3 Methods for Creating Your Own Liquid Watercolors

Out of watercolor or don’t have it in the budget for the coveted liquid watercolor?  No problem. I have a few methods below for making your own watercolor on the cheap! We LOVE watercolor projects but LIQUID watercolor is really superb for creating vibrant art and for using with a variety of fun processes. Some […]

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Drama Llamas: Mixed Media Art for the Llama Lover

Llamas are pretty fun animals and have become pretty popular right now in most kid departments. Llamas have been seen in everything from birthday party decorations to home decor and even bed sheets. We happened to run into a live one during an excursion at a local animal safari near my hometown. I snapped a […]

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Nature Shadow Boxes Part 2!

One of my first blog posts on The Art Garden was this Nature Shadow Box Assemblage. It was a fun art, nature, and sensory experience that my girls and I really enjoyed. We decided to come back to this activity when we had some dying flowers in our garden and some wilted store-bought flowers. We […]

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Monochromatic Collage: Green Study

This simple collage project is made using cardboard, scrap papers, and miscellaneous recycled materials in a green monochromatic color scheme. MONOCHROMATIC– of or having one color; of, relating to, or having tones of one color in addition to the groundhue This project would be perfect for Christmas, St. Patrick’s Day, Earth Day, or for just a color theory exploration. This post contains affiliate links. Materials: Canvas panel or stiff piece of cardboard Cardboard scraps […]

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Painting Shells: A Fun Activity Using A FREE Natural Material!

The girls and I went on a beach trip last month with my mother and one of their favorite things to do was to search for seashells. Over the course of several days that we were there, we had several bags full to bring home! When we had a rainy day back at home, these […]

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Mixed Media Bugs Using Scrap Art Paper

If you have a child that loves to paint, this activity will be a sure hit because it allows them to get messy and creative with unusual painting tools to make textured papers..or if you happen to already have a stack of painted papers from your child’s “free paint” that you can’t part with then […]

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