Wednesday 31 October 2018

LEAF DOODLES


You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.
- Maya Angelou - 

...hello everyone...
...today I wanted to share with you some leaf doodling...


...the fun part was the going out and foraging, with so many amazing colours to collect, Mother Nature had it all wrapped up!...


...sakura pens come in an amazing variety of colours, some fluorescent and zingy and some pearlised and all adhere wonderfully well to the leaves without any problem...


...I found it incredibly therapeutic and highly addictive and little Emmie was lost in concentration too, she loved the whole idea of collecting your art materials and then creating whatever you wanted, although that said, she is fascinated by the mandala's...



...red and white, always a show stopper...




...the leaf collectors in the glorious late afternoon Autumn sunshine, so nice to be outside and collecting free material in which to create with...
...till next time...

Mel XO

Sunday 28 October 2018

PUMPKIN PAINTING



“All great achievements require time.”
- Maya Angelou -

...hello there...

...some after school creating & crafting in readiness for Halloween...


...Emmie loves to paint, draw, and create and everything in between...
...I have found tester pots are perfect for the little ones, here we have a range of colours by Deco-Art  chalky finish paints and also Annie Sloan chalk paints both products are perfect for adhering straight onto the pumpkins without any under prep layers...


...ahhh that look of concentration...


...fantastic range of colours...


...Emmie is using the detail brush set from Annie Sloan...


...using DecoArts People Paint Pens to draw the skull outline are perfect for little hands...


...almost there...


...add some twinkle lights and lashings of glitter and we are ready...


...this is supposed to be me lol...loving the dodgy lipstick!...


...hello kitty...


...a bit a decoupage thrown in too...


...the dining table is Halloween ready...
...Emmie who has recently turned six certainly has a flair for detail and I love watching her creative talents grow...

...thanks for dropping by, till next time...

Mel XO