Founders Larry James and Kathryn saw pianos as a way to offer an instant, public way for music loves to engage in the community, whether you are the one playing, listening or enjoying the beauty of each painted work of art. They worked together with the city councel of Des Moines to create what is…
Good afternoon, crafters! Juli Riedel here with you today. I love working with wood! Little 4×4 wood pallets are a fantastic base for the new TA Color Wash Paints! Since spring is right around the corner, a spring time project with the wonderful Architexture ephemera pieces was just the project to use them on! I like…
Almost in all social media you can find fantastic watercolor projects passing through your feed. We took up on that and decided to dedicate our May Challenge to anything to do with Watercolors. You can do SO many different projects using watercolors & we are curious on what YOU will come up with. …
Hello, crafters! I am Steph Ackerman and I love to create journals because they can be specifically themed for someone or some place. A journal can be created to document anything or anyone. Journals can tell a story just by looking at the cover. This journal will be used to document my travels in 2018 so I…
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…
Hello! I am Cheryl Chambers and I love art journaling. Upcycling old books into new journals makes me extremely happy! Searching thrift stores for the perfect book to use as a new project is like going on a treasure hunt. I find that this process makes every upcycled book into a really special and personal art…
Hello! I am Christine Keenan and I wanted to share with you a piece of art that I made for a local charity. As a volunteer for a local non-profit that empowers at risk girls by teaching woodworking skills, I thought this would be an appropriate piece of art to donate to their silent auction. I’m…
Charity here from Scrappin’ Chaos with a project that illustrates the lifeblood of our household…Cats and Art. Painting, drawing, sewing, scrapbooking, it all happens with a cat close by. One of my favorite photos is of my second oldest painting while a cat sleeps in her lap. I mean, if it doesn’t have cat hair…
Hi crafters! I am Evelyn Walter and I have a colourful tag for you today. Being cold, windy and even snowy here again, I am longing for Spring so very much! I´m so tired of winter, I want sunshine and warm weather, bright colors, blooming flowers and singing birds, … – you know what I mean I…
Hey everyone! I am Gemma Hynes and I have a cool, butterfly canvas for you today. Sometimes I just feel the need to create, for no other reason than I need to, and I often find these pieces turn out the best. I spent a fun couple of hours making this very relaxed canvas using some…