DIY Play Dough

I never thought I'd be the kind of mother who made home-made playdough.
I didn't think I had time, or the energy, or the skills. Isn't it hard to do?
But I've discovered that it is actually really easy, and of course the littlies love it!
I made a large batch and took it to Play Group.
I'm super impressed with how it turned out.

Ingredients:
4 cups flour
4 cups warm water
2 cup salt
4 Tablespoons vegetable oil
2 Tablespoon cream of tartar
Assorted food colours

Method:
Add all ingredients to a saucepan.
Stir over low heat until doughy.
Divide, knead, colour to your liking (or don't), and you're done.

Easy!

Give it a try if you haven't yet, I bet you impress yourself too!


FYI: This is a double batch. Halve it if you don't need enough for a small army.
Also, it keeps well wrapped in cling wrap.

Orange you happy to see me?

So... I haven’t been around in... a while.

I've been quietly busy, and let my project fall by the wayside.
I'm big enough to admit that I bit off more than I could chew.
As much as I adored drawing every day, it was beginning to take its strain on me. As were other things.
Like being massively pregnant, sleep deprived and suffering SPD (I don't recommend it! lol).
So while I've been less than productive drawing wise, I did make a new baby. Does that count?
I promise he's cute enough to make up for my terrible lack of posting.

See? I just can not be bothered fiddling with the new blogger to try to figure out how to turn him, but I think he's cute, even sideways.


And today I did this.
I had managed to fleck my shirt with paint, which just was not washing out, so I got a little creative with my Sharpies.
It totally counts.

No matter how far I've fallen behind (and at this point I am far enough behind that I will not even attempt to catch up) I love that this project has had me drawing more than I have in years. It has inspired me. It has reminded me to be ME again.
And for that I will always be grateful.


A MASSIVE thankyou to Georgia of Documenting Delight for the inspiration, I feel that there are many of us out here who owe you deep and heartfelt thanks for the inspiration. You deserve all the good things.


Now I can't say I'll be back every day, or even weekly or monthly, but I WILL be back.


And with any luck, so will my drawings.

Thank you all for the lovely comments and encouragement I've received along the way.

Flappers and terrible lizards...

Yesterday was busy with my nephew's 1st birthday. On it today though! :)

T-Rex Because I spent the day with my family, and my nephew used to be batty about Toy Story.

20's girl From the book 'Darlinghurst Nights' (1933) poems by Kenneth Slessor, illustrated (gorgeously I might add) by Virgil Reilly.

Detail

Rainy Day

I might actually make this into a shirt for Bella... I kinda love it. :)

Puss and Boots

Yesterday was busy, but today I've gotten two up, so I'll cut myself some slack. :)

Miss Bella's Boots.

The Cat in the Hat.

Punk Girl

This is from a painting... I have no idea whose, or where to give credit, and I have altered the image to suit myself. If the original artist happens to stumble across this, let meknow and I'll credit you for stealing your design. lol And I actually uploaded today, go me! lol

Mega Post...

This post is HUGE. You have been warned! If I fall so behind again, I deserve some kind of punishment... Death by cookies perhaps?

Simba...Kinda by request...

Life Drawing... Not from life though. Because I miss Life Drawing so much I could cry.

Bird Tree. This was actually a really cute piece of fabric that I stumbled on and reinterpreted. :)

Swallow, the search for the perfect tattoo design marches on...

Peter Rabbit, because I love me some Beatrix Potter.

Hair thingy...

Icecream, as requested by Isabella.

Giraffe weird babyish cartoony style.

Love is... Naked children... Who knew?

Bella, terrible portrait.

Foetal.

Life Drawing... Also not from life, but from memory.

Baby fairy.

Detail

Up! Because Bella has her first film obsession... The start make me cry Every. Single. Time.

detail

Weird hair drawing. Just because.

Autumn Tree... I actually cut out a heap of trees and leaves for the playgroup kids for craft, then we didn't use them. Maybe this week...

Icecream! ('Ray in Paris'- Lucy Culliton). Bella's absolute favourite piece from last year's Archibald Prize Exhibition.

Crown. Don't you think this would look really cute on a t shirt? Blatantly inspired by a little white long sleeved Bardot tee of Bella's (but it just has a bow... lol).

Vault Boy from Fallout... Because my sister started it, and I'm a geek at heart. :)

Burtonesque Spiral thingy... Hey, I said I'd draw, I never said they'd be good... lol I'm not sharing the drawing from the 30th yet, so here is today's drawing:

Naw, baby heffalump. And with that, I am DONE! Yay!