Wherever you go, go with all your heart❤️

Supplies

• Colorful foam sheet
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Beads
• Pipe cleaners
• Flip flops for tracing

Using a pencil trace a flip flop on the foam.  Cut out using scissors. Poke 3 holes in the foam to insert pipe cleaner.  Cut pipe cleaner into 2 halves (for a smaller shoe). Insert beads in pipe cleaners, leaving an inch of space on both ends. Now, put both ends of pipe cleaner through the holes.  Twist and adjust ends.  Use a sticker or tape to secure the three ends on opposite side.   

Thanks for visiting, Have a colorful day :) 

Marbled bowls- simple step by step photo guide!

Thank you so much Jen Balcom for sharing this colorful and creative project with Colormehappyworkshop!
You are always an inspiration:)

What you will need

• White and colored polymer clay
• Clay/plastic knife
• Small bowl that is oven safe
• Rolling pin
• Small plate ( 6")
• Glaze and brush
• Measuring scale ( 4 oz white clay)

1. Take 4 oz white clay and 3 colors of choice.
2. Roll each color of clay that you want to use into snake about 5" long. 
3. Combine the rolled clay and twist together,
4. Roll, fold, twist and repeat till you get the desired marbled mix of colors
5. Knead all clay into a ball.
6. Roll using a rolling pin
7. Use small plate (6") as a template to cut out the circle from clay using knife,
8. Turn the bowl upside down.
9. Place the clay around  bowl and gently press to give dish shape. Cut extra using knife. 
10. Bake the bowl according to the temperature on clay package. (we did 15 minutes at 275 Degrees)
11. Once its cool glaze for glossy finish and let it dry for 24 hours.

Buzz hand print - super cute idea for Bee my valentine!!

Dream catcher - Colorful world of stories!

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Being a mother of two lovely daughters is one of the best things ever happened to me in my life. Their colorful and joyful stories, silly grins and giggles, fill my days with so much love and happiness.

I see them cracking silly jokes and laughing till their tummies hurt and wonder why and when in life we grow up and stop living like a child? We get stuck on things and cannot let go, we forget to forgive and start worrying too much. Why does growing up really needs leaving our innocent, beautiful heart and world behind. Even the jokes should make perfect sense:((

Dream Catcher is a joyful artwork from my daughter’s colorful world of stories! I feel blessed that I get to experience through my daughters what I left far behind in the life and even forgot how it felt.... to be a child!

To create your own masterpiece, take mundane materials from your life, run them through your imagination and let your personality shine through your work following these simple steps.

• Choose a design

• Draw pattern with pencil

• Outline with markers

• Fill in with crayons

Revisit your lives through your art work... it's so much fun:)) Thanks for stopping by and have a colorful day!!

Handprint Bunny!

This little bunny is special,
It will hop, jump and play,
It giggles whenever you tickle it,
And loves you night and day,
But it won't stay this little...
This small bunny is sure to grow,
Please put it somewhere special,
So that you will always know,
How much this bunny loves you,
From its head down to its toes!

~ from colorful moments to cherishable memories-my kiddos preschool collection!

Thanks for visiting and have a colorful day:)

Lucky - Leprechaun!

Wish you all a very colorful and joyful St. Patrick's Day!

Easter chick!

What you will need

• Card stock
• Scissors
• Marker
• Construction paper
• Glue
• Pencil
• Stencil

1. Using stencil draw 3 adjacent eggs on the card stock. Cut them using scissors and make sure that they stay attached to each other.
2. For chicken's face, draw eyes using marker. Cut and stick construction paper for beak.
3. Using scissors cut zig-zag on both outside eggs for cracking impression as shown in picture.

Thanks for visiting:) Have a colorful day! 

April showers bring May flowers - Colorful finger print flowers using ink pads!

Quilling/paper filigree - Fun and creative craft project!!

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Spring has sprung. The beauty of fresh blossoms, fluttering butterflies, colorful birds, hopping bunnies and dandelions is a delight to eyes after such a long winter. This month’s project is Quilling. It is such a fun, creative and colorful way to capture the nature at its best!

Quilling or paper filigree is a fun paper craft which involves the use of strips of paper that are rolled, coiled, spiraled, and glued together to create decorative 3D designs.

What you will need

• Paper Stock
• Construction paper

• Scissors

• Glue, paper plate and Q- tip
• Curling tools – You can buy a kit or do this using hands, chopsticks or manicure stick

1. Pick design or subjects of your interest: flowers, animals, cars, butterflies, vehicles etc.

2. Using scissors cut construction paper 1/4-3/8'' wide. You can also buy precut strips.

3. Glue one tip of the strip and start rolling tightly. Once it’s rolled completely then, let it loosen to desired size and glue its other tip. You'll have to hold it for a while until the glue is dry.

4. Pour some glue into a paper plate. Using Q-tip glue the quill and stick it on cardstock.

Enjoy the craft:)

Thanks for visiting and have a colorful and joyful spring!!

Strawberries - Fun art project using Potato stamps!

