personalizing your detailing brush

one thing i've learned is that doll-painting is an art-form in itself.  coming from a background of large scale, big-brush stroke painting, i am learning what is required to go from a four-foot canvas to a three inch doll.  aside from concentration, an essential, must-have tool is the perfect brush....

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photos from the archway fair

see how it turned out!  michelle and her husband, dailey held the fort last saturday at the shop the archway fair. we shared the table with his company, livefrombkln, with their hand-printed cards and towels.   overall they had a great experience, met a ton of people, and enjoyed the...

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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...

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family diy kits ~ new design ~ chip board box and label

dailey crafton (michelle's husband) from livefrombklyn, has been re-vamping our design, and these new labels are part of it.  this is our current packaging for consignment shops and fairs, and i'm totally loving it! the family kit comes with 7 dolls, paint, brushes, top coat, instruction booklet, and loads of...

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