I love the colours, shapes and sparkle of a geode. So we thought we'd try making our own with whatever art supplies we felt like - watercolours, pens (markers) and a bit of bling!

How to make geode art:
* You'll need a large piece of thickish paper to start Any sort of watercolour or heavier drawing paper will do. 
* Get some scraps of paper in colours that work well together. 
(This can be a good opportunity to talk to kids about the colour wheel, complementary and harmonious colours if you like - colours on opposite sides of the wheel are called a complementary. Colours adjacent to each other are harmonious. A harmonious colour scheme works really well for this project.)
​* Rip the scraps of paper into a few different sized circle/oval shapes. These will form the centre of the geode so you want them to be increasingly bigger. Three or four pieces is enough. 
* Stick your ripped paper onto the large piece of paper right in the middle.
* Using pens draw around the outline of the largest piece of ripped paper and repeat as much as you like.
* You can add watercolour paint the same way (don't be afraid to wet the pen lines that adds to the effect) 
* We added glitter paint, some sparkling sequins and paint dabs to finish!

Taking some inspiration from this cute kids bedroom, adding rainbow colours in a spotty way is great for creating a fun, gender neutral nursery. 
Geometric, playful shapes are perfect for a nursery and a great way to add a pop of colour. Left, Looking Good Geometric Print and right, Phases of the Moon.   

An amazing spotty chandelier from ​sazeracstitches is an great focal point in this kids room along with some fun spot wall decals in rainbow colours. 
Add some original art with Beach Bubble Study a small work on paper, left. Right, colourful mixing of colours creates the bright Colour Study II print. 

The school holidays certainly seem to have come round quick this time. Well I guess in Queensland they kind of did, we had a later start to term here due to covid concerns = a shorter term. Here are a few of our favourite ideas to keep the kids busy these school holidays. 

We've got a stack of FREE DOWNLOADS including the very popular emu template for kids to colour in. The blog also has some other fun ideas like this half face portrait idea, just search the Kids art and craft category. There's also our cut and sew fabric panels for kids to make their own cute animals cushions!

If you follow the blog or our social media regularly you might have noticed we're big fans of the the rainbow cake, well, rainbows in general are pretty cool - but a rainbows and a cake! Perfection! 
So here are the ten absolute favourites we've come across to make your next party full of rainbow goodness. 

Instead of different layers of sponge in the colours, this cake uses the icing as well to create the rainbow shades. 

International dog day? Whatever. Dogs are dumb, cats are better. Check out the cool cat stuff on the website (not the dumb dog stuff).
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Beautiful floral bouquet prints are now available from the website. These stunning vintage botanical illustrations have been given a little modern twist with an added pop of colour. Six pretty pints to choose from, great for a gallery wall or perfect individually.

Printed onto quality fine art matte photo paper, also available on wrapped polycotton canvas ready to hang.

A little something to brighten up the week, a gorgeous bright colourful lounge room from awwsam. Pretty pink sofa and the cutest cushions.

We have five beautiful mandala art limited edition prints to choose from in a range of fun colours. Comprised of hundreds of dots and circles in various sizes, these intricate works are great for a pop of colour.