trees + hearts

I don't think there is a whole lot much sweeter then children's artwork. Noah has been painting so much lately. He discovered my own special box of water color tubes that I had been saving just for me. Well, they have been hidden for a very long time and I still haven't touched them--so why not let the little man have at it? I handed him the tubes and look what he did--just gorgeous I say. I could gush on and on about the perfect simplicity of his compositions and the lovely subject matter but I'll spare you. After all I'm his mum and think he is just about perfect in every way, as are all my children :)

I'm going to frame them in to a little grouping--this one is my favorite. Oops, I said I would stop gushing. sorry. Moving on....

I got inspired by Amy after reading this post to mold some chocolate. It was so last minute as I grabbed the heart molds in Michael's the other day on my way to check out. They keep all the current holiday stuff in the center isle near the registers so as I approached I spied them out and snatched 2 pretty much without breaking my stride. It was impressive.

So yeah, I melted some natural semi-chocolate chips in my rigged double boiler (I don't own a real one) spooned it in to the molds, cooled them in the fridge--and ta da! Hearts. So easy. So cute. Fun to eat.

I can't believe tomorrow is Valentines day already. I always love to give my kids a little something and I'm totally late with making what I had in mind. It's kind of nice to be on time with these types of things.

On a totally random note--I was reading Blair's post today and loved the mental image I got of her dancing around the house because it reminded me of, well, me! If you must know, I'm a dancing fool if I get the chance. So here's my Euro pop link for the day--I've been known to pull some tricky dance moves to this tune.   

Comments

[blair]

Those paintings are priceless!!! Those make me want to dance!!!

[lisa]

Those are simply, lovely, trees! I'm with you; children's art is the best! (Chocolate hearts are good, too.)

[Julie]

Your sons pics are amazing! I agree with your favorite! Looks like a very windy day!
Happy Valentines Day!

[tamara]

I think giving kids paint is always a good thing. The chocolate looks so yummy!

[Tora]

I can perfectly well understand your fascination, those a r e lovely, and I'm not the kid's mom :-)

[lucykatecrafts]

love the tree paintings, i like the long one with the sun in the middle. i've just posted the map my 6 year old made at her saturday art club.

[ievute]

I agree - childrens art is one of the most beautiful things on earth :)
and the trees are truly beautiful!

[Michelle]

Your favorite is mine, too. I love how it's NOT centered...what an eye! It reminds me of my favorite story, The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. Definitely a framer!

[athena]

so I just yelled at the monitor "frame those" and then I read you were doing it ;-)

[jen b]

i love noah's artwork. tree's are one of my favorites. happy valentines day to you toni!

[Sandra Hamlett]

I love these pictures. I just found a bunch of my children's painting and drawings and I've put them aside to be framed.

I came across your blog and love it. I'm getting in touch with my inner-crafter these days and your blog is inspiring. Now if only I could get over my fear of my sewing machine.

Sandra

[Eren]

Oh my those tree paintings are simply amazing!!! I love each one of them.

[~vicki]

Noah seems to have a gift (one of many!)for painting. Those trees are inspired. I would definitely frame those.

Need to make chocolate hearts! Yours are lovely.

I linked to this post today in reference to the tricky dance moves! And those runners are awesome!

[karen]

Those trees are spectacular!! Noah has inspired me to break out the watercolors and paint my own little trees. Thanks, Noah! You're a true artist!

[karen]

Those trees are spectacular! Noah has inspired me to break out the watercolors and paint my own little trees. Thanks Noah, you're a true artist!