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Geometric tape painting

January 3, 2013
Geometric tape painting

The best part of this project: You can complete it in a weekend, artistic talent isn’t required, and it’s hard to mess up. The idea came via Maria Teorien’s site. All you need for this project is a canvas or large board (doesn’t have to be expensive), a variety of acrylic paints in the colors you want ...

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Watercolor doodles

November 4, 2012
Watercolor doodles

The one requirement of any art project I attempt is that it can’t require actual artistic ability or talent. I borrowed this idea from Elvie’s Studio. Elvie, by the way, has abundant talent and skill, which you’ll notice immediately when you see her version of these watercolor-splotch paintings. For the no-talent version, you just need watercolor paints ...

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3 easy craft projects to cure the Sundays

September 8, 2012
3 easy craft projects to cure the Sundays

Feeling artsy and ambitious? Me neither. But I collected a few easy projects just in case we come down with a bad case of the Sundays. Lori Vliegen of Elvie Studio shows you how to turn watercolor splotches into cute critters. Hers look much better than mine will, but I won’t let the absence of skill or talent ...

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Working mom writes about single parenting, politics, and the family dog. Occasionally does craft projects. No longer worries about "having it all."
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