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Paint a Haunted House – 31 Days of Easy Holiday Paint Projects

October 2, 2011 By Colleen Jorgenson Leave a Comment

Paint Haunted Houses

This is the second tutorial in 31 Days of Easy Holiday Paint Projects. Today we’re painting Haunted Houses. If you’ve ever said “I can’t even draw a stick figure” this paint tutorial is perfect for you. In fact, the more crooked, wavy, and ‘off’ the lines are, the better spookier your house will look! I […]

Filed Under: Blending Colors, How To & PIY, PIY, Techniques

Easy Holiday Paint Projects – Day 1

October 1, 2011 By Colleen Jorgenson 1 Comment

Paint Bat and Harvest Moon

Hello! Welcome to Day 1 of 31 Days of Easy Holiday Paint Projects! It is 8:30 p.m. and I am just now writing my post for tomorrow – the first of 31 consecutive posts. Something tells me this is gonna be a little more challenging than I thought. But it is a ‘challenge’, and I’m […]

Filed Under: Blending Colors, Glazing, How To & PIY, PIY, Techniques

How To Paint Jewels

September 22, 2011 By Colleen Jorgenson 4 Comments

Cherry Blossom Tree Mural

Hi. How are ya? Has the Fall weather hit where you live yet? Well we had about two days of below 90 degrees. Just enough to tease me, to make me think of cool evenings, light jackets, sleeping with covers again. And then, Wham! 98 degrees and higher. I blame this tutorial on the heat. […]

Filed Under: Highlighting, How To & PIY, PIY, Shading, Techniques

Decoupage or Paint Some Fall Leaves

September 20, 2011 By Colleen Jorgenson Leave a Comment

Fall-Leaf-Serving-Tray

I made this decoupage and paint project when I was a guest over at Type A Decorating a couple of weeks ago and wanted to share it with you. I like things that make life easy. Gadgets. Tools. You know how if you have the right tools, projects are so much easier? Whether it’s painting, […]

Filed Under: Blending Colors, Decoupage, Glitter Paint, How To & PIY, Paint Canvas, Paint Surfaces, Paint Types, Techniques, Tutorials

Paint An Easy Halloween Witch–(The Long Version)

September 15, 2011 By Colleen Jorgenson 8 Comments

halloween-painting

Fun painting tutorial for Halloween for all skill levels!

Filed Under: Halloween, How To & PIY, my paintings, My Stuff, Tutorials

Painting Harlequin Diamonds

September 13, 2011 By Colleen Jorgenson Leave a Comment

painting harlequin diamonds

Look, I know I talk a lot. I’ve been told that since I was a little girl and my two older brothers and two older sisters would whine, “Mom! puhleese make her shut up!” Writing a blog, nearly daily, should provide an outlet, a vehicle, for people like me who tend to go on and […]

Filed Under: How To & PIY, Paint Canvas, Paint Surfaces, Tutorials

How To Paint a Pumpkin Painting . . .

September 8, 2011 By Colleen Jorgenson 2 Comments

How to Paint a Pumpkin Painting

. . . on canvas. Or paper. Or wood. Here’s the issue – I like to title my blog posts so you know what to expect. You know, be a good blogger, not get too cute, and maybe get some good SEO and all that. But if you search online for “How to Paint a […]

Filed Under: Highlighting, How To & PIY, PIY, Shading, Techniques

How To Paint Red Apples

September 2, 2011 By Colleen Jorgenson 1 Comment

How to Paint Red Apples

You might be thinking, “Apples? What’s the big deal? Aren’t they just red round circles with a brown stem?” And you’d be right. Mostly. Except red round circles can also look like tomatoes. With a green stem. And we can’t have our apples mistaken for tomatoes. Not ‘round these parts. You see, while my hometown […]

Filed Under: Highlighting, How To & PIY, patterns, PIY, Shading

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