A Round Up

 Fall/Halloween Arts & Crafts for Kids

All of these turned out terrific! 

Best part, the kids had a wonderful time creating them. 

Let's begin starting from the upper, left photo.

Paper Bag Pumpkins: (brown paper bag)

Filled with newspaper, wrapped the tops with green yarn. 

Set out paints, construction paper (black) scissors, and glue. 

Spooky Moon- Bats Are Out ( oil pastel drawing/craft) 

Card stock paper, oil pastels, construction paper (black), pencil (draw out bat template), scissors and glue.

Frankenstein Portraits:

Construction paper black, green, white. Scissors and glue.

Fall Mason Jar luminaries:

Mason jars, tissue paper (colors), scissors, mod podge, paintbrushes, and tea light.

Opened- Ended Art: Orange circles 

Butcher paper (rolled out0, tempera paint (orange), oil pastels (black, orange, green, yellow).

Bats: (papertowel rolls) 

Paper towel rolls (cut three sections), construction paper (black, white,red, pink, purple, scissors, pencil (draw out bat wings, eyeballs, mouth, teeth, ears), and glue.  

:: GIVEAWAY ::

 Altered Tags / Paper Art Dolls 

(altered tags / mixed media)

WELCOME BACK MY FAITHFUL FOLLOWERS!!

A WARM WELCOME TO ALL, THAT ARE NEW HERE!!

 Leave a comment along with your email address.

I will pick ((2)) winners

Tuesday, November 2, 2021 

I will follow up with the winners (email) requesting your snail mail information. 

Once Upon A Time...

 

Where do I begin?

 It would seem like "once upon a time" would be the proper start for relaunching my blog.

Though it just doesn't feel right. 

Let us just dive in with,  "Where the heck you been?" 

Like art, life can be a process too! 

Sometimes there is no outcome. A fork in the road... and I have had my share of forks!! 

There's been tears shed and growth made. 

As a result, the universe has finally pulled me back to what I do best... what calls my soul.

Crafting time and a place to have ART back in my life.

WELCOME BACK MY FAITHFUL FOLLOWERS.

A WARM WELCOME, TO ALL, THAT ARE NEW HERE. 

I know all are excited about my giveaway, I AM TOO!!

But wait, there is a story to be told. 

So back to "Once upon a time" remember... 

Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo... 

Pulled the rabbit out of the hat... 

And just like that,  I started putting together a space for my art studio.  

(kidding) 

Like I stated, the universe pulled me in this direction... 

The events in my life led me to this time and place.

I unpacked, loved and adored everything I started to place my eyes on.

Oh, "HELLO! collage bits I have collected and carefully kept safe. You knew I would return." 

Unboxed books that were patiently awhile to be shelved. 

"AHHHHH, YES!! the smell of books... how you excite me." 

Started journaling and reading to jumpstart the fire. 

What inspires me still? 

What new things, if any? 

Still VERY passionate about creating my own paper stencils... "That's good." ((KNODS HEAD))

Dived into a little mixed-media art journaling... always my favorite "go to".

Rediscovery...  

Started painting, It's been a looooooooong time. 

Having fun with this process. We will see where this goes. Who knows. 

It has just been the direction my "gut" has gone. 

As I feel, there is so much a painting can say. A story. 

YES!!  

Absolutely. 

100% without a shadow of a doubt... mixed media and I have not broken up. 

Still my first love. 

Now, without further ado... "Onto the celebration!!"  

What you came here for, right?  Everyone likes a little special, homemade something.

You know the plan... leave a comment along with your email address.

I will pick ((2)) winners

Tuesday, November 2, 2021 

I will follow up with the winners (email) requesting your snail mail information. 

Paper Dolls 

(altered tags/mixed media)

ANNOUNCEMENT

 

Super Excited to Announce... this Blog will be active very soooooon!

Be Your Own Anchor

mixed-media/canvas painting 

Being my own anchor means that I am working on doing things for me. 
It means keeping myself centered. 
I have to keep myself in mind whenever I do things. 
Say "no" and meaning it. 
It means taking care of myself and not putting my worth in the hands of others!

Being my own anchor means putting me first. 
I can not nor will not get lost in others, in work and let life pass me by. 
Enjoy simplicity... for the sake of self-grounding.

Earth Week!

We are all visitors to this time, this place. 
We are just passing through. 
Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love, and 
then we return home.**

** I did get a chance to post this simple, yet amazingly wonderful art project!!
Using coffee filters, newspapers, and scraps of construction paper our little preschooler's created "Mother Earth" and learned all about making use of other materials. 
RECYCLE 

Mixed Media Muse...

What the Quail? 

In for a little squable. Why not. 
This mixed media painting on a 8 x 11 canvas was tons of fun to put together. 

Enjoy!