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Free Fall Printable and New ClipArt

October 19, 2018 By Colleen Leave a Comment

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I’ve been so busy, painting and making digital art, I wanted to share this Free Fall Printable and the New ClipArt in my Etsy Shop. To get the Free Fall Printable see below. If you go see my Etsy Shop you see all of the New ClipArt I created using the Pumpkin Patterns. The fall […]

Filed Under: Christmas, crafts, holiday crafts, my paintings, My Stuff, printables

Pumpkin Patterns

October 11, 2018 By Colleen Leave a Comment

pumpkin patterns

If you’re getting your Fall ‘on’, here are some great Pumpkin Patterns you can use for painting, crafting, coloring, and a whole lot more. I say ‘if’ because a lot of creative types are headlong into Christmas! If you want to see how I used the pumpkin patterns, take a peek at this listing in […]

Filed Under: crafts, patterns, seasonal crafts

Fall Home Tour

October 8, 2018 By Colleen 2 Comments

Fall-Mantel

Welcome to our Fall Home Tour! Well, maybe not the entire home, but where we spend the most time. I had such fun decorating this year, adding some burlap and teensy wired lights to the mix. Everything is either from the dollar store or Michael’s. Rather than telling you what I did and how, I […]

Filed Under: Home Decor, Just Saying, My Stuff, Seasonal Decorating

How to Paint Sunflowers – Easy Watercolor Project

August 7, 2018 By Colleen Leave a Comment

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There’s just something about sunflowers. They’re bright and cheery and . . . easy to paint! If you’re saying, “sure, sure, Colleen”, bear with me while I show you How to Paint Sunflowers with watercolors! Written instructions are below along with a video at the bottom. Supplies sunflower pattern Pencil 140 lb. cold pressed watercolor […]

Filed Under: How To & PIY, Paint Types, Tutorials, Watercolor

How to Paint Geraniums in Two Steps!

July 12, 2018 By Colleen 4 Comments

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Do you love red geraniums as much as I do? I’m a bit of a fanatic, I’ll admit, and I wanted to paint some with watercolors. They didn’t turn out well. sigh. So I grabbed my trusty acrylics and played around a bit and came up with How to Paint Geraniums in Two Steps!   […]

Filed Under: How To & PIY, Paint Paper, Paint Surfaces, Videos

Coastal Seashell Pattern Printables

June 21, 2018 By Colleen 1 Comment

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Coastal Seashell Patterns and Traceables A few years back I painted this Coastal Window and shared the Seashell and Starfish patterns I used. They have been super popular lately so I thought I might as well draw some new Coastal Seashell Patterns.  I love seashells because no matter where you live, they remind you of […]

Filed Under: crafts, Home Decor, patterns

How to Paint a Peony with Watercolors – Video

June 13, 2018 By Colleen 2 Comments

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How to Paint a Peony with Watercolors Are you a peony lover? They’re such a beautiful flower, which makes trying to paint them a daunting task. But I did. Try, at least. The entire time I had my flower shop I never, not once, ordered any peonies, nor did my customers. Granted, that was another […]

Filed Under: How To & PIY, patterns, Videos, Watercolor

More Flower Patterns

June 6, 2018 By Colleen 9 Comments

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  I’m back with More Flower Patterns today. Yep, I’ve been drawing up a storm and I love it. Drawing takes me to my happy place. I’m surprised it took me this long to realize it. Even more than painting, I love to draw. Although painting with watercolors is a really close second to sketching. […]

Filed Under: patterns

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