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Cabinet Doors Repurposed Into Chalkboard Sign

If you have spent time strolling down the sidewalk window shopping or dining at your favorite bistro, chances are you have seen at least one chalkboard sidewalk sign. Some stores and restaurants have beautiful chalkboard art to display their menus and what sales they are having. Turns out these signs are so easy to make, and can…
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Handmade Book for Isabel, A Birthday Gift From The Heart

Why do you make your handmade books?  Just love to make them, to remember small events, as a gift, to capture a special moment, for someone who means a lot to you?  There are so many reasons and sometimes there isn’t one.  In Crew Member Ilana Polakiewicz case, she made this special book for someone very special…
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Painting With Glimmer Glaze and Making Butterfly Wings

Tattered Angels is all about the wing so let’s ruffle our feathers and make some beautiful wing embellishments just for fun with Tattered Angels Glimmer Glaze.  Glimmer Glaze is an amazing craft paint that sticks to just about anything and leaves an amazing shimmery shine on your project.  Glimmer Glaze can be used to color in papers, fabric and…
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Mixed Media Love Mini Book Tutorial

We get this question a lot – “what do I do with the art I have colored in my adult coloring books?”  We love the question and we have so many ideas to share.  Crew Member, Kyriakos, turns the art into a notebook and the results are stunning.  When you color the art yourself, your way, your creation…
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July Challenge Reminder and DIY Beach Decor – Summer Love Frame

For those who have a love for Summer that is unlike any other season, you are going to love this project Crew Member, Angélique, created that is a summer work of art.  Perfect for the beach house, beach room or a beach mantel that reminds you of a stroll in the sand.   Bringing together items…
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USA Mixed Media Art Journal Page

The 4th of July, Memorial Day and Labor Day holidays we plan for and celebrate every year, but there are other patriotic days that mean a lot to many Americans, new Americans or even those who travel from around the world to America.  Crew Member Karen Bearse, who is Canadian by birth, has been part of America for…
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Quick & Quirky Crew Challenge – Spoon (s)

We continue the series of challenges for the Creative Crew called Quick & Quirky – a quick challenge where we share one commonly found object from our homes or studio and the Crew has one week to make something, anything and upload to instagram, facebook using the ‪#‎ccbquickquirkyproject‬. The challenge item must be incorporated in the…
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Moments: Mixed Media Scrapbook Layout

Marie Johansson loves the versatility of the 7gypsies paper collections and embellishments. It’s amazing how just a few scraps of paper, ephemera or decorations can take your project from finished to WOW! 7gypsies has been a part of my scrapbooking journey since the beginning. I remember the first thing I bought was a kit from…

This blog is a compilation of inspiration from the Canvas Corp Brands family including Canvas Corp, Tattered Angels and 7Gypsies.