aka ~ Mildred: Art Day

My niece (aka munch, as in munchkin) came out to visit! Let me tell you, that little girl makes me so happy. The only sad part is she is not so little anymore. There have been times that I look at her and can see how much she has grown up since I moved away. :( I used to tell her I was going to shrink her on her birthday so she couldn't get any bigger. I really wish I had that power. Look how grown up she looks.........

(@ Coors brewery)

So far we've done lots of fun stuff on her visit, but my favorite day was yesterday when munch asked to have an "art day." This worked out well for me because I had a lot of Pinterest projects I wanted to get done. So we set off to the thrift store and craft store.

First up on our project list were button trees (a pinterest idea). Very simple project...

Next we decided to put a coat of spray paint on a thrift store vase we found

($1.99)

And also add one to a frame I bought a while ago that is going to be turned into an idea board in my craft room.

While we were waiting for those to dry (I'll show you the finished projects at a later time, as in when they are actually finished) we moved on to pinterest project #2, a felt wreath. We have to trace and cut a bazillion circles, maybe not quite that many but it felt like it. Maybe it's because some little stinker got tired of projects and only traced a handful and cut out a whopping two of them.

I got them all put on the wreath but it turns out we need more circles... grr! So now I have 3 halfway started projects and one completed one. Oh well, it was still a fun craft day.

Plus when we were done it was time to go up to Daniel's park for a dinner picnic and fun. We got there right at sunset so it was perfect!!