A peek into the JunQue Jules studio

Here is a peek into my very-messy-in-need-of-organizing studio.  I was planning on doing some organizing, but with so many ideas-who has time?  I'll post pictures once I get it organized again.

I love to store my beads and vintage buttons in glass jars. 

It makes it easy to find what I am looking for 

and they are attractive to look at. 

 I also like to show off things like my vintage Bakelite. 

I also love my Fire King Jadeite dishes for storing beads.   

Much to my husband's disappointment, I save just about anything for future creations.  Since I'll be teaching Art again next year, I can find a use for just about anything!  

Keep the kids busy and make the garden beautiful at the same time

My son got this awesome stepping stone kit for his 6th birthday.  We can't wait to create a bunch of these using the reusable mold.  We will head to the dollar store for more gems and pick up some cement at Home Depot.  On sale from 15.33 down to 12.13 on Amazon.

Keeping kids busy while dining at a restaurant

        To keep my 6 year old son busy I always bring a few activities such as, Melissa and Doug Place mats and food stickers. Last night we had a great dinner out at Docker's with my parents.  My son was entertained the entire time.  He made everyone at the table a make believe meal.  After a two hour dinner, we still have some place mats and stickers left for our next dinner out.

This sells for only 5.99!

How do you keep the kiddos busy when you dine out?

Keeping the kids busy with fun crafts

As a certified art teacher, I love to keep my 6 year old busy with arts and crafts.
 My son loves this Alex Paper Plate Bug Kit. Regularly 15.00 on sale for 10.04 You never know when an Amazon price will change.

 As a mom, I love it because the bugs are adorable and easy to assemble.  Some of the embellishments are actually stickers, making assembly very low on frustration for the kiddos.  As an art teacher, I love that the pieces in the kits allow for lots of creativity.  These are not just color and assemble kits.  So far we have made three of these.  I'll post pictures of our creations soon.

We also love this My first Sticky Mosaics Vehicles kit  available on Amazon for only 9.99!