What inspires me to make a stencil? It can be anything. In fact, I never know what will spark the muse until it happens. What sparked my latest designs at StencilGirl Products? Dancers! After watching a classical ballet performance, I was struck by all the effort, the hard work, and the commitment that goes in to being a [...]
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What neglected supply did I find to play with today? A roll of stiff white lace. Anything that is white in my studio begs to have some color added. But what colors? Darker colors that I rarely use. Why? Using often ignored supplies makes playing exciting because it is almost like the supplies are new again [...]
Ever stumble across an art supply that was made for kids but you just had to try it? That’s what happened to me. Loved these paint sticks when I found them, used them a few times, and then forgot all about them. The embarrassing thing is they were actually on a shelf where I saw [...]
The colors I use most often of the Dylusions paints have become thicker right in the jar. We can talk about all the possible reasons the water evaporates but the biggest one is I leave the lids off for extended periods of time. I’m working on getting better about it…but if I never get better about it…my life [...]
Have any art supplies that haven’t been used in a while? I definitely do! I’ve bought things, enjoyed them, and then somehow they just end up in the bottom of a drawer for a very long time. But not today! I’m going to use one them, glass floral marbles which have been collecting dust in [...]
Things don’t always go as planned…and when it is play…that is more than okay! The plan was recycle tissue paper that had been gift wrap and old dried out rub ons in my art journal for this week’s Let’s Play video and link party + giveaway. Now, those rub ons really surprised me. When I found them in [...]
Put a Gelli Plate® and a stencil in my hands and I just can’t stop playing! This was supposed to be just one page..or that was my plan..but I didn’t want to stop…so it became 2 pages of play! Today, I’m not the only one playing around, so is Mary Beth Shaw over at StencilGirl [...]
What’s the play for this Tuesday? It’s a grocery bag! I’m using something I would have thrown away as my canvas for a little Gelli Plate® and stencil mask play. Technically this wouldn’t have been thrown away…it would have been recycled the traditional way. The “rules” for the Let’s Play link parties are open to interpretation… [...]
For this week’s Let’s Play link party, I’m upcycling an old picture frame, mixed media style! This frame had no glass in it…no photos…and the backs were missing. Why was I keeping it? No idea but it was either time to get rid of it or add some color to it! So how does [...]
A new stencil release means a giveaway! One random winner will receive my 5 latest releases and my DVD, Breaking the Rules! Beyond Stenciling Techniques – and yes, international is eligible too! I’ve heard from lots of people they have already ordered some of these, so if you win and you’ve already got one you can [...]
