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

Newspaper Pottery

2 Cool Watercolor "Lifting" Techniques

Tiny Origami Baskets? Yep.

These are shown for Easter but could just as easily be designed for anything - fairy garden, little legos, trinket holder, tiny stone collection... 
They are also shown as being created from an existing beautiful piece of paper, but I would encourage students to make a plain paper beautiful first - sponge paint, paint splatter, etc, and then fold when it's dry.

For full tutorial, click here:
http://elementaryartfun.blogspot.com/2013/03/a-little-easter-oragami.html

 

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