at first, i was going to TAPE the wire to the back of each reindeer…but then a BIG lightbulb went off & i realized that i could wrap the reindeer as they would be, if linked together by Santa’s elves! i LOVE those sparks that come as i’m trying to make something work. yesterday i…
Tag: crafts
take a hike…craft
a fantastic art project for summer vacation hikers. Step 1. find a thick, tall & somewhat dry stick. find some really cool leaves, (fresh, like pick them off a branch). remove some of the bark (on the stick you find) with a knife. apply masking tape, to make strips, in whatever pattern you’d like. i…
having the Birmingham Museum of art in my backyard
with my kids home for summer vacation, we’ve turned to making crafts in the art studio. i decoupaged the cages & the sign onto an ugly birdhouse. i do have instructions for doing so…in this blog (i think the post is titled 2me4art project birdhouses). the Birmingham Museum of Art’s gift shops bags are clear…
Summer Vacation project! Decorating birdhouses with your kids
a fun art project to do with your kids. the unfinished birdhouses can be found at craft stores. if you have beautiful paper you’ve been saving for ‘something’ this is a great way to use it. these birdhouses can be nailed to a tree, or you can use a drill with a long bit, to…
Origami box holds love
My mom makes origami boxes for a few locally (#buylocal!) owned businesses in Birmingham. Our family has a few boxes each because she always included a small gift, like jewelry, inside a box for birthday gifts. I have my boxes displayed on my shelves. Yesterday my son needed an envelope, I wished him luck getting…
the school project that is due tomorrow
Henry was attempting to put together some furniture for his room he had to design & I started to help. I said something about letting it dry for a few days, that is when he said, “It’s due tomorrow! the house has to be finished before parent’s night at school!!” Two hours we worked on…
Christmas ornament art project
The bird that is mostly glittered with MOD PODGED wings & tail was the idea of the Mom who signed up for the class. I thought her idea was brilliant & it ended up that I liked her idea more then my own. She also painted inside the black lines because they couldn’t be drawn…
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