This holiday wreath watercolor gift tag tutorial will disprove those who swear that they cannot use watercolors! I’ll walk you through this project step by step, and you’ll be delighted at the results. Keep in mind that while I used the wreath for a gift tag, it can be painted on anything. Sketchbooks, envelopes, DIY cards, and place cards can all benefit from this wonderful motif.
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Whenever I need a relaxing break, I turn to mail art. I love that mail art provides a project with specific parameters: write a legible address and apply sufficient postage. This past week, I tucked into making five different calligraphy mail art envelopes to get some quality “me-time”. My eight-month-old is teething, and she’s been a little grouchy, with dicey and interrupted nights. Creating the envelopes featured in today’s article has helped me to get through it with my sanity intact! I hope that you enjoy seeing what I came up with, and that you’re inspired to make your own creative mail art this weekend.
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There’s something special about cold weather meals. It’s the feeling of being inside a warm house, your belly getting comfortably full, when the weather outside has a chilly edge. With a couple of small touches, you can make meals extra special: light candles, use the nice plates, and consider making place cards for people or label cards for food.
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For a decade, I had a kitchen conversion chart affixed unceremoniously to my fridge. It was a free printable from some blog, and the design was far too cutesy and computerized for my taste! I have to admit, though, that having the chart at hand was incredibly useful. Now that we are (allegedly) in the home stretch of a kitchen remodel, I found the motivation to create an elegant hand-drawn conversion chart to decorate my kitchen.
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I’m sure that you’ve found yourself in a situation where you’re working on an exciting creative project, and then one of the five creativity killers below strikes. From discouraging words to unexpected problems to a hectic schedule, there are lots of things that can throw off your creative equilibrium. If you can relate, read on!
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