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Learning ~ How-to’s ~ DIY’s

  • Classic Chalk Art Glitter Houses

    Glitter Houses…Classic Chalk Art Style! My Friend, Jane Allen, of Jane Allen Creates introduced me to Glitter Houses thru her blog click (here), what fun these are to create!  It makes a great project for a gathering of friends…everyone can personalize their own….makin’… Continue reading

  • Creative Friends ~ Create Ornaments

    ‘Find a Hobby and you will find a Friend’ I have met SO MANY friends thru my passion for Decorative Painting ~ from taking my first painting class, to visiting Decorative Painting shops, to weekly class in Palmerton PA, to taking… Continue reading

  • Mirror Mirror….Mirror

    Mirror Mirror on the wall I am my Mother after all…..so I have been told. Not such a bad thing, right Mom ? My Mom, my bestie  ….. 2 peas on a pod (or 11 peas in our family pod, lol) Continue reading

  • Holly Jolly Santa

    Holly Jolly Santa For the past 8 months I felt like I have been riding a tilt-a-whirl.  Spinning fast, reaching the top, spinning again and spinning round and round….. You see, I have been preparing for the HOOT Convention in… Continue reading

  • Party Favors

    Party Favors! There are certain events in our lives that party favors are a tradition to give guests as a Thank You; baby showers, wedding showers and birthday parties to name a few. I remember as a young girl waiting for… Continue reading

  • Whip Up A Batch Gift Tag

    Whip Up A Batch Gift Tag Created for an event at a local Antique Shop in Tamaqua, PA called Tink’s Antiques on June 17, 2016 Continue reading

  • Marian’s Gingerbread House

    Marian’s Gingerbread House Acrylic Painting The inspiration for Marian’s Gingerbread House Breadboard Painting, that I have created for the Acrylic Painting Club, is from a post from Marian’s Blog, Miss Mustard Seed. I follow Marian’s Blog, I love her style, her paint line, her… Continue reading

  • Miss Abigail’s Toy Duck

    We have a new addition to our family, born September 11, 2015, Miss Abigail Kristine, I am a first time Aunt…… yes, that is so exciting!  I already have her box of crayons ready! Anxiously awaiting Abby’s arrival, my painting wheels started… Continue reading

  • Colored Pencil Play Date 2016

     A creative experience awaits you….. Join the fun and experience Colored Pencil Play Date…learn and create using colored pencils with some mixed media. Varied surfaces will give you the opportunity to do more than just frame your artwork. Surfaces include, to name… Continue reading

  • Decorative Art Friendships…..

    One of the best parts of being a Decorative Artist is the friendships I have made thru Chapters, Seminars, Classes, Conventions; even E-mails and FaceBook Groups over the past 28 years…. lasting wonderful friendships! Lynn of Painting Thyme Needfuls, and I… Continue reading