Altered Tea-bags

art project.

materials needed:
tea bag
poly-fill
stapler 
paints (acrylic)
stamps
collage elements
baker's twine 

process:
1. Collect "used" tea-bags.
2. Carefully remove the staple, shake out tea leaves/herbs, and once emptied- lay out to dry. 
3. Paint, stamp, draw, collage, and be creative with the tea bags. 
4. Cut pieces of baker's twine for the tiny tea tag- create your own. 
5. Fill with poly-fill.
6. Fold at top, be sure to tuck in twine its tag, then staple shut. 

ENJOY! 

wrapping myself in color...

 pocketbook- art project 

Where you will find me these days... all wrapped up in color. 

Creating fun, artful projects for the pure joy and happiness it brings me. 

The thought of, "because I can!" comes to mind. 

No pressure. 

No rules.

With this state of mind, comes a certain "freedom".

It reflects in our artwork, don't you think? 

This pocketbook project will be shared among our art community HERE 

for an exciting event being scheduled this month. 

As we exchange our talents within the group, we also are building friendships.

Amazing right? 

Playing with paper, paint and making friends along the way... 

Life is beautiful, life is full of color. 

materials used:

recycle envelopes- junk mail

cardboard

painted paper

rubber stamps

acrylic paint 

glue stick 

  

wrap yourself in color. 

Got a "bright" idea for a project...

altered lightbulb- mixed media project 

Before you go throwing away the next lightbulb that goes out... try altering it!!

materials required for project:

collage sheet- Curiosities-of-Nature

collage sheet- Le-Papillon-Magnifique

tissue paper

matte medium 

acrylic paint 

embossing powder

jewelry wire 

Lights out everyone!

www.alteredpages.com

form a heart shape

:: art project ::
Molding heart shapes, apply texture, and adding paint for color...melts my heart away!

These delightful heart ornaments, started out as an experiment... 

I was curious to work with join compound and see if I could create the look and feel of 

potter's clay. Great experience. Love the texture. 

First I molded several heart shapes using aluminum foil.

Applied layers of tissue paper and matte medium to secure the application.

(allow drying time) 

Follow up with applying an all purpose joint compound found at a hardware store. 

Added layers of craft acrylic paint.

There will be ruff areas from the compound which can be sanded down, using a small piece of sandpaper.

Using cardboard for the backing (painted ahead of time) the wire and heart were then glued on by applying E6000®-Craft-Adhesive

enjoy a little heart art today!

She is an angel... to me.

:: art doll ::

These uniquely handcrafted/mixed media art dolls 

are making there way back into the spotlight, here in my studio. 

YES!!

I am excited. 

Be My Angel

dimensions: approx. 7" x 2" 

You will find this "one-of-a-kind" art doll for sale in my Blog Shop

thestudiogallery.blogspot.com

she is an angel... don't you think? 

December Art Challenge

:: day 5 ::

I invite you along this artful journey… as I share 12 days of Christmas in an artful way. 

It takes "group effort" to have this kind of fun! 

The Studio- artist thriving community

:: mushroom ornaments ::

materials needed:

felt 

brown paper bag

embroidery floss 

glue

acrylic paint 

sweet. simple. 

12 Days of Art…

:: day 3 :: 

I invite you along this artful journey… as I share 12 days of Christmas in an artful way. 

join us. play along if you wish.

The Studio- artist thriving community

:: mini piñata ornament ::

materials needed:

paper streamer

glue stick

bakers twine

toilet paper roll

fun. easy. super cute!