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Step into my Gypsy parlour!

Hey everyone – it’s Cathy Frailey with a fun little project that’s different and shows off your gypsy spirit! I had a couple of rusty grain scoops and I knew I needed to make a gypsy parlour out of one! It’s a cozy little tent-like parlour that has come to life with the help of…

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Burlap Covered Lemonade Holder

Hello, I am Lynda Lindley and in my family, the end of the school year means gifts for teachers. I am constantly being teased for “saving” containers left and right to use for all types of things. One of my latest teacher-gift projects is a burlap-covered lemonade holder. For this project, I am using some “rescued” powdered…

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Beautification of my Wooden High Veg Bed

Hello everyone. Evelyn Walter here today. I want to share with you how I upcycled my wooden high veg bed to make it real crafter worthy… hahaha yes, I said it! But let me tell you the story from the beginning… Last year, I built up a little high bed on my terrace; I wanted to…

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HOW TO VIDEO – Altered Art Sailboat

Finding an item at a swap, on the curb, or at a garage sale that would normally go in the trash or is no longer wanted and turning it into a piece of art is so much fun! This is exactly what Natassa Blazaki did with a container she found, she saw what it could be,…

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Revamping my outdoor Sun with High Impact Paints

Hello everyone it’s Patti here with a little different project than my norm. I had this weathered metal outdoor sun that used to hang on the side of our house when we lived in Southern Utah and moved with us to now reside on our front yard fence in SW Washington State. The elements, whether…

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Toys on artboard – “Keeping your child’s soul is the key to happiness”

Hello, here Angélique Crêté aka Boule de Scrap. You know my love for vintage, for recycling and for poetry. Today, I am delighted to present my latest project, which brings all these elements together. It was born following a call of a French scrapbooking association, which calls on the generosity of artists to create projects, which…

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Upcycling an Old Metal Box

Hey! It’s my turn on the blog again and I have a fun project for you today. I found this metal box some time ago and had to have it. I wasn’t sure then what I was going to do with it, but when I saw the new Tattered Angels Color Wash Paints, I knew…

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Canvas covered altered notebook with Architextures

Hello, Irit Shalom here with my mixed media canvas covered altered notebook. This altered dollar store notebook was made as an art journal, and even though it’s not a good fit for Mixed Media, it sure can be used as an art sketchbook or anything that doesn’t need too many wet mediums over the pages. The…

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TABLE RUNNER – The perfect match of fabric and burlap

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June 8, 2018

Today, our Crew Member, Lynda Lindley uses her skills and pieces of leftover upholstery to transform a natural burlap table runner into a rustic centrepiece for her dining table. A few years ago, I recovered the seats on our dining room chairs. I have been holding onto the extra upholstery fabric all this time and…

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How to Distress a Desk in the 21st Century

When I first moved into my house I bought a standard office furniture set that could be found at most Supersize Mega Furniture Store. Over the last two decades the desk has moved around my home, but about seven years ago it came to it’s final resting place in my craft room. I have gotten…