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Spoonful Lab – Registration Now Open!

September 27, 2013 By Erica Deuel 6 Comments

lets_create_signOur venue is booked.

Our crafts are set.

Fun surprises are good to go.

Now all we need is for October 26th to arrive and for you to let us know you are coming! Registration is now open for Spoonful Lab.

signs

I don’t want to give away all the fun things we are planning… However, I will let you know our primary project for the night will be hand painted wooden signs, similar to the ones pictured above. I love these things. They present a perfect way to put up a meaningful quote, fun saying, or  thought. I will lead a workshop teaching the step by step techniques to making one of these signs. We’ll have all the supplies ready to go for you to make your own. You’ll be free to follow along with one of my tutorials or branch out and make your own design with some help along the way.

Don’t wait to book your spot, this event will fill up fast. 

Click Here to Register for Spoonful Lab – Roswell, GA

I can’t wait to create and learn with you!

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Out of the Box Art Studio {+ a chance to win Summer Art Camp}

February 27, 2013 By Erica Deuel 22 Comments

I love using my kids’ art to decorate our home.  I think it is such a special way to celebrate and applaud their creativity while capturing and appreciating this special season of them being little.  I know I have shown you my art wall in a lot of posts.

Art gallery wall

There are only two pieces on my art on that I did.  I’m sure you can’t tell which two they are ;).  Most of the art on this wall my boys created at my favorite local art studio, Out of the Box Art Studio.  Have you heard of them?

Out of the box logo

Although we do a LOT of art around my house, I send my boys to a summer art camp at Out of the Box Art Studio every year.  They have the best projects and the kids always have so much fun.  Most of the teachers are friends of mine and I grew up taking art from the Owner & Director, Juli.  They are so sweet and encouraging with all of their students.

Caleb, in the summer of 2011, showing off all his artwork from camp.
Caleb, in the summer of 2011, showing off all his artwork from camp.
This was two years ago.  I can't believe how much he is has grown.  Look at those curls!  I miss them!
This was two years ago. I can’t believe how much he is has grown. Look at those curls! I miss them!
You can see my J and Caleb ready to present their artwork at the end of camp Open House.
You can see my J and Caleb (at camp last summer) ready to present their artwork at the end of camp Open House.

I worked at OOTB for a little while. I got to the genuine love of art from the owners and staff while I was emerged in this great environment weekly.  I loved it.  Now that I stay home with my kids, I love to send them there for a great experience.

Along with my art gallery wall, I used my boys art pieces from camp to help stage all my shelves while our house is on the market.

Clay art

Kids clay pot

staging shelfs

Their pieces are my favorites.  I have already signed my boys up for a camp this summer, and I can’t wait to see what they bring home!

As well as having awesome summer camps, they have art classes all year-long.  This studio teaches potters wheel, clay hand building, drawing, oil painting, acrylic, watercolor, and multi media.  They have after school classes but also classes during the day for homeschoolers.  I have got to get my boys in one for this coming fall.

If you fall in love with this place, as I have, you could use them to host a birthday party or any other special event as well.  I had a bridal shower there years ago, where we all painted a piece of pottery for the bride.  It was a fun, hands on, and a personal gift to give.

Their newest feature is to do mobile classes where they will come to you.  So unique and awesome!  I love how all this can be for ages preschool all the way to adult.  Are you craving to do some art now?

I have some REALLY good news for three of my local metro Atlanta readers.  Out of the Box is graciously offering up a FREE drawing or painting summer camp to three of my readers!  The camps are registering right now. You can view them all on Out of the Box’s site here.  You all know that I am that hands on mom, and I get nervous about leaving my kids in new places.  I trust Out of the Box  and am so honored to be able to help promote them to all of you.

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Please let the rafflecopter widget load below, and enter in as many ways possible to win a free drawing or painting camp for this coming summer!  We will be in contact with the winner (via email) on March 6th, to let you know how to register for your camp.  Juli is offering up one free camp registration to a preschool aged child, one to an elementary, and one to a tween/teen.  (Each camp is valued at $95-$135 depending on the age group) So, three camp spots are up for grabs!  Please be sure to answer the question which age group camp you would want, so we can find three winners!

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Thank you for entering and good luck!!

