{kiddy art..} a daily dose of paint..

ella's masterpiece..

zaccy's masterpiece..

I can say with certainty that both my kids have inherited my husbands and my creative side.. I know that most kids love to paint.. if only just to get messy.. but they do.

In our household however, I seriously need to keep the paint, paint brushes and anything that may generate the thought of painting out of sight, otherwise we would be painting night and day. We do paint a lot nevertheless and I just love the little artworks that my monkeys create. We now have four spots where we hang artworks around the house, as the fridge just didn't cut it.. They still get full very quickly and although I hate putting any of their art in the rubbish, I simply have to or we'd need to put an addition on the house just for art storage. 

Before anything hits the bin, I take a photo of it, date it and save it in a little folder dedicated to just artwork. Most photo places now have the service of turning photographs into photo books, so the plan is that every few years I will make up one of these books of each of the kids artworks for them to have when they grow up. 

I would love to create a little spot on the web where mums/dads can share their kids art.. 

so here goes.. my first attempt at a linky on my blog.. 

I'm running a little behind this week but generally I'd like to start the availability of links each Monday morning and finish on a Sunday evening.. 

the title {kiddy art..}

stop and smell the roses..

I've been enjoying playing with new pattern designs of late.. creating things that have been in my head for ages and using some fabrics which have been waiting patiently in boxes. kasiabeardesigns is my little creative outlet which combines so many of the things I love, and its nice to finally get a bit of structure in our household to be able to focus on something of mine. 

I really hate the saying 'stop and smell the roses', probably only because I don't like roses.. but I try whenever I can to, stop and look at my world through the eyes of a child, to notice all the little details, the textures, the colours, the shapes and the natural beauty. 

Being a very visual person, I used to, once upon a time, take photos of everything that made me smile and then things got busy, our babies came along and.. and.. and.. I really could write a whole thesis on why our lives became busy, but its getting late. So instead I'll share something that made me smile in the midst of doing something I love.. double positive really. 

The different colours in the thread and pins, intertwined with one another were just beautiful in my eyes.. the textures so different... they made me smile.. 

happy monday..

i love red.. i love cupcakes and i love mondays..

happy monday everyone..

{week-a-boo} point + shoot..

 i love this time of year.. 

spring.. glorious spring..

and this just happens to be my favourite little corner in our backyard

its just what it is.. no frills..

but such a glorious place and so many happy memories have been created here..

playing along with point + shoot over at fat mum slim

and week-a-boo over at scissors paper rock

kasiabear on etsy treasury..

kasiabear's orange 'my jeep' tee has been included in Wendy's Bold and Colourful Etsy Treasury today.. 

Loving some of these gorgeous items.. especially the prints.. beautiful treasury Wendy!!

you can view this page in full here

date night..

decorate a sidewalk with sidewalk chalk..

photo: eversweetdreams

it was raining..  so we just wrote messages on our blackboard wall..
love you my boy!!

kasiabear on etsy treasury..

Trying to catchup on the going ons of kasiabear..

I was just a little excited to receive an etsy convo the other day from let them eat kate, saying that she has featured my little cowgirl skirt in an etsy treasury of Adelaide artists..

So here is a little pic of the treasures Kate picked out.. some pretty amazing stuff going on in lil'old Adelaide.. Thanks Kate.. I feel honored to be included with such fine artisans!!

you can view this page in full.. here

happy monday.. yellow makes me smile..

such a simply beautiful print.. the love shop

hmmm.. thats a thought.. 

another great print from dear colleen..

love this notecard from inkspot workshop

what a sweet little print.. hello may

date night..

rake leaves into piles and jump into them..

wordless wednesday...

the magical beanbag

joining in wordless wednesday over at faith hope & a whole lotta love again this week..

happy monday..

Happy Happy 101...

the lovely Stephanie has tagged me with the Happy 101 meme.. haven't done one of these for ages.. would have loved to have kept some of my answers from back in high-school or uni days.. 

Okay, rules are... name ten things I like.. hmmm only 10??

