Fabric and Crayon Banner Tutorial

About every three months, I like to change the looks of the Juniors' Sabbath School room at church.
I had moved two pillars to the front and hung a large piece of felt to make a storage place behind it.
The blank spot above the felt was really in need of something.  So the idea of a banner was born!

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First Post Ever - and President's Day Fun

After tossing it around in my mind for some time now, I have taken the initiative to start this blog.  Being a homeschooling mother of five sons, I have lots of things going on!  I will be sharing many aspects of my life with you.  Hopefully you will find some things that you will find helpful and encouraging for you.  

Today was President's Day which means no school for the kids.  They were happy for that!  And to be truthful, I was ready for a longer weekend too.  However, even with no traditional school, I did have plans for the boys today.  Although not all on my list was accomplished, we did get to the one I really wanted to try.  Yesterday I purchased a set of three 8x10 inch canvases at Walmart for less than $4.  I wasn't sure what they would think about painting on a canvas since they had never done it.  They were excited!  Yay!  I showed them some ideas I had stored on my Pinterest arts & crafts board, and they each found one that gave them inspiration.  

Here is what my 5th grader created with acrylic paints and painter's tape:

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