If you are new here, please feel free to browse around and check out my site.  I love to write about my family, my crafts, and the outings we do. I feel if you add a spoonful of imagination into every area of your life, it will be a more beautiful life!  If you would like to see a post about one of my crafts go here, one of my homeschool activities go here, or one about my family go here.

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Dancing Zebras and Dreams

July 25, 2012 By Erica Deuel 1 Comment

Congratulations to Tiffany, Nina, and Angela for each winning one of the three hair clips from last week’s giveaway!  Thank you so much for entering this giveaway and I hope you LOVE your clips!!

If you are sad to have missed out on this giveaway, please check out my store, Dancing Zebras.  There are more cute hair clips over there that you could get, and I am trying to upload even more soon!

Here are a few of my latest items…

Green Flower Bobby Pins

Creme Lace Hair Clip

Button Earrings

Retro Black and White Hair Clip

Red Flower Earrings

Dancing Zebras has been such a fun little hobby for me.  I love creating things and watching others enjoy them as well.  About three years ago my sister, Olivia, and I dreamed this idea up of doing a business together.  I remember sitting on the beach and staring out at the ocean as we brainstormed names for our company.  There were LOTS of things thrown out and good laughs till we came up with Dancing Zebras.

This endeavor has been so fun.  As stay at home moms, we loved the idea to be able to be home with our kids and still be able to craft (a passion of ours) while getting a little money in the process. We’ve had a few craft shows and private orders that don’t show up on our etsy store, and all of this just fuels us and keeps as dreaming.  Someday, I would LOVE to have a boutique little store.  In my city, Roswell, Georgia, there is a little street called Canton Street.  It has all kinds of cute stores and restaurants.  This part of town is called Historic Roswell.  I think my house is actually considered to be part of this area as well.  It’s all old buildings with exposed brick walls and little sidewalks.  Anyway, I dream of having a cute little shop out in a place like that.  Someday, right!?

It’s really hard to get enough inventory for a craft show with three little kids, let alone the risk in having a real store.  I think there is value in knowing my limitations to my dreams.  I dreamed of being a mom and I am, so I choose to enjoy and soak in this season of my life.  One day I will have all the time in the world to craft and try to start a store and I will miss this season.  It’s a constant conscious process to be fully present in the present.

In about thirteen days, Olivia and I will be back on another beach together.  I’m excited to catch up and brainstorm in an environment that does our souls good!

What are your dreams!?!

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The Roswell Mill

June 25, 2012 By Erica Deuel 1 Comment

I love that this is in our backyard! (Not literally of course…but it’s less than a mile away!!)  We can walk there!  Ha not that we do.  If it wasn’t for the HUGE hill that led down from the street to the bridge (and the 90 degree weather) we probably would.  Maybe next time!

I don’t think we have gone since Reagan was asleep in the Baby Bjorn on me.  She was hilarious to watch take it all in for the “first time”.

Hiking down to the river to throw rocks is one of my boys favorite things to do.  We really should do it more!  Caleb had been asking for three days to go, so on Sunday afternoon we went!  We packed a little dinner picnic and had the best time.  There is something so appealing about pulling away from “noise” (and phones) and getting in nature.  It’s simplifying and really makes you feel alive.

I just love that these gorgeous woods and running water is literally in the heart of Roswell.  Once you are back in there, you totally forget that there are streets and restaurants so close by!

My boys were on cloud nine!  Caleb packed his own little pouch with a map and telescope to bring on this “adventure”.  He was ready!

I think J would live in the woods if he could.  He could throw rocks into that river for hours and not get tired of it.

Reagan was taking it all in, but she has her own little spirit and jumped in quickly.  This girl might just be the most adventurous of all my kids.

She learned how to say “rock” on this outing.  She really is picking up new words everyday now and reusing them all on her own.  It’s mind boggling how fast she is learning!  I feel incredibly blessed to be home and get to witness and take in this amazing season in our lives.

This time is going by too quickly.  I read this phrase a while back “let them be little” and I couldn’t agree with it more.  They are only little once.  So allow the sweat, dirt, and messes…even if it means more laundry.  There are memories, discoveries and adventures to be made!

I think she had a great time at the Roswell Mill.  🙂 What do you think?!

We had a great weekend!  I hope you did too!!!

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