You know, in October when I blogged 31 days in a row and painted 31 paint projects, I thought that creating a bunch of holiday paint projects would be simple. Easy. No sweat! And I was oh-so wrong. Again. I had good intentions though. I thought of a bunch of holiday paint themes and easy […]
Snowmen Printables
Snowmen Printables As promised, here are the snowmen printables I used for the magnetic snowmen paperdolls. But you could use them for anything – coloring pages, appliques, scrapbooking, or anything else you can come up with. They’re free to use. But a link back to Mural Maker & More would be really, really nice! Each […]
How To Paint a Simple Bow and Ribbon Streamers
So it’s Thanksgiving week, right? And in a few days we’ll be breakin’ out the ribbon for decorating and wrapping presents. So why do a painting tutorial for a bow and ribbon then? It’s a great way to ‘frame’ a painting. It’s super easy, and therefore fast, to paint. It’s a great way to integrate […]
Magnetic Snowman Paper Dolls
Did you ever play with paper dolls when you were a kid? Do your children? Or do they just hop on the computer now and use the ‘digital avatars’ like my grandson? I gotta tell you, I had a total blast creating these Snowman paperdolls. (I’m thinkin’ I must not have had paper dolls as […]
How To Paint a Snow Scene
This is Part 1 of a two day, maybe three, paint project. The snow scene is the background for the project. I did a tutorial last year for painting a snow scene. No, that’s wrong . . . I’ve done two. One with trees and snowflakes, and one as a background for a snowman. So […]
African – American Santas
For years I’ve been collecting African-American Santa Clauses. Or, at least I’ve tried. They are a little few and far between in the suburbs in Northern California. Nevertheless, it has been important to me ever since my stepsons moved in 20 years ago. Last year, I wrote a post about our 1st family Christmas and […]
Painted Red Cardinal Gift Box
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 […]
Holly Burlap Napkin Rings
Hey, there! I wanted to show you how to make a Holly Topper for the burlap napkin rings. I kinda like having both poinsettia and holly together, instead of just one or the other. If I scrounge up some more burlap, I just might have an entire array of Christmas designs for toppers! In case […]