Halloween!

The girls wrote "little books" with a Halloween theme.












We painted pumpkins. Marcella made Dracula, and Cameron made an angel (look closely for the halo).






Then, we made Mummy Dogs & Cheesy Ghost crackers (made from crescent rolls) for dinner.









Doesn't La-Li look adorable in her ladybug costume?? Somebody needs braces.

Scary Luminaries

These little houses from Michaels were painted by the girls in acrylics. Boo!

Meow, Meow

This was a BIG project but worth the effort. The girls started by tearing lots of newspapers into 1 inch strips.

They stuffed plastic bags with newspaper to form the body, head, and tail of each cat. Then, they cut paper towel tubes and to make the front legs. They used LOTS of masking tape to get the shape just right.

Then the girls mixed the glue - flour, salt & warm water. They dipped each strip of newspaper in the glue, one at a time and put it on the cat's form.








Almost done with the newspaper strips. These had to dry overnight.







Marcella paints her cat hot pink.












We are always impatient for paint to dry... Marcella speeds up the process with a hair dryer.








Cameron's cat is blue.







Add stars and ribbons and the cats are complete!

Notice the watercolor paintings on the top of their dressers.




These girls are multi-talented!

Yum!

The girls and I couldn't wait to lick the bowls when we made marshmallow treats.

Watercolor

Marcella paints a blue vase in front of the full moon.











Cameron paints a background around her vase and moon.






Beautiful! Marcella says it's like looking through a window with rain dripping down.

Cool Down!

It's been soooo hot here in SC! To cool down, the girls & I decided to make snowpeople!


What are we going to do with this bottle and this styrofoam??
And don't forget the tube sock!


First, we put rocks in the bottle to anchor it.
Next, we put the bottle in a tube sock and stuffed in some fiber filling to "round out" the snowpeople.




We cut off the top of the socks to use for hats - don't forget to dye the hats. Felt pieces make great eyes, mouths and mittens. We used embroidery floss to add a smile.

Pipe cleaners were used for arms. Add ribbon, frayed fabric and other embellishments.






Love 'em!








Add some blush to make your snow person look chilled!


We feel cooler just looking at these cuties!

A Puppet Show

The girls had fun designing clothes for their puppets. They decided to make hippie girls, complete with headbands. After they were finished, we attached a dowel to each puppet.







With two curtain rods and sheets, it's easy to make the set and "stage." The girls perform "Where's La-Li?"








Thank you,Teri Smith, for this great idea!

Watercolor

We spent hours in the art room yesterday; the time passes so quickly when we're involved in a project.



Marcella paints her puppy in a flower pot.












Finished puppy showcases Marcella's excellent drawing skills. The other watercolor, a landscape with waterfall, shows beautiful shading on the rocks!









Cameron painted a gorgeous waterfall, complete with rainbow! She also painted the hoya vine on the bamboo arch that is growing in the art room window.

Woven Background

Too hot to go outside ... 100 degrees??? ... then, have fun with art!

The girls painted 2 watercolor backgrounds.
Next, they cut the backgrounds into strips (one in horizontal strips and one in vertical strips) and wove the two backgrounds together to make one.










They cut out some pretty photos from magazines and added embellishments (buttons/ribbons/leaves). They also glued the whole thing to a sheet of construction paper for stability and added a border.








Marcella's collage. Notice the "scratch & sniff" on the pink flower.









Cameron's collage with a new favorite word: "pizzazz!"

Stepping Stones

What fun we had mixing concrete and breaking tiles!






Marcella's ladybug








Cameron's dragonfly

Collaged Boxes

Marcella created a beautiful box for all her Hair Candy that she's going to sell.








Cameron designed this beauty for a BFF, Julie.

Rainbow Makers & More

The girls are really into beading now. They have a road-side shoppe and are selling Kool-Aid, "hair candy", rainbow makers, jewelry, and home-made beauty supplies.

Friendship Bracelets

Cameron adds a bead.








Marcella is doing a left-loop knot.








Wow! Nice friendship bracelets for the BFFs.








Beads and knots... should we give these to our friends or sell them at our yard sale?

Fish!

Fish are so much fun to paint, and the girls really enjoyed painting these "crazy fish." Cameron painted the waves first. Then she painted a front view of her fish.




Crazy eyes! Love the bubbles. Seaweed coming onto the frame is a nice touch.

Seascape

Cameron wanted to learn how to paint a sunset. She learned about watercolor washes to blend purple, pink, and orange for the sky.






Wow!

Collage

Marcella decided to create a collage. She chose a theme, "animals," and 3 colors (Folk Art acrylics: Deep Ocean Blue, Fresh Foliage Green, and daffodil Yellow).






Nicely done!