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Wordless Wednesday
Messy Masterpiece
So in our living room, we have an empty, red wall, which we stare at often because our television sits in front of it. There hasn't been anything on that wall in some time because we have been looking for a particular piece of artwork, specifically one on a long, short canvas that would sort of lay above the tv. Nothing we saw ever fit our budget or really fit what we were looking for ~ design-wise ~ so I thought why not just make something. I'm not intimidated by that.
I was inspired by a post “messy masterpiece” where daughter and mom created an artpiece “if it’s not messy it’s not fun” for her daughter’s room.
I liked the quote and I really loved the way it came out…and when it comes to brushes and paints and canvases, I'm easily inspired {let's just say I find the idea of teaching my boys arithmetic far more daunting than art}. So this seemed to be an easy DIY that would allow us to showcase some of the boys’ creative talents WHILE filling up that blank red space at the same time. Two birds. One stone.
So I went out and bought a canvas and used some items I already had at home.
Canvas
Alphabet Stickers* {I used Artskills Poster Letters & Lettering}
Acrylic Paint and/or Finger paint
* I took the tip from her post and used white alphabet stickers. I had those in the lettering packet and I thought that might work best so that the kids wouldn’t try and pick at them. It was a success. Honestly, I think they were just really into getting paint all over their hands and then all over the empty, white canvas.
We used four different paint colors, mostly with an analogous color harmony, {or side-by-side on the color wheel, like red, orange and yellow}, with those that would work in our living room. I added purple to give it some depth. We did one color at a time, and I used paper plates to separate each color. Since we did it outside on our deck, the paint dried up by the time we went to get our next color. {There are some "brown" areas where the paint didn't dry and the colors mixed together, but that's okay. It's supposed to be a little messy!}
Then we peeled off the stickers after everything was dry, and voila! Our masterpiece.
I had white paint that I was going to use to clean up the paint that found their way underneath the stickers, but then after taking them off, it really did seem appropriate. So I just touched it up a tad bit, but left a little of the color there. I was planning to paint the words "life is" before it but then I just liked the way it came out so I left it alone.
{NOTE: If you don’t have the stickers, you could always just paint your word, or phrase, on there with stencils or free hand}
It was fun. I wish I had taken more pictures of us actually making it, but I didn’t think that far ahead. Anyway, here is the finished piece on our red wall:
Honestly, I love it. Especially since over the last few years I have come to learn and live with “messy” being a very big part of our vocabulary. It just seems appropriate, don't you think?
I was inspired by a post “messy masterpiece” where daughter and mom created an artpiece “if it’s not messy it’s not fun” for her daughter’s room.
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| the original 'masterpiece' …which i love by the way |
I liked the quote and I really loved the way it came out…and when it comes to brushes and paints and canvases, I'm easily inspired {let's just say I find the idea of teaching my boys arithmetic far more daunting than art}. So this seemed to be an easy DIY that would allow us to showcase some of the boys’ creative talents WHILE filling up that blank red space at the same time. Two birds. One stone.
So I went out and bought a canvas and used some items I already had at home.
Canvas
Alphabet Stickers* {I used Artskills Poster Letters & Lettering}
Acrylic Paint and/or Finger paint
* I took the tip from her post and used white alphabet stickers. I had those in the lettering packet and I thought that might work best so that the kids wouldn’t try and pick at them. It was a success. Honestly, I think they were just really into getting paint all over their hands and then all over the empty, white canvas.
We used four different paint colors, mostly with an analogous color harmony, {or side-by-side on the color wheel, like red, orange and yellow}, with those that would work in our living room. I added purple to give it some depth. We did one color at a time, and I used paper plates to separate each color. Since we did it outside on our deck, the paint dried up by the time we went to get our next color. {There are some "brown" areas where the paint didn't dry and the colors mixed together, but that's okay. It's supposed to be a little messy!}
Then we peeled off the stickers after everything was dry, and voila! Our masterpiece.
I had white paint that I was going to use to clean up the paint that found their way underneath the stickers, but then after taking them off, it really did seem appropriate. So I just touched it up a tad bit, but left a little of the color there. I was planning to paint the words "life is" before it but then I just liked the way it came out so I left it alone.
{NOTE: If you don’t have the stickers, you could always just paint your word, or phrase, on there with stencils or free hand}
It was fun. I wish I had taken more pictures of us actually making it, but I didn’t think that far ahead. Anyway, here is the finished piece on our red wall:
Honestly, I love it. Especially since over the last few years I have come to learn and live with “messy” being a very big part of our vocabulary. It just seems appropriate, don't you think?
Wordless Wednesday
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| my tj - 8 months!! |
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| can't see the sprinklers but they are there and cj loves them |
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| the boys {and tj before the haircut} |
Wordless Wednesday
{Travis and Colin}
{Travis' toy of choice and Colin's toy of choice}
{Colin got a hold of the camera}
Recipe : Salsa -Restaurant Stye
So for book club last night {more on that later} we started a habit of bringing something to the table, usually appetizers and such. This time there was a suggestion for each person to bring a piece of a dinner menu, so last night was chili night.
I figured I'd bring some homemade salsa. Salsa is actually rather simple to make but not all salsa tastes the same, and so it doesn't always come out great. If you make it on your own, you can control the taste and consistency, keep it fresh, and really save a lot of money since it really does last for a long time. I like mine spicy so I definitely make sure I have either some nice spicy peppers around.
Now of course my obsession with pinterest has been and is exponentially growing so of course that's where I found the recipe for last night's salsa. The following has been adapted off of a recipe from the pioneer woman {thepioneerwoman[dot]com} and it was delicious.
So I've posted a link to the original recipe from her blog, but below records what I used to make it last night.
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salsa
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.:: Original Recipe Can Be Found Here ::.
Recipe: Salsa - Restaurant Style
Prep: 15 minutes Cook Time: 0 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 can (14.5 Ounce) Fire Roasted Tomatoes
- 1 can (10 Ounce) Diced Tomatoes with Basil
- ¼ cup Chopped Onion
- 1 clove Garlic, Minced
- 1 whole Jalapeno, Quartered And Sliced Thin
- ¼ teaspoons Ground Cumin
- ½ whole Lime Juice
- ½ cup (at least) Cilantro
- ¼ teaspoons Sugar (to taste)
- ¼ teaspoons Salt
Preparation Instructions
Combine tomatoes, onion, garlic, jalapeño, cumin, lime juice, and cilantro in a blender or food processor. Pulse until you get the salsa to the consistency you’d like. I add salt and sugar at the end to taste. Test seasonings with a tortilla chip and adjust as needed. Refrigerate salsa for at least an hour to set. Serve with tortilla chips.
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