Celebrate President's Day with this fabulous penny painting. It starts with a coffee filter.
Celebrate President's Day with this fabulous penny painting. It starts with a coffee filter.
Inside you’ll find lots of fun halloween art lesson plans that feature coffee filters. They are inexpensive and keep great color!
Today, Abraham Lincoln takes most of the credit for ending slavery through the Civil War; however, this is not an entirely true fact. While the Civil War had a large hand in ending slavery, as did Abraham Lincoln, it was actually the 13th Amendment that officially put an end to…
The best Presidents Day activities for preschoolers to do this February. Hands on Presidents Day crafts and activities for kids.
In this guide, I cover seven valuable pennies that are still found in circulation today. These rarities pop up more often than you think! In addition to these seven coins, I reveal some of the rarest and most expensive pennies out there and discuss some of the nuances of numismatics.
Abraham Lincoln Portrait used for the Penny coin at National Portrait Gallery Washington DC
Today is Presidents Day in the U.S. and in honor of this holiday, I have created nails featuring a president: Abraham Lincoln. His likeness is on the one cent coin, but a recent news story revealed that our penny costs more to produce than what it represents! The one cent coin actually costs 2 cents to make. I am an amateur numismatist (aka coin collector). Did you know the little letter underneath the date stamped on every U.S. coin indicates where the coin was minted? D is for Denver. P is for Philadelphia, and S is for San Francisco. The San Francisco mint is pretty much closed now. They only mint proof coins. There is also a mint at West Point, but they only do proof coins and American Eagle coins. I started with a base of Pure Ice Fast Lane. It has that shiny new penny color. It is a frost finish however, so I painted one coat, and then used a technique suggested by Leslie of Polish Art Addiction. You use an eye shadow brush (a disposable one is best, because you won't be able to use it again) to dab on the final coat. It gets rid of those annoying brush lines! The top nail on this wheel was done with Leslie's technique, the bottom was just brushed on. See? Big difference! I used bronze, white, and black acrylic paints to do the artwork for this manicure. This was not the easiest design to do. So here is Abe all done before I sealed him with top coat. I also added a date and mint marking. I guess I did my nails in Denver. :) On my right hand I painted some cent symbols on my ring finger. Big Money! I am a high roller, what can I say? I have uploaded all of the entries for my 500 Followers contest. You can check out the entries on Facebook by clicking here. Please vote for your favorite by 'liking' the picture. Votes will be accepted through Friday, February 24th, 2012 at 5pm Pacific Time. Good luck and thank you to everyone who entered!
“Find a penny, Pick it up, And all the day You’ll have good luck!” May 23 celebrates that amazing penny. It’s only worth one cent, but to those who think they’ve got …
I can’t believe is is February already! I love teaching this month, and I also love that it is a short month because February always flies by. Between President’s Day, Valentine’s Day and all of the fun activities we have planned, it just flies. Have you noticed how much easier your days have gott
From coastal artwork to DIY coastal home accessories, these DIY coastal decorating ideas will give your home a beach house vibe on a budget.
