This tag came on an ornament I received. I always notice the tags on retail items since I love to collect all different sorts of shapes to use as templates. I loved the shape of this tag and I’ve never seen a paper punch this shape, so I tucked it away in my […]
Mixed-Media Art
Valentine Silhouette Card
What can you do with a decorative laminate sample card from your local home improvement store? Make a Valentine!! I’ve seen a lot of silhouettes lately: pretty profiles of elegant ladies set onto all different types of paper projects. I set out to alter this laminate sample into a lovely silhouette Valentine. It’s […]
Altered Drink Coaster Ornament (#3)
Altering these drink coasters is fun! They give them to you at restaurants no matter what you order so they are easy to obtain. Fortunately for me, my friend gave me some to play with. I love taking something that has no spiritual meaning to it whatsoever and turning it […]
Altered Drink Coaster Ornament (#2)
Here’s my drink coaster covered in glue and ready to be transformed into a beautiful ornament. Forgive the sticky appearance of my table top. This time of year there are lots of adhesives being used in this area. First, I covered it in some canvas paper. I’ve never used it […]
Altered Coaster Christmas Ornament
My incredibly creative and resourceful friend, Missy Trantham, made this beautiful Christmas ornament. There are two things about this ornament that I LOVE. First, it’s made from a drink coaster that she saved from a recent dinner at Chili’s! Awesome! The coaster makes a very sturdy base for collage and […]
Mixed-Media Christmas Cards Using Photos of Children
These are two of my favorite Christmas cards that I’ve made for Christmases past. It was one of those rare times where I was able to create the exact thing (well, pretty close) that I saw in my head. For this first one I used one of my art “models” […]
Acorn Tea Cups
One of my daughter’s favorite picture books is Miss Suzy by Miriam Young. It’s a sweet story about a little girl squirrel who lives high up in a cozy tree-home. One of the cute things this squirrel has in her tree-house kitchen is acorn cups to drink from. I recently decided to try […]
Autumn Foliage Paper Doll Dresses
There are so many inexpensive ways to use magazines for arts and crafts! Recently, my Grandmother gave me all of her magazines from Sept. and Oct. I ripped out several sheets that had full-page pictures of fall foliage. I used the same technique mentioned in my Thou Art a Sea post […]
“Illustrated Proverbs 31” Book–vs. 12-13
My illustrated Proverbs 31 book is coming along at a snail’s pace. Here are the finished pages for verses 12-13. My handwriting is less than elegant, I know, but I think it will add to the sentimental value of it if I continue to write the verses by hand. This is, after all, […]