Monday, March 5, 2012
Foxy Art!
The girls did such an amazing job with these foxes! We created the background with fabric and then they took specific instructions on drawing and coloring their foxes with oil pastels. We ended the project by writing a poem together, which the girls then copied and pasted onto the backs of their projects. WAY cute!
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Sewing Classes end with a BANG!
We just cannot believe the AMAZING bags our students created in class last night! Check these out!!! AND...these are BEGINNING sewers, my friends! See, with a little patience, a bit of guidance and a whole lot of fun, you, too, can create a masterpiece!
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| a gorgeous clutch needle felted by Holly! |
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| Our master mother/daughter duo! Jill and Hollie, you rock! |
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| AMAZING iPad case designed and stitched by Leslie Byrne. |
Monday, February 20, 2012
Sewing with Love...
In keeping with our Valentine's Day theme this week, we took our Senior Girl Time girls on a little "virtual global journey."
On a past trip to Guatemala, Hannah and I had collected some handwoven fabrics. We showed photos of women weaving in Guatemala. The girls listened while we told stories and shared photos of the living conditions in Guatemala and how different our cultures are. Our goal was to help them appreciate some of the things we take for granted in our country...things like washing machines, refrigerators and houses with "real" floors (rather than dirt). We had the girls choose one cloth that spoke to them (or multiple cloths with some) and they cut out hearts.
We then cut burlap pieces from coffee bags generously donated to us from our friends at Wicked Joe's here in Brunswick. We found quite a few beans in the bottom of the bags and used this as an opportunity to talk about how coffee is grown and how it starts off as green beans and then gets roasted into dark, delicious coffee beans!
The girls then sewed their hearts onto their burlap and then chose words to write in Sharpie markers and then sew on to their artwork. Here are a few of the final pieces...
Aren't they lovely?
On a past trip to Guatemala, Hannah and I had collected some handwoven fabrics. We showed photos of women weaving in Guatemala. The girls listened while we told stories and shared photos of the living conditions in Guatemala and how different our cultures are. Our goal was to help them appreciate some of the things we take for granted in our country...things like washing machines, refrigerators and houses with "real" floors (rather than dirt). We had the girls choose one cloth that spoke to them (or multiple cloths with some) and they cut out hearts.
We then cut burlap pieces from coffee bags generously donated to us from our friends at Wicked Joe's here in Brunswick. We found quite a few beans in the bottom of the bags and used this as an opportunity to talk about how coffee is grown and how it starts off as green beans and then gets roasted into dark, delicious coffee beans!
The girls then sewed their hearts onto their burlap and then chose words to write in Sharpie markers and then sew on to their artwork. Here are a few of the final pieces...
Aren't they lovely?
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Making Valentines at the Makery
Love is in the air at Beattie Chicks Makery! We have been putting our Valentine's kits to good use, testing them out on all age levels and finding that they are, indeed, the sweetest things evah!
We made these canvas and paint lovlies at the last two of our You and Me classes. It's funny to watch the children experiment with paint...how the younger ones just want the experience of PAINT, while the older ones will follow the directions and use the different methods of applying the paint. I find it so rewarding to watch the parents/caregivers get excited about the projects. These are, of course, a way to get into everyone's creative self, not just the kids'!
We hope these photos will inspire you to try your hand at fun painting. We used our tried and true and wicked fun method of scraping two paint colors together. We then added some white with bubble wrap and finally some red circles with bottle tops. These were cut into circles, parents sewed and...voila! Lovely Valentine hearts! If you have photos of your own creations, please share them. We LOVE to see what our creative friends are up to!
Happy Crafting!
We made these canvas and paint lovlies at the last two of our You and Me classes. It's funny to watch the children experiment with paint...how the younger ones just want the experience of PAINT, while the older ones will follow the directions and use the different methods of applying the paint. I find it so rewarding to watch the parents/caregivers get excited about the projects. These are, of course, a way to get into everyone's creative self, not just the kids'!
We hope these photos will inspire you to try your hand at fun painting. We used our tried and true and wicked fun method of scraping two paint colors together. We then added some white with bubble wrap and finally some red circles with bottle tops. These were cut into circles, parents sewed and...voila! Lovely Valentine hearts! If you have photos of your own creations, please share them. We LOVE to see what our creative friends are up to!
Happy Crafting!
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