Written by Marina Chernyak Decorative candles and accents give any table top or corner an added flair that simply brightens up the room. Whether these candles are actually lit up for aromatherapy or simply placed there as decorations, its aesthetic value cannot be discounted. Although these candles come in a wide array of shapes, sizes [...]
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Making handmade soap is a fun project you can give as gifts or use to accept your own home. There are a wide variety of options from fragrances and colors to choose from. Most of the ingredients are easy to find and the process is relatively easy, making this a fantastic craft project to do [...]
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There are a number of reasons why you might want to create a repeating pattern. From the graphic elements and background textures of your own website or blog to designing art licensing fabric, scrapbooking, giftwrap and more. Photoshop has some fantastic tools to help you create seamless patterns (aka tiling textures). Learning to use the [...]
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No matter what your preferred medium is, you probably have a nice collection of paint brushes already and a wishlist for some of those harder to find brushes. Your brushes may be synthetic or natural, camel hair or boar bristle, they each have their own benefits and applications. The one thing they all have in [...]
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Hopefully articles here have encouraged you to learn to paint. Now we want to put the idea into your head of combining pleasures with painting and camping. Sooner or later you will want to try doing landscapes in the great outdoors as opposed to trying to pull them off of photographic images. Here is a [...]
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When my wife and I got married 18 months ago we were so excited that we did everything together…well, okay, not everything. I mean I had my boys night and she had her girls night. But being the nerdy newlyweds we are, we actually mapped out our weekly schedule. It included a night for each [...]
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Art is everywhere and not all art that is sold hanging or painted on a canvas. There is an entire facet of selling or licensing art revolving around fabric. The quilting industry, fabrics for clothing and home decor as well as fabrics for crafting look for art to print on the fabric. If you are [...]
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If you are a true do-it-yourselfer like I am, you probably believe that you can do just about anything you put your mind to. You might even think that you can do it just as well, or even better than the professionals. That’s the way I am, and I have to admit that this attitude [...]
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Learning to paint is something many people dream of, but rarely know where to start let alone make the leap to try it out. Just like learning to walk or learning to speak another language, learning how to paint is a step-by-step process that requires patience and practice. Lots of practice! So where do you [...]
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Finger painting has long been a favorite activity for toddlers through grade school children. It’s a fun, easy activity to put together with very few supplies and the mess cleans right up. Finger painting is a great activity for exploring colors, sense of touch and imagination all at the same time. Finger Paint – Pre-made [...]
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