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Tutorial – Funky Frames and Crosses

One of my favorite things to make are these frames and crosses that I fill with beads and found objects.  Some I make with a theme like a western frame, or one made with toys.  But at times I use a color scheme instead.

1.  The first step is to gather lots of little items to [...]

How to Make Nautical Stars

I didn’t have time to write a tutorial this week with the boys here, but here is one from http://cutoutandkeep.net that I love.  You cout these stars out of magazine images, scrapbook paper or whatever you want.  Aren’t they great?  Here is the tutorial.

Have fun!

New e-Course! Paint Your Shoes

I have fixed the glitches that occured the last time I tried to offer this course.  You can read more about the course, and sign up here.

The course is three separate lessons that will teach you everything to create beautiful artwork on any shoes.  The cost is $20.00.

Course will begin on May 9th, so sign [...]

Mandala Doodles

I have been trying to do doodles like Nici does for a couple of years now.  I have never been able to do them in a way I liked.  But I have enjoyed doing designs for a while now that are squares with various designs in them.  Here is an example of one of them.

This [...]

Art Journal Background Tutorial

Just before I decided to focus on art to sell rather than more e-products, I had started writing a book on creating art journal backgrounds.  I’ve decided to share these techniques with my readers as tutorials.  Here is the first one using cut-out letters on your background.

Cut out letters

Materials needed:
•    magazines
•    letter stencils or die-cut [...]