The New Color Mixing Companion combines practical information with user-friendly projects for hands-on learning about mixing color and creating palettes. In addition, it includes over a dozen geometric and meditative templates for you to continue your color mixing practice. * Complimentary book … [Read more...] about The New Color Mixing Companion by Josie Lewis
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Craft Project: Painted Raccoon Design Seashells
Two years ago I started posting my hand-painted seashell craft projects here on the blog and so far...they're some of our most-popular posts! I love crafting with seashells because they're FREE and just need to be collected off of the beach. They're some of the most inexpensive crafts that you can … [Read more...] about Craft Project: Painted Raccoon Design Seashells
New Book “Calligraphic Drawing” Takes Calligraphy to a New Level
We all know that beautiful calligraphic lettering can lend an elegant flair to the written word. But have you ever imagined going beyond lettering and using calligraphic techniques to create stunning works of art? Calligraphic Drawing: A How-To Guide and Gallery Exploring the Art of the Flourish by … [Read more...] about New Book “Calligraphic Drawing” Takes Calligraphy to a New Level
A Dangle A Day: Lettering & Designs with Charms for Every Season by Angela Porter
If you like coloring, tangling, or lettering, you'll love to dangle! Add whimsy and charm to your writing with A Dangle A Day: Lettering & Designs with Charms for Every Season by Angela Porter, publishing January 8th, 2019 from Race Point Publishing! * Complimentary book received for review. … [Read more...] about A Dangle A Day: Lettering & Designs with Charms for Every Season by Angela Porter
Kid’s Crafts Painted Seashells for Valentine’s Day
Valentine's Day is just around the corner and we have a fun, inexpensive craft project that you can do with the kids. For this project you just need some "found" seashells (we used large clam shells) or smooth river rocks, along with some acrylic craft paint. Let the fun begin! Kid's Crafts Painted … [Read more...] about Kid’s Crafts Painted Seashells for Valentine’s Day
Colorways: Acrylic Animals How-To Painting Book by Megan Wells
Looking to learn how to paint or to improve your artistic skills? Enjoy animals and looking to incorporate them into your art projects? If you answered YES to any of those questions you'll want to check out this new book release titled: Colorways: Acrylic Animals by the talented artist & author … [Read more...] about Colorways: Acrylic Animals How-To Painting Book by Megan Wells
Hand-Painted Pet Paw Print Seashells
Over the past 18 months we've shared many of our hand-painted large seashell and clam shell designs with the readers of this blog. They have been some of our most popular posts here and over on Pinterest. We're glad that our readers are liking them because they're really easy-to-make and don't cost … [Read more...] about Hand-Painted Pet Paw Print Seashells
Kid’s Crafts: Painted River Rock Garden Markers
Every year we plant a backyard garden and I'm always looking for ways to label and mark my plants. We typically start our seedlings in late March and try to plant them about 6-7 weeks later. While out on a nature walk a few weeks ago we collected some smooth river rocks that we found down by the … [Read more...] about Kid’s Crafts: Painted River Rock Garden Markers