Artsy Crafty Time
Scavenger Hunt Sunday *on Monday* =)
as much as I’d love to be on time for this each week
our weekly Bible study falls on Sunday evening
after juggling the children, home schoolin, sports, music, laundry!, life…
most Sunday nights I am just too tired by the “end of the week” =)
this week was an artsy/crafty week for us which means BUSY… so I was tired!
anywho… with out further ado…this weeks line up…
Facial Features
look at that soft fuzzy snout… I love it! =)
this sweet little face draws a LOT of attention when we go out in public
seriously… its kind of embarrassing how much attention he gets and hilarious!
here is an example: yesterday at church an elderly lady approached me
introduced herself and told me she sees me every day at my daughters school
where she goes to pick up her granddaughter every day
and then she proceeded to say… and I quote…
” I was wondering if I could come and meet your adorable dog…he’s so cute with his curly ears, and I love that he has 3 white legs and one black leg… and his tail is always wagging… he is such a beautiful dog… I would love to meet him”…
I nearly lost it laughing… that she knew details about my dog… people notice he has one black leg all the time… I think what struck me so funny is that I feel a bit stalked… ha ha ha…
that seriously happens to us ALL. The. Time.! My husband calls him a chick magnet… but he attracts men too… LOL… he gives us lots o laughs that cute dog of ours…
speaking of hilarious he looks a little crazy in the shot I took right after that first one
big wide eyes
and that smirk!!
Shadow (fail)
blurry. buzzard. *sigh* can you see the double shadow?
it was my only attempt at shadow this week!
*ugh*
Gold
this shot didn’t quite turn out as I had hoped either
but I still like it
I’m “drawn” to it… =)
(I’m a nerd)
Here’s another gold attempt
a friend of mine gave me that gold plated globe necklace 20 years ago
I still carry it on my key chain… I love it….
Fabric
Abby & I threw a surprise birthday party for our Pastor’s daughter this weekend
b/c the last 2 yrs before & after her birthday one of her grandparents passed away
within one year of each other …both times within days of her birthday…
causing her family to go out of state the week of her birthday 2 yrs in a row!
So…we decided it would be fun to bless her with a surprise party…
she turned 13 this year…
you only become a teen once in your life… it should be special! right?! =)
I love how the fabric ribbons looked on the chandelier
Spicy
at the surprise party we spiced up these duck tape notebook covers
(yep it is actually called duck tape) funny.
I bought some short 1/2 size legal pads from Office Max
and we made reusable covers for them
(they can change the legal pad out when its full)
they turned out SOOOO cute!
the girls even spiced up the legal pads!
I realize my shots are a bit blurry/sloppy this week…
alas… we had a fun artsy crafty week… I was distracted!!
So I can’t really let you go without sharing Sammy’s art…
here is what he created with the pencils and watercolors…
cute, eh?!~
he takes classes at a public school program for home schoolers
It is such a fantastic program… we love love love it!
anyway his teacher asked him to make an art project for the School Board
we are giving each member of the board framed artwork from students
to show them how important this program is to many home school kids in our community.
We used the 1, 2, 3 Draw Knights, Castles and Dragons
by Freddie Levin.. they are great books teaching basic drawing skills
one of the teachers at the program introduced me to those books
we own the 1, 2, 3 Draw Wild Animals … love love.
anyway here is another one he did for himself
the first one we worked on step by step together (me drawing on my own paper)
his turned out WAY better than mine… kinda funny… nope you don’t get to see mine!
Anyway… this one he did free style on his own. =)
This week we are going to build a volcano! wish us luck!! ha ha
Have you ever built a volcano with your kid for science??
if you have any tips… we would greatly appreciate them! lol!!
Have a great week folks!
Blessings~
Jenn
if you have never participated in Ashley’s photo scavenger hunt…
click on the link and go check it out!
February 13th, 2012 saat: 10:35 am
The dragons came out so well, and I love your fleur de lis.
Too funny about Merlin and people paying so much attention to him!
February 13th, 2012 saat: 10:45 am
Awww love your “chick magnet”
February 13th, 2012 saat: 11:34 am
Love your shadow picture! Love it!
February 13th, 2012 saat: 11:44 am
I’d want to meet that adorable dog too!! I do see the double shadow on your colored pencils photo! Great shot!
February 13th, 2012 saat: 1:53 pm
what kind is your chick magnet? He’s adorable. What a crazy week you had, made me tired just reading about it all! Thanks for stopping by my blog today too!
February 13th, 2012 saat: 2:17 pm
Love that paintbrush shot…and the drawing is great!
February 13th, 2012 saat: 4:17 pm
Your pup is so cute! And looks so soft!
February 13th, 2012 saat: 4:33 pm
Isnt it fun when your dog gets people tp talk to you? We have a standard poodle and she attracts a lot of attention too. Of course sometimes people talk to my dog and ignore me, but that is ok. Lol. Great job with the post. Love the pencils.
February 13th, 2012 saat: 4:38 pm
Those are awesome drawings! And I love that sweet furry face 😉
February 13th, 2012 saat: 6:08 pm
Okay, I think that’s hilarious she asked to meet your dog! Tooooo cute! We were at the sewing machine shop on Saturday and this lady rolled in with a dog in a STROLLER! Yes. A stroller.
So sweet of you to throw your pastors daughter a birthday party. Hope you have a great week!
February 13th, 2012 saat: 6:21 pm
Really like the angle and lighting on your fabric shot, very cool.
February 14th, 2012 saat: 2:49 pm
Love your paint brushes!!!
February 14th, 2012 saat: 5:36 pm
Love the photos. Also, I am going to go add those drawing books to our homeschool wishlist right now. Cool!
Sorry I haven’t responded to your email… I’ve been so swamped lately! I promise it’s on my to-do list!
February 18th, 2012 saat: 8:04 am
Not a surprise your cute dog is such a magnet!
I think the paint brush photo is lovely!
What a superb drawing of Sammy’s!
February 18th, 2012 saat: 8:09 am
back to answer the question you left on my blog–the sugar is still in the packet!