This quick heart craft project is a great way to use up small fabric scraps. I tend to save most of my fabric trimmings and snips. Fabrics as with paper are a versatile addition to my craft/art stash. These hearts have a felt base. I cut various fabric scraps into strips of varying widths. The …
This year I ventured out into purchasing gift certificates on-line. I am not an on-line shopper so, for me, this is really different. Now I need a way to “package’ them for gifting. These envelopes work perfectly, are quick to make and I can upcycle stuff from my scrap pile to decorate them. Are you …
Most of my holiday decorations are years and years old. I enjoy their age. Every year when I start decorating the house these items feel as if I am reuniting with old friends. There are many happy memories behind most to the decorations, especially the older ones. Memories of painting or making them. Of the …
Do you have a few old business cards that you can upcycle into tags? I like to use business cards and garment tags to experiment with different paints, inks and papers. The result is instant mini art works to be used in other projects. Another advantage is that because of their size, they are quick …
I gave myself the task to regularly clean up an area, drawer or box in my studio. This came about from participating in a ‘happy mail’ swap. It is amazing what can be found tucked away at the back of a drawer. I save a lot of odds and ends, items that I think I …
This is a journal page I made using my ‘harvest’ technique. (The gathering of odds and ends in a cigar box) noted in a previous post. The verbiage for the main verse is taken from the cover of an old church bulletin. I also use the bulletin pages to make interesting die cuts. I like …
A fun way for me to prompt creative ideas is to challenge myself to make projects using a limited amount of supplies. Painting a background page with a limited color palette or using one rubber stamp in a variety of applications are a couple of ways I challenge myself creatively. One of my favorite project …
I love paper! Books, drawing pads, journals, paper crafts… I also enjoy making it. Summer is a great time for a papermaking project. The paper dries quickly and working with the wet pulp has a cooling affect. For my paper pulp I use the discards from our shredder. I put these shreds in a blender …
I love messy studio time!!! It is a time when it does not matter where the splattering paint landed. I am naturally drawn to bright colors and patterned clothing especially florals. When these get paint on them the splatter does not stand out. The paint splatters on my clothing either become part of the fabric …
I do not know what mailing lists we ended up on, but we receive quite a few random notepads in the mail. Even though pen and paper are my preferred way of making lists and taking notes there are too many notepads for me to use anytime soon. I love pretty much all types of …
