Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Artsy-Fartsy

Are you looking for some fun/easy projects to help you through the wintry cold months? There are a few things we have been working on at our house that are both easy (because I'm lazy) and fun (because I am always looking for a good time).

 #1 How about some freezer-paper stencil shirts? 
I learned about this from Erin Huband and I am in love with this project. We have done it several times and the shirts always look great! These were some I made for my sister's family. The Lego man and bicycle man were, admittedly, a little too complicated. So my advice to you is to keep the stencil simple.
  #2 Fake Stained Glass Window. I came up with this project for my home-school art class and it turned out to be really fun. It is really just decoupage on a clear piece of hard plastic. It can be as simple as the star or a little more complicated like my river scene. But Truman did one (not shone) and he liked it as well. Nothing is more fun then having really goopy fingers.
     



#3 Some Good Old Fashioned Paper Snow Flakes! Seriously, I love cutting these out and the exciting reveal of what you have created as you unfold the paper. I think this may be my best batch ever!
#4 Loosing A Tooth
Truman worked diligently on this project for many weeks. And he was so proud of himself when he finally accomplished it

4 comments:

erinmalia said...

i'm so glad you've been doing the stencils. they're just so dang satisfying. i think yours look great. and that stained glass is so cool!

Emily said...

Great ideas Merry! Your shirts look professional!

Erica said...

Can I be in your art class?! Way to go Merry. You've got the creative touch!

Bidwell Family said...

Geez did you have to get all the creative awesomeness in our family? I am rather jealous.