Category : "Crafting Ideas"
a mosaic project
Just wanted to share this mosaic project that I did for my father-in-law. It’s an old shoe shining box, and I painted all around it, inspired by images from an old folk art book I found at a second-hand shop. I mosaic-ed the top part with white and red tiles, and an old blue china [...]
how to stamp a canvas bag.
Have you purchased canvas bags from us and our wondering how to stamp them? Here’s a sneak peak into how we stamp our canvas bags. First you’ll want to find your stamp. You can use any scrapbooking stamp, you can carve your own out of linoleum, or you can have someone make one for you [...]
little cards to help your child adjust to preschool
Our little girl recently started preschool… The first week was a little rough, but she has since warmed up and is now very happy with her experience! After the second day, when I picked her up she told told me “no jugar, no comer, no pintar” – which, in her child-spanish means: I didn’t play, [...]
making a lion mask at etsy craft night
Last Monday I went to my first “Craft Night” at the Etsy Labs here in Brooklyn (DUMBO). It was wonderful. We learned from artist Maria Berrio, who, oddly enough, went to High School with my husband’s brother in Bogota, Colombia. She taught us the simple paper-maché formula: one part flour :: two parts water. After [...]
A Present for Grand Pappy, Goose Grease Style
I just had our two-year old paint this present for her grand father, using some wooden hearts. I pre-drilled the hearts so that she could string them after she painted them. I originally painted numbers on them, because I thought we could make it into and additional educational activity by stringing the hearts on in [...]
how to make an angel pin
here are the supplies you’ll need to do this project (some of which can be found in our shop, just click on the words below): recycled book pages, paint kit with top coat, brushes, tie pin back, angel wings, split-dress girl, E6000, drawing pencil step 1: draw your angel’s hair and eyes. i like to [...]
how to make a dancing ribbon ring
we’ve just added these wooden rings to our shop (you can find them here) and after experimenting with them a bit, i’ve come up with these lovely dancing ribbon rings that i wanted to share! here’s how you can do them your self. supplies you need: two pieces of fabric (mine are 45″ wide), pinking [...]
wooden paint racks
we just hung my paint racks onto the wall to make some more space in the studio, and i am very pleased with the results! these racks were purchased from Paint Racks, Etc. and i totally recommend them! the frames are wooden, which makes them completely sturdy and lasting. we use folk art and americana [...]
hand painted fabric bags
i painted a few canvas bags for our fair last weekend, here’s how they turned out- It turns out that painting on canvas bags is very easy! I used these fabric markers: Marvy Fine Point and Deco Fabric 3mm that I picked up at our local art store. We sell the canvas bags in our [...]
