Why mix baking soda with acrylic paint? It’s the latest design trend – the vintage look with a muted, matte color like pale yellow, mint green, or peach. But perhaps you don’t want to spend money on chalk paint. Well this approach is just for you! Baking soda is the perfect ingredient to get that […]
How I Turned a Small Canvas Into an Earring Holder
You’re gonna love this….in this post I am sharing a project with you that involves the up-cycling of an art piece into, let’s say…functional art? Well, it’s an earring holder, to put it simply. As you know now not only are acrylics super versatile, so are canvases. Have you ever wanted to do something similar, […]
How I Upcycled Old Paintings Into… (Wait For It) a Privacy Screen!
Project Spotlight – Privacy Screen from a series of old paintings. If you’ve been following me for awhile, you know that I have painted a lot, and collected a lot of artwork. Not bragging. It’s just the truth. Periodically I enjoy switching out some of my older paintings for different ones, just for a change […]
How Wearable Art Can Be Repurposed Into…Pillows!
Hey guys, I just want to say happy summer solstice, boy it’s a scorcher here. It was almost 100 degrees F one day last week…whew. Hope you are staying cool. I thought I’d take a break from my usual posting activities to bring you something a little different. I was doing a change-over in the […]
A How To Guide to Drip Painting
Are you looking for a fun how to approach to drip painting? Look no further! This awesome technique is fun for kids and adult “artists” alike, it is so simple yet the effects can be very sophisticated and unique! It’s a fun application that can be incorporated into a myriad of projects…a traditional canvas, or […]