Great Activity for a Rainy Day

Since it rained all day Saturday, the art journal was a life saver.

I had a long list of ideas, but all she wanted to do was draw and add thought bubbles to some pictures.  Fine by me.  She worked in hers, and I worked in mine.

She did a portrait of me. 

 Those are Minnie Mouse ears I'm wearing.  

Just in case you wondered.  

 She propped some of her stuffed animals on the table and drew them.

  Peanut Butter the pony and Oreo the penguin.

 Two of her best friends.

 Mila and Bryce Eleanor.

 Christmas at the camp.

I was surprised that she showed no interest

in the watercolors,

but she had enough to keep her engaged.

Maybe next time we will make pockets for the book
(yes, this is something I wanted to do,
but she ignored my suggestions)

and try some experimenting
with paints and collage.
Or not.

Took a long nap after she left yesterday.  :)

Project-ing

I've been hard at work on a new project.  That means I've been doing a lot of research on blogs and on Pinterest.  Don't guess that really sounds like a hard work...but I've been taking notes!  And thinking!  I don't really like to think and organize my thoughts, but I've been trying.  

Bought a sketchbook and some supplies like markers, glue sticks, and watercolors.  Not for me, though.  I have my own supplies. :)  And I have supplies for Bryce Eleanor when she is here, but this weekend, we are going to start an art journal for her.  

 I plan to make a bag for all of her art "tools" so she can take her book anywhere.  

After mentioning to Amelia last week that a sketchbook would be a good idea to keep all of her drawings in one place, ideas started flowing and research began.  Just like when I become fixated on any project, I can't quit thinking about it.

I have a list of ideas, both my own and those garnered from various sources.  As usual, I'm finding this exciting and certainly hope she will be excited, too.

The excitement is partly because I expect to have fun with B.E., and partly because I'm going to enlist her help in creating art journal kits for her cousins.  We will begin work on her journal on Saturday and maybe even go on a shopping trip to get supplies for Max and Mila.

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I started this post yesterday, and I'm now trying to organize our workspace.  Since the rain is still pouring down, and we won't be getting out for the walks and nature gathering I'd hoped to do, having the art journal to work on is going to be great.

Have a great weekend, y'all!