Diy Plastic bottle crafts

This Thursday it's all about recycling ♻️ 

From simple bird house to planters...

These are just plastic bottles cut and painted. 

Bird feeder 

With a marker make your design.  Paint and let dry. Then carefully cut out opening for birds to get seeds.Use raffia for hanging. 

For planters 

Use larger bottles.  Draw out design and cut. Paint and let dry. Fill with soil and plants.

Tip  If crafting with dd  , have bottles pre cut and let kids paint and decorate  

Earth day crafts

Hello iam having fun this Thursday making recycled crafts from clay pots

These are two from project using Terra clay pots . I used some I already had and gave them a new life with paint and some found items.  

Windchime diy

Paint 3 sizes of Terra cot pots, let dry. 

Thread rope through  pot holes in the clay pots.  Tie large Knott. And add  large beads between pots as stoppers. 

Mushroom 

You will need pots and pot bottoms as lids. Paint and let dry. Use E7000 to glue lid to Bottoms of the pots.To make the Mushroom shape. 

World Art Day :

 Today is World Art Day ! 

Art in education : 

Teaching your students about art is a good idea—here’s why:

• It’s been proven that early exposure to visual art, music, or drama promotes activity in the brain.
• Art helps children understand other subjects much more clearly—from math and science, to language arts and geography.
• Art nurtures inventiveness as it engages children in a process that aids in the development of self-esteem, self-discipline, cooperation, and self-motivation.
• Participating in art activities helps children to gain the tools necessary for understanding human experience, adapting to and respecting others’ ways of working and thinking, developing creative problem-solving skills, and communicating thoughts and ideas in a variety of ways

     AB Crochet : 

I had a wonderful Art teacher in high school. He was an award winning painter and wood carver and shared his passion with his students. His lessons where filled with color, balance and harmony in life and paint. https://louisianacrafts.org

Louisiana Art Museum : 

Todays project:  Art Journal 

An art journal is the same as a written journal, except that it incorporates colors, images, patterns, and other materials. Some art journals have a lot of writing, while others are purely filled with images. It's a form of creative self-ca

THE LIST OF ART JOURNAL PROMPTS

 What’s your favorite word?

What’s your favorite song/lyrics?

Think about your bucket list. I'm

Use geometry.

Do you have a favorite flower

World Art Day is the perfect time to celebrate creativity and bring joy to others:

1. Draw a picture.
2. Compose a song.
3. Write a poem or story.
4. Paint.
5. Create and send Mail Art.
6. Have a party!

So how are you celebrating World Art Day ? 

Slow Cooker Chicken Stroganoff

 

• 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken
• 8 oz package sliced mushrooms
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 cup sour cream for later
• 4 oz cream cheese for later
• 1/4 cup (optional) heavy cream for later

• • Place chicken and mushrooms in large zippered baggie
• Add flour, seasonings, salt, and pepper
• Close and shake bag until chicken and mushrooms are evenly coated
• Pour contents of baggie into slow cooker
• Add chicken broth
• Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6-8 hours
• About 20-30 minutes before serving, shred chicken with two forks right in slow cooker
• Next, add cream cheese, sour cream, and (optional) heavy cream, and give it a stir
• Cover and return heat to low or high if it was on the “keep warm” setting
• Prepare noodles, rice, or other sides to serve with stroganoff

Garden packet

 Garden day

My digital stamp of daffodils in bright colors of spring. On a seed packet. Fill with seeds to be planted with your daffodils. 

In my garden inspiration - my yard 

Diy Seed starter

Are you ready for garden season ? 

 I am doing a fun recycle project for Earth day with the kids ...

It's cardboard egg container 

This is a fun project using cardboard egg containers. Filled with soil and seeds. Water and after sprouting plant them and the container.

If you want to speed up the process cover with plastic wrap. 

Collect egg containers from friends and family if you are doing a large project.

Egg shells seed starter 

The perfect container for seeds is egg shells you have collected. 

Collect and clean shells. Fill shells with soil and seeds. Water and plant the sprouted seeds. 

🌎 Earth day is April 22! 

Beautiful : cherry blossom

April is Cherry blossom time...

My cards

My flower card using Cherry Blossom from https://www.techniquetuesday.com/cherry-blossoms-flower-stamp-set.html

From the garden....