Time for another installment of our Kids Crafts Series! My mom sends the twins a craft each month… complete with all the supplies (like a subscription box! only from Grandma ;)) and they look forward to it SO MUCH! And I look forward to it, because there’s minimal preparation and maximum creativity from the littles! This month? Painting with Marbles! *This post contains affiliate ... [ Read More ]
Posterized Art Portrait with Stain on a Wooden Canvas
My little sister and I are 10 years apart. I endured a lot of BROTHERS before I finally got a sister, and I’ve always cherished her so much, despite our age difference. We didn’t fight much growing up, because we weren’t interested in the same things. I liked boys and cheerleading, and she liked dressing up her doll. And that was okay! But my little sister Anna is alllll grown up now, at the ... [ Read More ]
Christmas Ornaments – Christmas Crafts for Kids!
For those of you that aren’t familiar with this series… my mom is an art teacher, and she sends the girls a craft in the mail each month. The twins (5 years old) look forward to it sooooo much! This month, she sent all the things needed to make these super cute foil ornaments! The perfect Christmas crafts for kids! (OKAY adults too). This ‘kids craft’ looked like so much fun that Nick and I ... [ Read More ]
Adult Coloring Book inspired STAINED ART!
I know a lot of you are intimidated to try my Shading with Stain Technique… but you shouldn’t be! If you’re playing around on a piece of scrap wood, or a junk piece of furniture you picked up curb-side, then YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE! Yes I’m yelling at you! Tee hee! But in the spirit of trying new things, I thought it would be fun to play around with vinyl decals as a stencil for stained art ... [ Read More ]
3D Wooden Geometric Art
Awhile back, I participated in a challenge with a group of other ‘buildy bloggers’ to make something out of ONE BOARD (dimensions 1x8x8’). That post may be more than a year old, but it’s still going strong! We love seeing you guys tackling projects and using our tutorials! P.S… it seems like a lifetime ago that Cypress was that small. *This post contains affiliate links* We often get questions ... [ Read More ]
Kids Craft: Thanksgiving Turkey Finger Painting with Unicorn Spit
You know how I feel about Unicorn Spit as stain, glaze, or even paint (see this post). But even after learning of it’s magical non-toxic properties, I never considered using it as FINGER PAINT until seeing Michelle’s Facebook LIVE where she was demonstrating her ‘Aura Blast’ technique. I had a light bulb moment and decided this would be a super fun ‘turkey’ kids craft for the girls around ... [ Read More ]
‘Falling Leaves’ Watercolor Kids Craft
When it comes to kids crafts, I struggle to come up with creative and engaging ideas for our kids to participate in. The twins (age 5) are super creative on their own and are very good at coming up with their own fun, but I do have some guilt for not coordinating messy, colorful, and crafty kids projects! BUT! Luckily, my mom is an art teacher. She and I are creative in VERY different ways… ... [ Read More ]
IKEA Furniture Redo – Shading with Wood Stain Makeover!
IKEA furniture is the perfect blank slate for an IKEA furniture redo and a great way for you to make it your own! This bistro table turned out amazing, and I hope it inspires you. Besties!!!!! Yes you! And you and YOU! I’ve been feeling soooo much better lately, and even managed to escape for a long weekend to Atlanta for the Haven Conference for DIY bloggers! I’ll admit, I almost exclusively ... [ Read More ]
Rotating Craft Caddy
I don’t know about your part of the world, but here in Iowa, the weather has been amahhh-zing. It could not be more beautiful! Waking up to the birds chirping and a slight breeze blowing in the window? Let’s just say that magical springtime feeling (paired with a cup of black coffee) is just the thing I need to give me a little boost in the morning. Some days, I’m even inspired to actually do my ... [ Read More ]
My newest ‘Shading with Stain’ Table!
I’m just going about my life, bein’ all nonchalant about changing diapers and folding laundry LIKE A BOSS... when out of nowhere, solid oak tables fall from the sky and land in my garage. OooooKAY, I’m finding I can’t keep this lie up. We totally bought this table off the local FB classified’s page for something like $40. And when there’s a beautiful blank-slate-of-a-table canvas in my garage, ... [ Read More ]