I love making hand made cards for people. They're a great opportunity to try out various art techniques, and they are a wonderful way to give joy to others, which in turn gives me joy. ow that I'm a parent, I try to share that love with my daughter. Besides being an art activity and a giving opportunity, it also has the benefit of giving my daughter some great writing practice. (See my post Art of the Pencil - Learning to Write & Draw). This activity goes well with the ...
Crafts
Learning to Bake Bread & A Craftsy Class Giveaway
I used to bake bread I would say about once a month. I was never taught the secrets of bread baking, but was able to follow a recipe and enjoyed freshly baked bread for an occasional breakfast. It turned out decent enough I thought. My daughter wanted to help me, but since I had no real bread baking skills to teach her, I wasn't too keen on teaching her my roughing it ways. If I'm going to teach her something, I want to teach her correctly. I was already enrolled in 18 online classes on ...
