pam doodling

I made this little movie of my friend Pam doodling earlier this summer. It's a part of the Big Picture Class that I'm working on. I'm showing how to make a stop motion animation and this is an example.

Registration for the class, now renamed "Craft Happy", opens in just a couple of weeks. So excited! Hope you'll join me. I'll give you a link when registration opens.

hello little bird

This little bird is hanging out on our deck today. He's a baby, right? Any clue what kind he is? He's pretty big for a baby...about 6" tall. Maybe he's a fledgling?

update: We think he might be a robin fledgling...so sweet.

congratulations, scrapkrazed!

Scrapkrazed, you lucky girl! You won a spot in Claudine's awesome class.

Everyone else, I hope you'll join us...it's a great class! Click here to register.

mini craft room

Look what Karen (mypaperdolldesigns.com) and her daughter Nora are up to:

 

Isn't that adorable? I want a dollhouse craftroom too! Click here for details on how they put this room, and the rest of their adorable dollhouse together.

 

Is it too late to do a Club Little House swap? Because this totally makes me want to do a craft room inspired swap! How about you?

 

p.s. I think I need a Lalaloopsy doll to come live in my little room.

Technique Toolbox Giveaway!

 

Claudine's awesome class over at Big Picture Classes started today. It's amazing! Today she shares secrets to glue paper without pesky bubbles! Don't you want to know??!

 

 

Technique Toolbox

Master 25 mixed-media techniques in 5 weeks

Starts 7/15/2013 $45.00

 

Create a faux tintype image transfer, make art with Elmer's glue and a plastic bag, create a gesso chalkboard—these are just a few of the amazing techniques featured in this class! Technique Toolbox is your chance to brush up on these (and 22 more) mixed-media techniques with nationally known collage artist and illustrator Claudine Hellmuth as your guide.

 

Technique Toolbox consists of 25 instructional videos and 25 professionally designed "recipe cards" that outline each technique. You'll file these printable recipes inside an adorable handmade toolbox you'll create in class. And that's not all! Claudine has invited 20 fellow artists and crafters to create exclusive projects with her techniques, giving you plenty of ideas for creative, real-world applications—from scrapbook pages to wall décor. read rest of description here

New to Big Picture Classes learn about us and set up a free account here

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Are you feeling lucky? Yes? Well then, you might just win yourself a free pass to this jam-packed class! Leave a comment below with your name and email address and you will be entered into the drawing. I'll select a name on Wednesday, July 17 at 12 noon EST. Best of luck! 

 

afternoon stitching

 

Whatever I'm doing my little guy wants to do it too. So when I saw this super adorable beginner's stitching kit by Lemon Tree Studio, I knew this would be a great way to have him stitch beside me while I work on my embroidery. He loves the plastic canvas shapes...and is so tickled to be using a real needle.

 

But the owl lace cards are too adorable for words. He keeps his little drawstring bag of stitching right next to mine so that when he sees me stitching, he gets busy with his project too.

 

Isn't he an adorable stitching companion? 

sandbox treasure hunt

Thanks so much for your fabulous suggestions for summer fun. So inspiring!

We were also inspired by this idea we found in the June/July issue of FamilyFun Magazine:

Fill 1 ordinary sandbox...

Add a Bucket of Bling...

 

Equals hours of treasure hunting:

 

 

(Sticking out of tongue improves treasure finding odds greatly.)

technique toolbox

My friend Claudine is sharing all her best techniques in her new online class over at Big Picture Classes. You'll learn clever tricks including creating a faux tintype image transfer, how to make art with Elmer's glue and a plastic bag and even creating a gesso chalkboard!

Best of all, Claudine provides this super adorable printable to assemble which will house all the techniques on handy little recipe cards. Isn't it adorable?

Technique Toolbox is your chance to brush up on more than 20 mixed-media techniques with nationally known collage artist and illustrator Claudine Hellmuth as your guide.

Technique Toolbox consists of 25 instructional videos and 25 professionally designed "recipe cards" that outline each technique. You'll file these printable recipes inside an adorable handmade toolbox you'll create in class. And that's not all! Claudine has invited 20 fellow artists (me included!) and crafters to create exclusive projects with her techniques, giving you plenty of ideas for creative, real-world applications—from scrapbook pages to wall décor.

To read the rest of the class description and to register click here. I'll see you there!