the process: simple painted berry basket

I picked up these berry baskets at my local feed store this past spring and have been using them in the pantry every since. Thought I would dress a few of them up for fun!

 

It was a simple process. First I painted the base of the basket with craft paint. I used a lighter wash of the same color for the inside of the basket.

 Next I doodled on my basket. I used a variety of different sized paint pens.

I added a few little pops of color along the way, using craft paint, followed by more doodles.

 Super quick. Super easy. And a pretty way to display your favorite trinkets or present a holiday basket of goodies to your neighbor!

Blessings to you and yours at Holidays and always! Enjoy!

art stuff: pretty stuff & a chance to win

This is on the worktable this week - pretty zipper pouches...

These two bold and bright babies are sold, but look for more in my etsy shoppe next week! If you like this you could try to win THIS ONE in an auction over at this talented girls blog! But hurry - you only have until Friday!

art stuff: gift card pocket with ART POPS

So you know I love these ART POPS and have already created this sketchbook and this party invitation , but I wanted to share an idea with you on how you can use just one simple card to create a pretty gift card pocket.

I used one of the Lo's Serendipity Cards, painted and doodled the center, folded, stitched up the sides and added a smidge of sticky velcro.

 Super easy. Super cute. LOVE!

newsworthy: win this pretty painted pouch

I gave a little peek of this here, when I talked about Roben-Marie's awesome Mixed Media Essentials stamps and what I did with them, but...

...I wanted to give you a few more shots of what this pretty painted pouch looked like.

You can win this in an auction over at Roben-Marie's blog next week, so be sure to stop over and read all about it!

Good Luck! ...But don't worry if you don't win this one - more coming to the etsy shoppe here soon!

sneak peek: more stamp love

Did I mention I am in LOVE with these new Mixed Media Essentials Stamps by Roben-Marie Smith?

Want to see all the awesome projects I created using this stamp set? Click here for loads of inspiration!

newsworthy: my artwork at society6

HERE IS SOME REALLY EXCITING NEWS PEOPLE!

One of my favorite originals - DOCUMENTED, is now available  as a print and other great prodcuts like these!

Also available as: Pillows, totebags, stationary, stretched canvas, framed art prints and more! See all my inspiring work here at Society 6.

Art stuff: bold and bright

Building orders is fun when the colors are bold and bright. Loving these. Now available in my etsy shoppe HERE!

art stuff: more fun with gelli plate prints

I tell you people - I am addicted to this, so here are a few more!

I can't promise you that you won't see more of these.

the process: sometimes mini canvas

...because lately I love anything new and tiny. (If you follow my instagram you will know why) --->

Tiny and Pretty. Enjoy the process!

on the worktable: art journaling

Working on this  ----->