No, I will not tell you how long I've had these water brushes, but I will show you how fun they are to use, especially when you combine them with Distress Crayons. A little teaser of a painting I'm working on, maybe you'll get to see that next week! The Old Man in the Mountain! …
Let's relearn taking inspiration from our natural surroundings. More often than I care to admit, I find myself scrolling on Pinterest for what seems like hours. I have convinced myself I need to find projects, ideas, inspiration, just the right vintage refrigerator for my kitchen . . . . Most of those things, if I'm left to …
In celebration of the first hot, sunny day of Spring, I stayed inside and got crafty. Of course, that's not all I did, and I do plan to get my butt back out there soon, but I wanted to show you what inspired me today. Because my time was limited today, I started out knowing …
I've been in a using up mood. The other day I pulled out the plant pot full o' bits and dug in. . . I found some gelli prints, some solid card stock I had previously intended for another project, lots of strips of patterned paper, and many already stamped images and sayings. I even …
. . . yet. Another day, another art book from the library. Dina Wakley's Art Journal Courage: Fearless Mixed Media Techniques for Journaling Bravely. I happened across a Dina Wakley video on Youtube where she was teaching how to draw faces. I've been wanting to branch out from using purchased stamps in my artwork …
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I thought I would share a review of Elisabeth Dunker's book, Fine Little Day: Ideas, Collections, and Interiors. Dunker's book is made up of clips and excerpts from her blog of the same name. It is filled with inspiring images of studios, homes, and Scandinavian woodlands. I grabbed this book off the library shelves to …
How do you stay productive when you can't concentrate? Good question. For me, it involves flitting around from one small task to the next, because my focus is out the window. Our poor pup, my art assistant is sick/injured. We still don't quite know what is going on with her, the best guess is slipped disc. …
Well, obviously, because it would be very sad if a librarian didn't love books. I brought home a bunch of artsy books from the library recently, and I am enjoying leafing through them for inspiration. Amplified Art: Dynamic Techniques for High-Impact Pages by Kass Hall does not disappoint. The first project, Making Your Own Collage …
Today's lesson in yoga class was acceptance. Accept where you are today. Accept what you are feeling, no matter what, today. Accept that sometimes you just want to stamp hipster goats. Namaste Tim Holtz and Stampers Anonymous, Namaste.
Last Saturday, I had the chance to participate in our local 4-H craft jamboree; it was so much fun! The kids signed up for different sessions throughout the morning to create things like painted horseshoes, plastic bag drying stations and tool trugs. I wish there were days like this for kids like me! I thought I …
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