Juneberryblue

Liquid water colors!

2012-01-20T08:38:00.001-08:00

Liquid watercolors (from Discount School Supply) are versatile. This week, we colored the snow and the bath bubbles with small squirt bottles. Then we used dauber bottles (discount school supply again) to decorate shapes on the light table. It all washed off, except maybe a small spot of red on the white tile grout. :) A little elbow grease and that came off too.

We have all enjoyed the daily infusion of color and light on these cold winter days.

Swamp monster.

A Craft for the Season

2011-12-04T18:09:00.001-08:00

Homemade wrapping paper is so much fun to make!!! Plain brown Kraft paper, a few Christmas-y stamps and you've got cute (and inexpensive) wrapping paper.

On some pages, the kids added their original artwork. A fun craft!

Learning time with Mom

2011-11-17T11:25:00.001-08:00

My friend, Stacie, is extremely creative as she teaches her young son. This Jesse Tree craft is calling my name!

http://learningtimewithmom.blogspot.com/2011/11/jesse-tree.html

Children and Art

2011-10-09T09:15:00.000-07:00

http://livinginhislove-shauna.blogspot.com/2011/10/encouraging-my-young-artists.html

A dear friend of mine is wonderfully intentional with the choices she makes to nurture the creativity in her children. Read up!

Zentangle

2011-09-16T21:14:00.001-07:00

My first attempt at a zentangle!

Large Format Art

2011-09-11T09:02:00.001-07:00

Newport, Oregon has a row of buildings covered with sea-themed murals. It made the tiny seaport a place of beauty and interest.

Adorable!

2011-09-04T10:15:00.001-07:00

I love this music sign that Valerie created. Can't wait to make one for my home, just can't decide where!!!

http://dvkurtz.blogspot.com/2011/08/new-project.html?m=1

Guest idea

2011-09-03T14:38:00.001-07:00

My artsy mother had this great idea to create a gardening basket for the guest room. Love it! I hope that it will give guests inventive to get outside and enjoy the garden.

Art display

2011-08-26T14:17:00.001-07:00

My BFF :) makes her home beautiful and functional. This art display line is low enough that her 5-year-old can change the art himself. By painting the clothespins a variety of bright colors, she added even more interest.

(sorry about the messy bed, my guys slept on her floor last night)

Adorable!

Beautiful art

2011-08-09T13:33:00.001-07:00

Love love love the artwork on this duvet!!! I wish I could draw like this!

Apparently it's comfortable too!!

Berry Bounty!

2011-07-30T19:20:00.001-07:00

What an amazing artist is our Creator! This is my-latest-new craft-canning bounty from the farmers market.

Graffiti

2011-07-24T21:36:00.001-07:00

What a special time. This weekend some friends of my mom's were visiting and they had the great idea to write scriptures on the beams and subfloors of her new apartment above our garage. Meaningful art. The kids contributed amazingly with drawings and their own ideas too.

This makes me happy.

2011-07-14T21:29:00.001-07:00

Books.

A Lovely View

2011-07-10T21:11:00.001-07:00

Had a great weekend away. To think this is less than 2 hours from our door! My husband gave me a gift of 24 hours alone in a hotel to just be, to plan for our upcoming school year and to rest.

Try to get some time to yourself, out of the house, even if just for a few hours in a quiet hotel lobby or a library. It will help you hear God more clearly and love your family better. Just do it! Plan today to take some time in the next week. Ask your husband for help and support in this. We need rest and rejuvenation if we are going to successfully accomplish this job of raising hearts for eternity!

Payette Lake, McCall, Idaho

Look what I found!

2011-07-06T20:52:00.001-07:00

In case you can't tell what my little artist crafted above, it's supposed to be me! Little Man raided Daddy's arcade quarter stash for supplies.

Chalk art

2011-07-01T09:17:00.001-07:00

While watching the demolition for my Mom's new above-garage apartment, we made some chalk art.

Botany and Art!

2011-06-29T12:15:00.000-07:00

This morning, Jack brought in a branch from our honey locust tree. I
photocopied it first so that the boys' fingers could trace and practice the
shapes. Then we used colored pencils and drew them into our art pads. We
learned how the veins bring the water and nutrients from the soil. A
wonderful activity for a stormy day.

Self-portrait

2011-06-16T08:44:00.001-07:00

The boys had a great time making portraits of themselves!

Love me some cowboys boots.

2011-06-15T14:30:00.000-07:00

Especially on my favorite little cowboys.

Garden Tags Part 2!

2011-05-17T17:49:00.000-07:00

Fun Fun Fun!!! You can see that I had some help with them. Endearing,
wonderful!!!

Garden Tags

2011-05-12T08:40:00.000-07:00

This is the first batch of garden tags that the kids and I painted! Being
outside, having brand new types of projects, getting settled. It all feels
good.

