Happy Mother’s Day!
Wishing all the moms out there a very HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! Maisie is the best gift I could ever have and I'm privileged to be her mom.
Eggs Aren’t Just for Easter
How to decorate a Fabergé inspired egg! Do you love to do creative crafts with your kids? Would you like to learn how to make one-of-a-kind decorated eggs that last forever? Create your own Fabergé inspired egg from a real egg! In this article, I'll show you how to...
My Kids’ Adventures: Illuminated Manuscripts!
Why Illuminated Manuscripts? Before the days of printing presses and mass-produced, full-color books—before the e-reader was even imagined—books were written, decorated and painted by hand, one page at a time, often by monks quietly working for hours upon hours in...
How to Make Paper Napkin Easter Eggs: Monster High!
Well that time is almost upon us for Easter! My favorite activity is decorating Easter eggs! Did you know that you can use egg white to decoupage paper napkins onto eggs? Let me explain... First what does decoupage mean? With this technique - the "cut-out" will be...
Support a Creative Mom: “Share With Me,” A book of collaborations with a 4-yr old by busy mockingbird on Kickstarter
I've backed this project on Kickstarter! Please share and contribute to help another creative mom make her dream of publishing her book a reality. "Share With Me," A book of collaborations with a 4-yr old by busy mockingbird — Kickstarter. Be creative and share art...
How Your Kids Can Make Valentine’s Day Cards That Are Sure to Stand Out
Do your kids need Valentine’s Day cards for all of their classmates? Tired of buying the same old valentines as all of the other kids, full of commercial characters and silly sayings? Looking for a fun art project you can do together? Create your own unique handmade...
Ditch The Doubt – Just Create!
I have to thank Studio Mothers for sharing this quote on Friday. I just love it and couldn't help but share it also. I wish I had that re-blog feature like Wordpress.com, but I don't - so here you go!! Part of my goal here at Fine Art Mom is to not only share my...
Getting Creative With My Kids’ Adventures
I first learned about My Kids' Adventures while listening to a podcast interview with Michael Stelzner on my friend Jared Easley's Starve the Doubts podcast. Here is a snippet of Michael's bio from My Kids' Adventures: "Michael Stelzner is a busy dad of three girls...
Creative Play: How To Get Your Kids To Get Things Done!
Look at that smiling face. How do you like those "teacher" glasses? Have you ever seen a kid so happy to be doing their homework? If this isn't what homework time looks like in your home, time to give it a new twist. Make homework time play time, why not?...