How is it June 1st?  Really??? Anyway, I just finished another blanket recently.  I’ve been trying different yarns, and I’ve found a few that I really love.  I tend to gravitate toward either the baby yarns or the soft yarns – I’m all about the soft and plushy textures.  I know it’s good when the […]

Tad’s teacher opted to have art class on Memorial Day – which, frankly, was a great thing for Tad, because He Who Must Have A Schedule needed something to keep him sane. And they made SUCH a cute project! The canvas panel was painted with watercolors, and then detail was drawn on top of it […]

I would like to ride in Tad’s beautiful balloon. The hot air balloon and basket were drawn on a separate piece of paper, colored with colored pencils (which were then smudged up and “painted” with baby oil to give it a smoother and more painted effect.  Baby oil on colored pencils!  Who knew?), and then […]

This week’s mediums were watercolors, colored pencils, and oil pastels! It’s a lovely watercolor flower, with a bee drawn in colored pencil, with oil pastel accents (to look “fuzzy” around the pollen). Even though this was supposedly drawn for Mother’s Day, it went into his art treasure chest. I guess I could ask for it…