Spring's coming!

A high in the 70's... in St. Louis.... in the middle of February??? I'll take it! And it was a perfect day to finish my Spring Wreath!

Makes me feel warmer just looking at it. Can't
wait for more warm weather!

Materials:
A wreath; your choice of yarn; flowers; a decorative item (I
selected some pearly beads), and I decided to use some
leftover burlap to hang the wreath.

I wanted to stagger my yarn so I marked off where I would
change colors. I made mine even but making them uneven
would be a nice effect too.

I started wrapping the yarn around the wreath and used my hot
glue gun but you can also use fabric glue.

1st round done.

I went back around each color to cover any uneven spots.

Add in your flowers and beads

Attached your burlap and hang!

Family..... or Art History

Recently my mom brought out some pictures my grandma created years and years ago. I thought it was pretty interesting considering I had recently sat down to work on a watercolor and my niece, age 7, decided to join me. My sister-in-law is also great about mailing my 2 year-old nephews latest artwork to the family. I love each and everyone of these pieces!

Pastels ~ by Martha Tipton

Watercolor ~ by Martha Tipton

Watercolor ~ by Martha Tipton
ummmm... seems like I've seen a watercolor painting like this but maybe with some ink added... ;)

Abby ~ age 7
Butterflies and flowers... there seems to be a trend...

Billy ~ age 2
His mom was kind enough to label what he was painting. Also I have to mention he painted this with a brush!