Tips and ideas for how to make a vintage style, white art journal page. All kinds of fun techniques from vintage background papers, to embossing and layering! Vintage White Background Art Journal Page Idea I have been wanting to do a vintage page with a white background like this for a while now. I see …
Tara Jacobsen
Today I am going to make a super cool magazine collage using simple supplies like paint, glue sticks, mod podge, scrapbook paper and tissue paper. Sometimes it is fun to go back to basics and use cheap supplies that anyone can afford! Magazine Collage Challenge I have a gal who follows my art videos on …
I absolutely adore this cool way to keep your ink blending tools handy! The Make It By Marko blending tool holder and clips are a great way to organize your craft room and supplies! My Blender Brush Story Okay, I am going to lift my skirt again and show you the mess that is my …
This year I decided to do my vision board as an art journal that I could add to and create in all year long (while seeing my goals all the time!) Here are my best tips and ideas for making a mixed media, magazine collage art journal. What Is A Vision Board? A vision board …
Whether you have bags under your eyes from lack of sleep or genetics, they are not something most people want to have other see! If you listen to the beauty industry, it takes tons of money in creams, gels, retinols, laser resurfacing, blah, blah, blah to get rid of eye bags. But don’t worry, there are …
As a dementia or Alzheimers caregiver, one of the scariest thing to consider is having your loved one wander off and get lost, hurt or worse. Here are some tips, ideas and products to help you stay on top of your loved one’s dementia wandering. What Is “Wandering Off?” When your loved one is a …
Last week my mother-in-law with dementia was on a roll! She argued with all of us and generally caused a stir in the house. But what became abundantly clear watching her was that it was futile to argue with her, she just doesn’t have the cognition to understand what is happening… sigh. Mom’s Argumentative Week …
Here are my best tips and ideas that you can use on your hair, whether you have thick or fine hair, oily or dry hair. Essential oils are a great way to help with all kinds of hair issues including thinning, growth, shine, dandruff, dry scalp, almost anything that you might be experiencing! Essential Oils …
Today we are going to talk about colors that go well with the color purple and how we can figure out the best purple combinations fast and easy! From complimentary to secondary and everything in between… let’s talk purple today! What Is Purple? I am going to talk A LOT about purple today and colors …
Today we are talking PURPLE! Shades of purple names, CMYK colors and even some fun paint examples of different purple shades. Picking the right purple color is super important so this post is for my purple pals! Fun Making Shades of Purple With Paint Video! How To Make Purple Here is an overview of how …
Today we are going to do a super fast and easy Christmas decor project using a cheap Michaels frame cutout, some ornaments and some paint! All my best tips and ideas for making a cute wooden wreath. My Red and Turquoise Christmas Decor This year I wanted to do a red and teal turquoise theme. …
As a person who has struggled with anxiety and depression my whole life, I love the fact that I can use a home remedy like essential oils to help calm my anxiety symptoms naturally. All my best tips and ideas for using essential oils for anxiety. My Anxiety Story I know that I like to …
As a dementia caregiver, taking care of Mom’s skin is getting to be a challenge. She sits and lays down almost all day, so we needed to find out some good home remedies for bed sores. Here are tips and ideas for good home skin care treatments! I will talk more about this later, but …
This year I wanted to do a turquoise and red Christmas decorations theme, but I didn’t want to break the bank by buying a ton of big decorations in the “right” Christmas colors. So I made these cheap DIY wrapping paper Christmas Trees to have as a backdrop of color on my mantle. Why I …
Okay, I love me some Ikea, and I am sure you do too! But there are SO MANY OPTIONS that I wanted to sit down and think really hard about what I NEED for my craft room storage before I go to Ikea.com and get all star struck by the options available! Here are all …
Today we are going to talk about my favorite adult crafting supply… Mod Podge! This is a great product for glueing and varnishing your paper, glass, or wood projects. And of course it is perfect for decoupage or collage! I have a little Mod Podge issue, my family swears that I would decoupage the cat …
It was time! Time to get my craft room in order and so I picked the Kallax bookcases and two Alex desks from Ikea to organize my craft room storage area. Here are all my best tips, ideas and inspiration for getting your craft supplies organized! My Craft Room Before Oh lordy, my craft room …
As a mixed media artist I loved the idea of using the Cricut Joy to cut out letters, do stencils and mask, but first I needed to know what kind of paper the Cricut Joy could cut! Here are my best tips and ideas for how to pick the right kind of paper for the …