Valentine’s Day
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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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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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DIY Mother’s Day Tea Party Decor

Alison brings to the Crew, fun and clever ways to decorate for all the holidays, and Mother’s Day is no exception.  With Mother’s Day right around the corner we are so excited to share Alison’s creative Mother’s Day Tea Party Decor.  Whether you are planning to host Mom inside or outside, Alison shares so many great ideas…
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Quick and Easy Valentine Gift Bag Ideas

Are you gift wrapping little goodies tonight to send to school tomorrow or making some treat bags for a party you are having on Valentine’s Day, well here are a few quick and simple ideas to get the ideas flowering from our Crew.  Erin shows us how to quickly transform burlap bag and Lisa transform simple…
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Painted Valentine’s Day Tags

We love sharing quick and simple holiday projects that you can create even when the holiday is just around the corner.  Here are two amazing tags created by two of our Crew Members – Amber and Marie.  Both are Valentine Tags, but they both show us two totally different ways to make them and we ave to…
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Happy Valentine´s Day Cards

Turn your love of mixed media art into a card for that someone special.  Dig through your stash of red goodies to see what you might have on hand.  With mixed media you can add color with paints, mists and dyes to transform items to coordinate with your project.  So don’t be afraid to put a…
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Pretty in Pink & Red Handmade Gifts From the Heart

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, there are lots of pink, and red everywhere you look. Those colors become extremely special when they are part of a handmade gift that comes from the heart. If you cannot find the perfect card, gift or way to say what you want to say, a handmade card or gift…

Heart in a tin
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Heart in a tin – Valentine’s Day gift

Looking for a fun repurpose craft idea for Valentine’s Day?  Well we have a great one for you.  These tin cans were collected, altered and transformed into a little Valentine’s Day gift filled with love.  This is a great idea for a classroom project, girl scout troop, weekend project with the kids or craft night with ladies….

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