For the love of art.

I'm participating in a blog hop today that is all about love, so please hop in and click here to enjoy the love!

Why do I love art?
I love colors and love to play around with different color combinations.
I love to come up with new original designs.
I love to play with textures.
I love to create.
I love to give.
I love to stretch my imagination.
I love to find art in every aspect of my life.
I love to express myself.
I love the quiet.
I love the process.
I love to create with words.
I love the challenge.
I love the finished product.
I love art.

Here are two pieces I created for my girls today. My valentines to them, my heart was involved in every step.

Valentines decor

Incorporating a little love in my house! I wanted to match my decor so I didn't go with pink. Black and white and a touch of red were just the right colors. I found the love banner at one of my favorite stores in Chattanooga, The Clay Pot (a tiny little house filled with amazing finds) along with the little ferns that I placed in the red pots that I got at another one of my favorite stores...Sophies (an amazing store filled with amazing furniture,jewelry,and great gifts). 2 white birds found at Target(yep, you guessed it, another one of my favorite stores!)The blocks of wood  were painted by my mother!! Art is rampant in my family. The wreath I got at Michael's, but my mother makes these by hand by finding the vines in the woods. I'm just not that dedicated, and I wanted something quicker! The sign in the center is an old piece of barn wood that I simply just wrote the word love in red paint! I added 2 red tissue flowers and Voila, done!! I can't wait till Easter!!!

Valentines Workshop

I did two different camps in the yr of 2011 and well it was a ton of work but also a ton of fun. I've decided to do a few mini workshops throughout the yr as well as my summer and winter camps. Valentines is coming up and I thought it would be a great time to hold a workshop. How much fun is it to be creative when you have a ton of supplies to choose from. I think most parents would agree that making homemade valentines cards is the way to go, BUT all the supplies can be expensive and the task of finding all the supplies(cards, glitter, stamps, ribbon, doilies, construction paper, paints, glitter pens, markers, etc!!) can be overwhelming! Of course when you get all of the supplies and are ready to start, WHAT kind of cards are you going to make? Pinterest of course has helped with this, providing you with the most amazing ideas. But then your child wants to make cards with a few of her closest friends, so your on the phone trying to arrange times with the other parents and  calling the hubby to pick up snacks and drinks...and well why not just send them to a workshop where I provide all the fun, glitter, friends and snacks?