I took this picture earlier this year in the Pacific Palisades 2016. I love the cloud formations.
Tag: colorful
From Idea to Product making art come to life
Hello Everyone!
I am so excited about this post. I love to draw, always have, probably always will. I have never formally taken a class or had any sort of training so I have always been shy with my art. Recently I have decided to just start drawing and putting it out into the world.
For Christmas my fantastic parents bought me a whole bunch of different types of Sharpies!!!! I love sharpies. They are fantastic to work with. If you missed my free Valentines Day Cards Downloadable post you can check it out here: https://goo.gl/hhBvOB
I used all sharpies to make the valentines day cards.
So I thought it would be a fun idea to make my mom and dad a thank you picture using all the cool markers they bought me for Christmas.
Here it is getting started:
Getting Colored in:
Almost Done:
Done:
I liked it! So I took a really high resolution photo of it, and had it made into real Thank You Cards!
Here is how they turned out!
I also decided that they would make awesome Thank You coupon cards for my etsy store.
I am super happy with them.
The Thank You Cards are available on my Sugar Beet Crafts Etsy Store Here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/268470697/set-of-3-thank-you-so-much-flower
If you love to doodle or draw or take pictures, don’t be afraid to take your art to the next level. It is really fun and easy to do.
Have you been inspired to draw lately? I would love to see it, feel free to post a link in comments.
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Composition Notebook Cover Re-Do #2
Hi Everyone!
I hope your having a fantastic week so far!
So last week was the first of a series of posts on how to re-decorate your composition notebooks. The first Composition Notebook Re-do was done with Mod Podge and different kinds of paper, then stuck mixed media style to the front and back covers.
If you missed it, you can find it here: Composition Notebook Cover Re-Do #1 (Decoupaged Paper Mix Media Style) Composition Notebook Re-Do #1
This week’s re-do is all about doodles. I am going to show you how easy it can be to customize your composition book with your own artwork.
I love to doodle, I have notebooks full of random drawings, scribbles and doodles. So it was only a matter of time before they wound up on the front covers also!
So let’s get going 😀
Materials Needed:
- Composition Notebook
- Pencil
- Eraser
- Sharpies or any Permanent marker. I use Micron by Pigma its Archival ink, which means its permanent and it also dries really quickly. Quick drying is important because the last thing you want is a big marker smear, its fixable but frustrating. I also use sharpies they work well also. You also want to go with a finer tip, especially if your getting into detail. If not go with whatever you like. I try to keep a variety of sizes around.
- Watercolors or Acrylic paint. (I used watercolor easy to work with, easy to fix mistakes, and dries fast)
- cup of water for your watercolors
- paint brushes
- Sticklers Glitter glue
- Acrylic Gesso
- Clear Coat Spray Sealer
Steps:
Grab your Gesso and completely cover your front and back cover. You may need to do two coats. If you do make sure you let the gesso dry between coats.
Cover the entire front and back cover with Gesso and Let dry.
Once completely dry Grab your pencil and start doodling or drawing.
Draw anything you like
And doodle some more…
Here are some tools I used to do the back.
and some more doodling…
Outline everything in marker. Remember to use quick drying Archival ink or sharpies to avoid smearing.
Then go over everything with marker.
outlined in marker
Now it’s time to watercolor!
The gesso takes water color well .
so therapeutic
Once your done with the watercoloring, let dry completely.
Once dry, I used Sticklers Glitter glue to accent different places in the pictures to give it a little pop.
When your completely satisfied, spray your cover with Spray Sealer. This helps keep your cover from sticking to everything.
There you have it! A completely customized notebook! What do you think?
I would absolutely love to see how your projects come out.
Send me pics!
Come on back and check us out next week, when I do Composition Notebook Cover Re-do #3!
Have a wonderful week!
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Quick and Easy Jar Decoration
Hello Everyone! I hope your Halloween season has been spooktacular so far!
Here is a super easy and quick way to add some pops of color and decoration around the house with stuff you probably already have.
These adorable fabric wrapped jars are great to add to any center piece, or table or just about anywhere. You can even add a candle and make them super awesome candle holders. Or shove some candy in them for a cool display
You just need:
- A jar (the one I used is super small they are about 2 inches. I think they are used for spices.
- Some fabric. (any will do, it just needs to be big enough to stuff into the jar.
- A bit of ribbon
Thats it!
Here is my little jar.
Jar and Fabric, The fabric is super sheer shinny material.
Lay down your material, then lay your jar in the center on top. I used 2 layers of fabric because the material was so sheer.
Tuck the fabric into the jar. Press it all the way in so it doesn’t come back out.
Wrap some ribbon around the top, and tie a bow.
And there you go!
A super simple, very quick way to add a bit decor this holiday season!
Happy Crafting!!!
What simple ways do you like to dress up you home for the holidays?
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Spring Time
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Photo Thursday – Frank Fungi and Alice Algae got together and…
got to Lichen each other!!
From Wikipedia: A lichen is a composite organism consisting of a fungus and a photosynthetic partner growing together in a symbiotic relationship, usually green alga.
I love Lichen! I will confess… I love Fungus, Algae and Mold too! I can’t even help it!
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Adventures in Art Journaling – You & Me
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Large Butterfly Necklace by SugarBeetCrafts on Etsy
Large Butterfly Necklace by SugarBeetCrafts on Etsy.
Stickers + Resin = Awesomeness!
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A New Finished Project!
I had this round white canvas and this extra pocket. I had no idea how this was going to turn out. I had no plan in mind, but I actually really like how it turned out a whole lot. The beads were the best touch, it looked really unfinished before. The beads also really brighten the whole thing. I love how little touches make a big difference.
Would you like to own it? I am selling it here —> https://www.etsy.com/listing/182339541/beaded-canvas-wall-pocket?ref=shop_home_active_4
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Well Owl Be! Make Your Own Wall Decorations
Making your own wall art is fun and easy!
Materials Needed:
- material
- canvas
- paint brushes
- turpentine (if using Oil)
- Mod Podge
- Gather your materials.
- Make sure your canvas is clean, if you notice any dust or dirt give it a wipe.
- Start with the oil paint. The owl canvas is painted simple black, but you could depending on your fabric create awesome backgrounds. I love the richness of oil paint, but it is serious stuff. It is slow drying so you can add colors and mix colors. It does however, take a while to dry. So if you are using oil this process is going to take days rather than hours.
- While drying find your fabric and cut out some designs. Trim any fly away treads. I cut out an owl
- Brush the Mod Podge over the fabric cut outs and apply to the canvas. Once placed on the canvas brush the Mod Podge over the top of the fabric.
- Let dry.
- Once dry, spray with sealer.
- Let dry.
- Once that is done, I added the small rhinestones with more Mod Podge.
This is fun, really inexpensive project to quickly update the look of any room. You could do this project alone, with your kids, or friends!
If you do not want to make one but still want one you can purchase this one! Visit SugarBeetCrafts on Etsy https://www.etsy.com/listing/180332961/owl-friend-canvas?ref=shop_home_active_20
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