Kids Art Everywhere!

If you happen to have kids in your life - your own, nieces, nephews, grandkids etc., - chances are you have been on the receiving end of some good, old-fashioned scribbles.  And what on earth do you do with those fantastic little scribbles?

In our house, we have come up with several options.  My daughter LOVES to draw and paint, particularly with her grandpa.  And we end up with a TON of pictures at the end of the day.  For starters, we found a fabulous roll of wired ribbon that we hung on the wall.  Add some clothes pins and voila!  A quick and easy solution for displaying some pictures (plus, kids can hang their works themselves!).

 

This image courtesy of Creative Mama -  http://activitymama.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/clothespin-art-gallery/

 

Another great idea for displaying kids art is to create a pin board.  We have one of these at home too.  Using a vintage frame (which I painted with Golden Acrylic Paint - Iridescent Pearl), I stretched a piece of bright paisley fabric on a piece of foam core and attached it to my frame.  With pins, I can attach my daughter's works of art and replace them as new ones arrive.

Or, do as 'Less Than Perfect Life of Bliss' has done, and give old frames a new life with a coat of paint and some colourful art.  Here, binder clips hung on the wall allow art to be changed as needed.

 

 

Image can be found here, at Apartment Therapy, http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/changeable-kids-art-frame-wall-158562

 

Finally, you can take some of those art works, and frame them.  Kids art can be colourful, modern and fun, fun, fun. 

 

 

Our spring window display features artwork done by the children who attend Flutterbug Preschool here in Regina.

 

 

A fun and colourful piece with a modern silver frame and a bright pink mat.

 

An artwork cut in two, framed in a white wood frame and a blue mat.  (I love this one!)

 

Hope you are all having a great Tuesday.





Little People, Big ART

I am back from a much needed trip to Calgary with my sister and her fiancé.  I had a fantastic time, and it didn't hurt that Calgary is essentially (at the moment at least) snow free. 

I wanted to pick up a few things from Ikea, and while wandering the kids' section I started thinking about 'Kid' art.  I love BIG, BOLD and Unexpected art hanging in kids rooms.  There are no Disney cartoons for this Mum (unless they are vintage drawings... that could be cool!).  I mean, why not do something different - anything from framed patterns, to illustrations.  The sky is the limit, and a child's room is certainly the perfect opportunity to let loose and have some fun!

I love this - a large Charley Harper poster framed over a bed.  Charley Harper created wonderful illustrations - they are graphic and fun and absolutely perfect for framing and hanging at home.  The above room doesn't even feel overly 'child-ish' thanks to this carefully curated art collection.  This great pic can be found over at Apartment Therapy.

 

 

More birds (I love birds!).  These vintage inspired pieces work perfectly in a little girl's room.  They aren't overly 'cartoon-y' and, unless she develops a fear of birds or goes 'goth,'  they should be able to work in the room as she grows.  Full disclosure, these hang in my daughter's room, and she loves her birds.

 

 

And this great, big, unexpected framed cow in a boy's room is perfectly unexpected! (Wonder if his name is Angus?  Either way, it works!)

 

And no need to stick with an animal theme either.  The framed pattern over the crib brings a wonderful punch of colour to a neutral colour scheme.

  

 

And don't feel that you have to be neutral either.  Look at the colour in this room!  Red, Yellow and Blue - a bold choice no doubt, and that great cowboy above the crib ties it all together.  All of the above images can be found over at

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/

 



Hope everyone is having a wonderful week.  Stay tuned to see how you can frame kids' art projects in a fun, clean, modern and sophisticated way.  It is possible, and we'll show you how!