As we venture into February many of us are getting ready for everything we had planned on doing throughout the year when the new year began. It is also the buffer between winter and spring or as I have quoted from Terri Guillemets - "February is the border between winter and spring." I rather agree with her. It seems like February is the month to start getting in gear after all the festivities of the holidays and using January to recover. Now let's see how those gears are progressing... Here at the blog, we are bringing you a pictorial essay to inspire your art. We are also bringing you a new ..read more

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                                                                     by Debby Forshey-Choma         SURFACE: Scalloped Heart Plate (10-3/4” x 11”t; 6-3/4” opening)  #SKU:  18-1749 available through www.vikingwoodcrafts.com. PAINT ..read more

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I'd like to say I can feel the warm breezes of an early spring but it's downright chilly here in the Carolinas. From what I've seen on social media we aren't the only ones with a touch of winter. Makes you want to bundle yourselves away in the studio and get busy creating! Two weeks into the new year brings some exciting news about upcoming conventions, expos, conferences, etc. along with a dazzling preview of the upcoming classes at the all-new APC Expo in Chattanooga, Tennesee in June of 2024. We also have a project from the heart from Effie Carayannis that is perfect for Valentine's Day. O ..read more

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by Effie Carayannis   SURFACE: LOVE sign is 27 ½ inches x 33 ½ inches. Made of MDF. Available from Kaisercraft.   PAINTS: DecoArt Americana Acrylics: DA067 Lamp (Ebony) Black DA129 True Red DA01 Snow (Titanium) White DA179 Alizarin Crimson Other DecoArt Products: Americana Multi-Purpose SealerPouring MediumTraditions Heavy Gel Medium Americana Gloss Spray Sealer     MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES: ½ inch Basecoat Brush or Flat Brush Fine Grit Sandpaper White Chalk Pencil Mandala stencils (variety) available from - Happy Dotting Company Mandala Dotting Tool Set (8 double-ended too ..read more

This image compliments Free Fun Art @ ,Pixabay.Com Welcome to the new year. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. May pleasant memories sustain you through the coming year as you make even more new ones. We often create massive resolution lists and we manage to finish a few items on said list. We seldom attain a complete mastery of those lists. As I get older I have found I make fewer of these lists and tend to wing it. Being what some refer to as a creative I also belong to that 'creative clutter' club. So why get organized with my resolutions? I plan on celebrating the new year with de ..read more