her wanting to look like a bunny. Then it turned into her wanting to paint my face! hehe :) She loved getting to draw on my face and we giggled the whole time. I just loved all the fun things we did today and so enjoyed Mommy and daughter time as well. In the end i think she had just as much fun at home as she would have at school. However I know she will love going to school next Monday.
So make sure you set aside time to PLAY. Because kids grow up way to fast and before you know it, they won't want to play anymore. Cherish your little ones everyday!
Sienna and I spent the entire day doing art. We went through my craft stuff and pulled out all kinds of fun things. We painted, made collages and experimented with wet painted paper and folding it and making imprints. Sienna loved it. And now our kitchen is covered with her creations. Plus Sienna made a very special work of art for her daddy's office. She was so proud to show him all the work she had done and to give him his gift.
It was a great time spent together and it didn't cost me anything. So get out your aprons and paints and let the kids go at it. They will have fun and learn at the same time! What idea's do you have for fun activities for kids that are free or low cost?
Well tonight while drawing with chalk on our patio with Sienna i was able to take this sweet photo. I love children's feet and i thought it was so cute how she had chalk all over them. Such a fun photo of my sweet girls feet, well i think they are cute feet. It's been a while since i posted a photo of the day. However now that I have more time of my own, i will be sure to capture some more moments and post them here for you.
Tonight we had a FULL house for our yearly tie dye party. We had kids from youth group, along with friends from camp, and two visitors from North Carolina. We had a great bunch of people. Sherry made burritos for all of us and we enjoyed an amazing meal together, then the tie dying started. Everyone brought shirts and other white clothed items and we had a ball make our creations. I love tie dyeing and think it's such a fun thing to do together with a group of people. After everyone had finished their art project we enjoyed some cupcakes, shocker i know! :)
Well I had a full and crazy weekend, now I am off to bed to prepare for what the Lord has in store for me this week. Nighty Night friends, hope you had a great weekend!
