Art

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Art

My Artwork Overview

A look back at the artwork I’ve created over the years from high school projects and mixed media canvases to sewing, crafts, and custom gifts. While my focus today is indie app development, I’ve kept this collection here as part of my creative journey.

Valentines Day

Continuing Our Simple School Valentines

Two years ago we made simple paper valentines for school. Last year we did the same. Here's the link, with a printable download, in case you're looking for a last minute Valentine's Day idea!

Craftiness

Simple Valentines for School

With Valentine's Day approaching I figured I'd share what I did for my girls' Valentine's Day last year. Plus I'm sharing our final printable with you.

Ginger Lab

Creating “Ginger” Our Ginger Beer Bottle

Over Christmas I ordered the most adorable Ginger person bottle from Ginger Labs and I couldn't just pack her away with my winter stuff... and that's how "Ginger" was added to the family and given a bit of color. Come check it out!

Food & Dessert

Super Simple Rainbow Colored Angel Food Cupcakes

This year for Zoey's birthday party we took an angel food box mix and made it custom with some food dye, whip cream, and sprinkles. Everyone loved it and I had to share this super simple hack with you.

Science & Sensory Play

Incredibly Simple Play Bandages with Masking Tape

Are you looking for something to keep your child(ren) entertained? Do you have masking tape on hand? Why not have them decorate strips of it and turn it into pretend play bandages. Maybe their toys are sick and need to be fixed? So many options!

Craftiness

Recycle Packing Slips to Make Quick and Simple Homemade Stickers

Are you looking for a quick and simple art project for you or your kids? Why not look into upcycling your packing slip for fun labels and stickers

Craftiness

Simple, Easy, and (Sometimes) Free Advent Calendar Ideas

Are you debating making an advent calendar this year? Are you trying to think of ways to make this Christmastime magical? Here are ways that we've filled in our advent calendar throughout the years to help you have a great December.

Craftiness

Family Covid-19 Handprint Sign

Are you looking for some memento to remember your time during your shelter-in-place? I don't know if you're area is opened yet but I wanted to share what we made to remember our time together as a family in case you might want to make one too.

Science & Sensory Play

Random Things That May Make My Days Better

I'm powering through this time with a bit too much Viola's Quest on my phone and a Costco-sized container of peanut M&Ms... or two so far. How are you doing? Hope these simple ideas that help me can also help you regardless of what you're going through.

Sewing

Simple and Washable Name Tags For Your Kitchen Table

Are you worried about your kids drinking out of the wrong glass? Why not create name tags so they can tell their glasses apart and you can easily move them around at will? Love that the kids helped design their own so they’re super excited to use them!

Sewing

Quiet Book Page - Interactive Button Play

Are you looking for a new quiet book page design? I used buttons and fabric markers to create an interactive button play page. I made some mistakes along the way but wanted to share this to give you inspiration and learn from my mistakes.

Craftiness

Footprint and Fingerprint Christmas Cards

Are you looking for some way to include your child's foot or hand prints in your annual Christmas card? I made pretty adorable Christmas cards with footprints (tree) and fingerprints (snowmen). If you're feeling adventurous you could even add a hand print reindeer.

Craftiness

Simple Toddler Started Christmas Tree Cards

Does your child enjoy stamps or do they smear instead of lift? Did you attempt to make Christmas cards and aren't sure how to continue? Why not turn your child's smears into something more deliberate by turning their art into a Christmas tree?

Craftiness

Protecting Your Outside Artwork From The Weather

Do you have painted art hanging outside? Are you debating how to protect it? Why not use mod podge. This is what I did to protect the kids hand and footprints hanging outside my home.

Craftiness

Happy Birthday Door Sign

Do you have a spot to hang a sign on your door? Are you wanting another way to make your kids feel special as their birthday approaches? Why not paint them a quick and simple birthday sign. I used a command hook to hang ours up outside our front door.

Craftiness

Toddler Scribble Cards

Is your child in a scribble phase? Are you looking at getting them involved making cards? Why not use tape to create a defined white space in their scribbles?

Sewing

Finishing Your Embroidery

Have you been working on some embroidery and are worried how you'll finish it off once done? I wanted to share how I finished off my last three embroidery kits in case you're looking at how to finish your own.

Science & Sensory Play

Water Gun Targets

Combined color pages, thermal laminator, and water shooters to make a fun outdoor activity.

Craftiness

Two Person Hand and Footprint Canvas Art

Do you want to save your child or children's hand and footprints while they're still little? Do you want art on their wall that reminds them that they're loved? Why not do both?

Craftiness

Creating Your Own Woven Panels With Fabric Markers

When you can't find what you want in store why not create it yourself? I used coloring pages to sketch out LEGO® images on white woven fabric and later colored them in. The perfect custom fabric to use with your sewing patterns.

Science & Sensory Play

Quick and Simple Sensory Stations You May Already Have

Here are some simple and quick sensory stations you may already have laying around that you can pull together quickly.

Craftiness

Easter Bunnies Hand and Footprint Door Sign

Why not save your child's adorable footprints while making a Hoppy Easter sign.

Craftiness

Valentine's Day "Loved" Handprint and Footprint Door Sign

Save your child's hand and footprints with a sign to let them know they're loved. So adorable.

Craftiness

Christmas Handprint, Footprint, and Fingerprint Door Hanging Sign

How I created a winter scene on a stretched canvas using my kids' feet and hands.