The Random Musings of a Sporadic Mind

  Diaper Cake - How to Make a DIY Diaper Cake I’m going to be a grandma! With this new title comes many new tasks including helping get my daughter’s baby shower prepared. So, when she said “Mom, I want a Paris-themed baby shower” and sent me a dozen pictures of Paris-themed diaper cakes, I couldn’t say no. I found colors I liked and went my own way with it. I have made several diaper cakes over the years for family and friends, so making one for my daughter is exciting.  Supplies: Here is a list of supplies that I used, but you will want to choose your theme and collect the supplies you would like to use. Stuffed French Poodle Tartan Pattern Pink and Grey Ribbon Cute Dog Paw Prints  Pink Eiffel Tower Hot Glue Gun Diapers sized 1-2 Rubber bands Baby Shampoo Baby Lavender Shampoo Baby lotion A&D diaper rash cream Various girl baby shower decorations from Dollar Tree. Circular cut cardboard or cake cardboard base.  How to Assemble the Base Layer:  Once you have assembled your supplie

When thinking of painters, the names of the greats come to our minds such as Michelangelo, Frida Kahlo, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, and many more. These artists were from different countries and yet,  today their work is known and treasured throughout the world.  But, even this small list of artists demonstrates the beauty of art. Not one of them had the same style of painting and all created beautiful pieces of work. Pieces that have survived through time and rendered their creators immortal through them.  With this romanticized idea of immortality and the various styles of artwork that can be created,  why wouldn’t you want to get started creating your masterpiece? What is that I hear?  You don’t know where to start?  Well, let's start with the supplies you will need.   Honestly, to get started you don’t need much. I have been painting for around 19 years and I started painting with the cheap acrylic paints they sell at Walmart and poster boards. Over time, I progressed to oil p

  Getting Started:  Online teaching is a growing industry that has exploded during the pandemic, but it isn't a new thing. I started teaching online in 2018 when I took a little break from the brick-and-mortar schools. Many of the companies that I worked for required that you provide the students with some type of external reward. This reward could be anything from stickers to lining things up on a magnetic board. Some people were even creative and used a tablet with google slides. The problem with the external reward is that you needed a lot of supplies so the rewards wouldn't become monotonous. ManyCam has numerous objects and features that allow you to change rewards for any given class without the added supplies.  Objects:  As I became more proficient with ManyCam I added more objects to use with my students. Sometimes we collected dancing stars, other times we collected ice cream scoops that we pretended to eat at the end, and other times I changed the face accessories so