After working all day and then coming home to a house full of MORE stuff to do and worry about, I've been having trouble relaxing. Brian suggested I find something that I enjoy doing that could be done in 5-minute increments - meaning that he understands that I have little more than 5 minutes at a time to call my own. So I came up with my little watercolors.
I've always liked watercolor and, for some reason, only work small. Here is a sample of what I've been up to lately:
These are wonderful! I'm a fan of the tiny painting, myself. Love the idea of a 5-minute project, kind of like doing gesture drawings in college. Kudos, too, on the hubby who "gets" that you only get 5 minutes at a time, and encourages you to use that time creatively, that's terrific! :D
Hello friends - years ago I created a tutorial on how to make your own folded books and sold it in my (now defunct) Etsy shop. It was a blessing in my family's and my life for several years as it kept us afloat financially during some pretty lean years. At the end of 2016, I stopped selling on Etsy for several reasons, but mostly because selling things gave me HUGE anxiety. So, I closed up that part of my life & thought everyone was finding other cool ways to fold books online & wouldn't care about my little booklet. I have been pleasantly surprised to find many people are still interested and emails pop up in my box every so often asking if I'll ever sell it again. (Apparently, once you're on Etsy, you are FOREVER on Etsy and people can find you forever, too.) In the spirit of paying it forward to the world, I'm making the tutorial FREELY available here on my blog . Scroll below to see the tutorial in its entirety, all for free. Eventually I'l
When you just need very basic alphabet shapes, these patterns will do the trick! Included in this post are patterns for both the lower- and uppercase letters!
I originally published this in 2013 and it was super popular. It's good for those who don't want to use the measurement method, but use a template instead. The images are size adjustable, too, so you can make your templates whatever size you want! Enjoy!
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