Art By Way Of Glue Gun and Creating With The Stars: Round 1

Sometimes all you need to make unique art is use a glue gun and found objects. This little agate art is a favorite of mine. My girls and I bought these at the National Natural History Museum in D.C. They had so much fun picking out different little colored stones and agates. Now it can be displayed in our home. (The table is a great thrift store find with a marble top!)

Every summer we collect shells and sea glass at the beach. Again, it was easy to use a glue gun to stick all the shells onto a linen backing and frame it. 

                                             
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You don't even need a fancy big glue gun. I get the cheap ones and they do the trick.

 Part of making a gallery wall for our home is putting up art that has meaning. I made this simple L shape out of buttons and hot glued them down to the linen backing. Voila! Instant art gratification!

One more thing.................

                     

I've been pretty busy this past week working on my secret knock-off project for Creating With The Stars Contest. I can't tell you which one is mine, right now, since the contest needs to remain anonymous. You can go to East Coast Creative blog to vote for your favorite knock off project. The voting is open Monday and Tuesday and they will announce the winners on Wednesday. I can't wait to show you mine! This contest is super huge and I'm crazy excited to be a contestant.

Winter Blues

I didn't think I would write a post today since my children are home on another snow day. They are thrilled and I'm thinking they've gone over their snow days- so we'll make up for it in the end. While they are coloring and doing some crafts I thought I would link up to the Pink Pagoda for the Blue and White Bash. One of my favorite colors is blue. 

 I recently made this agate mineral art. We bought some agates at the National Natural History Museum on our last trip and I wanted to display them.

 This sweet little oil painting was passed down to us from my husband's great-great grandmother, who liked to paint landscapes. I adore it.

Here's a look at our bathroom we recently painted a navy. I'm in love with the rich color in here.

I hope you're not having the true winter blues, but do go and enjoy the color blue and visit the Pink Pagoda for more blue and white inspiration.