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How to Paint Peonies with a Watercolor Effect

April 23, 2014 By Colleen 10 Comments

how to paint peonies

This tutorial shows how to use acrylic paints and create a watercolor effect on peonies and mason jars.

Filed Under: How To & PIY, Markers & Pencils, Paint Paper, Paint Surfaces, Paint Types, PIY, Tutorials, Watercolor

Spring Flowers & Painting Tutorials

April 2, 2014 By Colleen 11 Comments

Spring Flower Tutorials

Spring flowers have been popping up around here for a couple of months now. I was so excited to see the pretties popping up all around our property. Every week or so, a new posy would open up. For some reason, I started snapping pics. I have no idea why. Heaven knows, I’m not a […]

Filed Under: How To & PIY, My House, My Stuff, PIY, Tutorials

How To Paint Daffodils

March 7, 2014 By Colleen 6 Comments

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Hey there! What do you think of my  new ‘digs’? I’m seriously in love. I didn’t know it was possible to be in love with a website . . . but I am. And it’s mine, all mine. I still have some tweaking to do and it’s going to take some time but it’ll be […]

Filed Under: How To & PIY, Markers & Pencils, Paint Types, patterns, PIY, Watercolor

Daisy Painting Tutorial

May 13, 2013 By Colleen Jorgenson 3 Comments

I could’ve sworn I’d already done a daisy painting tutorial before this. Daisies are one of my favorite flowers. They’re so bright and cheery. I mean, I love all flowers, but there’s something about daisies. My main goal with writing a series about Painting Simple Flowers was to show easy ways to paint a type […]

Filed Under: How To & PIY, Markers & Pencils, patterns, PIY

Paint a 3-D Fleur de Lis

February 12, 2013 By Colleen Jorgenson 1 Comment

Paint 3D Fleur de Lis

A couple of weeks ago a new reader emailed me, saying she wanted to paint a fleur de lis and did I have any tips. With Mardi Gras coming up (ok, it’s most likely passed by the time you read this) I thought why not just paint one and show her step-by-step? So I did […]

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

Easy Snowflake Painting

November 18, 2012 By Colleen Jorgenson 2 Comments

Easy Snowflake Painting

No matter what your painting level, you can paint this snowflake painting!

Filed Under: How To & PIY, Paint Canvas, Paint Surfaces, PIY, seasonal crafts, Stencil, Techniques

Mother’s Day Craft Project – Dipdot Lilacs

May 3, 2012 By Colleen Jorgenson 5 Comments

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With Mother’s Day right around the corner, I wanted to come up with some quick and easy projects. “Dipdots” are a fun way to paint, for both you and the kiddos! For this lilac painting, I grabbed a paper gift bag from the dollar store.   I used two shades of purple  – Light Lavender […]

Filed Under: crafts, holiday crafts, How To & PIY, Paint Paper, Paint Surfaces, PIY

How To Paint White Lilacs on Stenciled Background

April 26, 2012 By Colleen Jorgenson 1 Comment

How to Paint Lilacs

I started to paint this tutorial a few weeks ago, back when my white lilacs were still in bloom. It was such a treat to clip some for inspiration. But Life intervened and I couldn’t get the tutorial painted until this week. There’s just something about white lilacs. They’re so lacy and light. I love […]

Filed Under: How To & PIY, PIY, Stencil, Techniques

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