DIY coasters

2011-01-08T17:12:00.000-08:00

I love these wooden bead coasters from papernstitch. I think I found a new blog to love.

http://www.amerrymishapblog.com/2010/11/diy-wooden-bead-trivets.html

art for today

2010-12-01T10:21:00.000-08:00

Our move to snowy Idaho has been quite the adventure. Got almost a foot of snow last night, so my husband is off skiing- and so very happy. Today we did an art project in the form of decorating gingerbread cookies. These kinds of projects always make me feel exhausted when they are done. Something about trying to help both kids simultaneously wears me out! But they loved it and I’m glad we did it. (by the way, to make it easier, I got a gingerbread cookie mix and used that as an easy start rather than making from scratch – made the mix last night and had it in the fridge ready to go this morning.) The cookie with the long, long legs is Josh’s version of me. J I’m flattered.

Happy December!

new art: Brothers!

2010-10-30T07:29:00.000-07:00

This piece was exciting to make because I have known these boys since they were born and they are both dear friends of my boys. It took awhile to take shape, needed some sprucing up… my sister suggested adding the verse and it was the perfect touch to bring everything together. Thanks, Reena! J

Journal Pages from England Trip

2010-10-01T12:52:00.000-07:00

Oh England, how I adore the. Read the book, "My Love Affair with England"
to understand it all....

for my sister

2010-08-22T19:57:00.000-07:00

Got crafty the other day and my sister, who was visiting, fell in love. So
Alice went home to Wisconsin with her.

Art Journal #2: March 22, 2010

2010-07-19T07:00:00.000-07:00

getting ready...

2010-07-14T14:09:00.000-07:00

Made a cover for my new moving binder today….

March 9, 2010

2010-07-14T06:54:00.000-07:00

March 9th this year was my 36th birthday and my Grandmother's entry into
heaven. It was a bizarre day.

Grandma's Jewelry

2010-07-06T08:04:00.000-07:00

I was in a creative whirl yesterday. I used my grandma's jewelry to make
three art pieces. The two cross artworks were requested by my mom, she'll
get one and one will be sent to my uncle.

The hanging mobile I just love. It is an assemblage of my grandma's
costume jewelry. I have been dreaming of this for a while now and was
thrilled to come across a metal holder that resembled a birdcage.

I love this project...

2010-07-04T11:58:00.000-07:00

boy does this ever make me want to get my hands dirty with some projects! it's so adorable and wonderful!!!

http://lisakaus.blogspot.com/2010/06/make-wish.html

Art Journal Feb 5 2010

2010-07-01T08:58:00.000-07:00

Jan 24 Art Journal

2010-06-15T12:41:00.000-07:00

Trying to get myself back into a routine of making art... hard to make art
just for art's sake... without a real "purpose." Especially now as I have
other passions that are near and dear to my heart as well...

Art Journal end of Dec 2009

2010-06-05T15:08:00.000-07:00

art inspiration from england

2010-06-01T06:39:00.000-07:00

Patterns and shapes from England... inspiration everywhere! The metal doors
are the front of Westminster Abbey, the stone street of Somerset House, the
windows and garden- Kenilworth Castle. What a wonderful place. Eric and I
had an amazing time exploring the nooks and crannies of various areas of
England. Highly recommended.

commissioned journal

2010-05-20T10:57:00.000-07:00

It is such a joy to work with other people's precious photos.

A Fun Family Photo Idea

2010-05-14T07:40:00.000-07:00

My dear friend Sacha took these great family photos. I LOVE the idea of the
LOVE letters- so creative!! You could do a child's name, a family name, a
grandma's name, spell out a phrase, so many options. Sacha bought these
letters as is at a craft store.

Art Journal Dec 23 2009

2010-05-11T13:15:00.000-07:00

my favorite journal page

2010-05-03T15:06:00.000-07:00

I don't know if this journal page of Boulder, CO is my favorite because of
the art or because we had such a wonderful road trip or because of God's
whisper to me that we are being called there or because Boulder is just such
a beautiful city...

Art Journal I - pages 3,4

2010-04-21T20:36:00.000-07:00

Art Journal I - pages 1,2

2010-04-20T13:50:00.000-07:00

I thought I'd start showing my new journal method- a little art, a little
writing, lots of fun!

Some More Journals

2010-04-16T14:24:00.000-07:00

I just love creating these journals! Must get back into the "studio."
(aka room of piles that have no clear home or just haven't made it there
yet.)

New blocks

2010-01-21T08:22:00.000-08:00

I had such a great time getting these blocks ready for a customer. She had
a great idea to use paint instead of stickers since these would be active
play toys for little ones. I decided to stamp some of the letters and paint
on other ones.

Away for Christmas!

2009-12-18T10:39:00.000-08:00

Hi Friends!

We are traveling for Christmas so any orders placed after Dec. 17th will be fulfilled at the beginning of January.

May God bless you and yours as you celebrate our saviour's birth!

Love,
Jennie

Craft fair!

