Mini Art Wood blocks
With craft show season starting up with a bang this weekend, I have been focusing more on my mini art items. Nice little giftable pieces of art, like these little 4 x 4 inch wood blocks. They can be sent … Continued
The Red Barn Outdoor Market
Every April and September I am sure to save a spot on my calendar for The Red Barn Outdoor Market. I have had a booth at this show since their very first one, back when there were maybe 40 vendors. My daughter … Continued
Happy Earth Day!
My little artsy business started around the idea of reusing discarded items in new ways. The newly coined words “repurposing” or “upcycling” describe most of my crafty projects. I love the idea of turning something unwanted into something wanted. Perhaps … Continued
Stencil and Mask Making
It’s Technique Tuesday, and today I want to revisit a quick and easy way to make your own stencils and masks using magazine images. You could do this with animals and objects as well, but my favorite is the human … Continued
Upcycled Valentine boxes
I had the foresight to snatch these small heart boxes that had been full of chocolates from the recycling bin once Valentine’s Day had come and gone. For the next Valentine’s Day, we gave small gifts (like pretty socks) in those … Continued
Circus Blocks
Every since doing a circus themed button design for my hometown’s 2013 Fall Festival, I have been thinking circus. So when Somerset Studio issued a circus challenge, I jumped at the opportunity to create some more circus art. These circus blocks are … Continued
These are a few of my favorite pens
Pen work in a journal, or on a mixed media piece is the icing on the cake! It is the extra little finishing marks, and the writing and lettering that really make the journal or artwork. So today, I am … Continued
Creativity
“To be creative means to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love live enough that you want to enhance its beauty. You want to bring a little more music to it, a little more … Continued
Magazine turned Art Journal
After looking over a selection of sketchbooks and journals recently, I found myself balking at the cost. Promising myself that I would make the purchase “later” I left without the new art journal that I had gone to get. … Continued
Tab Dividers in Your Art Journal Box
Today I am going to show you a part of the art file journal project that really adds to the fun. That is the tabs, which are the first thing you notice when you open the box. I have collected … Continued