I made a huge transition from traditional oil painting on canvas to digital oil painting on a tablet. I will most likely switch back and forth from traditional canvas to digital, depending on the art project; but for now, I … Read More
My daughters and I made crystal snow flakes out of pipe cleaners and Borax laundry detergent. The results are impressive! We put 12 spindly pipe-cleaner snowflakes into the Borax solution in the evening and woke up in the morning to … Read More
When I was little, my mother and my grandfather combined their talents and created a spool doll bed for my sisters and I. My little bed had white bedding with red embroidered trim, as red was my favourite colour at … Read More
Pippi’s Birthday party was yesterday– a penguin themed party! The party included many thrilling events and activities: sliding down icebergs, making balloon penguin buddies, playing penguin huddle (Twister), eating pizza, cake and ice cream and each guest headed home with … Read More
My six year old is home sick with a nasty cough and sore throat.I remembered a snow man craft my mom used to make with my sisters and I when we were little.It involved a toilet paper roll and cotton … Read More
I caved…just a little. As I stated in my last post Happy Birthday, Welcome To The dark Side of 16, the horror-scavenger hunt didn’t go as my daughter originally planned. But it did indeed go… with a few compromises. After … Read More
Pip’s Arabian Princess Doll and Old Fashioned Girl Doll My mom spent a recent weekend looking after my girls. She brought her special craft bag with her. It was full of supplies to make clothes pin dolls. Imagine my delight … Read More
I wanted to try making some cool work-out t-shirts( cool in more way than one). I thought all the cutouts would be refreshing when I teach Zumba. I used an old cheap typical Hawaiian tourist t-shirts I purchased when I … Read More
Auntie Griselda has arrived for another Halloween visit! If you want to know how I made her, check out The Making of a Witch October 29, 2010 blog. Tabs as a French Girl in the school costume parade. Her zombie costume was … Read More
