Butterfly Art

One of my favorite blogs is Whatever. If you haven't visited Meg's blog, you totally should! When she posted her butterfly project, I knew it was something I wanted to try one day. And I knew Layla would love it! She is quite the crafty girl herself. Always drawing or trying to make something. So I dug out some old canvases I was saving. As you can see they were previously used!

I painted them white (took several coats!) then Layla chose what color she wanted to use & got busy. I decided I'd make one for Morgan, I kept hers white.

Next we got out the watercolors and got busy painting. As you can see, Morgan wanted to help.

Sorry for the quality of the photos, it's usually in the evening when we craft.

After our papers were dry, I got busy punching out butterflies. Lots of butterflies!

And then we started arranging them. I tried a glue pen so she could do it herself, but it wasn't drying fast enough, so I got out the hot glue gun. I don't have a low-temp one, so I helped her out with the gluing.

And here they are! Morgan's (the one I made) is the white one, and Layla's is the blue one.

I love how colorful they are! Now I just need to figure out where to hang them.

Linked to:
Watcha Got Weekend at Lolly Jane Boutique, Sundae Scoop at I ♥ Naptime, Think Pink Sundays at Flamingo Toes, Sunday Showcase Party at Under the Table & Dreaming, Made by Little Hands Monday at delicateCONSTRUCTION, Creative Bloggers Party & Hop at Homemaker On a Dime, Market Yourself Monday at Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Show Me What Ya Got at Not Just a Housewife, Too Cute Tuesday at Funky Polkadot Giraffe, Get Your Craft On at Today's Creative Blog, Show & Tell at Blue Cricket Design, Whatever Goes Wednesday at Someday Craftss, What's Up Wednesday at Sew Woodsy, Link Party #67 at Tea Rose Home, Idea Sharing Wednesday at Women Who Do It All, Weekend Bloggy Reading at Serenity Now, Delicately Constructed Friday at delicateCONSTRUCTION, Friday Favorites at Simply Sweet Home, Frugal Friday at The Shabby Nest, Catch-as-Catch-Can at My Repurposed Life

A Glowing Mess

I'm almost embarrassed to admit how long we've had this Crayola Glow Explosion Sand sitting around (they got it for Easter!), but we finally drug it out and put it to use. It was pretty easy to set up - you had to mix the sand & some activator together. The kit we had came with 3 containers to fill with the sand. You can see above what the sand looked like after we mixed it.


Like anything artsy & fun - it was messy! This is my table after we finished.

This is the floor. Kind of looks like stars, huh?

Here is Blake's creation.

And Layla's.

And Morgan's.

This stuff was a lot of fun! The kids really enjoyed it. The glow only lasted about 4 hours, but they glow pretty bright. I had to keep the lights off so I could vacuum up the mess!

Linked To:
Think Pink Sunday at Flamingo Toes, Sunday Showcase Party at Under the Table & Dreaming, Sundae Scoop at Under the Table & Dreaming, Market Yourself Monday at Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Creative Bloggers Party & Hop at Homemaker on a Dime, Show & Tell at Blue Cricket Design

Doily Art

When I saw this post by Meg at Whatever, I knew I wanted to have the kids do this project. But we never got around to it. Then when it came time for Layla's art party, I knew it would be perfect!




All you need is watercolor paint (mine werent as vibrant as I'd like)...

And a stack of paper doilies. Oh, and a sewing machine.

And just let the kids have at it. Although I admit I painted a few myself!

Of course Miss Morgie had to help.

Then just lay them out to dry. I did end up putting them under a heavy book to flatten them out (after they were dry).

Then just stitch them together. After the party, I took this down and still have it with my craft stuff. I don't want to trash it, but I'm not sure yet what to do with it either. I might save it and use some pieces in her scrapbook. If I ever start scrapping again!

Linked to:
Weekend Bloggy Reading at Serenity Now, Catch-As-Catch-Can at My Repurposed Life, Frugal Friday at The Shabby Nest, Friday Favorites at Inspiring Creations, Friday Favorites at Simply Sweet Home, Sunday Showcase Party at Under the Table & Dreaming, Sundae Scoop at I ♥ Naptime, Market Yourself Monday at Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Too Cute Tuesday at Funky Polkadot Giraffe, Talent Tuesday at Vintage Wanna Bee, Show Me What Ya Got at Not Just a Housewife, Show & Share Day at Just a Girl