Easy DIY Blooming Watercolor Speed Painting Zen Doodle

New video up --can we say I'm already dreaming of Spring? What do you think?

Should I do more Speed Paint/Draw type videos?



This is so easy but has a lot of impact. Use what ever colors your heart desires. This painting was a sort of magenta, 2 colors of blue and 3 colors of green. Then dried with a hairdryer and doodled with a black pen. I think I will be doing a few more of these.



I may even do a coloring sheet!

Remember to get out and do something creative!

The Great Art Quest Binder!

Hello all of my Creative Friends!!

Welcome to 2016! 

I am looking forward to the coming year as a time of growth and new experiences. 

A year long Art Quest guided by Cinnamon Cooney, The Art Sherpa is going to be my art school this year, I'm so excited! 

I am helping out in a small way by designing and creating this easy to make Binder for the art pages that we will be making this year.

Here's the download for the PDF instruction s on how to make my binder! 

I have also done a Youtube tutorial too!

Below are the Materials needed to make the binder:

Cardboard 2 pieces 1/2" larger than the paper you will be putting in the binder- for example for a binder that will hold 9x12" paper your front and back cover pieces will be 9 1/2" x 12 1/2"

Cardboard the same length as above by 1 1/2" wide for the spine

Heavy paper for covering the binder

Duct Tape for hinging the covers to the spine and to reinforce the corners over the cover paper

3 Pieces of ribbon the width of the binder covers and spine these are what will hold the paper in the binder

White glue for attaching covers (Mod Poge, PVA etc)

Fluid Matte Medium or Gloss Medium and Varnish to seal the paper covering

Tools Needed:

Metal edged ruler

Pencil

Scissors

Craft Knife with sharp blade

Cutting Mat

Awl or Nail for poking holes

Hole Punches 1/8" and 1/4" punching holes in the spine and in the papers to be bound in the binder

Brush to spread the glue/matte medium/varnish

Screwdriver and Large Screw or Hammer and large Nail to make holes in canvas panels

Here are the links again!

Instructable PDF on Instructables.com on how to make my binder! 

The Binder on Youtube tutorial too!

Time to Glitter!-Glitter Houses for you to make!

It is a shiny and sparkly time of year. 

Time to make it sparkle a little more, -who doesn't love a little Glitter?
This time I'm making this sweet little glitter house.

Click here to go to the Video instructions!

It only takes a little bit of time, card stock or thin cardboard like cereal boxes or face tissue boxes with pretty patterns, old Christmas cards just about anything that you like the look of or can be painted is fair game! Glue gun and glue sticks, craft knife, scissors, metal edged ruler, white glue or decoupage glue, and the glitter of your choice. I used ultra fine glitter on my examples.

Here is my template pattern to get you started.

Right Click on the image to save to your computer and then print!

There are many references on the internet for Glitter houses also known as Putz houses-

Here are a couple of my favorites:

Little Glitter Houses is an amazing resource!

Big Indoor Trains - This is a site that has loads of templates, patterns and instructions for building an entire village!

Remember to get out and do something creative!

Do you wann build...a Gnome? #lovewinterart

Hi there! Lots of creating going on right now, it is the season for it. :) this is video #2 of my #lovewinterart projects!

I just put up a sweet little project- it is a felt gnome. Made with just a couple pieces of felt a bit of stuffing, some pennies to put in the base and just a drop or two of glue.

First here't the pattern, just print, cut and trace the pieces on your felt.

And here's the link to the video to show you haw to put it together!

Felt Gnome DIY!

Please let me know what you think! Leave a comment be fore you go so I know you were here. :)

Remember to get out and Do Something Creative!

Do you #lovewinterart?

I sure do #lovewinterart! I'm playing with the great folks at the Creative Arts Collaboration this week from December 9-13. Anything winter art is the theme.

My project for this awesome event is a sweet little snowman..... Trapped in a Snowglobe! I have even created a traceable snowglobe pattern for you if you want to paint it too and it can even be a coloring page if you have little ones that want to do the same art as you!

Here's the Traceable/coloring sheet that you can download to your computer and print out so you can follow along!

To trace on to the canvas just print out on regular paper, rub the BACKSIDE of the paper with chalk or pencil then lay the chalk side down on the canvas and trace over the lines with a ball point pen to transfer the image to the canvas!

Here's the finished painting-

Leave me a comment and let me know what you thought of this lesson! Head over to Youtube and subscribe to my channel too if you want to be notified when I have new videos go up. :)

Remember to get out and do something creative!

Felt Fortune Cookies Ornament or gift...?

Hey there! I just posted a new video perfect for ANY holiday or gift giving opportunity. :)

Fortune Cookies made from craft felt. Quick and Easy!


You only need some felt, needle and thread, a pair of scissors that will cut the felt and something to trace around to make your circle between 2-3 inches across.



Check it out and let me know what you think, please leave me a comment!