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Making a Branch Spiderweb Weaving

 

Cupcake Liner Flowers

To see full tutorial, click here:
http://afaithfulattempt.blogspot.com/2011/05/cupcake-paper-flowers.html

How to Make a Basic Leaf Rubbing

 

Cup Weaving Tutorial

"Under the Sea" Collage Tutorial

Tree collage (on book page background)

These art pieces are too wonderful.  These are spring trees but maybe could also be... haunted trees?  Heehee...
To see full tutorial as well as other examples, click here:
http://afaithfulattempt.blogspot.com/2014/04/spring-trees.html

Bird House Collage

To see the full tutorial for this adorable project - click here:
http://afaithfulattempt.blogspot.com/2014/06/birdhouse-bunting-collage.html

Coffee Painting :) And Bobcat drawing tutorial...

Painting with coffee? Might be a waste of perfectly good coffee, but also might be fun!!!
To see full tutorial, including how to draw the bobcat - click here:
http://elementaryartfun.blogspot.com/2020/04/painting-with-coffee-baby-bobcat.html

 

Fun Basic Dandelion Line tutorial

I missed February's Fashion Week - but here's a fun idea better late than never...

Making a Fairy Door (from popsicle sticks)

sharpie wall hanging step 3

A nice DIY on pressed flower arrangements... (Mother's Day is coming...)

This video is useful for arranging pressed flowers. For MAKING pressed flowers, I would suggest taking a meaningful walk with a loved one, gather some small delicate flowers for a "bouquet", and pressing them using the microwave technique. I have a link to a video on microwaving flowers under "Additional Third Party Tutorials Here".

So fun! Dandelions from toilet paper rolls...

Making a Crayon "Batik"

If you want a step by step tutorial - please check out this link:
 http://afaithfulattempt.blogspot.com/2011/03/wax-crayon-batik.html
 

Marker and Watercolor collagraphs (step 2)

Kimmy Cantrell inspired masks?! It's exactly what 2nd grade was doing before we left for "Homeschool" :)

"Got cardboard? Here's a fun project to utilize any scrap Amazon or pizza boxes. Parents can help younger children cut out the base or face shape of these masks. Since these are abstract, get creative with your shape. Have your children divide their face into sections with a permanent marker and paint with different colors. Facial features can be cut with scissors using thin cardboard using leftover cereal, soda or cracker boxes. Encourage them to be creative with their shapes for eyes, nose, mouth and ears. These can be colored with markers, oil pastels or paint."

                                                                   - Mary, from Mary Making

to see full tutorial and examples, clink here:
http://marymaking.blogspot.com/2020/04/abstract-cardboard-masks.html
    

Yarn wrapped sticks (beautiful!)

Have extra yarn?  Sweet.

To see a tutorial click link (and scroll down):
https://ordinarylovely.blogspot.com/2015/06/yarn-wrapped-sticks-easy-peasy-colorful.html