I love children’s sidewalk chalk scribbles. I love the colours, the raw energy of the lines and forms, the joyous abandon of the images and messages (like “LOVE” and “Hi!” signed by scrawling first names). When I walk in my neighbourhood at night, I’m always on the look-out for new masterpieces. I especially enjoy meeting [...]
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sidewalk chalk
Posted in appreciation, art, beauty, creative inspiration, creativity, drawings, inspiration, my life
Also tagged activities, chalk, children, play, sidewalk chalk
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toys
I had a former boyfriend and his family over for an hour or so on Sunday afternoon. They were passing by my city and stopped in for a (planned) visit. It was so much fun for me to gather together some age-appropriate toys for their 15-month-old daughter to play with. I love toys. I loved [...]
Posted in appreciation, creativity, my life, photographs
Also tagged bin, children, children's books, crayons, games, masking tape, play, Raggedy Andy, Raggedy Ann, toys
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crayon rubbings
I was standing in my kitchen last night brushing my teeth when I noticed that the bottom of a discarded baby spinach container – you know, those huge ones full of pre-washed salad greens – had a textured bottom. Hmm, I thought. I could rub that. With crayons, and a piece of paper. Out of [...]
Posted in art, art journals, collage, crafts, creative inspiration
Also tagged colour, craft ideas, crafting, Crayola, crayon rubbings
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god’s eyes
When my niece and nephew were visiting in the summer, my niece made a craft with some dyed popsicle sticks. She left the craft behind when they went home. Several weeks ago I found it, and recycled most of the components (shh!). I wanted to do something with the popsicle sticks, though. I thought maybe [...]
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Also tagged craft sticks, God's eyes, how-to, orange, popsicle sticks, purple, red, tutorial, yarn
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christmas card craft
Note to anyone who has been checking this page regularly, hoping I would *finally* update this tutorial: Here it is! All the step-by-step instructions and photographs, describing how I created these Christmas cards with my niece and nephew this summer. And yes, I realize this tutorial is totally too late for Christmas 2011. (I am [...]
