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Images of ART CAMP

Last week was my first week ever of ART CAMP for kids.  It was a lot of fun & the kids really seemed to enjoy it!  We had a different theme every day with a new craft to learn, plus snacks, drinks & music to make the afternoon fun!

"I'm One Awesome Kid!":  I taught them how to make a scrapbook page with an "All About Me" theme.  They had LOTS of paper, punches, embellishments, etc to use & I took individual photos of each child at the beginning of class for use on their pages.  I also asked them to fill out a questionnaire that I made up to get them thinking about some of the things they like right now.  Could be a great page starter for someone of ANY age!

This may have been my favorite day... popcorn + scrapbooking...  

Bryn came up with a great idea for her page.  She cut out the questionnaire after completing it & then adhered it to her page... 

"Charmed, I'm Sure!"  Today was all about making buttons, figurines, charms, etc. out of clay.  Some of the creations were made into rings & a lot of them were just made for fun.  I created quite a few buttons, myself! 

 

"Slumber Party!"  Today the we all wore our pj's to camp & created personalized pillow cases using fabric markers.  Bryn insisted we buy the neon-colored markers & I have to say, they did make for some bright & happy-looking pillow cases!  With some time left-over at the end, we made some very basic friendship necklaces + bracelets out of yarn & plastic initial charms...
 

"Owl Be Seeing You Soon!"  I taught the kids basic hand-stitching & we made the CUTEST little eyeglasses/sunglasses holder.  I found the pattern here.  I mean seriously... so CUTE! 

"You're the Tweetest!"  For our last day we went outside on the patio to paint birdhouses & eat popsicles.  Thankfully it wasn't quite as hot & humid as it had been, but I did turn a fan on for some extra relief.  I think the 3 popsicles/each helped keep the kids cooler, too.  LOL!

I was able to do a little painting myself (on chipboard!) for my upcoming day to post on the Nikki Sivils blog.  Stay tuned for that on the 5th!  I may have been inspired by some OWLS this week!  

And real quick...

 

HIP 2B SQUARE is having a design team call!  For information on the requirements, check it all out here!

And... I finally received my copy of the Scrapbook Inspirations Idea Book...

My little "fashionista" is in another magazine...

 
 
 It's almost the weekend! 

Today's gonna be a REAL good day...

• My first day of ART CAMP for kids

 

• Zumba!
• No more braces for Bryn as of this morning (bring on the popcorn!)

• Finishing up a couple more cards so I can post my HIP 2B SQUARE projects from the May kit tomorrow

 

• Looking forward to the HIP 2B SQUARE kit for June

Hope your Monday is a fabulous one!

"You say it's your birthday...

... it's my birthday too."  Now I'll have that song stuck in my mind all day.  We're attending a family birthday party this weekend for 3 siblings.  I wanted the cards to look similar, but obviously a little different, since 2 are for boys & the other for a girl.  When Jenyfur at SRM Stickers asked if anyone would like to create some mini card sets, I did... since I needed to make some anyway!  Here's 2 of the cards, as seen on the blog today...

In the meantime... I made the 3rd card...

 
  
Check out the SRM Stickers blog for the rest of the INCREDIBLY INSPIRING cards today! 

Off to my interval class at the Y, doing a little cleaning today & then we are going out to dinner with friends tonight.  The birthday party is tomorrow night!  The newest These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things challenge goes up on Sunday, so I'll post my page then.  Sunday is also my last song for guest designing with Scrapping the Music!

Oh & by the way... the dentist said he thinks I have the beginning of a cavity.  I would've never known, mind you, as I have no pain or problems, but that's my luck with the dentist.  So... I get to go back next week for that fun.  While we're at it, let's just redo that one crown, too, so you don't have such a big gap there.  Oh, but that can wait until April.  Sigh... 

TGIF & have a GREAT weekend! 

It's never too early to start thinking about SUN & SUMMER...

I'm sending out information this weekend to all my local friends about my ART CAMP this summer!  I'm SO excited about this adventure!  I won't be providing links to my new ART CAMP blog on here, because the details don't need to be blasted world-wide.  I'm sure my friends in the Netherlands could care less about the details of my ART CAMP anyway!  LOL!  If you ARE local though, & are interested in more information for either your own child or someone you know... please email me or simply leave me a comment! 

Nothing big lined up for us this weekend.  I did overhear conversation in Bryn's dance class last night that they are predicting freezing rain & possible snow this weekend.  Are there any other reasons to think about SUMMER & ART CAMP?!  Anyway, the only for-sures for us this weekend are:

• Zumba
• running
• crafting
• watching the Olympics (Bryn is REALLY getting into this!)
• picking up Bryn's new glasses + having lunch at Cheesecake Factory (What?  They're at the same mall!)
• & I'm sure there will be a little wine + popcorn thrown in there somewhere!

Big hugs & have a GREAT weekend everyone!  

Sleepovers involve crafting around here...

Friday night was fun because my niece, Sydney, had a sleep-over at our house!  Since we live almost an hour away from each other, we met her half-way between our houses to pick her up.  Then we had dinner at Bravo before heading back home.  It really is hard for me to believe these girls are 8 1/2 years old already.  Time flies at lightening speed.  I wish I could slow it down a bit...

 

When I emailed that photo to family over the weekend, my dad sent back this next one that he still uses as the wallpaper on his computer.  I think they were about 3 years old in this one...

Quite a bit has changed since then... like no more bangs for one.  Oh how I miss those days. 

Anyway, back to the present day.  They spent most of their time Friday night & Saturday morning in the craft room... making stuff & watching The Suite Life of Zach & Cody.  Lots of giggling going on around here, too.  I was very happy to have her around and of course, Bryn was too!  I made a few layouts for future challenges while the girls were crafting.

Saturday night, Bryn & I made some buttons & embellishments with polymer clay.  I'm making a list of potential ideas for my ART CAMP this summer and I think this might end up being on the agenda.  I love Bryn's hamburger with the sesame seed bun.  I should've taken a better photo of it, as she had the burger, lettuce, cheese... too cute!  It's in the top right-hand corner... 

You may just see these pop up again on a layout or two... wink, wink!

Off to Zumba!  Happy Monday!

Lots of EXCITING things coming up!

CHA is coming up this weekend!  It is quite an honor to be part of it (creatively-speaking) and I'm looking forward to seeing photos from Nikki Sivils' booth, as I'll have quite a few projects displayed there.  Nikki's planning to have some "LIVE FROM CHA" posts on her blog this weekend, so stay tuned for that!  On Sunday, I can begin posting my creations I made with the new lines.  I was sent 2 of the 6 new lines that are debuting this weekend, so you'll be able to see what I made soon!

HIP 2B SQUARE posted sneaks today of the January main kit & add-on kit!

Lots of Basic Grey & Jenni Bowlin!

On a personal front, I'm finishing up my plans to offer a kid's art camp in my craft room this summer!  The new blog is almost complete, I have flyers ready to go and I'm making a list of potential activities & projects that will be offered.  Really excited about this!  

Happy Martin Luther King day everyone!  Bryn has no school today & got to do Zumba with me this morning...  I always LOVE that!