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An Altered Book of Love

Altered books have been around for some time, even before recycling, reclaiming and repurposing were all so trendy. Today on the blog is a very updated altered book that is filled with wonderful tones of pink, messages of love and mixed media techniques that will make you swoon. Crew Member Ewelina Gryglak walks us through the steps of making your own altered book…

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Wintertime Mixed Media Shadowbox

Winter is here for many of us around the world – a time for snow, ice, hot cocoa, snowmen, sledding, icicles, ice skates, snow plows and snow angels. When the temperatures travel across the phone or television screen to alert us of cold days ahead, many shiver at the thought but the wonder that winter brings is so inspiring for winter-time…

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December 2016 Challenge Winner and Featured Projects

Every month we send out a creative challenge with simple guidelines, a color story and a fun theme. This past month we created masquerade masks! We love to see those gorgeous entries to our challenges from ALL around the globe. That is one of our biggest goals with our challenges is to reach crafters all over the world. …

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Birds in the Garden on Burlap

Who is ready for Spring? We are with both hands up. It has not been cold for that long, but we are just ready for the birds to start singing, the flowers to start blooming and the grass to be green again. Crew Member Chris Pozzi wows us with a fun painted and fussy cut project that is…

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Get Organized 7gypsies Vintage Style

Do you you have your planner ready to go for 2017 ? Maybe you are working on it this month to get ready for the upcoming year. Crew Member Sheila Rumney shares with us a great handmade organizer that has such a cool style. We see so many clean and contemporary planners and we think they are terrific,…

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Dream and Create Mixed Media Art

Dream. Imagine. Design. Create. These are 4 of our favorite words and Crew Member Ewelina Gryglak brings them to life in this purple and black work of art. The variety of tones really shows us the texture and detail that is used to create this mixed media piece. Choosing one color and accenting it with black makes a very…

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DESIGN STYLE FEATURE: SIMPLE RUSTIC

Exploring different design styles is something we love to do. Some designers are purist, others mix a few styles together and others switch from one extreme style to another. Let’s have a little fun digging into different styles and see if you think this style is for you or not. Liz Fourez of blog Love Grows Wild shows off…

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“Word of the Year” – January 2017 Challenge {enter to win}

Today we turn the page and begin sketching for the next year to come. Welcome 2017! We look forward to spending the upcoming year with all of YOU. We love getting to know you, to see the Collective grow and to meet people from all over the world. Thank you for helping to share our products and…

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New Year’s Party Table

2017 is a new chapter in the story of our lives and why not ring in the new year with a little craft goodness, filling in the pages however we choose? Why spend time at Party City or the Walmart party aisle looking for decorations for your New Year’s Eve party when you can make the decor…

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Mixed Media Holiday Tags

Why don’t we kick off our countdown to Christmas this week with easy tags that you can decorate your Christmas gifts with? Making personal tags is a really fun way of using up scraps of paper and who does not appreciate a nicely wrapped gift with a one of a kind gift tag? To make tags similar to…