These cardboard hearts made from cereal boxes are SO easy and look really artsy and kind of profesh. Let me tell you how I made them! You know I love using materials that are free. One of my faves is cereal boxes. They have that cardboard box look, but easier to cut! I save practically…
Love not Hate
I made this sign with cut paper letters for the Women’s March in DC that I’m going to with my daughter on Saturday. I posted it on Instagram and got lots of comments to make it a printable. So here it is, I hope it works! I’m sort of bad at making downloads. Click here for…
Wintery Mobiles with Kids
I’ve been wanting to make these wintery mobiles for years and years, ever since I saw them on the Purple Twig blog back in 2014. Samara always has the very best ideas. She did them for an arts fair in her California community, and I wanted to set this up for a book event I…
Doily Snowflake Stars
The idea for these beautiful, lacy snowflake stars came from the paperbag stars we made last summer. SITS Girls had the original idea and made them out of white paper bags. I became obsessed with them because they are so fast and easy! So last summer we made them in art camp and painted them…
The Best of Art Bar 2016
This is my favorite part of the year, when I get to go back through all of my posts and analyze which ones did the best. It gets me so excited and geared up for the new year, because now I know what you want more of – colorful and simple ideas with few supplies,…
Easiest Gingerbread House Party Ever
We make these gingerbread houses every year. Sometimes we make them late in the season (like after-Christmas-late), and sometimes I am so organized I even make an invitation! If you are feeling efficient and organized these days, then scroll down to the bottom for a fun and free printable invitation I made for you. Oh,…
Patchwork Houses with Cardboard and Collage
I have been saving this post for two years. Why? Because I really, really wanted to create my first ever craft kit out of this patchwork house art activity. I still am thinking about doing it, but my pace is so slow these days and I just couldn’t wait any longer to share this simple…
Art Educator Interview: Erin Boniferro from Collage Collage
Today I am SO very excited to share my second Art Educator Interview with you. (My first interview was last November with Samara from Purple Twig – I had every intention of a bi-monthly series, but apparently this was biting off more than I could chew! I will now make up for lost time.) Let me introduce you…
DIY Thanksgiving Banner
One week until my favorite holiday of the year! I love Thanksgiving (and this DIY Thanksgiving Banner). It’s so much more relaxing than that December holiday. Four days of being with family is just what I need in the middle of this hectic book tour. Last year, I woke up very early on Thanksgiving morning…
Painted Leaf Mobiles
By now you know that I am usually very slow in getting my art projects posted here on the blog. This Fall I am mostly writing about things we made a year ago. These beautiful painted leaf mobiles are a case in point. My art students made them last October, but even more comical is…
