Art Projects – The Isle of Imagination

I Made Sugar Eggs

25 May 2015

. . . for Easter. Turns out they’re really not very hard, and would be a fun craft with older kids. Maybe Olivia and her friends next year . . .

Everett’s Teepee – Christmas Projects 2014

27 Dec 2014

I didn’t do too many home-made Christmas projects this year . . . but I did do a few 😉 The grandest one of all was Everett’s teepee. He was quite pleased [...]

Israel Photo Book – Christmas Projects 2014

27 Dec 2014

The next Christmas project I did was a photo book for my dad. It took quite a bit of time, but I think the end result was definitely worth it. Now I just have to get [...]

Wheeler Road
Christmas Projects 2014

27 Dec 2014

This was the last Christmas project I did. It’s a painting I did for my in-laws of the house they built in Oregon and raised their kids while they were very [...]

Calvin’s Quilt – The Summer Chronicles

6 Sep 2013

This summer I made Calvin a quilt for his birthday. I always idealized that when we had a cabin, my kids would have warm, cuddly quilts to snuggle under on the cool [...]

How To: Paper Mache Bees

20 Aug 2013

Oh, what fun paper mache is. It is one of my favorite mediums, because the possibilities are endless, the required supplies are always on hand (paper, flour, water), [...]

Be Your Best Self – Back to School Dinner, 2013

18 Aug 2013

One of our family traditions is having a back to school dinner for the little lovelies. This is a time to celebrate the kids, acknowledge their accomplishments, and [...]

Step-By-Step:
A Fairy Castle In The Making

9 May 2013

A couple months ago I wrote about our upcoming yard projects. One was to make a fairy house. Well, not long after that, I pulled Olivia into the art room and [...]

Sketchbook Saturday – Determined to Paint!
And I Cleaned My Art Room

2 Feb 2013

This week was a little slow. I cleaned the house and looked around . . . we had no where to go and nothing to do. So, I determined to paint. Remember how I was going [...]

Sketchbook Saturday – Lip Service

15 Dec 2012

Every once in a while I wish I was much more realistic and technical in my drawing . . .

Sketchbook Saturday – Joy

8 Dec 2012

Every once in a while I flip past this page in my sketchbook and think: I really should finish that and fill it in more. But let’s be honest, the chances of [...]

Sketch Book Saturday – Last Year’s Valentines Painting-almost.

24 Nov 2012

Remember at the start of 2012 when I had the goal to do one painting a month? Well, I made it through January, and then I drew this out for February. Maybe someday [...]

Sketch Book Saturday – Duck-Duck-Goose!

17 Nov 2012

One of these days I want to learn how to paint digitally really well – these little doodles that are all over in my sketchbooks would be great as little [...]

Sketch Book Saturday – Sleeping Beauty

10 Nov 2012

The best thing about this picture is that in person, the floor is doodled in various shades of gold glitter pen, so as the page/angle changes, the floor sparkles as [...]

And in Other News . . .

7 Nov 2012

Tuesday night was the big night – Wyatt lost his election. It was a sore disappointment. And in other news . . . Olivia came home today totally excited [...]

Sketch Book Saturday – Little Deer Love

3 Nov 2012

I found this little illustration in my sketchbook today as I was thumbing through looking for a blank page to tear out for another project. As I have had this [...]