Free Style Embroidery

So, I"ve been wanting to try my hand at embroidery, but haven't ever taken the leap and jumped into that medium. I especially wanted to try something new over the summer. So I saw this sampler class online and decided to try it. It's at Paper Bella Studios by Teresa Mcfayden. It's turned out to be pretty easy and fun. And her instruction is a little loose which allows for some creativity, which I like. Her style is similar to mine, so I'm excited. This is what I've done so far. I think I might end up making it into a pillow. What are you doing this summer?

Art Camp

Summer Art Camp is almost here and I'm getting excited. We are going to draw portraits of the sun at the beach. My sun is a girl and she likes building sand castles and boogie boarding. I got the sun faces from the Tru-Ray construction paper packets. I've been saving them all year.

Earlier I posted, my thrill with popsicle craft sticks, and how there are so many uses for them. We are going to color them in interesting patterns and then create a house on black contruction paper. I added a few recycled pencil stubs and some smaller colored sticks.

Here is a weaving practice. It's good to start with paper strips and then try your hand at yarn weaving. We will try and do both in art camp.

And, a recycled item mobile. I still haven't been to see the Calder exhibit, but we are going to create these whimsical pieces anyway. I can't wait for this one.