kid krafting :: paint with bubbles

One of my favorite things to do is arts and crafts.

I don't know if it's the mom, preschool teacher, or child in me that gets me excited about it, but whatever the reason, I LOVE IT!!

On top of my love for crafting, with summertime in full swing and a semi-bored kiddo at home, pulling out a crafty project (especially a "new" one) can be a sanity saver during long days at home.

Today's craft is brought to you via Pinterest.

But of course!

I went and read the original post and then tweaked it to fit what I had on hand in my own trusty craft cabinet.

Please feel free to check out the post and the rest of the Cakies blog. So pretty.

So here's the scoop.

I mixed a bit of acrylic paint (in various colors) with some bubble solution (which thanks to my mom we have a ton of) in some leftover applesauce containers.

Yes, I am that person. The one who keeps everything, just in case.

Of course, you can make the colors lighter or darker depending on how much paint you use.

Then I spread a towel on our kitchen floor, set some sketch paper on it, and let Kid A blow bubbles to her hearts content.

*Be sure to do this somewhere that is easily cleaned, as the bubbles do tend to stray a bit.*

Ready. Set. BLOW BUBBLES!!!

We chose the colors based on what we wanted to see displayed in Kid A's bedroom.

Aqua. Fuchsia. Yellow. Lime Green. Purple.

The purple was a glitter acrylic paint and it actually transferred to the paper.

Got to love extra sparkle!

These art pieces will most likely be displayed in frames on her wall.

I thought this project would also transfer over to gift giving really well.

You could use the same technique on the front of a blank, white card.

Or even do it on white craft paper or a white paper bag for unique gift giving.

Happy Crafting!!

weekend craftiness :: kitchen display

Another home craft project can now be checked off my list!

In a previous post I wrote about us deciding to renew our lease and the fact that I now had a bunch of projects that I want to do to jazz up our place.

Well, here is the latest one:

  

It's a little display crate for my salt and pepper shakers and various other knick knacks.

The idea originally came to me when not only had I run out of space for my (inadvertent) S&P shaker collection, but the space that I did have for them was getting on my nerves.

I used to have them lined up on the back of my stove top and I was constantly having to wash them because they were always getting the splatter from whatever was cooking on them. Yuck!

I have a small apartment kitchen with only one usable wall in the space, which previously housed a small dry erase board.

Going into this I knew that whatever I did would have to be extremely inexpensive, so of course I wanted to upcycle something I had on hand.

Enter a pair of old video/dvd/cd storage crates that I've had for well over 10 years.

Kid A is using one in her room for it's intended dvd storage purpose, but the other one was just sitting in her closet.

A few coats pf aqua craft paint and some scrapbook paper cut to size for the backing and VOILA!

Instant kitchen display!

Eventually I want to change the paint color and the paper backing to a scheme that I like better, but for using what I had on hand, I don't think this turned out too shabby!!

 

 xo

this, that and the other :: the weekend, crafty projects, etc.

Happy Friday, y'all!!

Yes, I'm from Texas and I say, "y'all".

No, I don't ride a horse or have an accent (that I know of).

Random sidenote - speaking of the word y'all, one of my pet peeves is when people spell it ya'll instead of y'all. It's a contraction of the words "you" and "all", hence the placement of the apostrophe. 

Get it right people!!

Anywho, the weekend is ahead of us, do you have any plans?

I plan to finish a home craft project that I've been working on today.

Here's a little hint, it includes aqua paint and my kitchen.

Stay tuned for a look-see.

Also on the agenda is a whole lot of reading.

Currently I'm going through two books.

One is 700+ pages; the other 800+.

Why do I do this to myself?!

Baby LL sleeping update - for those who are interested, Baby LL is sleeping SO much better!!

The hubs, bless him, came home from work the day I posted about making a baby nook and promptly moved some furniture around in our room and set up the crib.

That was two nights ago, and guess what?!

Those are the two best night of sleep that Baby LL has had in several months!!

He's also taken a few naps that have lasted more than two hours!

Who knew that just putting him in a new sleep space would make that much of a difference?

We're not on to a FULL night's sleep yet, but I'll totally take this over the waking every 1-2 hours.

I might be around here this weekend; I might not.

I also have something in the works that I'm (tentatively) planning to unveil on Monday, the 16th,

so stick around!!

xo