My sister and the kids came up this weekend and we had a really wonderful weekend. The kids read me stories and I read to them and we made Gelli plates and did gelli printing. I'd never done it before and it was really fun. My nephew Alex, who generally is less crafty, was super excited about painting on jello and Anna enjoyed it too. Becky and I made a few prints as well, mostly on paper, but I printed a couple on canvas. It was partly an experiment for me to see how it went in anticipation of maybe doing some printing on fabric for my quilts. It takes a lot of jello, but worked fairly well. We just used plain acrylic or latex paint since that was what I had. The kids drew in the paint with the end of a paintbrush or made prints with little rings and screws and other doodads. Anna learned about having to make her text backwards and it was all-in-all pretty fun.
Anna wanted to take a picture with Blue, but he kept squirming so we never got one with everyone's face in focus!
Later in the afternoon/evening Becky and I got out a big 1000 piece disney character puzzle and worked on that. It was relaxing, a perfect activity for a dark winter night and fun to try to figure out which pieces went with which characters. Unfortunately somewhere along the way we lost a piece of Trusty (the hound from Lady and the Tramp but at least he was brown so the hole blended in with the table a bit.
Blue and I had another lesson last week, it went really well, but then this week he pulled down the bag of dog treats and two pottery bowls and ate/broke them. I guess that's more my fault than his, clearly I need to push things farther back on the countertop. Such a love!
And, this year's valentine's block from my mom finally arrived in the mail! I love receiving these and it arrived so much later than my sister's I was afraid it was lost in the mail. Love you mom!!!
And finally, I blogged about my finished invasive species quilt. Keep your fingers crossed it gets into the show I made it for, and click on over to see more about it.
Hope you all had a good week! Click on over to LeeAnna's to see more things to be thankful for!
so much to like here!! Blue... that widdle face. Did you happen to see the rescue dog show on Hallmark ? Categories like best smile, best tummy rubs, best senior. Milo had a naughty day yesterday, snapped at a yellow lab's nose last night! so out of character for him, he who was cross for being left in the crate. Love puzzles and art projects. I did my own jello pans for monoprinting and they are heavy! but fun. Is that your studio? What a great set up
ReplyDeleteHow fun to have your sister and kids visit! I love the craft you did with them - looks perfect for kids to experiment with. Your Invasive Species quilt is wonderful, and I loved the artist's statement, too. Such an important message!
ReplyDeleteOh that Valentine block is so pretty! Great photos of the kids having a fun time. And, that beautiful puzzle. I enjoyed this post. mary
ReplyDeleteI have not heard of jello painting...very interesting! Sweet fuzzy face doggie!
ReplyDeleteHi Shannon! Oh what fun you had with your sister and the kiddos!! I think it looks like great fun and I'll have to remember that for when Dominic gets a little older. Aww, Blue. What a sweetie he is. Yes, it is your fault for leaving such tempting items so close to the edge of the counter. I would have knocked them down too - treats?!! That puzzle looks fabulous! I love all things Disney and the first thing I spotted was Belle from Beauty and the Beast. What a great way to pass the evening with your sister. ~smile~ Roseanne
ReplyDeleteWhat a great auntie you are! You are making memories they will never forget.
ReplyDeleteHonestly my countertops are not really deep enough to keep the dogs from being able to snag something. I have learned to hide things in the microwave or oven. Big dogs!
Lovely valentine block and invasive species piece is awesome.
I like the prints! Oh, Blue - what a bummer. I like the Valentine's block. And that invasive species quilt - such beautiful work.
ReplyDeleteLove this post! The kiddos are so much fun aren't they and great prints!!! Those are the things they will remember later on! Your puppy looks adorable :) He has an air of mischeif about him :) I love your invasive species quilt! Wow!
ReplyDeleteI like your invasive species quilt; I hope it makes it into the show. And, your mom's quilt is gorgeous. It's so cool that your family is into art and crafts.
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