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How to Use Watercolor Pencils

April 4, 2016 By Colleen 6 Comments

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How to Use Watercolor Pencils to paint a spring tulip!

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

Create a Digital Wreath in PicMonkey

January 25, 2016 By Colleen 1 Comment

create a Digital Wreath

Learn how to create a digital wreath so you can make creative frames for art, printables, scrapbooking and more.

Filed Under: How To & PIY, printables, Tutorials

How to Paint a Tomato with Watercolors

January 12, 2016 By Colleen 4 Comments

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Here’s a good beginner painting, how to paint a tomato with watercolors.

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

How to Simply Paint Birch Trees with Watercolors

January 4, 2016 By Colleen 5 Comments

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This is a fun and simple way to paint birch trees with watercolors for beginners to advanced painters.

Filed Under: Color Wash, How To & PIY, Paint Paper, Paint Surfaces, Paint Types, Tutorials, Watercolor

How to Antique a Desk in 4 Easy Steps

October 15, 2015 By Colleen 4 Comments

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How to Antique a Desk in 4 Easy Steps

Filed Under: Antiquing & Distressing, Furniture, Home Decor, How To & PIY, Paint Surfaces, Paint Types, Paint Wood, Specialty Paints, Techniques, Tutorials

Antiquing Ceramics – glaze, colorwash or dry brush?

March 26, 2015 By Colleen 7 Comments

How to antique ceramic

Here are three methods to antique a thrift store ceramic bunny using craft acrylics.

Filed Under: Antiquing & Distressing, Color Wash, crafts, Glazing, holiday crafts, How To & PIY, Techniques, Tutorials

Stenciled Holiday Serving Tray

December 9, 2014 By Colleen 5 Comments

Stenciled Serving Tray

Stencil a simple plastic serving tray with two colors and learn how to add a ‘drop shadow’, giving depth and dimension to the design.

Filed Under: Accessories, Holiday Decorating, Home Decor, How To & PIY, Metallic Paint, Paint Plastic, Paint Surfaces, Paint Types, Spray Paint, Stencil, Techniques, Tutorials

DIY Tealight Jars

July 22, 2014 By Colleen 10 Comments

DIY Tea Light Jars

This is a pretty project to make with any jar. Paint the glass and then dot designs with metallic paint to create beautiful patterns, then drop in a tea light.

Filed Under: crafts, How To & PIY, Metallic Paint, Paint Glass, Paint Surfaces, Paint Types, Tutorials

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