paint cut paste

just a simple little thing to share… one of novi’s oldest (well, he’s 3 years young) so, i should say longest friends is celebrating his birthday this month. for a gift, we decided to make a fun little frame commemorating their friendship. (they now live on opposite coasts of the country and haven’t been able to see each other in a while.)

novi watercolored an ikea wooden frame with her favorite color – purple. then we collected various trinkets, buttons, shells, her sculpey creations, some shrinky-dink designs, and other findings from our art cabinet, and set out to glue them onto the frame once it was dry.

novi drew and wrote a cute little card for him, and we framed a picture of the last time they hung out together.

happy birthday, v!

just a little birthday treat for novi’s aunt kim, who loves ladybugs almost as much as novi does.

i found these little wooden picture frames (also frogs, princesses, and other animals available) at michael’s for 99 cents each (who could resist!?) and they each came with three markers.

novi had fun coloring in her frame and then choosing a photo for it. naturally, it was from her halloween costume.

my little love bug on halloween

have a ladybuggy birthday, aunt kim!