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Looking for a place to sell your handmade items? If you are thinking about running a vendor event at a local art fair or Farmer’s Market, I can help you in finding some basics. Depending on what you sell, you will need certain displays to help entice your customers. Personally, I sell Barefoot Books, my paintings, jewelry, and other crafts… Read More
Make what with what?!?! This project takes little time, LOTS of old magazines, and a hot glue gun. Art can be an incredibly expensive passion, so when I find something like this to work on, I must share my excitement. Not only can you find magazines (just about anywhere) that people have thrown out or are about to throw out,… Read More
Finding your “canvas” in Mother Nature: Another simple and budget friendly craft for kids and adults alike. You can simply walk outside or go to the nearest creek by your house to start collecting stones and rocks. I have found that the more flat and smooth the rock is, the better and easier it will be to create the look… Read More
DIY Craft making beads out of old magazines This is a wonderful craft for kids and adults. Take all those magazines you have been hoarding (you have read but just can’t give up yet) and lay them out. The more colorful the better. Turn your old magazines into beads. The most important part in doing this project is choosing the… Read More
Art supplies can be expensive so making diy crafts with old magazines and newspapers will save you money. Plus, you will help upcycle what would normally be recycled. The possibilities of creation with paper are endless, but I am going to share crafts I have been obsessed with this last month. BEADS out of old magazine strips… COASTERS out of… Read More
Don’t have time to read the post now? Bookmark for later… ↓ What is Zazzle? Zazzle has been around since 2005, and they have such a wide variety of items you can customize that I think it is totally safe to say you can personalize any part of your life. This site offers hundreds of items you can either upload… Read More
Related: Sell Your Art From Home All About “SpoonFlower” Founded in 2008, Spoonflower was created by Gart Davis and Stephen Fraser. Both of their wives are extremely creative and asked why there was not yet a company to design your own custom fabric (later referred to as “the question”). The idea was turned into the first of its kind out… Read More
All About Bucketfeet: All About a company called Bucketfeet, where shoes meet artists everywhere. Learn how to customize your shoes! This print on demand website has a true one of a kind story. The two founders, Raaja Nemani and Aaron Firestein met each other in a way that was no mistake. Raaja was in the middle of a… Read More
Don’t have time to read the post now? Save and bookmark for later… ↓ Best Suppliers for Beading Crafts When it comes to finding the best suppliers for beading crafts, you want great prices, awesome style, and simplicity for ordering…. Read More
Don’t have time to read the post now? Save and bookmark for later… ↓ Must-Have Affiliates For Artists Whether you have a blog or not, if you are an artist and thinking about selling your art from home OR you do have a blog and want to know how to monetize it,… Read More
Having Trouble Visualizing What You Want To Draw? 3 Books to help you draw ANYTHING. As an artist sometimes it can be difficult to translate the ideas we have in our head onto paper. Seriously some days I need some type of example or reference. If I want to draw a horse, I have a hard time getting… Read More
Best Books For Jewelry Crafts : Resin, Polymer Clay, Wire Wrapped, and many more… If you are looking for DIY Arts & Crafts inspiration, you will find all kinds in the following books. I have really grown to love multi media crafting. Polymer clay is so much fun, but if you add Resin into the project it makes it… Read More
Don’t have time to read the post right now?! Click here to save the pdf version, OR Click here to save to your Pinterest account to read later:) Create pendents with Pebeo Prisme Fantasy Paint & Alcohol Inks: Found another way to use alcohol inks. Pebeo Prisme paints are really cool paints that will blend… Read More
Inspiration for art comes from everywhere…and this is one technique that just keeps on giving. First of all, if you have never used alcohol inks, they LOVE surfaces that are non-porous. So, we are talking glass, plastic, ceramic, metal, etc. The inks themselves are highly concentrated which makes the possibilities endless on what you can use them for. … Read More
For the past few months I have been experimenting with alcohol inks, and out of no where, I thought about adding another element to my alcohol ink pendent creations. Metal stamps! They are fairly cheap, very easy to use, but you must have the right tools to get the beautiful results you are looking for. Here is a sneak peak… Read More
If you don’t have time to read the post now save and bookmark to read later… ↓ Getting started: Acrylic pouring is incredibly messy but incredibly fun, even if you have never painted a day in your life. As long as you know some key methods and ingredients you will be able to consistently create beautiful pours. Since originally writing… Read More
Alcohol ink has been my obsession for the last few months because there are SO many projects you can do with them. They are a bit more expensive than say quality acrylics or oils, but they have way more versatility. If you are not familiar with alcohol inks and are wanting to experiment, just know that these inks work best… Read More
Best Tools For Clay: Making jewelry with polymer clay has been an exciting adventure in the past month. I would even say my obsession. Here are The 5 Must Have Tools When Working With Polymer Clay. Lucky for you I went out and purchased a bunch of tools and books, so I can give you helpful feedback… Read More
Don’t have time to read the post now? Save and bookmark for later… ↓ What are Print On Demand Companies? Selling your art through Print On Demand sites can be a very lucrative additional or primary income. Why are print on demand sites so great? Because all you have to do is create the art, upload the… Read More
Is it possible to start my own business without experience or money upfront? If you are asking yourself this question, you are in the right place. In fall of 2016 I decided to start my own blog with hopes of attracting more business to my direct sales businesses. Once I started learning about the opportunities that can be… Read More
