My Etsy Shop

Art Supplies I Use for Art Journaling

Paint

Heavy Bodied Acrylics – these are paints in a tube and they are creamy and cover well.  They are quite expensive but occassionally I’ll splurge and buy a tube.  The brand I can get here that’s least expensive is called Amsterdam.
Liquid Acrylics – Golden has a lot of colors but they are expensive and they [...]

Fun Buying Art Supplies

Trip to Michael’s

I don’t have a Michael’s where I live so when I get to go it’s a real treat.  I had a few copies of the 40% off coupon but you are only supposed to use one per person per visit, but I forgot something and went back to pay for it, and the [...]

My Three Favorite Journaling Supplies

If I could only have three things to work in my art journal, it would have to be gesso, acrylic paint and Sharpies.

I always start the background of each page with either gesso or fluid acrylic paint.  Sometimes I put a coat of gesso and before it’s dry, add some paint and blend [...]

How to Find Art Supplies at Thrift Stores

I have been going to garage sales and thrift stores for years.  It started out of necessity but now I continue to shop at these places because I get awesome stuff for nearly nothing!!  Lots of my friends say they never can find anything at thrift stores so I thought I’d share with my readers [...]

Colored pencil coolness

 

How cool are these?!  I found them here

I have a crush on colored pencils anyway, but in these awesome cardboard tubes, aren’t they just the best?

I know nothing about this company, but I’d order them just to find out.  And I don’t know exactly what the exchange rate is for the British pound but they [...]