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    DIY Valentine Ornaments

    DIY Valentine Ornaments blog cover

    Anyone still have their tree up?  Here’s a great way to transition it into a Valentine’s Day tree.  They of course don’t have to go on a tree – you could hang them on the wall, or put little command hooks along the fireplace.  You could string them on a…

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    DIY Valentine Ornaments

    DIY Valentine Ornaments blog cover

    I have a Valentine tree this year!  It kind of happened accidentally.  The plan was to make some ornaments to offer at the Shoppes.  Other priorities got in the way and time slipped away, so rather than sticking the ornaments in the pile of unfinished projects, I decided to display…

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    DIY Wood Stain

    DIY Wood Stain Sunflower Bulletin Board blog cover

    I  came up with an idea to try out in my studio the other day, and since it ended up working much better than I expected, I thought I would share! I have a couple of small bulletin boards that I’ve been upcycling by painting a picture on the face…

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    Art Tip: Low Cost Art Hanging

    Art Tip: Low Cost Art Hanging. Materials shown painting, gorilla glue, triangle ruler, pencil, bumpers, and sawtooth hook.

    I was recently asked by one of my buyers to attach a hook on a canvas panel painting that they purchased (I try to accommodate small special requests like this if I can).  This type of substrate doesn’t generally lend itself well for immediate hanging, so I had to brainstorm…

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    June SketchBox

    So excited about my SketchBox this month!  Let me tell you why… First, let’s recap for anyone who missed my January SketchBox post (see it here).  For Christmas this year, I received a subscription SketchBox from my awesome best friend.  For those of you that are not familiar with what…

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    January SketchBox

    For Christmas this year, I received the best present an artist could get – a subscription SketchBox!  (Thank you awesome best friend!)  For those of you that are not familiar with what SketchBox is, it is a monthly service where you receive a box of random new art supplies.  What…