2009-12-12T17:44:00.000-08:00

Valerie, Kristy and I had a wonderful time at the craft fair. Our table was
so cute! (Thanks, Trish!) I didn't do very well sales-wise, but it was
certainly a learning experience. It was intimidating to put myself out
there like that. Art is so personal and asking for critique by selling
items was difficult. At least on the internet, you can't see people facial
expressions or hear their comments. Overall, it was a good time.

Merry Christmas all, our family is off on a grand road-trip adventure and
will return in January!

Mother was clever at making things

2009-12-11T18:29:00.000-08:00

This journal is one of my first "commissioned" art pieces. The photo is a friend's husband as a child on a horse made from various random things. Their mother was very creative! The text at the bottom says, "Mother was clever at making things."

Beautiful art

2009-12-09T13:13:00.000-08:00

This Christmas book has amazing and inspiring art. Makes me feel reverent
as well as longing to grab a paintbrush!

My Favorite New Journals

2009-11-18T06:50:00.000-08:00

The last one is a photo of my grandmother as a girl in her mother's rose garden. Oh so sweet. Wish I knew what color her dress really was. She was born on her mother's 40th birthday, a last baby and the only girl to spoil and dress in frills.

Getting Ready for Craft Fairs!

2009-11-08T20:22:00.001-08:00

My in-progress mess.... I love seeing the unique journals side by side. Many of them aren't finished yet, but wanted to capture the process.

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A Dash of You

2009-11-08T18:05:00.000-08:00

My best friend, Valerie Kurtz, has just finished a CD of personalized children's songs. I ordered one for each of my children and will be ordering them for christmas presents! They are uplifting and fun as well as being music that you will enjoy. Perfect to put on repeat in the car!

http://adashofyou.blogspot.com/

My Dad's Last Project

2009-10-12T15:17:00.000-07:00

This was made from pieces of the last project my dad worked on before he died. He loved model railroads and had an elaborate track in the spare bedroom for my boys two enjoy. Included in this piece are the elements of his final train car, hood ornament from his favorite vehicle, golf notes in his own handwriting and a model car he made when he was a teenager. The glasses are those he wore to work on the train. I gave this to my mom on the third anniversary of Dad's death with the promise that if she didn't want it, I get it back! :) A conditional gift, so to speak.

Great Grand Kids

2009-10-12T15:12:00.000-07:00

This was a 90th birthday present for my faraway Grandmother. It is of her three great-grandchildren. This piece was assembled using three 4x6 inch canvases and some items from nature- shells and leaves.

Bye Bye Princess Suki Love

2009-10-12T15:09:00.000-07:00

This was created in honor of my sister's dear dog who recently died. I was thrilled be able to use her dog tags in this piece. It was created in a small tin, approximately 4 in by 6 in.

Emerson Collage

2009-10-12T15:03:00.000-07:00

This was my very first personalized collage for someone outside of our family. I am very proud of it. The collage measures 3 feet by 4 feet and is now the focal point of their living room. I am humbled and blessed!

Paper Bag Album

2009-10-12T14:56:00.000-07:00

Why is Blogger rotating my images? Anyone know?

This was a fun project completed at a Women's Ministry Event with my church. It was so much fun to tuck hidden pictures into the openings and attach cute ribbons!

Durward Montage

2009-10-12T14:53:00.000-07:00

This piece was created for my dear Grandmother who is 90 years old and far away. It is a photgraph of her 4 children, 2 of whom are now deceased. It was also a special piece for me to make.

Baby Blocks

2009-10-12T14:46:00.000-07:00

These baby blocks were created from wood, paper and stickers for my niece, Jayden's first birthday. They were so much fun to make!

Large Collage

2009-10-12T14:44:00.000-07:00

The process of making this collage was theraupetic for me after my dad died from cancer at age 60. It includes many elements of his life as well and things that are meaningful to me.

Price List

2009-01-01T17:00:00.000-08:00

Personalized Collage:
This fully custom and one-of-a-kind collage will be created based around your photo and/or memorabilia of a person, event, season, or idea. Whatever you dream up can be a theme for your collage. An ideal and unique gift for your loved ones.

Journals: $15

These journals are covered with original and unique collage art. Most of the journals you see on this blog are available for purchase.

Personalized Name Blocks:
Custom name blocks for any little ones in your life.

Personalized Collage

2009-01-01T16:00:00.000-08:00

Fully Custom Collage Art

8x10" $50

11x14" $65

16x20" $ 80

18x24" $100

24x36" $150

Some examples:

This piece is 24x36"

Piece below is comprised of four 24x36" panels.

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Journals

2009-01-01T15:00:00.000-08:00

Unique Collage Journal: $15 (sizes and number of pages vary from 60 - 120)

Here are two examples:

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Blocks

2009-01-01T14:00:00.000-08:00

Personalized Name Blocks

$20 for any name up to 5 letters in length, $3 for each additional letter.

You can choose boy or girl themed as well as a basic color family for the blocks.

Example: Name: Jayden, Gender: Girl, Color Scheme: Pink

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