Kid Friendly Art Prompt Cards

I have nieces who look perpetually bored. Come on! I have a craft room filled with literally everything you can imagine and they still want to stare at their phones. Drives me nuts! I made these art prompt cards and for an hour or two, they actually come to life for a little while.  Art prompts inspire you to jump into a blank page without hesitation. No more "what do I draw?" or "I don't know what to do!"  I even love using them when I de-stress in my art journals.  Check out the video below and the links to my digital downloads, too!  Have fun and Make Your Mark!

Watch how I use my art prompt cards here!

Link to my digital download set:  https://etsy.me/3OTbsxI

A few of the pages I created using the cards! I promise, they are really 

fun to use!

Have fun and MAKE YOUR MARK!

 

Paper Feather Mobile

What I love most about a mobile is that you can truly hang anything from it as long as it's colorful, cute and dances in a slight breeze!  Use an embroidery hoop or some wire for your loop at the top and gather up your most colorful bits!  C'mon, I know you have a box of craft stuff just waiting for this project!  For mine I made paper feathers and colorized them with Unicorn SPiT spray which you can easily make with a bit of water and a small spray bottle. I used it on everything from art journals to happy mail.  I've said it 100 times...Use what you have and always Make Your Mark!

Just magical in the sunlight!

Everything I used for this project:

Unicorn SPiT: https://amzn.to/2pwP4kq E6000 Glue: https://amzn.to/2VfF248 MY AMAZON STORE: https://www.amazon.com/shop/markmontano

Watch how to make them here OR

Watch the video on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/lcrpZX0bG60

My paper feathers before I fringed them

Perfect to brighten up a sad little corner!

Add a dab of E6000 on your knots to keep everything in place!

Happy crafting, sweet friends!

The Easiest Paper Beads - Upcycled DIY

I STILL get a phone book every 6 months and when I see it on my doorstep, it's like being zapped back in time!  Still, I immediately grab it because I love making stuff with the thin, translucent paper!  These paper beads could easily be made with newspaper, too, but a phone book just seemed so much fun and I had one on hand.  By using several coats of paint, starting with black, you can get an amazing raw turquoise look.  Add a little Triple Thick Gloss Glaze from DecoArt and you'll have a strand of beads worthy of a chic gallery opening!  Like I always say,  use what you have
and always Make Your Mark!

I'm moving to Florida so I can wear these with a huge caftan!

Paint them any color...add gold flakes!

STUFF I USED
Americana Acrylics: https://amzn.to/2UFQwgQ Triple Thick Gloss Glaze: https://amzn.to/2UIrD4e

Watch how to make them here!

Giving these a strand-ing ovation!

Bead-utiful!

Vintage Valentine Treat Buckets

Oh, the tin can!  What an absolutely wonderful container to use in our crafty adventures.  Not only is it the perfect size, but it's sturdy and can hold everything from pencils & pennies to Peonies!  I covered these with my favorite vintage Valentines (link HERE), added a beaded handle and then filled them with treats for my very special friends.  To be honest, any craft that requires a little bit of candy is alright by me!  Like I always say, my sweet friends, use what you have and always 

Make Your Mark!     

Filled with the best treats!

My favorite vintage Valentines!

Print them out HERE

Watch how to make them here!

 Everyone, no matter what age, loves a bucket full of treats!

 Happy Valentine's Day!

Mermaid Seashell Ornaments

My mom loves seashells.  Seashells are quite exotic to us folks who grew up on the plains in southern Colorado!  On my first trip to the coast I bought her a seashell windchime and countless years later, it still hangs in her bathroom with her collection of other seashell stuff.  While I made these ornaments I thought alot about my mom.  Crafting often gives us the chance to calm our minds and think about the people who mean the most to us.  It's a bit like church, but much more fun (for me)!  Enjoy your creative time, my friends, and don't forget to Make Your Mark!

My mermaid Christmas tree!

You could add even more rhinestones!

Watch how to make them here!

I love the shimmer of Unicorn SPiT Sparkling!

Merry Christmas Ariel!

Queen Elsa's Jewels from FROZEN!

Have FROZEN obsessed kiddos around the house?  Here's a quick and easy way to make Frozen accessories that won't break the bank.  This week we're taking a page out of Queen Elsa's style book and making a hair band, hair pins AND a snowflake medallion.  My fantastic assistant Danielle looks amazing as Elsa!  She even had this dress hanging in her closet which was perfect for our photo shoot.  Have fun a and stay cool!

Danielle as Queen Elsa

Pretty as a princess

Snowflake medallion......Fun for a slumber party craft night!

See the video tutorial

YOU'LL NEED

Americana Acrylic in baby pink and white

DecoArt Craft Twinkles

Chipboard medallions and snowflakes from Globecraft Piccolo

E-6000 glue

Snowflake Confetti

Stick on gems

Bobby pins

Plastic hair band

Paintbrush

Ribbon

 1.  Paint your medallion baby pink and let dry.

2.  Glue on a snowflake with E-6000 glue (white glue won't work for this)

3.  Coat with DecoArt Craft Twinkles in Crystal

 4.  Add stick on rhinestone around the snowflake.

5.  Add a ribbon to the medallion and tie around your neck.

 6.  Paint a large chipboard snowflake white.  Here's a link to where you can get them:  http://bit.ly/1nYAsPc

7.  Coat it in more Craft Twinkles

8.  Glue snowflake confetti around the headband with E-6000.

9.  Add stick on gems to the snowflakes.

10. Glue on the large snowflake and more rhinestones.

11.  Glue the snowflake confetti to the ends of the bobby pins.  It helps if you put the pins on a small piece of cardboard.

12.  Add stick on gems or dabs of Craft Twinkles to the snowflakes and let dry.