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Step by Step Beginner Cross and Empty Tomb Painting

Just in time for the first day of spring! 🌸🎨✨This Easter Sunday painting was my number one request this month! Traceables Available here: 8x10 Traceable 11x14 Traceable 16x20 Traceable 🖌Brushes: Mop brush...

Covered Bridge Painting with Traceables

Traceables Available: 8x10 Covered Bridge 11x14 Covered Bridge 16x20 Covered Bridge One of my top fall requests has been a covered bridge! In this video I will walk you through my creative process from...

Fall Leaf Painting Tutorial (with traceables)

Have you seen leaves changing color or falling off the trees yet?🎨🍁Here's a step by step tutorial on how to paint one! Traceables Available: 11x14 Leaf Traceable 8x10 Leaf Traceable Supplies listed below:...

Beginner Flamingo Painting with Traceables

Here is a colorful summer painting tutorial of a flamingo! 🎨🦩 Traceables available: 8x10 Flamingo 11x14 Flamingo 16x20 Flamingo You will need: 11x14 canvas board 🎨Acrylic craft paint colors: White Orange...

Butterfly Poppy Field Painting Tutorial

Traceables: 11x14 Butterfly Poppy Traceable 16x20 Butterfly Poppy Traceable Here is the beginner acrylic painting tutorial for the butterfly poppy field painting This painting has so many fun colors and...

Beginner Flower Painting with Traceables

Flower Traceables: 8x10 Flower Traceable 11x14 Flower Traceable 16x20 Flower Traceable Painting Steps: 1. Sketch flower shape: 00:00 2. Background color texture: 00:40 3. Fill in flower color: 2:16 4....

Beginner Highland Cow Painting with Traceables

Traceables: 8x10 Highland Cow 11x14 Highland Cow 16x20 Highland Cow Highland Cow Painting Steps: 1. Background color: 00:00 2. Highland cow shape/ underpainting: 00:28 3. Eye placement: 2:06 4. Snout...

St. Patrick’s Day Clover with Squeegee Painting

Traceables available here: Clover 12x12 Clover 8x8 For St. Patrick’s Day let’s do an easy clover with a fun squeegee background painting technique! Supplies you will need: 12x12 textured cardstock taped...

How to Paint a Rainbow with a Squeegee- St. Patrick’s Day Tutorial

Traceable available here: Clover Traceable 16x20 Clover Traceable 8x10 Learn how to paint a rainbow with the squeegee painting technique in this St. Patrick's Day themed painting! In case you missed the...

Beginner Vase of Flowers Painting

  11x14 Vase shape traceable Go grab some lettuce from the kitchen for this fun flower painting! In this beginner vase of flowers tutorial I'll show you how to paint simple flowers using the lettuce...
Step by Step Mermaid Painting Tutorial

Step by Step Mermaid Painting Tutorial

Many of you have asked how to paint a mermaid so here is an easy beginner step by step acrylic painting lesson! This is a great summer painting both kids AND adults will love! Watch till the end to see...

EASY Faux Stained Glass Tutorial

EASY Faux Stained Glass Tutorial

Here's a step by step tutorial on how to turn Dollar Tree picture frames into faux stained glass! This is a great project that kids and adults will both love. Printable templates below: What you will...

Beginner Sea Turtle Painting with Traceable

Beginner Sea Turtle Painting with Traceable

Let's paint a step by step beginner sea turtle painting today! In this tutorial, you will learn how to paint a simple underwater scene that's fun for all ages. We will learn how to draw a sea turtle in...

Scarecrow Wine Bottle DIY Tutorial

Scarecrow Wine Bottle DIY Tutorial

This wine bottle scarecrow has been getting a lot of attention lately so I thought I would write a more detailed tutorial! In case you missed it, here was the original video: To make your own, here are...

How to Make Beach Themed Ornaments!

How to Make Beach Themed Ornaments!

We had someone donate boxes of glass Christmas Ornaments to the studio this past week, so we decided to make them a summer beach theme! This is perfect way to display the sand and shells you collect over summer vacation. If you want to make some yourself here's how:...

A “Key” Hanger-Repurposed House Keys

A “Key” Hanger-Repurposed House Keys

This pile of old keys we found have been sitting around for weeks. After trying them in every lock with no luck we deemed them craft material! I've seen a few different ways to reuse keys, but I absolutely had to try a "key" hanger...what a fun way to give old keys a...

Unconventional Christmas Tree 2019: Mirror Edition

Unconventional Christmas Tree 2019: Mirror Edition

It's that time of year again! My husband and I have a tradition of creating an unconventional Christmas tree every year. Do you remember our DIY Paint Chip Christmas tree from last year? This year we used mirrors and reclaimed wood to create a futuristic-looking tree....

DIY Wedding Cash Gift- Bride and Groom Wine Bottles

DIY Wedding Cash Gift- Bride and Groom Wine Bottles

Finding the right gift for someone can be infuriating. More often than not I've been resorting to giving cash instead of spending my own on something the person might not actually want or need. The only problem with this is it's boring and super unoriginal... That's...

Bob Ross Couples Costume- A Happy Little Costume

Bob Ross Couples Costume- A Happy Little Costume

We did our own DIY "Bob Ross and the painting" couples costume. This DIY couples costume is a tribute to my all time favorite artist, Bob Ross. Bob taught me how to paint and form my own techniques… that there are no mistakes, only happy accidents, and that the secret...