3-D Puffy Heart Art Instructions

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This is a fun and easy project we created at an art workshop years ago in the studio. It’s still a hit, and I hope you enjoy creating your own Puffy Hearts!

This blog post contains Amazon affiliate links, which means I can earn a little from qualifying purchases. Feel free to use what you have on hand, or check out your local craft store.

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I shared this project in 2019 on Facebook Live - it’s still up (and comical!) so you can explore THIS FUN PROCESS at home.

You can watch the video and also print out a pdf (below) to help you create step-by-step. Have fun!

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SUPPLY LIST:

*Items highlighted in orange lead to an online affiliate link

1. KRAFT PAPER OR PAPER GROCERY BAG

2. SCISSORS

3. WHITE LIQUID GLUE

4. PAPER CLIPS

5. YARN OR STRING

6. heavy books

7. newspaper/packing paper to stuff

8. POM-POM BEADS

9. PAINTBRUSH & WATER CUP

10. TEMPERA PAINT OR CRAFT PAINT (ANY COLORS - NEONS ARE GREAT! BUT BE SURE TO USE WHITE!)

11. a creative spirit (let go of perfectionism!)

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Two New Ways to CREATE!

I’m so happy to re-introduce Homeschool Art Class in the Studio this Fall! Your kids ages 6-11 are quite welcome to come learn and create face-to-face if you happen to be a local resident (near 30-A, Florida).

What an honor! To see past Homeschool Art Class inspiration, check out the story tab called “Homeschool” on ye old Instagram.

And if you’re not local, but still homeschool, be sure to check out my monthly subscription: Art School with Liza. It’s an epic art curriculum for homeschoolers OR kids that would love to create over school breaks, on the weekends, or after school. It contains over 100 fantastic lessons on art history, famous artists, and art fundamentals. Most of the artists that are included in the CC curriculum are covered, and there’s even a little “search bar” inside your library of lessons. You can search “Picasso” and a Picasso lesson will pop up. It’s magical!

In other news, here’s ONE MORE WAY you can create! I LOVED creating these fun sculptures with kids in the studio during Summer Art Camp this year. Many of you shouted out: “Hey, we wanna learn, too!” So… here ya’ go. It’s a fun process, and I think once you get the hang of a new art medium like plaster strips, you kind of fall in love. You can create ANYTHING with a bit of practice.

Like the other stand alone online workshops, this workshop will include easy step-by-step videos (pre-recorded so you can pause, stop and start again anytime), a printable PDF with instructions, pep talks, and a printable supply list with links inside.

Hope you’re ready to get messy and create your own Plaster Quirky Bird! Details on the button.

Art School with Liza: Doors are OPEN

We’re welcoming new artists into Art School with Liza! I’d be honored to have your family of artists inside this membership.

If you know of a creative kid aged 6-11 who would love an EPIC art curriculum, check out this monthly membership. A library of over 100 Art Lessons, Adventures, Artist Interviews, and MORE await inside Art School. Pre-recorded lessons allow your artists to create anytime. Art School also makes a great gift.

CLICK THE BUTTON TO LEARN MORE & JOIN US.

A Favorite HOLIDAY Digital Workshop: Doors Open!

Call them what you will: Glitter Houses, Gingerbread Houses, Putz Houses, Holiday Houses, Christmas Kitsch Houses… it’s almost TIME to CREATE!

Doors open each Holiday Season for a limited time ! Check out details and join the waitlist (for a FREE BONUS when doors open) below.

How to Make a Tiny Art Book: Video

I had the chance to visit Mrs. Rhea’s awesome ART Club at Emerald Coast Middle School today! It was a joy seeing old friends and meeting new ones. Mrs. Rhea is a local celebrity and she is so great at inspiring and teaching her middle school artists. She rocks.

Kids, if you’d like a review on how to create a tiny ART BOOK, check out the youtube video button below. Once you’ve got the hang of it, I know you’ll want to create more and more tiny books.

This was also a fun little lesson inside our last Women’s Zoom Art Night from this past fall. If you’d like to join the next Women’s Zoom Art Night, scroll down on the blog and hit the sign up button to receive information and details once the date is set.

Keep creating!

