This book is loaded with magical DIY projects for crafters and makers at every level. Over the past week, I had the opportunity to spend 6 nights with Lindsay Gilbert, the author of Harry Potter Homemade. This was, of course, the perfect opportunity to make something from within the magical pages. We put our heads together with Beth from Creatively Beth and Debra from Kunin Felt and decided to each …
Learn about colors and feelings with this great literature based art idea for kids. I love ALL of his books but this one is super special. I have a deep love for colors and creativity and this book inspires me. Through the use of bouncing rhymes with many colors and animals, this book offers an opportunity for children to start understanding feelings and moods and how to express themselves. So …
Did you even know that World Market sells children’s books. Well, they do and they are awesome sauce. Last weekend I taught a fantastic workshop at TpT Flock 2017 to teachers sharing ways that they can create clay projects to go with these books and teacher materials. I am excited to share some of my favorites. The clay that we used was Sculpey Bake Shop because, well because it is …
Last night we went to see The BFG and it was amazing. As I wrote on my Facebook wall, “The BFG was pure magic, pure love, pure friendship and pure perfection. The special effects are unimaginable. The acting is superb. My belief in humanity has been restored.” Disney does such an amazing job at bringing literature to life. I think this is their best work to date. I am so …
There are so many things and places that I love! I love the three publications that feature women (Where Women Create, Where Women Create Business and Where Women Cook) and I love shopping at Barnes and Noble. Being featured in the current issue of Where Women Create is such an honor. When the proof of the article that goes with the amazing photographs arrived in my email inbox and I …
This week is ‘Visit the Aquarium’ week at Camp Doll Diaries and as a contributor, this makes me super happy because I LOVE the aquarium. As I was creating the project post for tomorrow, I found myself realizing that this project is really very meaningful to me because it represents what matters most to me…creativity and relationships. My friend Char, the founder of Doll Diaries, is an amazing and supportive …
Being an artist is such a fun way to live life, especially in the context of being friends with other artists. It always amazes me just how incredibly talented my friends really are. Not only do they seem to be able to create art on surfaces but they illustrate books, write books, create stories and make the world a happier place. My friend Priscilla Burris has a NEW book out …
I created this muffin mix gift in a jar using the book that I purchased at World Market, Make It In a Jar and then tested a batch to make sure it worked. It did and these little cherry almond muffins are fantastic. I used my Love Heart stamp from Expressionery and made a little gift tag to tie on. The directions for the baking is on the back. It …
Yesterday I was on the phone chatting with Michele Muska and I mentioned that tomorrow is going to be National Pie Day. She followed up with sharing all about the book Pie-Ography with me and how honored she is to have her pie on the cover. The book features 42 recipes by 39 extraordinary women! It also share their stories in mini biographies. It is genius! Today the doorbell rang …