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Krylon Dual Paint – craft organizer/work shoes shelf
The kind folks at Krylon sent me several cans of their new paint, Dual, which is paint and primer. No need to prime anymore. Yeah! Since I’m trying to break out of my traditional mauves and teals, I thought true … Continue reading
Posted in craft product reviews, crafts, recycling
Tagged craft lazy susan, crafts, Krylon, Krylon Dual, recycled cans, recycled crafts
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Fabric Birthday Card
Last year I had lost contact with Ginny, my mom’s penpal and friend. More about her and my quest to find her on this post. Well, her 95th birthday is coming up next week and I wanted to make something … Continue reading
Posted in crafts, fabric, mixed media, Sewing, tutorials
Tagged cloth card, crafts, fabric, fabric card, happy birthday card, mixed media, sewing
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Weaving with Carole Leonhardt
This week’s column in The Evansville Courier & Press is about Carole Leonhardt and her weaving. Below is a reprint of the article with added photos. Pursuing a new art or craft often takes place as we approach retirement. That’s … Continue reading
Gesso and Stencils
Using gesso with stencils is a really fun technique with neat results for journal pages. For my first page I painted it with with water soluble oil pastels. Yes, you read me right – water soluble oil pastels! First thing … Continue reading
Posted in art journals, crafts, mixed media, paper
Tagged art journals, crafts, gesso and stencils, oil pastels, stencils, watercolors
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Taping up journal pages
Between gardening and interviewing local artists and crafters, I have been able to squeeze in a little crafting. I’ve been playing around with some pages in my art journals. Today is about using masking tape to make backgrounds. It’s easy … Continue reading
Love that lavender
I started my journey with lavender several years ago. I had purchased and planted seven different types including Provence and Munstead. Several of them were not hardy and are long gone. Figuring I needed a little help with lavender I … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, crafts, gardening
Tagged bugs off spray, crafts, gardening, Grosso, lavender, Melissa
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Layering on photos
After taking several online classes this year, I’ve really learned a lot. I am finding that I love layers. Before these classes I knew I loved a piece, whether paper or material, but didn’t realize that the artist had spent … Continue reading
Dolly LaBelle – Card Maker
Today’s “Telling Your Story” column in The Evansville Courier and Press is about Dolly La Belle. Online version not yet available. Below is a reprint of the column. Winning a drawing took Dolly LaBelle of Newburgh, Ind. into a new … Continue reading
Posted in crafts, paper, Writing Your Story
Tagged card making, crafts, Dotty LaBelle, Make Time To Create, telling your story
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Summer Sketching
Last night, after a busy day here at Happy Acres, I sat and played a little bit with my sketchbook. I used some of the new Gelly Roll Metallics I won recently. I also used some of my favorite markers. … Continue reading
Posted in art journals, crafts, gadgets, mixed media, paper, sketching
Tagged art journals, crafts, Dotta Riffic, markers, sketch books, sketching
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Sun Printing 2
Last summer I had so much fun with sun printing. If you’ve not read my project from last summer, check it out here. I liked those pieces, but wanted more vibrant color so I headed off to Blick’s to buy … Continue reading
Posted in crafts, dyeing, fabric, tutorials
Tagged crafts, fabric, gardening, homemade, setacolor paints, sun printing, sun printing tutorial, surface design
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