If you?ve every tried painting on a paper towel, and enjoyed the way the color just soaks in, then you will love this project. Turns out that coffee f...
As promised from a few days ago, my Craft Stick Crate tutorial. I can imagine these as a fun gift for parents, or maybe even a way to start a house. A...
Here’s a very popular post from awhile back. Thought it might interest those looking for new self portrait ideas for the new school year. Materi...
I was recently sampled these cute little craft sticks from Pacon and my first thought was to see if I could make very mini easels with them. It took s...
I tried this project out last year and really liked it as an intro to weaving. The rubber bands did not tear if you pulled on them too hard, and they ...
I live this vintage war poster for it’s colorful simplicity AND bold message. Now you can make your own with my latest mural template. ? View an...
As summer winds down, I’m starting to plan for the first few weeks of school. Given that our big art fundraiser happens each fall, I try to work...
You may be familiar with the story of Margaret Keane as told in the 2014 movie ?Big Eyes?, but did you know these other interesting facts? ? Margaret ...
These little owls will give students a chance to practice their paper rolling skills, and a bit of patience with craft glue as shapes may need to be h...
This is a study of patterns that could be simplified for kinder and 1st grade students. I drew my leaf and filled it in, but a large template to trace...
Here’s what my coffee filter raindrops look like in my room, I have about 25 of them hanging from fish line. I like them and how they move with ...
I posted this list about three years ago, and they all remain with the exception of BIC markers, which seem to have bit the dust. Too bad, their packs...
Many students learn about seasons throughout the school year, so I made a mural that can be adjusted to follow along. After a large tree is completed,...
If only M.C. Escher could have lived in the age of Photoshop and Illustrator, I believe his amazing mind would have been blown. It took every Adobe ro...
It?s just about wrapped up, my very first art book is in it’s final production stages and then soon will go off to the printer. I can’t te...
Here’s how you can draw a Corgi, because he’s got his own cute little stubby features that are not like any other dog. ? View and download...
Gustav Klimt was an Austrian painter who often used gold leaf to make his elaborately patterned paintings, as in ?Adele Bloch-Bauer’s Portrait.?...
I was totally inspired by this Painted Paper Flowers project at Pink Stripey Socks and have it planned for my art camp kids tomorrow. The only catch i...
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I am hosting a small art camp this week at my school, just in the mornings and just in time to warm up to the new school year that starts next week. T...
Klimt?s ?Tree of Life? painting must be the epitome of decorative arts. Here?s a line drawing from my mural, which I thought some of you advanced colo...
I can’t tell you have much fun I had doing this today. Thanks to a case of plastic 6 qt. boxes from Staples that cost about a buck each, I final...
These watercolor elephants were painted by some of my 4th students last spring. They all did such an amazing job that I decided to feature their art o...
If I have learned just one thing from years of making tutorials for kids, it’s that simple symmetrical shapes work best for the youngest of arti...
I?m back home from my Whitney Hill Art Retreat, which was a ball. Click below to see my slide show recap. ? View Whitney Hill Art Retreat slideshow Sa...
I?ve always hated throwing away old tin cans. They just have too many recycling possibilities. This one is for my art campers tomorrow, and also happe...
I?m still playing with a stash of craft sticks from Pacon, and tried to make a copy of this little crate that I found at Michael’s. I plan to ma...
Here?s one of my favorite projects from Jenni Ward?s ebook ?Create with Clay 4?. Follow the link to get her amazing tutorial with lots of photos and h...
Did you know that friendship bracelets are made with six colors because that’s how many letters are in the word F-R-I-E-N-D? My school’s 4...
This circle grid tree idea has been all over Pinterest for awhile, if anyone knows who first thought of this abstract pattern, I’d love to know....
Here is an Elements template I developed last year for my students, but it was in our 6″ x 9″ art journal format. I’ve reconfigured ...
