Christmas Ornaments DIY - Star of Paris - Tutorial

Once again, I was inspired by Pinterest to make these holiday Christmas ornaments.

They cost about $4.25 for 6 ornaments. 

$1.50 - clear plastic ornaments 

$2.75 - acrylic paints 

Here is the link to my YouTube tutorial :

A great gift or any grandparent :)

Also, the fingerprint snowmen add a lot of cuteness to this project :)

Art time at our house - 2 year old

At our house art time is a whole day process. I do it every month and will be trying to do it weekly now that the cold weather has set in.

How I set up..

First, we have so many coloring books we could open a store. I take old and un-used coloring books and tear the pages out.

Then, I tape all them all together and make one huge coloring page floor area.

Finally, I take out markers, paints, pens, crayons and color pencils.

He can now color to his hearts content !  

It keeps him very occupied and loves to use all of his art supplies. 

As an added bonus I give him stickers to embellish his artwork. 

Rainy day art activity : painting with a sponge brush : age 2

Art time at our house. Age 2

I cut a small yellow sponge into strips and wrapped the strips around a paint brush with a rubber band. 

Easy project which definitely added some fun to regular painting. I used a paper plate as a paint pallet. My son enjoyed mixing the colors on the plate more than painting on paper. 

Great activity for a rainy day.

Ikea RAM picture frame makeover - love the way it looks !!

We've been getting the house ready for the birthday party. I have to admit, some projects aren't a necessity but I love the motivation ! I had these old ikea picture frames in the garage, just waiting to be painted. So, after years of waiting they are finally put to good use :)

Summary of steps:

1. Painted the frame and the cardboard insert to match my son's room. 

2. Used artwork my cousin did when she was a small child. Cut artwork to fit.

3. Hanged on the walls

So easy, I wish I would have done it sooner.

Before:

After:

Snazaroo face paints - Review

I've been getting ready for Halloween. So, I went ahead and purchased the : Snazaroo Face Painting Kit at Michaels.

Here is my shopping experience: 

1- Open up and check all the boxes ! Some we're missing colors!

2- Make sure the colors you need are included in the kit.

I'm doing a tiger face so I needed orange,yellow, black and white. 

3. Take your 40% coupon to Michael's, Hobby Lobby or Joanne Crafts. I spent 9.71 instead of $14.99+ tax.

4. Store the box horizontally not vertically! The paints will fall off easily. So, it's best to keep the box lying down :)

My son is almost 2 so I decided to start early in practicing his tiger face. Here are a few tips.

1.The sponge is too large to do such a small face. You will need to purchase a smaller sponge to be able to get more color details.

2. Barely moisten the sponge, too much water and the color is too diluted !

3. It comes with one brush, I would recomend more brushes if you need to do multiple colors. 

4. Working with a toddler is hard, you need to be quick and be prepared to correct mistakes when they move. Try to put a video on to keep them focused on something (I know, what a time not to have tv in the house, thank goodness for iPhones). 

5. Just keep q-tips or baby wipes handy to clean up mistakes.

6. Look on youtube or Pinterest for some great tutorials.

Overall, for the cost, this was a great purchase. My son loves to have me paint on him, he always asks for more. We ended up using them for a birthday party too. Really a great item to have at home with toddlers, especially on a rainy day when keeping them busy is a challenge.

Play Room Mural ... Hooray !!

There is still a lot of work to do on our mural but so far so good :) We have spent $15 total in paint samples and paint brushes. More than anything you need time and commitment. There is still a giraffe, monkey, elephant, fox and birds to add. My husband has done an awesome job. I wish I could help but the paint smell still makes me sick. So hopefully in the next couple of weeks we can mark this project complete. 

Our next home project will be the garage, heaven help us, its chaos in there !