I love taking the Christmas decorations out of the boxes and decorating the house for the season. As the years have gone by, more and more of those decorations have meaning to them, whether it's an ornament that signifies an important date or place, or the increasing amount of handmade decorations I've made through the years. The mantel and shelves of my family room are … [Read more...]
Holiday Hostess Gift using US Art Quest
Today I'm featuring products from US Art Quest. If you've attended rubber stamp and mixed media expos and retreats, you've probably seen Susan Pickering-Rothamel demonstrating the products there. She is passionate about these products, product safety and product quality. I've been a big fan of their products for a long time. Just browsing their website I … [Read more...]
Subirdan Houses, step-by-step…
I attended a workshop this past weekend at the fabulous mixed-media retreat, Art Is You. The most fabulous part of it, for me, is that it is located about 25 minutes from my house. Not worrying about luggage, shipping, etc? Pretty fabulous. Getting to immerse in my art during this difficult time? Pretty wonderful. If my scrapbooking friends don't … [Read more...]
Mixed-Media Art Journaling Page
Recent events have me looking for answers and trying to wrap my head, heart and hands around human nature. No, I'm not throttling it -- but I would love a No Drama Zone posted over my house for the next, oh say, decade? This morning I started to write, and this came out: "Allow others to deeply know you.Take off the mask.Be real. Wear your battle scars proudly. But remember that they don't … [Read more...]
Mixed Media — COOKIES?
Hey Copic chicks... do you have one of these? And perhaps some of these? You know that you can move beyond the flat surfaces and attack other things, right? How about some blow / spin-art style cookie decorating? Drop some food coloring on top and go all 'spin art' on your holiday cookies! Can I advise drop cloths / aprons strongly enough? … [Read more...]
