I just got back from LA last night and working on getting caught up on everything and enjoying seeing my Littles again (who I swear have grown in just a few short days!). The geometric painting for the GAP Kids event in LA at the Grove was a smashing success! I had such a …
Category: Create
Unleash Your Gap Kid’s Inner Artist
Friends, friends, friends!! If you haven’t heard yet, Mer Mag is partnering with GAP Kids to craft the next three Saturdays and it’s time to mark your calendars and get ready to Shine On!! Come on in with your Littles the next three Saturday’s and craft with Mer Mag at any of the following GAP …
DIY Dry Erase Framed Gallery For Kids
Head over to Handmade Charlotte for our latest summer craft project – our easy DIY Dry Erase Framed Gallery. You’ll completely approve of this kind of coloring on your walls!
Kiwi Crate
Hi friends! Have you ever heard of Kiwi Crate? If you not you are in for a real kids crafting treat. Kiwi Crate contacted me and asked if they could send over a box of fun craft kit items for the boys. Well, being obsessed with this sort of thing, we of course said yes! …
Kids Pinwheel Necklace DIY
This simple and cute craft will be a will be the perfect accessory to your little darlings summer attire. For the full DIY head over to Handmade Charlotte. And a special thanks to our little friend for modeling. I think she looks just like an angel is this pic below. And thanks to her awesome …
Personalized Plates
Last week A and I met up with with one of his newly favorite friends (and his super cool mom, whose awesome idea this was!) for the most perfect play date. Together we made custom painted plates for Father’s Day at Color Me Mine, a DIY ceramic painting studio. We actually had the dad’s with …
DIY circle punch art
The boys and I had a fun weekend working on some artwork for their room. We’ve been in our new place for over six months and I think it’s high time we got something on the walls, particularly in the boys room. I wanted to do something simple and graphic, and most importantly, something that …
[Anticipating Kindergarten and an….]
Little A is going to his first day of Kindergarten tomorrow and we had to pull together an “All About Me” poster for the event. Being up against a clock and having most of our stuff in boxes (I can’t seem to find the boys art supplies anywhere and we are all going a tad …
Paper Doll Chain Ballerinas
And as of today, school is officially out for the summer! Can you even believe it? Do you have any great summer plans in store? Join me and our friend “Little J” over at the Crafty Crow today for the marvelous “Book and a Craft” series. I decided this was a great excuse to do …
A little color theory for
Can I just say that any holiday that uses an overwhelming amount of saturated reds and pinks in it’s celebration is OK by me? As I was going through my Valentine inspiration files this year I couldn’t help but be overwhelmed by the powerful, strong colors popping off the pages. I was inspired…and the artist …






