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How to Make a Christmas Tree Collage

By Marcia Beckett | December 18, 2016 - 12:16 pm |July 5, 2024 all grades, Christmas, collage, holiday, painting, personal artwork

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Colorful Christmas tree collage with stars, hearts, ornaments, and "JOY" written at the bottom.

Are you looking for a fun art project to try over winter break with your kids? Here is one that is sure to be festive, fun and creative! What you will need: watercolor paints pencil watercolor paper paint brush cup of water markers. For my own art, I prefer Micron markers, Sakura Koi markers, and Molotow White markers. stickers of your choice glue magazines assorted paper scraps of your choice 1. Begin by drawing a Christmas tree shape on a piece of … Read more… →

21 Secrets Online Workshop and a Link Round-Up

By Marcia Beckett | April 26, 2013 - 10:11 pm |July 5, 2024 art journaling, personal artwork

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21 Secrets Online Workshop and a Link Round-Up

As art teachers our hands are covered in glue and paint all day. We are on the go and juggling so many different tasks. We definitely need our own creative outlet. We need time for ourselves… to play, to relax, to express ourselves. Keeping an art journal is a great way to de-stress. I am taking the 21 Secrets online workshop. Obviously, with a limited amount of free time along with a limited amount of disposable income, I have always … Read more… →