fawn&forest

I looked forward to having children's artwork of my very own before having our son Eliot. It has always reminded me of one of my favorite artist, Cy Twombly. Beautiful scribbles are not an easy accomplishment!  As soon as Eliot was able to hold crayons in his chubby little hands, I eagerly plopped him in front of a pad of paper for him to get to work! Before too long, however, you end up with heaps of artwork, endless amounts of scribbles. Between art class + the open art cupboard, it can pile up quickly. I can't bear to throw it out (or ahem, recycle it!) and really, not every drawing is frame-worthy. 

So, what to do? Make notecards. To create the cards, use standard size blank prefolded notes or cardstock, cut in half to the appropriate size. Then, trim a pile of  artwork down to fit the front of the notecard, leaving an even amount of space around the edge for the border. Sew the artwork onto the card using a coordinating color of thread + the sewing machine. However, using glue, decorative staples or brads would also look nice + be just as effective. 

It's that simple. With a sweet greeting, use as a thank you or birthday card or give a set of 8 to grandma + aunties (don't forget the envelopes). They would appreciate the thoughtfulness + will thank you.... how much artwork can fit on the 'fridge anyways?