I absolutely love using my sewing machine. I have never been one to cut out patterns, pin them to fabric, and join them at perfect corners. I do enjoy quilting but take a more artful approach, with a lot of creative liberty. I tried sewing on paper a few times with poor results. After recently … More Sewing Your Art Journal
As promised, I am sharing some more of the mini art journals I have been making. These have been such an enjoyable art form for me, I could probably make a hundred of these little books and still not get bored of it. I love being able to combine unexpected colours, patterns, and textures. I’m … More Mini Art Journal
This is one of the first mini journals I created in the past week or so. As I shared earlier, after watching some tutorials from Roben-Marie Smith, I was super inspired to make some miniature versions of my handmade journals. With the larger journals, I was sewing the signatures together, but in Robin’s journals she … More Mini Journal Preview!
If you live in a place with deep winter, I believe it is essential to commemorate the spring and summer and fall months throughout the deep freezes to remind ourselves that, though hidden, the flowers and leaves are not lost. They will pop up again in spring, and delight our senses with their colors, patterns, … More In Gardens of Beauty
If you follow me for a while, you’ll find me posting every style of art journal I can think of. I tend to have a hard time sticking to one thing when it comes to art, but I try to frame that as a positive thing, because it’s just the way it is! I like … More Children’s Art ‘Art Journal’
Maybe you have your master’s in fine art, or maybe you like to paint in your free time on the weekends. Either way, with today’s access to information on the internet/books/in-class, it is totally possible to be continually learning and growing as an artist. For myself, I have always loved painting. I remember the giant … More Let’s Talk Education
Near the end of last year, I decided to take the inspiration of milk bath photography, and turn it into mixed media art. I had stacks of recyclable paper from misprints for homeschool, and so I decided to use these to create mixed media oranges. That’s how it started. And soon I was also making … More Mixed Media in Art Journaling
I know that my intention for this blog was to post my art journaling. But, as things go, when I partake in something meant to spark creativity, well.. it sparks creativity, and off I go on all the rabbit trails. So, if you’re not a rabbit trail person and are strictly here for art journal … More More Handmade Art Journals
I believe the Lord is bringing us into a time where we understand our place in this world. When you accept Christ as your Lord and Saviour, you are adopted into the family of God, which means you are an heir. The Bible says we are co-heirs with Christ! So we, as the body of … More Kingdom Creativity
Today is my second oldest’s 10th birthday. It’s a little hard to believe that I have two kids nearing their teens. It’s so true what they say about time speeding up. When they are little, every little detail of their lives is such a big thing, so many firsts and you are soaking it all … More Be Still — Art Journal Entry
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