I had to change my lock at home and that left a bunch of unused keys! I saw a video on altering them into Keychains and thought that the wonderful Tattered Angels product were sure to do the job that I wanted on these and I was right! The altered keys have turned out as…
Vicky Fortier aka Crafting Vicky is our guest on today’s Wings on Wednesday with a video tutorial for her mixed media home decor piece called ‘Find your Wings’. I wanted to have a play and it’s been a while since I have made a wood painting wall piece. I have also challenged myself this year…
Hey, crafters! I am Vicky Fortier, aka Crafting Vicky, and today I have for you an upcycling project which I called Ugly Lamp Makeover! For a while now, I had a lamp that had a very UGLY green shade that was coming undone. I really love the industrial look so I thought it would be…
Hello, I am Vicky Fortier and today I’d like to share with you an upcycling/recycling project of mine. I have been wanting to change the canvas that I had on display at work and I had already found an idea for it but first I needed some embellishments. After a lot of thought, I decided to…
It’s the third Monday of the new year and we continue our 2018 Gypsy Travels. This time, we join Vicky Fortier, aka Crafting Vicky, as she visits a thrift shop in Massena, New York. Massena is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. Massena is located along the northern border of the…
Handmade gifts are great! What’s even better is if they are also functional. Vicky Fortier, aka Crafting Vicky, altered a desk album into a desk calendar as a gift for her husband and she shares her tutorial with us today. Last Christmas, I had some homemade gifts ready for my family. The previous year, my…
It’s time for another post in our 2017 Canvas Corp Crew Interviews. We are extremely privileged to be able to work with a group of over a 100 of amazing designers from around the world. They have all come together to create, share ideas, support each other, let us know what we can do better and remind us of what we…
December Daily books are more and more popular. It is a mini-album project that documents the 25 days leading up to Christmas. The simple goal is to capture the spirit of the festive month via one story per day. Our Crew member, Vicky Fortier, used the Canvas Corp papers to make her album. She says, ‘I fell…
Vicky Fortier is our designer on this week’s Wings on Wednesday. Using Tattered Angels Paints she put together an amazing collage in her art journal. See for yourself! I wanted to make something that would fit with the wings concept. I started thinking of turning a magazine image into an angel. I went through my magazine…
In need of a small box? Grab an empty tea box and get crafting! Crafting Vicky shares a quick video on how to upcycle an ordinary, plain box and turn it into a cool mini container. I wanted to make a box for my youngest son and thought that it might be a great idea…