52 weeks of drawings

 

artwork by www.thepapermama.com

i really wanted to incorporate a few new things into my life this year that are just for me and also kinda get the brain juices flowing. chelsey over at the paper mama is doing 52 weeks of drawings with a different theme each week. it seems really fun and exciting, so i thought i would give it a try this year. it may or may not be something i share here on the blog, but i thought i would give you guys a heads up about it because it is such a great idea. if i do share, it definitely won't be every single week.

i used to draw all the time, but it has been over 12 years since i have picked up a pencil and been intentional with my drawing. and, i love that my passion for art was passed on to mackenzie as well. the girl has talent. i not only love her art, but the creative aspect of it all. a few weeks ago she drew spongebob and patrick star as human figures and she nailed it!

if you are looking for something different to do with your extra time (what extra time, right?), 52 weeks of drawings is a great way to spark your creative side, even if you aren't necessarily the greatest artist ever. just let go of all the criticism you think you will give yourself and just do it! she already has the themes (depicted above) for every single week in 2013 posted, so go check it out and have fun!

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save your kids' artwork to artkive

yep, i am the cold hearted mommy who dislikes when her kids bring home artwork. i hate it on my refrigerator, i hate it piled up on my counters, i do not like it here or there, i do not like it anywhere. i will not eat it... umm... oops, wrong story!

so, basically what i am trying to say is that we don't keep our kids artwork. i have a few pieces from over the years, but even with all of my kids i bet there is no more than 20 pieces between the 6 of them that we have saved.

that doesn't mean i don't love each and every thing they do, i totally do. i am amazed at how creative my kids are (me... they totally get it from me)! however, keeping every thing they make is just not my thing.

i have major OCD issues and that stuff flapping away on my refrigerator seriously makes me cringe.

recently, i discovered the app, artkive, and it is the perfect thing for me. just because i throw away my kids artwork doesn't mean i don't feel a bit guilty about it every time i toss it. with artkive, you can snap a photo of your child's artwork and store it in the app.

right now, the artkive allows you to save and share with your friends and family via email. however, soon they will have the option to print your child's artwork as a book. genius, i tell ya! my dad has a box filled with the artwork i did when i was in kindergarten... obviously i didn't get my cold heart from him... and, he has pulled it out a few times to embarrass me (like when i drew a picture at school for santa and wrote that i wanted lots of "toes" for christmas. clearly i meant toys... i think). but for the most part, it stays tucked away somewhere. i am sure it is special to my dad, but i bet if i were to somehow sneak it away and take pictures of all those things i made, he would love it as a book. he would love to have the convenience of grabbing that book off of a shelf to look back at all the silly things i made when i was so young.

i have already started saving some of my kids' work and i don't feel so guilty about tossing it in the trash now. definitely check out the artkive app and start saving your kids' artwork. find it in the app store!


i am not affiliated with artkive, nor was i paid to mention it. i just really like this app.

   

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