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How To Paint a Holiday Table Runner

November 21, 2014 By Colleen Jorgenson 5 Comments

Paint your own table runner! Totally no-sew too. I’ve included a pattern for a festive deer for you to use too!

Filed Under: Accessories, Glitter Paint, Holiday Decorating, Home Decor, How To & PIY, Metallic Paint, Paint Fabric, Paint Surfaces, Paint Types, patterns, PIY, Stencil, Techniques, Transfers

Hide Your Wine Goblets

September 15, 2014 By Colleen 8 Comments

Mummy-Candle

Another Halloween project from a wine goblet, this time an easy to paint mummy candle.

Filed Under: crafts, Dollar Store Crafts, Halloween, holiday crafts, kids crafts, Paint Glass, Paint Surfaces, patterns

Fall Leaf Pattern Printables

September 9, 2014 By Colleen 6 Comments

Fall Leaf Patterns

Get ready to craft & decorate with these Fall Leaf patterns I drew! Use them for painting, crafting, appliques and more!

Filed Under: patterns, printables

It’s Flamingo Friday!

July 10, 2014 By Colleen 16 Comments

Flamingo-Patterns

In honor of Flamingo Friday, here are TWO flamingo patterns for you to create your own flamingo celebration!

Filed Under: patterns

How to Paint a Canning Jar

April 26, 2014 By Colleen 11 Comments

how to paint Mason Jar

When did it happen? When did canning jars become all the rage? They are, you know. And haven’t they been around for, like, ever? At least as long as I can remember, I know that. (And that’s a pretty long time!) Now they’re used for crafts, home decor, wedding decor, and parties. Not to mention […]

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

Peony Patterns

April 20, 2014 By Colleen 9 Comments

how to paint peonies

I drew some Peony Patterns for painting, crafting, embroidery, appliques or even coloring pages. Free download.

Filed Under: patterns

Choosing Scroll Patterns – Free Printables

March 27, 2014 By Colleen 4 Comments

desk-scroll

For some strange reason, I have a ‘thing’ for scrolls. I should say, I have a thing for painting scrolls. It’s not that my house is full of scrolly decor. At least, I don’t think so. I might have to look around now and doublecheck that. Before I’d even painted the first coat of white […]

Filed Under: Drawing, patterns

Painted Desk with Chalk Paint®

March 23, 2014 By Colleen 28 Comments

Chalk-Painted-Desk

I’ve never kept it a secret that I’m pretty bad when it comes to painting furniture. I have no idea why, I just know that after umpteen failures, I swore off painting furniture for good. That is, until the opportunity to review Chalk Paint® decorative paint by Annie Sloan presented itself. I was perfectly up […]

Filed Under: Chalk Paint, Furniture, Home Decor, How To & PIY, Paint Surfaces, Paint Types, Paint Wood, patterns, Tutorials

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