Painting
August 30th, 2010 at 04:26pm
Under mixed media art+ thrifty
This past Friday I had the opportunity to check out the CREATE Retreat in Rosemont, IL at the Hilton Hotel. What an exciting event for those who love to design and create! Interweave’s, cloth.paper.scissors sponsored the four-day retreat which featured over 50 classes full of mixed media workshops. This is the first time Interweave has [...]
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Tags: book, Cards, decorating ideas, DIY, green, Green Crafting, Painting, recycled crafts, thrifty, wearable crafts
By Caitlin
August 30th, 2010 at 11:27am
Under Craft Festivals
I stopped over at the CREATE with Cloth Paper Scissors Mixed Media Retreat on the 27th, and it was amazing! The first annual mixed-media weekend, hosted by Cloth Paper Scissors, featured arts and crafts workshops by renowned artists and crafters. People came from across the country (and even overseas!) to attend the retreat and learn [...]
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Tags: Artist, event, mixed media, Painting, Quilting
By Karisa
July 7th, 2010 at 09:38pm
Under Garden Craft+ Painting
I ran across this Whimsical Recycled Garden Art a while ago and was instantly enamored! It made me wonder what other kind of garden crafts you could make to transform a yard if you didn’t have the greenest of thumbs (like me). I remembered seeing a great garden craft project a few years ago — [...]
Continue Reading How to paint a gazing ball or transform a bowling ball: garden crafts
Tags: garden crafts, outdoor crafts, Painting
By Linda
June 11th, 2010 at 05:00am
Under Ask Maria
Question
How to you know if you have to prep a wood surface before painting it?
Kevin, CA
My husband would say you must prep all wood before painting, staining, or sealing, but I’m a little less strict with how much prep really needs to be done. Often if you are purchasing a raw wood item to paint [...]
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Tags: Painting, wood
By Maria
June 4th, 2010 at 01:07pm
Under Garden Craft
Add color to your garden, patio or indoor space with simple flower pot crafts. Flower pots are functional blank canvases, encouraging a wide range of creativity. You can paint, decoupage, stamp and embellish as part of your flowers pot crafts. Come up with your own flower pot craft projects with these ideas.
Painting
After purchasing a flower [...]
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Tags: floral, garden, Painting
By Caley
May 26th, 2010 at 03:58pm
Under Holiday
Memorial Day is this Monday, May 31, 2010. The national holiday is observed to honor the men and women who have lost their lives in the military. This day is formerly known as decoration day, so why not make some decorative crafts! This is a great way to show your patriotism for [...]
Continue Reading How-To: Memorial Day Crafts “American Flag”
Tags: decorating, decorating ideas, DIY, Holiday, Memorial day, Painting, paper, papercraft
By Nicole
May 21st, 2010 at 05:00am
Under Product Reviews
The brushes are top quality and last a long time if you keep the clean, dry, and shaped. The clear plastic handle fits nicely in your hands. My favorite was the scruffy brush as I enjoy this style of brush for accents, highlights, shading, and more. Learn more and enter to win the brush set here. [...]
Continue Reading Product Review and Giveaway: FolkArt One Stroke Brush Set
Tags: giveaways, Painting
By Caley
April 28th, 2010 at 11:09am
Under Garden Craft
Spring is finally here! I’ve been waiting for it for a very long time and I’m sure you have been as well. The birds are chirping louder and louder and the lawn mowers are back out. That’s the greatest noise ever. Now that winter is over, it’s done some pretty good damage to your garden. [...]
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Tags: decorating ideas, garden crafts, Painting
By Christine
January 16th, 2010 at 11:21am
Under Kids
These crafts are for the older kids who have a little more patience and talent; painted clay pots. There are so many different ideas that can come out of these pots. If you let them use their imagination they can fly freely. Here are some of my favorite painted pots:
Cute Bee Pot- This is such [...]
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Tags: clay pots, Painting
By Christine
January 2nd, 2010 at 03:43pm
Under Kids
Get cozy with your friends and your child’s friends. Create some really cute and easy crafts this weekend. Here is a great list of fun crafts:
Best Friends Banner- Using some fun colored paints and a picture kids can create this banner to give to their bff.
Be a Star Visor- Simple and very easy to make. [...]
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Tags: crafting with kids, kids crafts, Painting, wall art
By Christine