Category: acrylic painting

art class drop cloth

i used this drop cloth for every art class i taught for five years. it was my intent to have someone stretch it & frame it- it is canvas, but to my unbelievable disappointment…my very bad cat peed on it while i was in the hospital for a few days. revenge, i guess. i was…

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DIY fake windows

we bought a house that had a room with no windows, it did have a half bath, so we knew the house had been remodeled to add another room behind the wall shown. we added natural light with a custom & crazy skylight. The house had so many additions added over the years, the roof…

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can you paint bamboo & make a fence?

Bamboo is plentiful in Birmingham, Alabama. Can you believe that?! I lived in a house that was near unclaimed woods with all kinds of trees…and grass, like Bamboo. My children & i would wrestle dead bamboo out of the ground & drag it home (not drag, carry without effort, as it weighed nothing). I wanted…

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Mad hatter’s hat decoration

Halloween’s coming. 1. White card stock painted black, while paint is wet, sprinkle black glitter (I know?! can you believe there is black glitter?) 2. When dry, cut a circle a little larger then a half dollar. 3. Cut a strip of the black painted paper about 2″ high, tape inside to hold together as…

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Yellow & Blue make Green

art for 2-3 year olds. I used white card stock. Dropped blue paint on one side of the paper, yellow on the other & told the wee ones to use their fingers & see if they can find green. I bought the foam stickers at the dollar tree & picked out all the green animals….

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a fun commission

for a huge life long love of the black Lab. It was for her 70th birthday present. I cropped out the words because they are personal. I got a call & had a week to do. I love the pup. Acrylic