If you have thinking about trying magazine collage, here are all my best tips and ideas for how to get started, the supplies you need and then some great inspiration to get you going! Beginner Magazine Collage Video What Is Magazine Collage? I really didn’t understand what magazine collage was when I started… I had …
Tara Jacobsen
Today I am going to give you some tips and ideas to help when you have to move your Mom into a nursing home! Why I Am Writing This Post I have documented much of my mother in law’s journey through dementia (and yes, she gave me permission before she became unable to!) Some of …
Today I am going to show you how I took a bunch of my “junk mail” that I had collected and made a super fun art journal for my mixed media artwork. Why I Love Making “Real” Junk Journals Okay, I am just going to put this out there… I am a wee bit of …
Today we are going to look at a range of art supplies including sprays, oxide, crayons, inks and acrylic and how they react with water, Mod Podge or Collage Medium. Why I Did This Experiment I LOVE doing mixed media, but there is nothing worse than having a great piece get ruined by using a …
I wanted to figure out a way to store my stamps (red rubber OR clear) that would let me see the ones I use all the time easily! This acrylic stamp sandwich is just the solution I needed! Why I NEEDED A Stamp Book I am the kind of artist that only uses things that …
How make backgrounds, tag pockets and art journal pages with the the We Are Memory Keepers envelope punch board. I KNOW, it is supposed to be for card makers but mixed media artists can use it too! How To Use The WRMK Envelope Punch Board Video Tools You Will Need This is a super simple …
Today I want to talk to you about suicide and how you can live with the thoughts of it. I wish I had known as a younger woman I could become friends with the feeling and we could travel through life side by side! Trigger Warning – Talk Of Attempted Suicide I am not sure …
I LOVE magazine collage! But sometimes the magazines are too expensive.. so today I am going to give you my recommendations for the best (and worst) magazine subscriptions! Okay… I was avoiding work today and talking with my British friend Haley and she said she was going to ask for magazine subscriptions for Christmas… whoo …
It is awesome how much free ephemera is out there… but now how do you print it? Should you print at home on inkjet or laser, send it out to a printer and what kind of paper do you need? My Printing Story I have just gotten really into art as a 50+ gal and …
I made the cutest Junk Journal out of actual “junk” and then filled it with Tim Holtz ephemera and Paper Dolls in a magazine collage style… whoo whoo! Here are my best tips and ideas for how to make your own fun junk journal! Why I Made This Project A Junk Journal I went on …
I love having fun circus ephemera, tags and tickets, for my junk journals! In this post I give you tips and ideas for how to use these digital downloads in your art journals. And yes, I give a commercial license for you to use these for sale! Why I Made These Free Circus Printables I …
I LOVE using printables in my junk journals! Luckily I am a designer and can make them for myself (and you) to use for holidays, vintage and specialty journals and folios. And YES! There is a free commercial license included! Free Junk Journal Printable Downloads I keep adding to these printables as I “need” more …
I know I love looking at pictures and getting tips and ideas for how to organize Ikea Kallax Cubes! Here is my current setup (which I have worked on for a couple years and I LOVE!) My Ikea Kallax Story I got my Kallax cubes when I was setting up my craft room in the …
If you love ravens, Edgar Allen Poe, Halloween and other creepy things, you are going to love this free printable! And YES, you can use them for commercial projects like junk journals or mixed media. Spooky Tags and Tickets I LOVE using tags and tickets in my art journals and I was super excited to …
We are on the second time that Mom has had some falls and been to the hospital… and then the nursing home for physical therapy. I am now experienced enough to share this experience with you! Our Hospital to Nursing Home Experience A little over three years ago my Mother In Law fell in her …
I had such a hard time finding fun hats for my magazine collage people. With that in mind I painted some collage sheets for magazine collage! Why I Made These Magazine Collage Hats I have been doing magazine collage for quite a while now and while I love the hunt for just the right images, …
We had to call the ambulance to take Mom to the hospital last week… sigh. I was super confused about when the “right” time was, so I thought I would put together some thoughts in case you are worried about this too! Our Dementia Ambulance Story A week ago Thursday my mother in law Linda …
As a daily Posca paint pen user, I have some tips and ideas about how to pick the right size for your art journal, doodles or travelers notebook! My Posca Paint Pen Story! A few years ago I started to get back into journaling and doodling and I started by using Signo Uni Ball pens …