Projects

I am the kind of person who, in order to stay sane, has to have at lease one project going at a time. I love working with my hands and having something fun and creative to think about. Here are a few recent endeavors...


I decided to introduce Caroline to the world of crayons. It was a big moment in my life to see my daughter "create" her first piece of art. I can't wait for all the wonderful things to come that will hang on our refrigerator, I'm sure!

Here is Caroline hard at work. Now, you might think "WOW", she's only 1 and is already drawing .... not exactly. She mostly just smooshed the crayons around, threw them down, rolled them with her foot, tried to eat them, etc... However, she did grasp the concept of putting the crayons on the paper before smooshing, rolling, etc. By doing this, the crayons left a lot of marks.

Here is her masterpiece after Day 1. I plan on doing this over the next few days so that the paper becomes full of beautiful little marks. I think she has done well for her first try. Stay tuned for the final piece at the end of the week.

Another project that I started while my parents were here was to paint our kitchen table and chairs. I put the final finish on it this weekend and it's done! It really brightens up the room and looks good with my Dad's boot painting and my floral painting in the background. Thanks Mom & Dad for all your help!!

Now on to the "Creative Room." This is the front room of our house which is my art studio. I am feeling the "itch" to get back into painting so I rearranged the room a bit and made these fun drapes for the corner to protect the wall from my splattering paint. The picture doesn't do it justice, it really is cool and cozy!

Here is a picture of the drapery fabric close up - it's such a fun, funky pattern - I love it!