It’s “Westival” time at my children’s elementary school. This year I bucked up and volunteered to help with the class scarecrow. Sooo fun!

After learning to make sunprints while experimenting with the highly anticipated Liquitex® Surface Design Center here at C&T Publishing, I knew I had to somehow incorporate the Liquitex paints into our nature themed scarecrow. The kids loved the magic that resulted from applying bright, harvest colored paints onto fabric, laying down found leaves, sprinkling a dash of salt, and letting the sun quickly do it’s thing.

The paints mixed up fast, the colors were gorgeous, and the permanent quality of the paint will shield our scarecrow’s  surface from the rain, if we actually get some rain this year. The only snafu was the fact that it was “picture day” at school. I’m sure there are other moms who found themselves unhappily scrubbing, soaking, and then re-scrubbing their kids’ new duds yet again. Note to self for next time: Get some smocks.

After applying countless pieces of eucalyptus bark, acorns, leaves, and grass tufts with a ton of glue from the glue gun, it was time to attach the little sunprint masterpieces. Check it out…

Thank you to 2nd grader Miss Cloebug and her parents for bidding on, winning, and then bringing “Harvey the scarecrow” to his new, loving home at the  Ravenswood Winery tasting room.