Happy Halloween!!!!

Peter Callesen

Happy Halloween!

A little inspired spookiness by Paper Artists Peter Callesen and Isabella's Art

Peter Callesen

Peter Callesen

Isabella's Art

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Monday Typefaces...Paper..

Paper alphabet created by Sonya Dyakova

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Monday Typefaces...For the Birds...

Image found via FFFFOUND

Created By Helen Musselwhite

The Birds are finally arriving! Spring has Sprung.

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Small things=Great things...

"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together" Vincent Van Gogh.

Living with a 6 1/2 year old can be quite challenging at times. However, there are those moments when you have realized that the student has become the teacher. So, as the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday approached , I waited in baited breath to see what questions I was up against. I mean let's be honest, the man was truly amazing and what he accomplished and still accomplishes today is a little bit heavier than a cherry tree and wooden teeth. But strangely enough there were no questions...Instead, what came home from school were pieces of artwork and compositions about this very important man. On the first piece, there was a giant handmade birthday cake with candles, while a drawing of Dr. King's wife and his Nobel Peace Prize lay on the front. On the back, he was asked what he thought Dr. King hoped for. The words were friendship, sharing and kindness. On the second piece, they were discussing "Hug-a-War" and Tug-a -war" (these are two categories of people who either help others or who don't). What he wrote was, " I would help Mason open his locker". So there it was right in front of me...clean, simple and to the point....As adults, we tend to overthink, take things that were once simple and make them more complicated. So there in lies my lesson for today, that a 6 1/2 year old can show me the simplicity of a word and it's true meaning. That small things can turn into great things and all it takes is a dream.

So when I thought of the words that he chose like sharing, kindness and dreaming, I searched and found a very simple and creative way to achieve this...

I fell in love with these interactive postcards from Threefold on Etsy. Simple, yes, but they allow one to share and/or just make a wish.

Beautiful and to the point!

"Make a Wish"

"Sharing is Caring"

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Friday Business Cards.....Electricity needed

It's been awhile since I have added any business cards to the blog but when I saw these I couldn't help myself!

The business card is actually a micro kit that you can put together and the LEDS light up in the dark.

"Sparkle Labs' focused mix of art, craft, and science empowers people to access and experiment with new, often inaccessible technologies."

They have this wonderful and ingenius electronics kit that not only is fun but educational to boot. Fun for adults and kids! It takes the boring out of all the science classes and allows one to be an artist of light!

Friday Business Cards.....Chair

Love this!!! Created by Emily Berry at Berry Creative.

Teacher's Pet...

School is almost out, Summer is just weeks away but what do you get for that special teacher?? These have to be the cutest notecards ever! Created by Sweet Bella Cards on Etsy, they can be personalized with your favorite teachers name. Add a bright red shiny apple and this is a perfect thank you.

Conversation Heart Save the Date...

I came across this save the date on Brooklyn Bride and just love it! So creative and fun (and it incorporates my favorite candy of all time, conversation hearts.) I think the Save the Date is the perfect opportunity to have some fun with the paper for your event and to make it unique to the two of you. It sets the tone for what is to come.