Iced TEA please

IF I haven't already given this recipe to you, 

it is a summertime must.

It's delish and well worth the effort of 

squeezing a few lemons and picking some mint.

Dixon Iced Tea

15 - 20 sprigs of mint

10 -12 tea bags

2/3 cup lemon juice (about 6 whole)

1 cup sugar

Mix mint and tea with 4 cups boiling water

In another pot, mix sugar and lemon with 4 cups boiling water.

Let steep at least an hour.

Strain mint and tea into a gallon pitcher.

Add sugar and lemon mixture.

Add 8 cups cold water.

Refrigerate.

This makes a boatload.. 

approx 16 8 oz. servings.


image found here

SUMMER ART at beehive

IT'S HERE!

SUMMER ART at beehive

Monday - Friday

11am  -1pm  OR  3pm - 5pm          

Choose one, two or all five weeks   

$210.00 per week

registration HERE

week ONE  JUNE 25-29

Games Puzzles and Toys

create and design your own  games, pocket toys, board games, puzzles, wooden boat, hand puppets.

week TWO  JULY 9-13
Magical Mystery Tour  Music
create and design your own musical instruments, mic, guitar, drum, maracas, tambourine, CD album art, posters, sticker and a groovy T shirt

week THREE JULY 16-20
All Things Paper
book, journal and card making, printing, stamping, paper making, marbling, papermache, paper lanterns 

week FOUR  JULY 23-27
Threads  Fabric & Textiles
Tie-dye, weaving, silk-screening, hand sewing and applique, bags, capes, pouches, puppets

week FIVE  JULY 30- AUGUST 3
Big Plans  Sculpture
3D constructions, tree houses and hide aways, miniatures, mobiles, modeling with wood, clay, model magic, wire, paper, fabric and a variety of cool UPcycled materials.

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Flora and Fauna

 

How does she line it up so perfectly?

UK based designer Marthe Armitage has been making her hand-blocked wallpaper for 40 years, using a century-old offset lithographic printing press and hand-cut lino blocks.  


from here.

Bring it

                          welcome SUMMERTIME




                                                       icy image here  and here

color mixing

                          Starting this week off with a BANG of EARLY BIRD color.
                                                    Color mixing at its finest.
                                                   Painting by OLIVIA, age 5.

puppets.paintings.postcards.

                                        early bird

week ONE

puppets

 painting

postcards

pipe cleaners 

pastels

print making

pails 

purple

positively fabulous!

summer forts

AHHH... summertime!

time for getaways.

time for hiding out.

a collection of favorite summertime forts, 

adult style.

YES please, I'd love one!  

images
one,two,
three

four

five

six

Monoprints

                                              I can't think of a better way 

to spend a rainy day..

full size MONOPRINTS!

early bird ART   week one

SEWing workSHOP

 

                                             Needle Pulling Thread Sewing Workshop

Join us for a fun, creative and informative

5 day sewing workshop! 

Children learn the basics of hand sewing, appliqué and

 the sewing machine. We'll explore color combinations through

 prints, patterns and colorful fabrics as we create and 

sew small quilts, bags, belts and pillows. 

No sewing experience necessary. 

Recommended for children 7 years old and up. 

June 11th - 15th   3:00 - 5:00   $210

 save your spot   978 443 6900

                                 info   summer programs

The Paper Kites - Woodland

I love this song so much that I had to include the LYRICS.

 Sing it out, be brave... sing LOUD!

 Run, Run

Don't Trail Behind

Keep Moving

The Beast Wont Stop Till We're Dead

All The Scrapes On Our Knees

Will Tell You Where We've Been

Where We Have Bled

Are We Placed High

In The Autumn Days

Ahhh

Wont Stop Moving Our Hips

Until The Day Is Done

We Wont Stop Running

Till We Reach The Sun

Ahhhhhhh

Chasing All The Things

That'll Keep Us Young

We Wont Stop Running Till We Reach The Sun

Ahhhhhhh

Ow We're Building A Home

With Some Mud And The Stones

And The Branches We Find

We're All Just Searching For Something

Bigger Than We're All Able To Find

Are We Placed

In The Autumn Days

ahhhhh

Wont Stop Moving Our Hips

Until The Day Is Done

We Wont Stop Running

Till We Reach The Sun

Ahhhhhhh

We Are All Creatures Of The Sunlight

We're All Children Of The Day

We're Just Chasing What We Get

Wont Stop Moving Our Hips

Until The Day Is Done

We Wont Stop Running

Till We Reach The Sun

Ahhhhhhh

LOVE my TOMS from E

With every pair you purchase,
TOMS will help give sight
to a person in need. One for One.^™

http://www.toms.com/eyewear/

early bird ART coming soon!

         early bird ART 

at  beehive

    June  11-14 
  June  18-21

Monday - Thursday  11am-1pm
Specifically for Pre-K, 3-5 year olds

Early Bird is an exciting studio art program 

that bridges the gap 
between the end of school

and the beginning of summer activities. 

Sign up for one or both weeks, 
$210 per week.

dress for ART
bring a nut free LUNCH

   save your spot   978-443-6900

             for more info  summer programs

                                                  

Finds

My weekend finds 

while traveling through the countryside..

iced tea spoons

tea spoons

sugar spoon

pyrex refrigerator dish

small brown saucer

2 flower frogs

small white cup which I love
butter knives

and 

heavy yellow skillet from Belgium (on stove)

small marble lamp (bedside)  

Lucky me.

K is for Kaleidoscopes

What do YOU see?

a HEART

YELLOW

a BIRD 

COLORS

SHAPES

BITS

LIGHTS

PINK

CIRCLES

SPARKLES

The BEST kaleidoscopes made by the Wednesday 4's class.