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May
12 May 2013 Sunday
This decoupage collage portrait of Mom is the perfect handmade Mother’s Day Gift! It’s an easy art project for kids of all ages, and she’ll cherish it forever! |
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02
May
2 May 2013 Thursday
Here’s a super fun, active, & collaborative art project for toddler & preschool age kids: giant marble painting! It’s a great way for kids to improve their fine and gross motor skills as well as their coordination! |
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10
Apr
10 April 2013 Wednesday
We had fun making these “mini me” hats in one of our Spring Break camps last week! |
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28
Mar
28 March 2013 Thursday
Fantasy bookshelves inspired by author + illustrator, Colin Thompson, in our 9 – 14yr. old classes. |
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24
Mar
24 March 2013 Sunday
Salt painting is a fun art art project for kids of all ages! We usually structure a salt painting lesson around a famous artist or a specific drawing technique such as a continuous line contour drawing. It’s also a great way for younger children to learn about primary and secondary colors, and to experiment with color mixing. |
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18
Mar
18 March 2013 Monday
We kicked off Spring with these bright and beautiful Georgia O’Keefe inspired chalk pastels in our 9-14 yr. old classes! |
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07
Mar
7 March 2013 Thursday
For our toddlers this week, we set up a giant “Sticky Face” wall using ordinary household contact paper and a smorgasbord of colorful do-dads that they could stick on the face. Endless possibilities for good clean, sticky fun! |
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08
Feb
8 February 2013 Friday
♥ i don’t know who said it, but isn’t it true? ♥ |
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28
Dec
28 December 2012 Friday
Wishing everyone much Peace & Love this holiday season! Happy New Year! |
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11
Dec
11 December 2012 Tuesday
Our toddler class gave new meaning to the term “art camp” this morning! |
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28
Nov
28 November 2012 Wednesday
This easy DIY red-nosed reindeer spreads holiday cheer with his festive tricked out antlers wherever he goes! We hope he inspires you to spread as little cheer as well! |
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27
Nov
27 November 2012 Tuesday
Hanging our stockings with care and trimming a really cool tree printed on fabric… |
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12
Nov
12 November 2012 Monday
Students in our Open Studio class last Saturday made these whimsical owl suncatchers with oil pastel and contact paper! |
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01
Nov
1 November 2012 Thursday
Try this quick and easy two box dump truck design for your little ones! |
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28
Oct
28 October 2012 Sunday
Thanks to everyone who stopped by our Fall Open House this year! Just fyi, that glitter will eventually wash out of their hair. |
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23
Oct
23 October 2012 Tuesday
Inspired by the long shadows and different angle of light that streams through the studio windows this time of year, we dreamt up these whimsical Karla Gerard suncatchers for our 5-9 year old classes this week. |
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29
Dec
29 December 2011 Thursday
Thanks to everyone who helped make our holidays merry & bright this year! Happy New Year! |
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06
Dec
6 December 2011 Tuesday
Make a beautiful wintery holiday display with these quick and easy glistening opalescent snowballs made out of paper and plastic wrap! |
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09
Sep
9 September 2011 Friday
This project was inspired by a trip to Asheville last week, where we bought some really beautiful paper beads made in Africa at this cool shop Garage34. Make beautiful bracelets, necklaces, and ankle bracelets from your piles of junk mail and catalogs! |
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06
Jul
6 July 2011 Wednesday
Once upon a time in a land far away, before cable TV and video games, when kids had to chase the ice cream man with their Big Wheels – not their parent’s SUVs – doting moms were concerned that their children would overheat from too much freeze tag, so they had to pull some amazing stuff out of their apron pockets to entice kids to come inside for a few minutes each day. |
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06
Jan
6 January 2011 Thursday
Our 5-9 year old classes have been making papier mache penguins and we took them out for a walk on this beautiful sunny day! Fun times! |
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12
Sep
12 September 2010 Sunday
If you have kids above the age of four and want to be absolutely amazed and awe-struck at the power of a child’s imagination, simply give them a used cardboard box, glue, masking tape, and the entire contents of your kitchen junk drawer. |
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18
Mar
18 March 2010 Thursday
Goodbye Winter….hel-lo Spring! How can one little hour of extra daylight make such a difference? |
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18
Mar
I’ve always enjoyed making things. When I was six, my great grandmother taught me how to sew a zig zag, wind a bobbin and gather a ruffle hem – a highly technical skill needed to make a new bonnet for my Holly Hobbie doll. |
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06
Dec
6 December 2009 Sunday
Time is fleeting. I’m not sure why I’ve been preoccupied with this thought lately; maybe it’s the change of seasons or the holidays, or my dad retiring in a few days, or one of my best friends giving birth to a beautiful baby girl. Seems like every December I unpack holiday decorations that were just put away yesterday, even though I know for a fact I took them down last February! |
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12
Oct
12 October 2009 Monday
It’s Fall! My absolute favorite time of year! Even though its still hovering in the high 70′s, in the studio as I write this, we’re enjoying the lingering scent of mulled hot apple cider left over from our Fall Open House this past Saturday, and dreaming of turtlenecks and boots, and the cool, crisp weather and good hair days that we know are right around the corner! |
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21
Sep
21 September 2009 Monday
I wish I could say that opening small hands big art is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream and passion for me, but I’d be lying. While I’m definitely passionate about my new venture, it isn’t quite that simple. |