Mosaic kit

Hey everyone, I've got my craft apron on, so that means we are crafting today!

Today I'm going to make a mosaic of a bee with this cute little kit. It has been sitting around for months and I FINALLY get to make it today.

So I'll first lay out all the materials on some newspaper and see what we've got. A mold, some glass pieces, and a bag of cement.

Next, I'll trace around the mold on the newspaper.

This is to make it easier when arranging the mosaic tiles, so now I have an idea of how I want to lay out the pieces.

And now, for the messy part... mixing the cement. I'll leave this to my mom who is mixing it with gloves. I don't want cement on my fur.

We carefully pour the cement into the mold.

Then, we arrange the tiles on the cement. (Editor's note: Multiple attempts were required for this step and it got very messy).

I think it turned out great! I'm going to let it dry overnight.

Have you made a mosaic before?

The Joy of Painting, Episode 2

Hello everyone! My name is Bear Ross and I'd like to welcome you to The Joy Of Painting, Episode 2. If you've been following along, you might remember our first episode. Thanks for joining us once again!

Today, I'm going to introduce a new painting technique to you with this Bob Ross paint-by-number kit.

I'll just set up all my materials here. You can get your canvas and paints and brushes out too, and paint happily here with us today. We love having you enjoying this wonderful way to relax and have fun!

This kit comes with three different pre-numbered canvasses. I'm going to go with this beautiful mountain scene right here.

First, I'll fill in the trees with nice green colors. There we go. Nice and green, happy little trees.

Whoops, I painted outside the lines... don't worry about that. Here, we have no mistakes, just happy accidents.

Now, let's give this some water. I love painting water. Remember, this is your world, your creation. You have unlimited power on this canvas. You can do whatever you want here. Let's fill in some nice mountains in the background. And then let's add some happy little clouds floating in the sky.

Alright, well I think we have a finished painting here! Remember, there is an artist within each and every one of you.

Thank you for painting with us today! See you on the next episode of The Joy of Painting!

Art Contest Winner

Hey everyone! I received some fantastic entries for the Art Contest for Humans. Let's check them out, then select a winner at the end.

Untitled poem by Little Fox

Little Fox in the woods

Hiking as no one could

Be sure to bring lots of food

Is that Lox that this Little Fox brought?

Is that cheese that he brought?
Please oh please have it be cheddar cheese.

No, it's beer that Little Fox brought

Cheers to Little Fox and his beer!

 "Reflections of Home, Winter Edition" by Reindeer

Droopy by Droopy's Human

Polymer clay

Cocoa and Chestnut in Their Halloween Best

Colored pencil

Wow, all the entries are beary creative and all look great! I wish everyone could get a prize, but my mom says we only have one prize to give away this time.

SO THE RANDOMLY SELECTED WINNER IS...

COCOA AND CHESTNUT!

Congratulations! Thanks for entering this contest - keep up your creative talents!