Bring On Spring!!!

It has been a very looooong winter!!! I love snow, but this year, I've had my fill. With so many snow days, the school year has been extended, the school day as well, and recess has been cut short. I really need spring to show up in full force. So, I was inspired to do a bulletin board to add a little springtime on the inside, even though it was snowing on the outside.

It's fun to watch the kids go by. It's as if they have a bug's eye view of a garden. The teachers have also appreciated the colorful display, and it brings a smile to their faces. That's the power of art...whatever form or medium, it has the power to uplift and inspire.

'Green' Decor

I love to decorate for the holidays, but it can get pretty pricey. While watching a program on HGTV about the White House's Christmas decorations, I saw a wreath made of magazine pages. I was inspired! Immediately, I grabbed a few old magazines and started to rip out pages, trying to get whole pages mostly and the most colorful ones. I then curled the pages into cones and secured them with scotch tape. After a while I had enough cones to try to make a wreath. Now I had to figure out how to lay out these cones in a circle. Cardboard was my answer. I cut out a circle, about 5 inches in diameter, and then cut out the center. With my hot glue gun in hand, I went to work and glued each cone to the cardboard, being sure to cover the circle completely. I used some buttons to finish off the inner circle and this is the finished product.

I then challenged myself to make monochromatic pieces. With no hole in the center, they're great as wall art all year round.

Black, white, and red

The Blues

Ever Green

Inspiration

Inspiration comes in many forms. I am often inspired by nature, after all, it is all around us. This fungus was growing in my lawn...just a lone white mushroom among the green blades of grass; a standout for sure. Uprooting it I felt it was sturdy, yet delicate. Under the very plain white top of this mushroom, hid very beautiful and delicate layers, which reminds me of gathered chiffon, or the tutu of a ballerina, or a wedding gown...and so it begins...inspiration.