2010 Ornament For Brandi

 

 I love the feet on this one!  And the googly eyes!

2010 Ornament For Ryan

Christmas wouldn't be complete without the kids yearly ornaments.  This year, Ryan ended up with a cute little tree, complete with snowflakes and berries.  Is it my most creative ornament ever?  Not even close.  But I have been so busy, he's actually lucky he got an ornament at all this year.

My Ice Cream

I know...there is no ice cream flavor that is purple.  But, it's my favorite color, so that's what it is.  I wish I could figure out how to add sprinkles to it.  I guess my next trip to the craft store will be a mission to find the perfect craft sprinkle for fake ice cream cones.  Any suggestions?

A Piece Of Cake & A Banana Split

Brandi painted these.  Don't they look delicious? lol!  She is getting pretty good at staying in the right spots with the paint.  I think she is going to be crafty like me.  I didn't have the heart to tell her that her "chocolate" looks a lot like a pile of poop on top of that banana split. 

Ice Cream

The girls and I were bored last night so we painted some things I had bought a few months ago and forgotten about.  Kasi painted these two.  One is an ice cream cone (on the right) and one is a sundae cup (on the left). We still have a few more things to paint, too.  Maybe if we get the Christmas tree up early enough tonight we'll paint some more.  I still have to do the kids ornaments for this year.

Just A Little Christmas Sign

Cute, right?

Brandi's 2010 Ornament

I don't know what was up with my camera last night, but these pictures came out horrible.  But, you get the idea.  Brandi's is pink, her favorite color.  I am going to hang it with a pink ribbon, too. 

Kasi's 2010 Ornament

I painted this one purple, because just like me, that is her favorite color.  I think I need to do her name and the date in white instead of black.  The black kind of blends in, and I want the name and date to stand out.  What do you think?

Ryan's 2010 Ornament

I hate the way this picture came out, but no matter how many times I tried to take it, it always came out the same.  Th ornament is blue (not black...even though it looks black) and it has his name and the year on it.  When the Holidays get here, I will take a picture of him to go in the middle.

Kasi Painted These

My Christmas tree is covered with home made ornaments.  The only store bought ones are ones people have given me as gifts.  Every year, I make a few more to add to my collection of ornaments.  This year, the girls wanted to help, and we had fun doing it together.

Santa Mask

Kasi painted this one.  Apparently she was channeling a younger Santa, when his beard was gray, not yet white.  The girls are writing a play to act out with their masks, and I can not wait to see it.

If I Owned My Own Home, It Would Be Purple

I hate renting.  I really do.  There is so much I would do to make this house more "me" if I was allowed to paint the walls.   My husband is going to be in for a surprise if we are ever able to buy our own place someday.  I will start in one room, and make it my own.  Then I will move on to the next room.  I will do the entire house, even if I have to hire a San Diego Painting Contractor to help me.  

I love painting, but I am sure by the third or fourth room, I will be looking to San Diego Painting Companies for some assistance.   The first room I tackle would probably be the kitchen.  I can see it so clearly in my head, too.  I want white cabinets, with black handles.  The walls will be white, with some kind of black accent.  The counter top will be black marble, and the appliances will be black, too.  The floor will be a black and white checkerboard, and all the accents will be silver.  Sounds cool, right?

The second room would be the living room, and this is where Junior and I will disagree.  I want a purple color, and I know he is going to hate it.  But, I'm the girl, so I usually get my way.  He should just be happy that I'm not going to search for "House Painting San Diego" and then hire someone to paint the outside of the house purple.

Brandi Painted These

Didn't they come out great?  I have quite the talented little artist on my hands.

Snowman Mask

Brandi painted this snowman mask the other night.  I was going through my craft stuff, and found a bunch of stuff I bought last year, after the Holidays.  The girls and I then had a little "Christmas in July" painting party!  So much fun!

Hearts Of Clay

My girls got gift certificates for Christmas to a pottery place, and up until a week ago, I had completely forgotten about them. Bad mom, I know. I convinced my mom to take the girls and I today, and they had so much fun. Kasi painted a fairy, complete with black wings. Weird, I know. Brandi painted a back, shaped as a moon with a fairy sleeping on it. They both did great jobs. We had to leave them at the place to be glazed and fired. We'll go back next week to pick up the finished pieces.

I hinted to Junior (okay, I straight out told him) that he should take the kids to make me a Mother's Day gift.

I hope he listens.

Brandi's Pony Bank

Brandi got this cute little back for her birthday. It came with a few paint colors, but since we were planning the move back then, I had her put it up. While unpacking a couple of weeks ago, she found it, and was really excited to be able to paint it. I think it looks great. She has two other little figurines that need to be painted, too, but she is saving those for a rainy day.

Maybe when that rainy day comes I can paint with her. It's been a while since I have done anything creative...

Skeleton

Here's another addition to my Halloween decorations. I found this at Micheal's and paid about $.12 for it.

Not a bad price, right?

I think next year, closer to Halloween, I am going to try and find some glow in the dark paint to go on the white bones. I think that will look pretty awesome.

Tired Of My Ornaments Yet?

This one is just a simple blue and silver snowflake. I wish I had bought more of these, because I love the way it came out.

Maybe I'll make another trip to Micheal's this weekend. Wait, maybe not.

I hate shopping the weekend after Thanksgiving. The stores are way too crowded for me.

Kasi's Country And Brandi's Angel

How awesome do these look?

I let the girls pick out these signs in the Dollar Tree, and they had a ball painting them.
kasi said she was going for a camouflage look, and I think she did great.
Brandi was just trying to make hers look as colorful as possible, and I think she did an amazing job! They are already planning which signs they will get next.

A Butterfly By Me

I am thrilled with the way this one came out!

I wish there wasn't a shadow in the picture, because the bottom wings look just as good as the top wings.

This is also a clip, so like the other two, it can hold papers or whatever on the fridge.

I had a baal painting with my girls. I love that they have inherited my love of all things crafty. kasi has asked if her and I can find something to try together...just the two of us...and I think we are going to get some polymer clay and see what we can come up with.

Any tips from all you sculptors out there????