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September 1, 2020 by: Hodgepodgemom

Butterfly: A Pastels Tutorial + Monarch DVD Review

Today’s chalk pastel tutorial is in honor of a wonderful resource! Our friends at Crowe’s Nest Media have produced an education and beautifully God-glorifying DVD. Your Backyard: The Life and Journey of the Amazing Monarch Butterfly. You will want to click over to The Curriculum Choice for my review. Then, come back and enjoy this butterfly pastel from Nana. We watched, first hand, the metamorphosis

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May 25, 2020 by: Middle Girl

Cupcake Acrylic Paint Tutorial

This lesson is narrated by Middle Girl. Both Nana and Middle Girl took the photos for this cupcake acrylic paint tutorial. Cupcake Acrylic Paint Tutorial This is a little different from our usual chalk pastels!  Last weekend Nana surprised my younger sister and I with an acrylic paint lesson!  She spent a little time explaining to us about the paints, brushes and the importance of

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January 24, 2020 by: Hodgepodgemom

Mug of Hot Chocolate: A Pastels Tutorial

Enjoy a mug of hot chocolate in chalk pastels with this step-by-step tutorial! Just add chalk pastels, paper and damp paper towels.

Enjoy a mug of hot chocolate in chalk pastels with this step-by-step tutorial! When I shared the Sketch Tuesday topic, ‘something you drink’, with Nana she decided we should make a mug of hot chocolate with pastels! She didn’t even know we’d planned to stir up our own hot chocolate mix. Mug of Hot Chocolate Chalk Art Tutorial Nana prepared before we called the children

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October 1, 2019 by: Hodgepodgemom

Leaf: A Pastels Tutorial

Nana’s leaf a pastels tutorial is a fun and easy one to enjoy in celebration of fall leaves! This lesson is ablaze with fall colors! We just couldn’t help it. The leaves are just glorious and we had to make a pastel version of the outdoor oranges. And would you believe? Pink? This tutorial is short enough to finish in five minutes. Even two-year-old Lil’

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February 25, 2019 by: Hodgepodgemom

Dr. Seuss Acrylic Art

Dr. Seuss Art Tutorials - You can paint with a brush using colors like blue You simply must I can paint – how about you?

We’re teaming up with a great bunch of bloggers to celebrate Seuss! Be sure to stop by and visit seven others for more inspiration. Enjoy the Dr. Seuss acrylic art and more art lessons listed below. Looking for more art to celebrate holidays? You might like Nana’s Holidays & Celebrations video art lessons! You can paint with a brush using colors like blue You simply

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January 22, 2019 by: Hodgepodgemom

Fireplace: A Pastels Tutorial

Paint a fireplace with Nana's fireplace pastels tutorial. A toasty, warm chalk pastel art tutorial with step-by-step instructions for all ages.

It has been most wintry in our southern part of the country these days. So we appreciated the toasty feel of this fireplace pastels tutorial. A cozy kind of art lesson from Nana! Fireplace: A Pastels Tutorial First, gather your supplies, along with your colors. Nana sketched off the steps for us, as shown above. We discussed the look of brick. How the colors blend

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December 12, 2018 by: Hodgepodgemom

Christmas Tree in Snow: A Pastels Tutorial

Christmas Tree in Snow art lesson. Just six simple steps, starting with the colors above. A fun Christmas art project for all ages!

Christmas Tree in Snow art lesson. Just six simple steps, starting with Christmas colors. A fun Christmas art project for all ages! Christmas Tree in Snow Art Lesson We had just finished up making some Christmas mixes when Nana offered a pastel lesson. As in other lessons, she sketched off the steps for the children to follow. Just six simple steps, starting with the colors

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November 30, 2018 by: Hodgepodgemom

Christmas Ornament: A Pastels Tutorial

This lesson is quick enough to enjoy this week before Christmas. A present to you from Nana and the Hodgepodge! Christmas Ornament: A Pastels Tutorial. Christmas Ornament: A Pastels Tutorial Begin by choosing your favorite two ornaments. Place them on your table where you can get a good look while you use your pastels. Take your black pastel stick and draw the simple, ball shapes.

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