Today the grandkids were painting with poster paints. Ninja Boy finished his painting, asked for a new piece of paper, and decided to try something he saw demonstrated last week. Remember our post about Julie Rice, the ink fingertip painter? … Continue reading →
It’s handy to surf the web looking at pictures of art when you want to get inspired for your own creative works. You can even take virtual tours of some of the art museums around the world from the comfort … Continue reading →
A couple of weeks ago, I signed up to participate in the Great Big Stitched Postcard Swap 2013 hosted by the website, Do What You Love. Each participant creates a regular sized postcard using any kind of materials desired. The … Continue reading →
Over three years ago a longing to learn to paint with watercolors began to grow inside of me. I bought watercolor paints and some paper and brushes, and they sat on a shelf waiting for me. Of course, my excuse … Continue reading →
Melinda and I had the privilege of attending the Designed For Life conference last weekend in Ozark, MO. This was my 7th and Melinda’s 6th year to attend and we love it more every year. We came home uplifted, refreshed, … Continue reading →
Ninja Boy has had the same lamp in his room since he was a baby. There were actually two identical lamps. It was fine for a new baby boy–soft green lamp in a room painted bright lime green with blue, … Continue reading →
It is so easy to think of things to make for girls (at least for us). Could it be because we are girls and so far there is only one grandson and three granddaughters? Ninja boy is rather outnumbered. He … Continue reading →
This week we have been talking about printing your own fabric. And that takes paint. Fabric paint is usually more expensive than regular acrylic craft paint. But what if you already have lots of acrylic paint on hand?Will it work … Continue reading →
More fun today experimenting with printing fabric! If you missed Part 1 and Part 2, stop now and check out what we have done so far. This is getting to be so much fun, I think our next trip to … Continue reading →
Today I am excited to show you how to make moldable stamps that you can use to print fabric (or paper or anything else that will hold still long enough for you to stamp it!). There are only two pieces … Continue reading →