Blog about creating art. Sculpture, painting, doll making, sewing. Creativity.
When my kids were younger, we had so many marbles. Seriously, those little things could be found in every crack and corner of my house. Now that the kids have sort of outgrown their marble playing days, I started thinking about what I could do with those marbles. I mean, we’re talking so many marbles!
In 2021, I shared my home binder on TikTok and it went viral. When we moved into our home, I decided I wanted a way to keep track of all the information about our house including the information that we got from the builder when we bought the house, the warranty details, appliance information, etc.
Kids sometimes find it confusing to differentiate between multiples & factors. Here are a few visuals that I've found helpful: Multiple: the product of a given number and another number. We could
Hey y'all! Super pumped to share a project with you that brought our classroom so much color, life, and fun. It’s an excellent project for so many reasons.
Before I had my bedroom closet updated, I thought having a "walk-in" closet was the only way my husband and I could share a closet. Turned out, we just needed a…
I have a very, very soft spot in my heart for homemade Pop-Tarts (or toaster tarts, as I’ve called them here). Much like pie, the options for filling are endless, and once you master the dough — which is a pretty straightforward pie dough — you’ll start scheming and dreaming up things you’d like to stuff inside. For me, lately, the fillings have all been savory.
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Recognizing feelings and learning what to do with them - here are five activities to help children develop emotional control.
We had no idea how to build a fence, but we came up with an idea we loved and our DIY fence turned out better than we could have imagined!
Decorative Sound Absorbing Panels: What better way is there to spend an afternoon, than having your kids help upgrade the performance of your home theater? If you're a geek dad, the list is pretty small. There are many way to improve your home theater, and adding sound-absorbi…
We had no idea how to build a fence, but we came up with an idea we loved and our DIY fence turned out better than we could have imagined!
I was bored with the cabinets above our microwave. At some point I tossed the idea of getting rid of the microwave just so I could have a wood vent hood. Then I…
Art Festival and Family Art Night- How to run a Family Art Night. Increase attendance and promote your art department with engaging art activities.
We had no idea how to build a fence, but we came up with an idea we loved and our DIY fence turned out better than we could have imagined!
Amazing dorm hacks for college life and dorm living that will help you out so much! These are trips and tricks that you'll wish you knew way sooner!
Not too long ago it dawned on me that we could use half doors instead of baby gates. Afterall, we already have a dutch door in our kitchen, so why not
HALLOWEEN ART LESSON- Spooky Houses in Watercolor & Oil Pastel. Here's a great Halloween art lesson for any grade level. These Spooky Houses can be easily adapted for 3rd grade and up.
We had this room off of our garage that didn't have the best of access. This was an ideal spot for an entertainment type room (man cave if you asked my husband)…
We had no idea how to build a fence, but we came up with an idea we loved and our DIY fence turned out better than we could have imagined!
Amazing dorm hacks for college life and dorm living that will help you out so much! These are trips and tricks that you'll wish you knew way sooner!
We had this room off of our garage that didn't have the best of access. This was an ideal spot for an entertainment type room (man cave if you asked my husband)…
Everyone makes van build mistakes. Learn from these common conversion errors so that you can avoid the same mistakes during your van build.
We began this lesson by brainstorming about what job we could have if we wanted to grow up to be an artist. We looked at posters like the o...
Sensory bins are still all the rage in our house! Since we homeschool for preschool, we pick a theme each week and my son and I have so much fun learning all about our weekly theme. This past week was all about watermelon! Each day I put together a different sensory bin so we could learn about letters, numbers, shapes, and colors. This week, I threw together some watermelon sensory rice to use as our sensory bin filler. The best part is, all you do is mix it together in a zip-top bag and then lay out to dry. Easy peasy!
The secret to making a truly convincing fake tree is in the bark. It does not matter how shapely or nicely branched your cardboard or concrete construction is, if the bark texture is not right, the finished result will be disappointing.
We love canvas art projects in our house. We have so many canvas paintings that I could probably cover every inch of our home with them. There are some that we love and display and some are just for fun. The great thing about canvas art is that you can always reuse the canvas if […]
Tomorrow we have our annual convocation, BBQ Picnic (Texas baby), and in service followed by a mad dash across town back to school for Meet the Teacher Night. Pack your...
I had a reader ask about updating her old closet doors…. There are many things you could do to either update the door or just take them off completely and find a budget friendly replacement. …
We love canvas art projects in our house. We have so many canvas paintings that I could probably cover every inch of our home with them. There are some that we love and display and some are just for fun. The great thing about canvas art is that you can always reuse the canvas if […]
Scarves are one of those items that you can do countless things with… if you know how. We’ve scoured the internet to find the coolest ways for your to repurpose all those pretty scarves sitting in your closet. Here are the 12 best scarf hacks that we could find. Make a Camera Strap Why have...
IF you’re feeling stuck, self-sabotage could be the culprit. Here’s how to combat it. Remember being told you could do anything once you’d grown up The job, the house, the family – you could have i…
Reuben Saltzman, president of Structure Tech in Minnesota, identifies potential home problems and what to do about them.
Here are the best school bus conversion ideas to inspire your skoolie ideas including short bus, mid, and full-size skoolie conversions.
We recently purchased a new stainless steel refrigerator. About 5 minutes after having it delivered I realized that it had fingerprints and smudges all over it.…
