This post was most recently updated on September 23rd, 2019If you’ve been following my blog awhile, you may have seen…
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Create Your Own Art? Yes you can. {DIY watercolor effect painted canvas}
Judging by one of my my more popular projects here at A Pop of Pretty (a diy painted canvas I created with an inspirational quote), it appears that a whole lot of you want to know how to create your own art. So I thought I’d show you another painted canvas that I recently created for our piano room…
Create your own art: my diy painted canvas in our Piano Room
I think it sometimes surprises people…READ MORE
Kids’ Art Station Inspiration: 20 Fun Ideas
This post was most recently updated on January 1st, 2020Do your kids love arts and craft projects as much as…
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How to Organize a Small Art Station for Kids (Martha Stewart Wall Manager)
Our 8-year old LOVES to draw. She has an art table in our basement family room but rarely uses it. Instead, like any great artist, she prefers to make art when the inspiration strikes! This usually means right smack dab in the middle of the main floor TV room. So she’s always had a little art desk in there too. It’s been the bane of my existence! Her arsenal of art supplies is always in a tangle since her desk is in a small corner, without room for storage. I’ve tried a bunch of different things, but have never figured out how to organize it without crowding the room with a storage unit.
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{Note: Even though I’ll mention Martha Stewart’s wall manager product here, this is not a sponsored product review. I tried it, loved it and wanted to share!}
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(p.s., The chick and the egg on in this photo were colored by her 3-year old brothers. She’s totally die at the thought of anybody thinking she colored them, haha)
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This weekend I was at Staples to get a printer cartridge, but soon found myself with an armful of Martha Stewart chalkboard labels and stylish file folders. Are you as crazy for office supplies as I am, lol? Anyhoo, while there, I happened to notice this new ‘wall manager’ line that Martha offers, and thought it would be a perfect solution for how to organize this little disaster area…READ MORE
Our Dr. Seuss Christmas Tree! (2012)
If you read my blog last Christmas, you might remember that I created a full-on Dr. Seuss-themed Christmas tree for our basement family room! Well, it’s up again (yay!), and we’re still just as excited about it.
The best thing is that this year, our 3-year old boys really ‘get it’. Last year, they were kind of oblivious. But now that they love “Cat in da Hat”, looking at the tree brings them endless enjoyment.
I didn’t make anything new for the tree this year. I think I maxed out on handmade Dr. Seuss decoration ideas last year! (You can find a tutorial on how to make my Dr. Seuss decorations here.) But I’m loving the Dr. Seuss themed ornaments that I received last year as gifts, and a couple that I bought recently. So, for those of you who haven’t seen last year’s posts on our Dr. Seuss tree, I thought I’d share some more pics!
Although it’s not strictly a Who-ville Christmas Tree, we definitely have lots of Grinchy ornaments on it! There’s The Grinch, Cindy Lou Who, Max the Dog, and a bunch of Whovillers. The Grinch Who Stole Christmas (with Jim Carey) is our 8-year old daughter’s all-time favorite Christmas movie. OK, I’ll admit, I seriously LOVE it too. It’s hysterical. (“Holiday, whoby whaty?!?” Classic!)
Winter Wonderland Themed Christmas Tree (School Fundraiser)
I thought I’d share a few pics of the “Winter Wonderland”-themed tree that my sister and I decorated earlier this week as part of a fundraiser for my daughter’s school. It was really hard to get crisp, bright pictures in the school’s lighting, so if you can forgive the grainy shots, I think these will give you a feel for the kinds of ornaments we used to for a sparkly, icy effect.
These snowball branches inspired the theme. When I spotted them, they gave me a vision for the tree, and helped in narrowing down the other ornaments to buy.
We wanted to do a neutral Christmas tree anyway, so that it would appeal to as many people as possible since it was for a fundraiser.
Once we knew we were going for a ‘Winter Wonderland’ effect, we chose to use READ MORE