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Sometimes the best projects come from items found in the dollar store. And the best part is that it looks so much more expensive than that! I love to create art from inexpensive items, and with a few dollar store frames, some fun fabric and my easy technique for creating a crackle finish with supplies that you…
It is day four of Watermelon week as we continue featuring some amazing watermelon themed recipes and projects. I challenged myself and 14 other creative bloggers to create watermelon awesomeness. And you will love what everyone came up with! Be sure to go back and check out the great watermelon projects and recipes from earlier…
Nothing makes me happier than to be able to inspire beautiful creations. Often, readers send me photos of their completed craft projects. I wanted to share a few of them with you. Faux Stained Glass Peacock I decided to try a practice one first on a picture frame that I had that used plastic instead of glass in the…
Compensation and products for review were provided by Glidden via MomTrends. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions of Glidden. Today is the big room reveal! I have been working all month on creating an awesome Disney themed room using new Disney Paint and their Ready, Set, Glow!…
I have been working on my new Disney Themed Room using Disney Paint and will be doing the final reveal next week. Included in that room is a DIY Canvas Wall Art project. I made my own stencils for this project and I will show you how! [pinit] The room is Disney Fairy themed, and…
Compensation and products for review were provided by Glidden via MomTrends. The opinions expressed herein are my own and are not indicative of the opinions of Glidden. As you know from Part 1 of this series, I had decided to use the unique paint colors offered by Disney Paint and their Ready, Set, Glow! specialty…
A row of pretty painted houses make a cute, colorful shelf! This tutorial will walk you through some painting techniques for creating your own little village of houses. As most crafters do, I spend a lot of time perusing the craft stores, and over the past year I have accumulated quite a stash of…
Compensation and products for review were provided by Glidden via MomTrends. The opinions expressed herein are my own and are not indicative of the opinions of Glidden. Did you know that Walmart now carries Disney Paint? Up until recently, I was only vaguely aware of the paint department as I made my way through it…
How to make a wreath look like copper for just pennies! Create this beautiful faux copper wreath with a bit of paint, and some dollar store flowers! Want to know how? As you probably already know, I love to make things look metal that are actually not. My Faux Metal Wall Art looks like wrought…
A beautiful fall centerpiece, this group of pumpkins was painted black and then the designs scratched into them. You can find this simple tutorial at Cafe Mom. This is a fabulous look! Created by Shannon at Madigan Made, these bright metallic pumpkins are the result of the time consuming process of thumbtacking the daylights out…
In celebration of The Sitcom’s Two Year Anniversary, I am bringing back some of my oldest tutorials, revamped and updated with fresh new photos and extra information. Hope you enjoy… This tutorial was originally published on June 10, 2010. We’ve been in this house for about 8 years now. When we bought it, it was…
Welcome to another Commercial Break Thursday, your chance to do a bit of free promotion! Today we are featuring Terri from Charmed. Terri is an amazing artist from Vernon, NY, who seems to excel in anything she tries. Currently, her website offers lots of fantastic items for sale. Check out this these cute canvases that…
I’m in the midst of putting together at least six different tutorials for you, including a series on beginning quilting that will be posting starting July 12. Please be sure to stop by and check it out. I am teaming up with Patricia at Discount Sewing Supply who will be offering an exclusive, limited selection…
Julia Marshall is an artist and illustrator living in Melbourne, Australia. She is a painter, a drawer and a crafter, so she and I have tons in common. (Other than living in Australia, that is). Her specialty for subject matter would have to be cats and other creatures. Julia specializes in producing whimsical illustrations….
Today we are welcoming Melanie from Creative Art and Design. Melanie comes to us from Texas and specializes in renovating old furniture, creating awesome fabric art and beautiful paintings. She seems to be good at everything she tries. And being kinda a ADD crafter myself, well I love the variety she offers. Here at the…