by CraftyPaws | Jan 8, 2019 | Altered Items, Clean and Simple, Collage
Recently my sister and I took our parents to see the completely sold out world tour show of Yayoi Kusama (a renowned Japanese modern artist) called “Infinity Mirrors” at the High Museum in Atlanta, GA. We had an amazing time and were blown away by the...
by CraftyPaws | Jan 8, 2019 | Layouts, Prim or Primative, Shabby Chic, Vintage
I started these beachy layouts last summer when I attended a mixed media layout class by Art Anthology at the Scrapbook Expo (last July). I knew at the time we were planning a family Christmas vacation in St. Augustine, Florida, and I have been keeping these partially...
by CraftyPaws | Jan 2, 2019 | Altered Items, Prim or Primative, Shabby Chic
We had the great blessing of being able to have a Christmastime family vacation in St. Augustine, FL this year. My sister’s family, my parents, Mr. CraftyPaws and I along with our pups (unfortunately my brother’s family couldn’t make it) spent a week...
by CraftyPaws | Dec 25, 2018 | Altered Items, Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple, Cutsie, Doggy Projects
Finally, I finished Copic coloring and designing of each component of the holiday doggy wreath I have been working on for the past 2 weeks! This is the first time I’m trying to craft something like this, and I’m so excited. I wanted to celebrate my love of...
by CraftyPaws | Dec 23, 2018 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple, Cutsie, Doggy Projects
This is the fifth in the series of my favorite Christmas puppy stamps that I am coloring up to create a holiday puppy wreath. Each one of these pieces could be used to create a holiday gift tag, ornament, embellishment or card, so I’m sharing the process in case this...
by CraftyPaws | Dec 11, 2018 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple, Cutsie, Doggy Projects
I have a large holiday wreath project in mind but rather than save all the crafty work to share at the end, I thought I would bring you all along in the whole creative process and post a series of mini blog posts/YouTube videos. As each one of these pieces in the...
by CraftyPaws | Dec 5, 2018 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple, Cutsie, Doggy Projects
A dear crafty friend who is a fellow dog lover (Cathy aka on YT: Huckleberry Herbs and Art), is hosting a challenge asking folks to create anything they like related to the theme “Peace and Brotherly Love.” Recently, I saw this wonderful quote: “What...