 Project featured in Times-Republican

What you will need

• Potato

• Knife
• Paper
• Pencil
• Poster paints
• Paint brush

Wash a potato. Cut it in half. Draw a pattern on the cut surface of half potato. You can also draw another pattern on the other half. With a knife cut away any potato that is not part of the pattern. After you do this, the shape you are going to print will be raised from the rest of the potato. Cover the raised part with a light coat of poster paint. Lightly press the potato on a sheet of paper, when the pattern fades, paint the potato again. Finish by making stem n leaves using paintbrush.

Thanks for visiting. Have a berry sweet day!!

Blow painting - Fun art project using straw!

Project featured in Times-Republican!

What you will need

• Paints
• Paper

• Straw

• Stencils (optional)
• Paint brush

Squeeze little dabs of flowing colorful kid’s paints or take them out using paintbrush on a piece of paper. If the paints are thick then add some water so they can easily move when blown. Enjoy cool effects by blowing paint using straw.

Thanks for visiting!

Have a funfilled and colorful day. Be awesome today:))

  

Impression art - Fun art project pressing paints

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What you will need

• Paper stock
• Paints ( poster and acrylic)

This project is so easy, so fun and creates magnificent details. The first thing you need to do is figure out in your mind what you will like to create....Flowers, butterflies, birds, trees, dragons.

Fold paper in half. Now, generously pour the colorful dabs of paint on one side of paper using your imagination. Press the other half gently and let the paint make its impressions on other sheet. Open up gently like you are opening a book. Try a mix of both poster and acrylic paints for captivating details. Enjoy the art:)

Be colorful today! Thanks for visiting:))

Make your own green and non toxic sidewalk paints!

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This reuse project is super fun and creative way to get kids involved into practical learning of creating paints from simple household items.

For each color what you will need 

• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1/2 cup cold water
• Paintbrush
• Small jar with lid
• Food coloring (approx. 12-14 drops) or add more for desired color

1. In a jar mix together the cornstarch, cold water and food coloring. Place the lid tightly and shake until the contents are uniformly mixed.

2. Use a paintbrush to make fun designs on the sidewalks. To wash the paint off, simply spray the area with water.

A colorful drawing from my 6 year old daughter's notebook where she is trying to capture how her sidewalk painting will look like:)

Happy times!

Reusable fun!

Reuse Idea using scraps of fabric or construction paper!

Before you throw something away think of different ways it can be used or turned into someone else's treasure!!







Spring blossoms pencil toppers - A super fun and creative reuse idea!

For this reuse project all you need is

• Pencil
• Play-doh bottle
• Coffee filter
• Markers or crayons
• Scraps of construction paper
• Pipe cleaner
• Tape
• Scissors

Using Scissors cut construction paper and tape it on Play-Doh bottle to cover the label. You can also stick colorful small torn pieces of construction paper using glue for mosaic like art.

Take a coffee filter. Using markers or crayons make colorful art on it. When done poke a hole on the center, insert pencil and tape the filter to the pencil end. You can also use a paper napkin or paper towel instead of coffee filter. Just cut  in round shape using scissors.

Roll pipe cleaner on pencil.

Fill scarps of construction paper in the play-doh bottles and stick a pencil in it.

A very special thanks to Lori Sims Gardea for supporting colormehappy with wonderful reuse idea and supplies!

Splatter painting - Super fun and creative art project using toothbrush!

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Next time you are about to toss that used toothbrush in trash, just look at it and smile and say, not yet :) because this project is nothing else but so much fun for all ages, seasons and celebrations.

It's called splatter painting.

All you need is

• Tooth brush
• Paints
• Paper stock
• Stencils

1. Place stencils on the paper.

2. Rinse toothbrush in water and pat dry using paper towel.

3. Pour drops of colorful paints in a paper plate.

4. Smudge the tooth brush in paints, making sure all top bristles have enough paint but they are not over loaded, if required have another sheet available to shed extra paint.

5. Gently brush the bristles with thumb and let the colorful drops of paint form speckles all over the desired area.

6. When you are done, gently remove the stencils and cherish your beautiful creation:)

Enjoy the art:) Thanks for visiting and have a colorful day!

Bunny Love - Fun and easy Easter crafts!

Enjoy this super fun and easy bunny love art on greetings, book marks, folders, place mats, gift bags:)

Thanks for visiting and have a colorful day!

You crack me up - A super fun and colorful Easter craft!

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Spring is definitely in the air! The warmer longer days, rain, sprouting seeds, colorful blossoms, green grass and chirping birds fill our lives with so much happy feeling. As we transition from winter to summer, spring reminds us of rebirth, renewal of spirit and a fresh colorful start.

This month’s art project is colorful, cheerful and fun to do Easter craft.

What you will need 

• Card stock
• Construction paper
• Pencil and eraser
• Scissors
• Paints
• Q-tip
• Wiggly eyes
• Egg stencil
• Glue
• Markers 

1. Using stencil draw 3 adjacent eggs on the card stock. Cut them using scissors and make sure that they stay attached to each other.
2. For chicken's face, stick wiggly eyes using glue on the middle egg. Cut and stick construction paper for beak.
3. Using scissors cut zig-zag on both outside eggs for cracking impression as shown in picture. 
4. Using marker draw symmetrical zig-zag design on front and back of outer eggs. Dip Q-tip in paints and fill the empty space with polka dots by gently pressing it on paper.
5. When dry, fold and write a message:))

Wish you all a very happy and colorful spring!