art
Family-themed art is a look into one's living room; it depicts celebration, crises, and the quiet moments of familial interactions.
Gifting Happiness in a Jar
How to Make a Jar of Happiness For starters, you want to try and muster up some happiness. Think of the people you love because this project will require some happy thoughts. Now open your mind. Relax and breathe. Began to think of the people or person who you want to bring happiness to. Ask yourself; will be using the jar? Capture an image of them in your mind. Hold on to it and think up all the things they like and who they are. If the jar is for you or your family, make sure you think about everyone. Any only positive energy…
Opal A RoszellPublished 3 years ago in FamiliesCostumes
I have always been a highly creative person. I give credit to my mother’s sisters, and they, realizing that I was also a creative type, exposed me to many craft forms throughout the years. Some I liked, some not so much. I was always on the lookout for another outlet to satisfy the craft craving that was always gnawing at me. What are these crafts? Well, there is a list a mile long - well, that's an embellishment for sure, but there are quite a few. Let's see...there was knitting, tatting, crocheting, painting, sewing. I still sew because I really enjoy it. The others? Nah, they weren’t for me. I will, however, take the opportunity to brag loudly about my Aunt Kathy. She knitted, tatted, and crocheted some beautiful things and I admire her skill, as well as anyone else who mastered those skills for that matter.
Carolyn McWhorterPublished 3 years ago in FamiliesMaybe art isn't what you think it is.
If there’s one thing I love, it’s starting a piece of writing with a seeming non-sequitur (that of course will actually be a clever and delightfully relevant hook into the heart of the prose). Here, I’ll start by owning the fact that I HATE playing with my six-year-old daughter. HATE. Like, I would rather stay up all night dealing with a stomach bug than play dolls for half an hour. I love her so much, but I find basically all play intolerable. I hope she doesn’t read this someday (Charlotte, it’s nothing personal).
Julia DiPretePublished 3 years ago in FamiliesSound of Scissors
Sound of the Scissors Six year old me gets off of the school bus and walks up to Mom, looking up, completely innocent. Mom looks at my dress, now well aerated with small holes all around the skirt of the dress, front and back. Holes obviously cut with those safety scissors I must have had at school. To this day, I have very little recollection of actually cutting the holes. They must have been quiet, making no sound at all, or the teacher would have noticed, wouldn't she? Apparently, I did not like the dress. So, I fixed it, with my scissors. It would not be the last dress I would fix with scissors.
Annie AdamsPublished 3 years ago in FamiliesCreating My Happiness with Alcohol Ink Art
My mother is the most creative person I know. Growing up she used to make clothes for her dolls from fabric scraps. If the scissors in their house were missing, her mom would call out, “Kristie, go clean your room!”. She has instilled that same creativity (and love of scissors) in me, so ever since I can remember, I have loved art. I love to draw, and make things. I was scrolling through Instagram one day and happened upon an artist’s account @_ksenyart_. She was creating the most beautiful pieces using a medium I had never heard of or seen before- alcohol ink. Alcohol ink is a highly pigmented ink mixed with alcohol. Once the alcohol dries, and it does so rather quickly, it leaves behind the dye and some incredible designs! I was immediately inspired to try it out for myself. I guarantee that once you see it, you will want to, too! Alcohol ink was a new and exciting challenge, and I was up for it!
Kassie HarrisonPublished 3 years ago in FamiliesBlessing of Being a Fire Horse
Trotting along with a flick of mom's wrist, Blaze's glowing body and wild flowing mane moved across the tiny stage ...the laminated paper flames lapping along beside her.
Temple WilloughbyPublished 3 years ago in FamiliesThey can skate, I will sew
I've always been a bit of a tomboy; I grew up with just my dad and two brothers- all of whom spent their free time skateboarding, spearfishing, bridge jumping, wakeboarding, etc. I didn’t play with dolls, and I assuredly never sat down to draw or do any arts and crafts at the table with them. Although for a short period, I had a step mum who once did a fabric crafts project with me when I was seven. I enjoyed it so much I can remember the exact project we did to this day. This ended abruptly and I was back to fitting in with the boys. I wanted to join them at the skate park although we all knew I didn’t fit in. Ultimately, what I wanted was an avocation of my own.
Love & Acceptance (re: your own art)
Art, in any form, is a funny thing. We all know that an artist is their own harshest critic, right? Based on my experience, I believe this is because they have a very clear vision in their head when they begin a project. They start out with certain expectations for the finished product, maybe a certain message they hope to convey, and a very specific end goal in mind regardless of the art form or medium.
Jessica AndersonPublished 3 years ago in FamiliesShe created a life she loved!
When the sun rises, I rise with it, I open my eyes to a new day of possibilities, With new projects to explore, And creativity to be discovered,
Melanie RosePublished 3 years ago in FamiliesA Gift of a Lifetime
My diningroom table has been turned into a construction zone. Begun during Covid quarantine, my latest project is a Victorian 45" tall dollhouse, complete with gingerbread, period furniture, and all the details any diehard crafter could imagine. For many years, I had seen dollhouse kits and wished I had someone to make one for. My son was never the dollhouse type. In April of 202, my wish was granted in a perfect little granddaughter named Ely. This blond bundle came into my life bringing smiles and laughter and dreams of how will spend time together. Always happiest when I'm working on a project, I knew it was time to start a doll house.
Rebecca SullivanPublished 3 years ago in FamiliesUnderwater Basket Weaving
In the early days of the pandemic, with not much to do outside of my work and wanting to find some alone time, I found myself in a stuffy closet pondering how much joy I might have for an old pair of jeans. I recognized my old faded friend and remembered the good times, but that was at least 20 pounds and 2 kids ago, so into the discard pile they go. This process continued throughout the whole house and I slowly filled the corners of my garage with the unjoyful discards of my family’s past. As the weeks and months passed in the house, I also immersed myself in a weird collection of hobbies and crafts, including but not limited to: making masks for everyone I know, raising monarch butterflies, canning jam, making pickles, spoon carving, growing sprouts, keeping a pet sourdough starter, turning rocks into paint, and making baskets. That’s right, my free time had become a course in underwater basket weaving.
Arts and crafts
Arts and Crafts 1 Having a hobby is good for the mind and body. Sewing and knitting are great skills to have. It works your hands while making great outfits, blankets, bags, and more. Tools needed include Scissors, fabric, sewing needles, thread, knitting needles, yarn, and/or a sewing machine. Some people use fabric, and some use rabbit or alpaca fur. According to a recent interview with a guy who took interest in sewing, after his grandmother and mom. He made a pair of jeans, and a poodle skirt for his wife. He also mentioned that he bought old sewing machines, and a machine that makes letters.
Kelly VedderPublished 3 years ago in Families