Hammered flower printmaking.

This was fun. Kiaya and I gathered up a basket and headed back to the train tracks and collected all the things we could find, which after a flood is rough We settled on geraniums and a fern.

We layed out the flowers on our canvas covered them with paper towels and hammered the hell out of them. all of it was cool to kaiya and she LOVE ,LOVE, LOVED the hammer until Peppa pig came on . They turned out rather nice.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/18066683/How-to-Hammer-Plants-a-project-from-Natures-Art-Box
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Experimenting with block printing.

I finally ventured into the world of block printing.  My parents sent me the supplies they had on hand  at the shop  for my birthday.  Thanks guys.

I have so many other projects that are in the planning stages or progressing that there was no way I can start anything new.   I've been pluggin away at Christmas gifts and   the ever accumulating pile of mend ,refashion or dump and making good progress. I decided today was the day.

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Did you wake up to this too?

This picture is facing  towards the south end of the island.    It flooded last night  as well, but this morning water was the highest since 1994, and was higher by a foot than last night's.   Being new to the south end, it was a little scary not knowing when the water would stop.  Last night I pulled the honda up into the yard and moved it out back after the water receded becase our house is the highest point  on the alley.  

Directly out front about 7:00

again towards the south end on the alley.

  so as you can see we  are our own private island today.  School was to be two hours delayed but it's been cancelled.  Brody too, is unable to go to work at least until the water receeds  A national guard truck just passed our house coming from Sea Isle so I imagine downtown got some serious flooding.  So for me and the kiddos it's crafts and sewing and snuggling under the movie blanket I finish the other day.   

We are all going to put on our boots after breakfast and walk around a bit  so have a great day, we are.

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Pokemon wannabe

Pokemon wannabe, originally uploaded by Life with Piggyletta.

Mom?

IMG_5816, originally uploaded by Life with Piggyletta.

This is what we came up with during crafts with buttons and pipecleaners. Cute eh?