Hi! Are you making handmade Christmas gifts this year? If you are, I have a couple of suggestions for you. First, take a trip to your local thrift store. You’ll be amazed at how many items there are there that can be repurposed into a gift. Like this cute little chipwood box I found at […]
Day 26: Paint Fall Fruit in Cornucopia
Hi! Welcome to Day 26 of my 31 Days of Easy Holiday Paint Projects. If this is your first time visiting, I’ll admit that this cornucopia filled with fruit doesn’t look too, um, . . . easy. But it’s really just a culmination of a bunch of tutorials: Cornucopia Apples Sunflowers Pears Pomegranates Grapes Pumpkins […]
Day 20: Paint a Cornucopia (Horn of Plenty)
Hello! We’re almost ready to paint our fall fruit centerpiece, but we need something to put the fruit in! So here’s a simple cornucopia tutorial for ya. Even if you’re not a huge fan of cornucopia (I’m not), this will be fun because you’ll see how to make something appear rounded just by shading and […]
Day 19: Paint Simple Pomegranates (video)
Yes, I’m late again. Still. Whatever. It’s still October 19 and so, technically, I’m still on track with my 31 Days of Easy Holiday Paint Projects. Technically, ok? I absolutely adore pomegranates. I like to eat them, paint them, or even set them around for decorating. Maybe with a little gold rub ‘n buff on […]
Day 18: How To Paint Pears (video)
Hi! How are ya? This was one of ‘those’ days for me. You know the kind I mean . . . where you’d like to throw something, anything, (namely the computer) across the room or out the window. But I didn’t. Because if I had, I would’ve lost this video I made on how to […]
Day 17–Harvest Fruit Roundup
Hello! Hope you had a great weekend. Now that I’m on the back-end of the 31 Day blogging challenge, I’m gearing up for Christmas. But I want to sneak in a few Thanksgiving – or just Fall – paint projects too. One of the most iconic Thanksgiving images is the cornucopia. You know – the […]
Day 13 – How To Paint Grapes (Video!!!)
Hey! How are ya? I’m so glad you stopped by today, of all days, because I’m posting my very, very first painting video. (aaack!!!) I could give you a ton of disclaimers [the editing is rough, my head is in the way, my voice doesn’t really sound like that] but I won’t {ha!}. The main […]
How To Paint Jewels
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. […]