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Thirty Days of Thanks #3

Sunday, November 3, 2013

#3 Thankful Feathers
Thinking back on an annual “Friendsgiving” dinner a few years back I am reminded of a thankful suggestion from our hostess that we each make a paper feather for an assigned guest with a written sentiment that expressed gratitude toward them. We later took turns around the table and shared our expressions.
We are a group of family friends who don’t get to see one another very often. This activity deepened a common bond for all of us  through the lilting paper feathers. What a simple and rich gift it was.
Try this little gem at your next giving gathering and see hearts and smiles light up the room.

Thirty Days of Thankful #2

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Thankful Tree
Inspired by decorchick.com this little tree is a snap to make. With gathered branches, a glass jar, dried beans, lentils, beads or stones and some craft paper you can track your own thirty days of thanks with simple gratitudes noted on tags made from the paper and hung on the tree. Watch the goodness grow day by day.

 

Thirty Days of Thanks #1

Friday, November 1, 2013

To celebrate Thanksgiving we thought it would be fun to blog a little focus on crafts that convey thanks in some way each day of November. We hope they inspire you.
Thirty Days of Thanks #1
Make a banner that expresses your gladness by cutting out letters from cardboard or paper of any kind, hole punching the tops of the letters and stringing them with ribbon or string.
You can use it year after year.

Spooky Fun

Thursday, October 31, 2013

We had quite a blast creating pumpkins and monsters with shredded documents on Saturday. Our on the road visits to M.FREDRIC Kids at Gelson’s Village and Brookside Elementary School  made for messy fun that was all about the process!

 

Tin Can

Monday, October 28, 2013

Ella had a vision when she saw the tin can her mom drew from a bin during a party. She knew she wanted the can to be a pencil holder that looked like a flower. We could almost see her wheels turning as she figured out how it would look as she gave her mom jobs to help bring it to life. The the end result was quite clever.

Flower Pencil Holder
Ella
6yrs

Thinking of doing good

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

I feel so inspired by those who do good things. It’s awesome to see companies use their skills to do it too. Participating in World Sight Day with TOMS this October has been good to the core. I have learned about eyesight challenges worldwide, simple solutions and even heard a story or two along the way. Awareness creates change and change can inspire us all.

Drift Wood

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

I love a clever creation.
Brookelyn drew herself a picture that she thought would look best framed. After a good look around the studio she was inspired to make her own frame. She found wood pieces that fit the drawing just right so she put them together with tape. Now, she has a piece of art, framed and ready for display.

Landscape
Brookelyn
8yrs

Paper

Monday, October 14, 2013

Wow,
Nothing like a blank page to open a door to inspiration. Bryce used hers to create a mixed media collage using a bit of plastic Cal Trans mesh, swashes of paint, syrofoam bits and a sprinkle of goodies from the Kid Mosaic bin. So modern!

Mixed Media Mesh
Bryce
7yrs

Trash

Sunday, October 13, 2013

My friend Tanya posted this video on Facebook. Watching it I was reminded how much I love the principal of re-use. Instead of buying more, make greatness with what you have! It’s just good for the sole.
http://www.landfillharmonicmovie.com

Dogs

Thursday, October 10, 2013

We had fun at the Bark in the Park event at Waverly Park in Thousand Oaks this weekend. Photographing dogs in fun cardboard settings to both raise money for WhatCanWe.org and to join in the global day of play for Caine’s Arcade Cardboard Challenge 2013 was a challenge indeed. Getting furry friends to pose behind our cardboard stands took some finesse but the smiles and hearts warmed that day made it all good in the end.