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My latest thrift store finds

Apr 13, 2022 by Janis 2 Comments

There are at least 4 thrift shops (locally known as charity shops) in my area, and I volunteer at the nearest Hospice Charity Shop as part of giving back to my community. We receive many donations of items from kitchen items to clothes, from medical appliances to wool and fabric, from crafty things to jewelry. … [Read more…]

Posted in: DIY, Thrift store finds and upcycling

All About Layering 4, and some flowers

Jan 2, 2020 by Janis 2 Comments

Starting the year as I mean to finish it – I have been crafting up a storm. Another free, and un-missable course from Altenew (go here to find the free All About Layering 4 class, and go here to catch up on the bundle of the previous three – also free). The course focuses on … [Read more…]

Posted in: Altenew Educator Certification Program, Courses, DIY, Mixed Media, Scrapbooking Things

Altenew Academy Educator Certification Program

May 1, 2019 by Janis 2 Comments

I am ecstatic to announce that I have been selected to join the Altenew Educator Certification Program. Woot! There are several courses I will need to work through and produce an item (a card, perhaps a scrapbook layout, perhaps a mixed media item) showing what I have learned, and post it here on my blog. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Altenew Educator Certification Program, DIY, Inspiration Tagged: Altenew Educator Certification Program

Celtic knot drawing

Apr 23, 2019 by Janis Leave a Comment

Heavily inspired by a beautiful Celtic knot tutorial I saw on Instagram by zen.linea on THIS post, I have been drawing and drawing and drawing trying to make as beautiful an image. I decided to try to draw it onto my craft mug which is a blackboard mug I got from the local thrift store … [Read more…]

Posted in: DIY, Inspiration, Love this, Mixed Media Tagged: mixed media

Tangled blackboard

Apr 18, 2019 by Janis Leave a Comment

I have been feeling a bit stressed and emotional the last few days, so I decided to refurbish a small blackboard and frame I got from the local thrift store. I don’t have a before pic, but it was in good nick, just a different colour. I removed the frame and painted it a soft … [Read more…]

Posted in: Courses, DIY, Inspiration, Mixed Media Tagged: mixed media, Tangles

Work in progress – stamp buddy and wreath tools

Apr 15, 2019 by Janis Leave a Comment

Using various downloads and instructions from YouTube, I have made a wreath tool to use with my stamp buddy. I was just testing out paper types, different inks, and stamp combinations so the lines are not straight, the ink is not smooth, and the circles are hand-cut and skew, but it gives you a good … [Read more…]

Posted in: Cards, DIY, General

Paper Crafting & Beyond Altenew course

Apr 1, 2019 by Janis 1 Comment

I was lucky enough to win an Instagram giveaway, and used it to buy a few courses from Altenew. The current course is called Paper Crafting & Beyond. Here is one of the pieces I made using inspiration from the course: Here is a closeup of the beautiful elements. My Dad bought me this set … [Read more…]

Posted in: Courses, Dad, DIY, General, Love this, Mixed Media Tagged: Altenew online course

Painted Wooden craft holder

Mar 13, 2019 by Janis Leave a Comment

This evening I worked some more on my wooden craft caddy. I have wanted to use some beautiful pink paper on it and have been waiting for inspiration. I painted it using a soft pink chalk paint, and tonight I glued pieces of the new Penelope Dee Be You range onto it. I still need … [Read more…]

Posted in: DIY, Mixed Media Tagged: Crafty Stuff

Zentangle for Cardmakers online course

Feb 27, 2019 by Janis Leave a Comment

I have just completed THE most wonderful online course with Altenew.com here. I loved every moment of it.

It was a 6 day course, and we learned how to use Zentangle elements to add to our cards.

Posted in: Cards, Courses, DIY, Inspiration, Mixed Media Tagged: Altenew online course

He knows…

Feb 7, 2019 by Janis Leave a Comment

Both Colin and I are Star Wars fans. I suspect I am a bite more of a fan than he is, but that’s ok. I made this picture set a while ago, but never got around to posting it. It is the quintessential “I love you” reply <3 Here’s to your valentine’s day, whatever you … [Read more…]

Posted in: DIY, General, Inspiration, Love this Tagged: Crafty Stuff
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