For many people ‘summer’ means the beach. Sand, water, seashells. But not for me. Summer, to me, means the mountains, where I spent every childhood summer. The mountains – pine trees, pinecones, crystal blue lakes, and wildflowers. I’m trying to get Mom to our cabin as much as possible this year. I’ve made it my […]
Spray Paint Pillows
A while back I started some paint projects for Memorial Day. Well, since Life thru me a curve ball, I’ll just use these for 4th of July. This project didn’t start off as a pillow, actually. I had these wooden stars in my unmade Christmas project stash. You know the one, right? Unmade Christmas, unmade […]
Paint a Canvas Totebag for a Fabulous Friend
It’s time to ‘get back on the horse’, as they say. I can’t think of a better segue from my husband’s untimely passing back into painting then this quick gift I painted for my dear friend, Amy, of Mod Podge Rocks! Just looking at her sweet smile makes my heart smile. And that really, really […]
Mother’s Day Craft Project – Dipdot Lilacs
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 […]
How To Paint White Lilacs on Stenciled Background
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 […]
Seven Spring Flower Painting Tutorials
With Easter this weekend and Mother’s Day not too far off, Spring flowers are at the top of my painting to-do list. While I enjoy sharing quick little paint projects like the dipdot flowers, I also like paintings that take a few more minutes, but they are well worth the extra time. These seven painting […]
Paint Bunnies & Chicks in 15 Minutes Or Less
Guess what?!? Easter is this Sunday! As in . . . like, 4 days from now. Guess what else? I have nothing ready. Not a ding-dong thing. I take that back – I now have a cutie-patootie bunny & chick tray that took less than 15 minutes to paint. Yep – less than 15 minutes […]
Paint Flowers in 15 Minutes or Less– even if you can’t paint
Paint flowers in under 15 minutes? Even if you ‘can’t’ paint? Yep! I’ve got a foolproof, no-fail, technique . . . Dipdot Flowers! Okay, so it’s not my own idea. When I spied the Landee’s dipdot easter eggs yesterday it got my mind whirring. Plus, my friends at Expect Moore and The Country Chic Cottage […]