Do you find that you doodle the same image over and over again? I make a ton of peacock leaves and lollipop flowers. The other day, I realized they’d be super easy to carve and I made rubber stamps for them. Now, when I want a tree filled with peacock leaves, I can make it […]
I made this Christmas decoration in an afternoon. You’ll need plain wooden letters to spell out a word, a frame, a piece of decorative paper, a home decor stamp and paints. I used the metallic watercolors I was gushing about yesterday. Sand and prime your wooden letters, stamp your home decor stamp on them using […]
How about a new feature where I talk about an art supply I like? I’m sure it will be hated by many for it’s budget destroying properties, but here goes:
I absolutely love the new Loew Cornell Metallic Watercolors for backgrounds. I made the backgrounds for the Cherished Memories fat book covers using them. I also […]
This is a quick Christmas card I whipped up last night. The home stamp is an alphabet set by Clear Stamps. Inside, it says “From my house to yours - Merry Christmas.” If you have time and want a more personalized card, add a window and paste a small photo of your family in it.
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I’ll try not to do this every time it snows, but it is hard to resist. I love bird watching on snowy days. Here are some of today’s adorable visitors:
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We’ve been trying to make a dent in the backlog of projects the little guy has been wanting to try. These bird ornaments from the latest issue of Somerset Studio were so fun to make. He really had a great time finding just the right red button for the red bird’s body and he came […]
As I create background pages and experiment with different colors and techniques, I end up with a stack of backgrounds that are just plain ugly. However, I don’t throw them away. This is because you can almost always save an ugly background with one of two things - gesso or walnut ink. This mixed media […]
Hooray! My internet connection is finally up and running again, so I can show your our version of the captured fairy jar. We used a huge pickle jar from the sub shop instead of the smaller jar that Suzi Blu used. I cut a circle of green paper for the bottom instead of using moss, […]
The little guy took one look at this adorable captured fairy jar video by Suzi Blu and decided we absolutely had to make one for his sister this morning. It turned out so cute but my laptop won’t connect to the internet for some reason, so I can’t show you ours. Here’s the tutorial, though:
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I’ve finally managed to finish the cover of the fat book that will be auctioned off for Alzheimer’s research. Here is a scan of the bound book. Since it is so thick, I really had trouble getting a decent scan, so I think I will try taking a few photos, too. I’ve added fibers and […]
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