Enrichment Activity - Glass Painting

These are the glasses that I painted last night when I taught glass painting for an Enrichment Craft Group. It was really fun to sit and paint while visiting with some good friends.

I made these to go with this pitcher. I have about 8 more to paint! I'm thinking of doing a different fruit on each one so that people will be able to identify their glass and they won't use a million glasses in one day!

These are the paints that we used. They cost about $5 each and are available at Michael's and other art supply stores. You paint, then let it dry, and bake it in your oven. (They recommend that you not mix brands on one project, since they may need to be heated at different temps or might not work well together. But, before I knew that I mixed them, and it worked just fine.)

A couple of years ago, each of the kids painted a mug. These have been used daily and washed hundreds of times in the dishwasher.

I also painted this mailbox for my classroom. It works on tile, ceramic, metal, or glass. As long as it will fit in your oven to bake, you can do it! Go get some and try it out! (Don't forget, you don't have to buy a million - buy primary colors and mix your secondary colors. Also, white is good for mixing so you can lighten values.) Fun stuff!!!

WC - Environment

One of my favorite sights!

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TTA - One Word

1. Where is your cell phone? .................... purse
2. Your significant other?....................... kind
3. Your hair?.................................... funky
4. Your mother? ................................. talented
5. Your father?.................................. tall
6. Your favorite thing?.......................... creating
7. Your dream last night?........................ cryptic
8. Your favorite drink........................... Koolaid
9. Your dream/goal?.............................. Doctorate
10. The room you're in?.......................... kitchen
11. Your children?..................................... wonderful
12. Your fear?................................... inadequacy
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years........... better
14. Where were you last night?................... ceremony
15. What you're not?............................. boring
16. Muffins...................................... banana
17. One of your wish list items?................. Mission
18. Where you grew up?........................... Tempe
20. What are you wearing?........................ jewelry
21. Your TV?..................................... unimportant
22. Your pets?................................... several
23. Your computer? .............................. laptop
24. Your life?................................... Fabulous!
25. Your mood?................................... motivated
26. Missing someone?............................. nope
27. Your car?.................................... sufficient
28. Something you're not wearing?................ shoes
29. Favorite Store?.............................. Marshall's
30. Your summer?................................. HOT
31. Like someone?................................ Mom
32. Your favorite color?......................... Red
33. Last time you laughed........................ today
34. Last time you cried?.........................today

WC - Motion

Barely caught him in this, but I kind of like how it's framed. It's too bad that the background is so distracting, it would be totally cool with a beach or something simple in the background. Oh well.

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Stretch

E. tried and tried to open the door today. She was sooo frustrated when she couldn't reach it!

Foto Friday - Snackin' on Chips

Potty Training - WC Everyday Life

Wolfman is pretty much potty trained!!! Hallelujah! We went Cold Turkey last Friday and he's done really well! Dry every night!!! Not one accident all day today! Plus, this evening he even told me that he needed to go and pooped in the potty!!! Ah, nothing like potty training in one week!

The theme for the Weekly Photo Challenge at Hope and Believe is Everyday Life. Can't get more everyday than this can you!?! Go check it out and join in!

Long Live the King

Tonight was Wolverine's last Choir concert. It was the Spring Sing and they did lots of fun 60's music including some Beach Boys and Elvis. Bryson had a solo and got to show off his Elvis moves...

Book Meme

"Well, hear this," Anne hissed in my ear. "Hear this, Mary. I am playing my own game and I don't want you interrupting. Nobody will know anything until I am ready to tell them, and then they will know everything too late."

from The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory

I was tagged by Cindy, with a couple of fun tags. I'll did the book meme first and I'll come back and do the other later. Here are the directions:

1. Pick up the nearest book (at least 123 pages)
2. Turn to page 123. Find the 5th sentence
4. Post the 5th sentence on your blog
5. Tag 5 people

Mother & Daughter Night

Tonight I went with Sade to Mother & Daughter night for her Achievement Day Activity. The theme was

The 70's

and we all dressed up. Sade wore a couple of vintage items straight out of my Aunt's costume box. We filled out questionaires but most of the Mom's were born in the 70's and had limited memories of that decade. Then we had a picnic and made Mother's Day Cookie Bouquets. Super fun activity. (One of the best parts was Becca's fruit salad with slices of Snickers, covered in Whipped Cream! Now that's my kind of fruit salad!)

Weekly Challenge - Texture - Rose Petals + a giveaway!

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Also, My sister Julie at Truly Delightful in Every Way is giving away some awesome lotions/essential oils from Piper at Moonvine Organics.

I am dying to win some of her amazing Therapy hand creme, perfect for sensitive skin!

52 blessings - My Camera

I love this little camera! It is sooo easy to use and takes great pictures too! I've had it for several years, but hadn't really made it worth my while until I started blogging. Now I carry it in my purse ALL the time! I make sure it's always charged and ready to go. The moment I don't have it with me, I'm sure to see some amazing sight and want to document it! I love it!

Foto Friday

Sewing today. Aqua bow tie and cumberbund for Prom tomorrow night. Glad that he thinks I'm capable of anything, but sheesh! could I get a little notice next time!?!

Hotmama's Famous Award-Winning Cornbread

The SECRET recipe, please follow carefully:

1 box yellow cake mix

2 of those tiny Jiffy Mix Cornbread Mixes

and whatever stuff it calls for on the boxes

to make the cornbread and cake

(water, milk, eggs, oil)

Mix them all together in one big bowl.

Bake it at whatever temperature it says on the boxes (if they say different temps, then I shoot for somewhere in between),

for whatever time it says is appropriate for your pan

(but I usually check it 5 minutes early with a toothpick.)

Obviously this recipe was developed using exacting scientific laboratory standards and I cannot guarantee your results at home.