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Family Pour Night

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Family Pour Night

  Our 7 year old has been really into watching us do acrylic pouring.  Tonight he asked if I would coach him through a pour— of course I’m thrilled that he wants to paint with us instead of zoning out on Minecraft, so I jumped on it! We covered the table with plastic wrap and then I had him prep his canvas himself, pick out his colors, and mix all of the paint concoctions.  He was able to follow directions and not jump ahead this time.  He wanted to do a flip-cup pour, so he poured all of his paints...

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New Obsession: Ceramic Tiles!

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New Obsession: Ceramic Tiles!

This rainy Saturday morning I decided to experiment with a new base for my acrylic pouring— ceramic tiles. 

 

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