Here goes, in no particular order: 

one my children.. 

listening to their laughter.. watching them play together.. watching them hold hands while in the back of the car.. their cuddles (even at midnight, 2am, 3am, 4am etc..) listening to them say their first attempts at words.. just everything about them really.. and now being fed yoghurt by my daughter :o)

two cold frosty mornings.. 

this includes everything from driving in fog.. frost on my car so that i have to scape it off the windows before driving.. crispy white trees.. frost on spiderwebs.. the smell of it all.. just love it!!

three creating.. 

sewing.. design.. craft.. building things.. really just anything where i start with raw materials and turn them into something else..

four photography.. 

just the concept of capturing a moment in time and being able to look back on it later.. 

five my husband.. 

he just makes me happy.. he supports me in everything i do.. he is my strength when i am running low.. he is my rock.. he is the true raw meaning behind love.. no frills.. just love.. 

six the colour red.. 

i like simplicity and neutral colours in general.. i don't like trends or fashion.. red just adds highlights to my otherwise simple world.. it makes me smile.. 

seven my friends.. 

they listen.. they are there when i need them.. they make me smile..

eight coffee.. 

life just wouldn't be the same without a hot cup of good quality coffee.. 

nine silence..

i do love my kids.. but i also like silence.. i like sitting and having complete silence around me.. 

ten lists.. 

i love writing what's in my mind.. i like having a plan.. i like adding things and crossing things off.. i like moving forward.. 

few people that would be fun to know a bit more about.. 

missy melly

lil blue boo

inkspot workshop

brown button

fat mum slim

 

my little stores are slowly getting filled..

where has kasiabear been? being a busy mum loving life and not getting to her computer as often as before to put it simply.. but busy creating.. so just to get up to date.. here are some of the little treasures i've been working on..

available at either my etsy or madeit stores.. 

if you like something here.. but would like it in a different size or fabric combination.. email me at  kasiabearkids@optusnet.com.au to discuss a custom order.. 

tee's

skirts

date night..

buy face paint and give each other makeovers..

beautiful quotes...

Hot Cute Myspace Quotes

wordless wednesday...

running a bit late.. but its still wednesday in the states so its all good :o)

just because its thursday..

Busy busy busy is our household at the moment.. but then again who's household isn't when there are kids around right? right! Well our household has taken on a bit of a change in perspective.. we have made a conscious decision to get out more.. to do more and really love life..

I received this little email a couple days after we made that decision and it really fit..

'A house becomes a home when you can write 'I love you' on the furniture'

I used to spend at least 8 hours every weekend making sure things were just perfect.. 'in case someone came over'. Finally I realized one day that no-one came over; they were all out living life and having fun! NOW, when people visit, I don't have to explain the 'condition' of my home. They are more interested in hearing about the things I've been doing while I was away living life and having fun.

If you haven't figured this out yet, please heed this advice.

Life is short. Enjoy it!

Dust if you must... but wouldn't it be better to paint a picture or write a letter, bake cookies or a cake   and  lick the spoon or plant a seed, ponder the difference between want and need?

Dust if you must, but  there's not much time.. with chocolate to eat, rivers to swim and mountains to climb, music to hear and books to read, friends to cherish and life to lead.

Dust if you must… but the world's out there with the sun in your eyes, the wind in your hair, a  flutter of snow, a shower of rain. This day will not come around, again.

Dust if you must… but bear in mind, old age will come and it's not kind.. And when you go - and go you must - you, yourself will make more dust!

It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived.

I've gathered information about local activities for kids, and where possible 'free' activities and week by week we are checking them out to see which ones we like the best.

We make a weekly trip to the library so the kids can pick out the books they want and I get to get a few for myself too..

We go to get-together's we may have missed otherwise..

We play outside when its cold.. when the grass is wet and when the length of grass resembles a paddock..

We run around the house laughing, yelling and screaming.. only rule is that we run in the same direction..

We are making play dates with friends we haven't seen for ages...

We have one junk food evening and one other treat day during the week and then its all about bananas.. you want a treat.. here's a banana..

If things need to be done.. we do them with the kids instead of waiting till they go to bed..

And nicest of all.. they are so tired by the end of the day that they are in bed asleep at a reasonable hour and me and the big one get some time together as adults...

My kids are great.. and I mean really really fantastic!! And its so so wonderful to see how they enjoy different experiences and interact with different people in different situations...

Love you my little pumpkins!!

beautiful quotes...

"Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction"                                                 - Anne Sullivan

tee painting with toddlers..

Last Monday I had the pleasure of making t-shirts with my daughters friends at day care.. I bought along a selection of my screen printing paint which the kids used.. I then took the tee's home and heat set them to make the paint permanent.. 

Today the kids had a class photo wearing their tee's so I can now reveal to the world their amazing work.. it was such a fun day and the tee’s look absolutely stunning. Each one is a unique piece of wearable art...

Thank you guys for this opportunity and I hope you all love your little creations and enjoy wearing them. They are all truly fantastic and you are all little artists!!!

Here are some pics from the day..

beautiful quotes...

never 

miss an opportunity 

to make others happy.. 

even if you have to 

leave them alone 

in order to do so...

mothers day...

a trip to the museum on sat and a day at home being a mum on sunday.. and best of all.. i got my first pasta art..