Online Art Workshops

I LOVE connecting with your families at home. I’m so grateful for the chance to watch both you and your artists grow and thrive creatively. Check out all Art Workshops on the link below.

Clay for Kids Online Workshop: Discover the Magic of Air Dry Clay & Learn all about 3D Sculpture inside.

This $10 mini-workshop is a lesson straight out of Art School with Liza. Your kids will learn & create inside! Discovering Frida Kahlo: what makes her so magical?

Women’s Putz House Holiday Workshop: Doors open soon. Join the waitlist to be notified when this joyful experience will be available again.

Portrait Pack for Kids Online Workshop: Your artists will create a Self-Portrait and a Family Portrait inside.

Free How-To-Draw Lessons are always available for your artists online. These were created in the Spring of 2020 to give kids a needed Art Break!

Putz House Online Women's Workshop

Call them what you will: Glitter Houses, Gingerbread Houses, Putz Houses, Holiday Houses, Christmas Kitsch Houses… it’s TIME to CREATE!

I LOVED watching so many women create these fabulous holiday heirlooms inside this workshop last year! So many of you hosted your own “Putz House Parties” and the photos you shared were phenomenal. Creating Putz Houses has been an annual tradition in my Art Studio in the past, and now it’s available for anyone, anywhere.

Doors currently closed, but will re-open again in November of 2022. Hop on the waitlist to receive a reminder when Doors are OPEN again.

Women's Art Night in August!

We’ll have another fun, free Women’s Art Night on Zoom in August. Sign up on the button to receive registration info, date information, and a supply list closer to our evening together. Can’t wait!

Women's Art Night

Busy, busy, busy. Women - especially Mamas.

I needed a moment to self-care. I’ve been missing my women in the studio!

“Self-care is NOT Selfish.”

Thanks to all who joined our Zoom Women’s Art Night December 27th. We got together, connected, and created. I had an absolute BLAST with y’all. And left our meeting INSPIRED.

If you’d like to join us next time, click the button below.

Come as you are. No need to go out and purchase any supplies.

This first go-round was a fun experiment - and a chance to remember who we are in the midst of loving and giving to others! If you’d like to see some of the artists’ creations, go check out the “Zoom Art Night” icon on my bio on Instagram. (Thanks to all for sharing their artworks!)

I hope you’ll come create next time. Sign up is on the “Join Us” button below. You’ll receive more details and the Zoom date and link via email when we decide what night is best.

Looking forward to seeing you beautiful creative women again soon.

Online Workshops

If you have loved the free how-to-draws and would LOVE more extensive lessons - check out our ONLINE Workshops HERE! Keep creating!

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PORTRAIT PACK ONLINE WORKSHOP - is HERE!

This online workshop will guide your artists though two extensive, self-paced lessons:

How to Draw a Self Portrait

& How to Draw a Family Portrait

LESSONS ARE PRE-RECORDED, SO YOUR ARTISTS CAN START & STOP WHEN THEY’D LIKE…AND PAUSE WHENEVER NEEDED. THIS WORKSHOP WILL BELONG TO YOUR FAMILY FOREVER!

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We’ll be exploring the art elements and I’ll introduce your kids to two famous artists FAMOUS for self portraits. Templates will be provided as print-outs to show your artists further examples of facial features and face shapes. Newsletter recipients will receive a coupon code good for the first week. Make sure you’re on the list!

I am SO excited about this workshop, and hope y’all will be a part of it!

If you think your artist will be interested, I’ve listed the supplies needed below (so they can get started RIGHT AWAY if desired!) All links are affiliate links, which means I receive a portion of product purchases.

I have to tell you: these are the “go-to” studio supplies for any learning artist. The supplies on this list will last for a good long while. They will be relevant and needed for any future online workshops you choose, and you guys will USE them - they’re fantastic!

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Items you’ll need:

• pencil/eraser

• black sharpie marker

• ruler

• scissors

• a printer

• paints -EITHER tempera cake paints (my favorite for vivid color) OR watercolors. A brown and a peach paint is needed - just be sure you have those two for sure! I do not suggest acrylic paints.

• paintbrushes

• crayons or markers

• great (thick) paper: both 9x12 for self portraits & 12x18 for family portraits (all your family members have to fit on the page!)

• your creativity!

Can’t wait to create with y’all!

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