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Barbara Rucci

Printable Banners for the Holidays

November 30, 2017 by Barbara Rucci 1 Comment

Free printable banners for the holidays / JOY / LOVE / PEACE

Yesterday, I was inspired to whip up these free printable banners for you. I started to cut out letters from colored paper, and then I thought that there has to be a way to make a printable banner look like the letters are hand cut. I adapted the Paper Cuts font by drawing over it by…

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Pinecone Pom-pom Mobiles

November 24, 2017 by Barbara Rucci 5 Comments

Kids make mobiles from painted pinecones and homemade pom-poms.

It’s hard to believe that these pinecone pom-pom mobiles were made by children. They did everything, from painting the pinecones and beads, to making the pom-poms, to stringing it all together. (I just did the very last part tying them onto the ring.) Children are so capable. And these mobiles are just stunning! This post…

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Art Bar Holiday Gift Guide: Kids

November 16, 2017 by Barbara Rucci 4 Comments

Art Bar Holiday Gift Guide for Kids // 2017

I’m literally in shock that next week is Thanksgiving… how did this happen? I have been working on collecting the best kid gifts for my holiday gift guide, so don’t panic. I got you covered. Everything from books to clothes to toys to bedroom, your cuddly baby and hipster kid will be prepared for 2018….

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Recycled Materials Art Wall

November 8, 2017 by Barbara Rucci 35 Comments

Using recycled materials, kids create a giant assemblage structure that they paint with colors they mixed themselves. Excellent process art experience.

My young students constructed this art wall from recycled materials, and then they mixed all of their own colors and painted it!! Kids are so capable. It’s no wonder that everything my students design and create makes me want to open a children’s art museum. Can you imagine how cool that would be? Artists from…

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Leaf Printable Placemats

October 31, 2017 by Barbara Rucci 11 Comments

Print out these free leaf coloring pages and laminate them for beautiful Fall placemats.

I’m so excited to share my leaf printable placemats with you!! I actually drew this pattern two years ago when I was working on some wallpaper ideas. Just recently a lightbulb went off in my dim brain and I though, hey – I should make this pattern a printable! And voila, now they are FREE…

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Dollhouse Camp: Part Two

October 25, 2017 by Barbara Rucci 2 Comments

Dollhouse Camp for kids! Handmade wallpaper and furniture for these IKEA dollhouses in PART TWO of the dollhouse camp series.

Shannon from Hatch is back to bring us Dollhouse Camp Part Two!! Read Dollhouse Camp Part One first. And Dollhouse Camp Part Three is now out, which includes a FREE printable guide to setting up your own dollhouse camp! Hello, friends! I’m finally back with more dollhouse DIYs. It’s been absolutely amazing to see this…

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Artsy Emojis: The Sticker App for Artsy People

October 15, 2017 by Barbara Rucci 9 Comments

Artsy Emojis - a sticker app designed by Barbara Rucci of Art Bar Blog. Available now on the App Store.

Today is the day! I am so excited to finally launch my new emoji sticker app that I have been working on for forever. Introducing . . . Artsy Emojis!!! I visualized this app for years, and then physically worked on it for another year. Loads of patience (and moolah) were needed to fulfill my…

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Etsy Finds: Art Prints for your Walls

October 11, 2017 by Barbara Rucci 6 Comments

The best artists on Etsy, selling original artwork and digital prints.

Today begins my new Esty Finds series. Hooray!! Once a month (or thereabouts) I will come to you with my most favorite things that I have found on Etsy. You ready? I love Etsy, always have. I have paintings from Etsy, prints, pottery, art supplies, and these gorgeous wooden sticks (don’t judge, there was snow…

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Cardboard Tube Sculptures

October 5, 2017 by Barbara Rucci 11 Comments

Children use cut up pieces of toilet paper tubes to build sculptures with glue.

Even though I’m calling the material we used for these sculptures cardboard tubes, it’s just a euphemism. What you really need to start saving are those toilet paper rolls! This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! The kids LOVED making these sculptures! The pieces easily stuck together with regular white glue, so…

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14 Crafts for Teens and Tweens

October 2, 2017 by Barbara Rucci 59 Comments

13 crafts for teens a tweens, including yarn crafts, garlands, painting, and drawing.

There are so many crafts for teens and tweens out there on the internet. One could get lost on Pinterest for days. I want to make it easy for you. These fifteen (I added to the 13) ideas are simple, use few supplies, and use mostly recycled materials. Cheap and easy! If you want even…

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