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Paint a Purple Bunny

March 8, 2010 By Colleen Jorgenson 4 Comments

Paint a Purple Bunny

Are you ready for Easter? The sun was wonderful yesterday and I wanted to bring big doses of spring color into my house. ‘Course, today it’s cloudy again – perfect day to do some painting! Isn’t he cute? So simple, too! Just 3 colors! Look at the easy steps – To get the pattern and […]

Filed Under: crafts, Highlighting, holiday crafts, How To & PIY, PIY, Shading, Techniques

Free Easter Bunny Paint Kit

March 4, 2010 By Colleen Jorgenson 13 Comments

How to Paint a Bunny

This is the first little bunny I got done. Two more are coming, though! If you haven’t painted in a while (or ever), or you believe you have no artistic talent, I urge you to give this little guy a try. I’m posting the step-by-step pictures below. The full instructions are here. These are the […]

Filed Under: Highlighting, How To & PIY, PIY, Shading, Techniques

Free Shamrock Paint Kit!

March 4, 2010 By Colleen Jorgenson 10 Comments

St. Patricks paint craft

For all of you who’ve said, “I can’t draw a stick figure!” Or, “I can’t paint anything.” Well, I’ve finally gotten started designing my PIY (paint-it-yourself) kits. Whether you can draw or not, haven’t taken art class since high school (if at all), I invite you to give it a whirl. I think you’ll surprise […]

Filed Under: Highlighting, How To & PIY, PIY, Shading, Techniques

How To Paint a Poinsettia

December 3, 2009 By Colleen Jorgenson 20 Comments

How to Paint a Poinsettia

Even if you’ve never painted before, give this a try. It may seem like a lot of steps, but I just took a whole lotta photos. You can definitely do it in an afternoon. You don’t need to know any blending or shading techniques. Just color it in. Really. So, what could you do with […]

Filed Under: Highlighting, How To & PIY, PIY, Shading, Techniques

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