I'm a Failure, Failure, Failure! That thought has been running through my mind for days. I finally gave in and broke down on Monday and just cried. I can't do it. I can't do any of it! If I just had one thing to do, I would be so great at it! If I was just a mom, even a homeschooling mom, I could be so great! If I was just an artist, and had a … [Read more...]
Holiday Wreaths now on sale!
Gorgeous Handmade Wicker Wreaths with cinnamon scented pine cones now on sale! View my website for more details or you can now purchase them on Etsy. These are the few I have available, so don't miss out! Close up pics of each on my website as well. Prices have been lowered! I made these last year for some craft fairs and these … [Read more...]
Latest Project, a dog clothes memory quilt
What am I working on currently? I knew you were dying to know, so here's the latest! I've been cutting squares for a small memory quilt. It's made from dog clothes! Not the first I've made, either. A great keepsake to remember your beloved canine! But, perhaps that's why my cat was so interested in helping? How dare I bring anything with that "dog … [Read more...]
Life of a homeschooler, What are we learning?
In my post A Week in the Life of Homeschooler, I described how we've been running around to all these different classes and such. But what are my kids really learning? I thought I'd elaborate a bit in case you were wondering what we do besides driving! (Which is a great time to pop in an educational CD, discuss things together, or for the kids to … [Read more...]
A week in the life of a Homeschooler and schedule change
I changed our schedule around before we even got comfortable! I couldn't wait for my son's classes to start so we could get settled into somewhat of a routine, but just when we got started, I changed everything! It's great we have the flexibility to do that, but now I can't wait for the new routine to start! This week, my son went to an art and … [Read more...]
All About Dinosaurs
As I've mentioned, we've been learning about dinosaurs the last few weeks. Along with checking out every book and movie we could find at the library, we bought and played Dinosaur Bingo, found fossils at a local State Park, (see my post about fossils), found a book with facts and games for my son's Leap Pad (pre-Ipad type of electronic book), and … [Read more...]
Teaching Art Classes this September!
I just mentioned this in my last post, but decided it was deserving of it's very own post. I'll be teaching art classes next month: every Tues in Sept 2012 at 10:30am at the Discovery Learning Center in Santa Cruz, CA. An introduction to working with different materials. I'm using up some supplies left over from the summer camps I taught and … [Read more...]
Art Camp 2, SO FUN!
Such a great week in Art Camp 2! I had even more kids this time, but it went smoother than the first week. This week had the theme "faces". We made some amazing masks, self portraits, portraits of friends, and even threw in tie dye just for fun! We also had a nature art day, where we made hedgehogs with pine cones and clay and owl masks with nut … [Read more...]
Photos from Kruz Kidz Art Camp1
Thank you to my wonderful students for making my week at Art Camp so much fun and such a great experience! I hope you never lose your passion for art and the courage to use your imagination and creativity! I loved seeing the creativeness and passion for art in my students! Especially when they came up with their own ideas and altered the … [Read more...]
Art Camp was a blast!
Art camp was craziness! It was great fun and a wonderful learning experience for me. I have taught small classes before, but never had this many students. I think I did pretty well! I survived the week and my students seemed to have a good time. I chose messy projects that their parents would most likely not want to do at home, like splatter paint … [Read more...]
