The Great Family Adventure

The last two days of The Great Family Adventure Paper Crafting Activity were spent making embellished mini birdhouses and bookmarks.  I am always amazed at the creativity that God places within each one of us.  This year was no exception.  It was great to hear that some of my students went home last year and applied what they learned and made paper crafted gifts for their friends.  Time passes and sometimes good things must come to an end. Paintbrushes were cleaned, boxes were packed and the car was loaded with good memories, friendships built and little treasures to help us remember and look forward to coming back.  See you again next year.!

More Mini Birdhouse photos

Birdhouse Blast

You know those cute little birdhouses that you see at the Craft Stores for a dollar? I was in Michaels in Chicago and saw a basket full of them. They have such cute designs. I have always loved miniatures and these appealed to my sense of fun. I decided that I had a bookshelf that needed a little color and so I picked out five of them. This bookshelf holds a very large flower arrangement of orange tiger lilies and purple petunias and trailing green vines. I wanted to add another touch of those colors to the room. I began work on one of these birdhouses and was amazed at how fast that it was to complete and so I kept going and had all five of them finished before the day was out.

Here is a final picture of the birdhouses in their place on the shelf.