Happy Mother’s Day!

From all of us at Art Shed Online we would like to wish all mothers a Happy Mother’s Day!

We all have a mum or a special lady we hold dear to our hearts. At Art Shed Online we have come up with some wonderful ways to make a special gift straight from your heart, with a creativeness mum is sure to love. When it comes to creating a sentimental gift, the possibilities are endless!
 

Our Mother’s Day activities include:

Cardmaking

Heart shape Fluid Art

Polymer clay jewellery and keyrings

Ceramic mug decorating

Air Hardening Clay lamp making

Mothers Day Card Making:

Card making is such a great way to get creative and give mum a handmade keepsake gift. These card making ideas below are some of the ways you can get creative with items around the house and supplies from our online store.  These beautiful cards are created with all types of media. See the Materials list below for some of Art Shed suggestions for your cards and envelopes.

Materials list:
 

Mont Marte Kids – Finger Paint Set

Glitter shaker – stars and hearts

Mont Marte Brilliant Glitter Markers 5pce

Mont Marte Kids - Paint & Draw Pad A3 30 Sheets

Mont Marte Kids - Coloured Paper Pad A4 70gsm 120 Sheets

 Mont Marte Kids - Laser Glitter Shaker 6 fluro colours 50gm

Mont Marte Kids 7pc Paint Brush Set

Mont Marte Signature Glue - Disappearing School Glue 147ml

Cards & Envelopes

Celery Rose Cards

Yes, you read that correctly! Creating beautiful flowers can be tricky, but we’ve found an easier way!

Try our cheeky trick by using a full celery bunch and cutting the tops off to make a rose shape. Then dip the celery into your chosen acrylic colour, and apply it to your canvas, pad, paper or card. To create delicate stems and leaves, we suggest using the Mont Marte Signature Marker set in the materials list below.

Materials list:

Mont Marte Signature Marker Set - Acrylic Paint Marker Fine Tip 12pc

Celery bunch

Your favourite Acrylic paint sets

Canvas, acrylic paint pad or card

Handmade fun with Polymer Clay:

Polymer Clay is a great activity to create something unique and handmade. Give mum something colourful and handmade with our great range of polymer clay, clay tools and clay press.
The possibilities are endless, from jewellery to keyrings, ceramic mug decorating, and hand imprints.

Polymer clay jewellery and key rings:

Polymer clay key rings and jewellery make a fantastic mothers day activity and are fun to create and wear. To create your keychain or jewellery, you will need to source key rings, ring bases, or earring hooks, and polymer clay. We have a great range of polymer clay to choose from, and there are so many potential mixes to create. Not only do we have polymer clay in solid colours, we have polymer clay with Glitter, Fluro, stone effect and even leather effects!

For our favourite Polymer Clay how to videos, Check out Mont Marte Joes videos below:

How to Make Polymer Clay Beads

How to Make Easy Polymer Clay Jewelry

Polymer Clay Ceramic Mug Decorating

Your ceramic mugs just got more colourful! Check out the examples below on how to decorate your mug with polymer clay and add more colour to mum’s morning.

Creating your new ceramic mug, you will need to make sure your mug is designed to withhold heat and if you are a child you will need an adult to help you with this activity.
We suggest using our Polymer Clay and Super Glue.

Fluid Art Canvas Painting:

Making mum a canvas painting is a great gift idea, Art Shed Online has a great range of paints to choose from, including Acrylic paint, pouring paints, Oils, watercolour, kids poster paints and more!
At Art Shed, we also have an extensive range of canvases to choose from in a variety of shapes and sizes. Check out our painting accessories for all your mediums, brushes, pallets and so much more.
 

 To help you get started, check out our TikTok video featuring Acrylic Pouring with Art Shed Alysse, or check out our previous blogs on how to create different fluid art effects.

Alysse’s Materials list:

Canvas/canvas panel

Mont Marte Pouring / Fluid Art 4pc Paint Set

TikTok: How to create acrylic pour fluid art with Alysse

Blog: The Beginners Guide to Acrylic Pour and Fluid Art

Blog: How to Avoid Muddy Colours in Your Acrylic Pour

Blog: How to Create Fluid Art and Make Your Own Pouring Medium

Air Hardening Clay Lanterns

Air hardening clay lamps are a lot of fun to make, and make special gifts for mum. Art Shed has lots of air-hardening clays to choose from and all the tools you need to get your creation done.

Materials list:

Air Hardening Clay

Clay tools

Acrylic Paint (optional)

Click the links below to watch one of our favourite artists Mont Marte Joe experiment with his techniques to make these awesome Air Hardening clay lamps:

How to Make an Air-Dry Clay Lantern

Easy DIY Clay Lamps

Don't forget to show us your mother’s day creation by tagging us on Instagram @artshedonline for your chance to be featured!

Got questions? Send us an email at customerservice@artshedonline.com.au and our friendly team of artists will do their best to assist you. 

Happy creating!