Dear Chicago House, Was it too much to ask that your basement stay bone dry after 3″ of rain in a 24hr period? At least it was only a small […]
Kid Friendly Craft Projects
Tissue Paper Pom Pom Garland
Dear Chicago House, So Chicago teenager has just celebrated a birthday and had a bunch of her friends around to help her celebrate. I made tons of edible goodies – […]
Arty Farty Friday #29 A Quick Art Lesson
Dear Chicago House, I love the transparent effects you can get when painting with watercolors. This painting is like translucent pebbles on a light box and is today’s piece for […]
DIY Christmas Ornament Tutorial – Glitter!
Dear Chicago House, I allow glitter in the house, yes, it’s true. When Chicago teenager was much younger, one of her little friend would come around and they would spend […]
From Wood Scrap to Beautiful Fish
Dear Chicago House, In your garage was a scrap of wood, a scrap of wood that became a beautiful fish sculpture. I’d like to take credit but I can’t. That […]
Seed Bead Art
Dear Chicago House, I can’t take credit for these lovely creation made using seed beads, that has to go to Chicago teenager. She started with the spiral and was […]
You Can Create Your Own Art: Arty Farty Friday #24
Dear Chicago House, Creating an original piece of art to hang on your walls is not difficult. Take a look at these simple watercolors, simple and contemporary. Difficult to do? […]
Getting creative with secrets
Dear Chicago House, Who doesn’t love a secret? So take a look at this …can you read it? Do you have what it takes to crack it? Here is a […]
String Art with Beads.
Dear Chicago House, So when I came into my office this morning Chicago teenager was already on a creative roll. String, yarn, glue, beads and paper. Need some new artwork […]
Upcycled Pens from the UK
Dear Chicago House, So one of our most popular posts, How to make polymer clay covered pens has been inspiring a couple of teens in the UK. Look at what […]
