Thank you to DecoArt for providing the Americana Chalky Finish Paints used in this week’s series. This week we’re sharing wedding ideas! I share how to turn a few dollar store glass pieces into super shabby chic mini cake plates using DecoArt Americana Chalky Finish Paints! Check out more projects from the Crafty Hangouts crew
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Author: Jennifer Priest
It started with jewelry, beading, sewing, home decor, painting, basket weaving, pottery, and cross-stitch. Marry that to an entrepreneurial spirit & at 9 years old a girl is selling her wares at craft fairs as far as her parents and grandparents would drive her. These days, Jennifer enjoys crafts of all genres from sewing to scrapbooking to jewelry with a little dabbling in the mixed media world. Her style is approachable and she wants everyone who sees her work to feel that they too can embrace creativity and make their home and life beautiful.
Mixed Media Canvases from Smoothfoam – I Kinda Love It!
Did you know that Smoothfoam is a great surface for mixed media art? When I was approached to do a demo at the Smoothfoam booth at the Craft & Hobby Assocation Show this January, we discussed possibly stamping on Smoothfoam. But what would I stamp? To prep the collection of 12×12 Smoothfoam sheets for creating,
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How to Make A [Faux] Spring Dictionary Paper Topiary
It seems more and more I am all about the reuse and recycle, baby! To create this topiary, I used the PHONE BOOK! I still don’t know why the phone company keeps passing them out but, bring it on!!!!! Now, these cute little flowers in the base of the topiary pot were made with dictionary
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The Best DIY Arts Projects With Simple Keys
We all have old keys lying around the house and we come across them in the worst times – when we have zero use for them. That’s about the time when we seriously consider throwing them all out, but then their sentimental value somehow magically pops up and stops us. So we shove them back
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The Romance of Mixed-Media Jewelry
Honored to have my work chosen to be in this beautiful ebook by Kristen Robinson and ICE Resin for Cloth Paper Scissors!!!! Follow this link to see the ebook on the Cloth Paper Scissors website: http://www.interweavestore.com/the-romance-of-mixed-media-jewelry Explore your romantic side with the ICE Resin® artists in The Romance of Mixed-Media Jewelry eBook. Find a variety
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Target 1 Spot Strikes Again!
I saw on Instagram that Target’s Cartwheel app was offering a 20% off coupon code for all the ” Target 1 Spot” or dollar section goodies. Naturally, I lost my mind and got in the car and headed on over to Target to get things I really did not need…or did I? I actually got
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Crafty Hangouts: Valentines Edition!!!
This month we’re sharing Valentine crafts, quite naturally! Our Crafty Hangouts were sponsored by American Crafts – they sent us some great fun product to work with to create Valentine themed goodies with!!! This year I really want to make our Valentines for the kids to pass out at school and I have had this
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