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14 January 2024
A Hostess Gift Idea and How To Wrap It
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07 January 2024
Coffee-inspired Crafts
Are you a coffee lover? If you are or know someone who is, here is a round-up of coffee-inspired crafts that may just be as exciting as a jolt of caffeine:
1. Sketchbook Pages
I have a regular sketchbook practice. My intention is that if I use it often, I can improve my drawing and painting.
I use the blank pages of my sketchbook just to play.
I get my inspiration from everyday objects like these to-go cups from different coffee shops I visit.
I try to capture the to-go cups as best as I could using watercolor and colored pencils...TADA!
2. Reusing Cardboard Coffee Sleeves
Those cardboard sleeves that come with coffee to-go cups...make sure to save them! They are a blank canvas that's fun to decorate:
Here, I used collage and die-cuts to dress up the cardboard sleeve. I used it to "wrap" a gift (reusable coffee cup)...TADA!
This cardboard coffee sleeve is given a new look with brush lettering. I used it to "wrap" a beer (a thoughtful gift for Dad)...TADA!
3. Coffee-stained Papers
I like to use the coffee-stained papers for scrapbooking, making greeting cards, and junk journals...TADA!
4. Coffee-stained Fabric
If you have a stash of fabric remnants, why not give them a new look by staining them with coffee?
5. Coffee grounds
Most households have spent coffee grounds. Another crafting idea is to use it to make a coffee scrub or coffee soap. It's also a good idea to compost your coffee.
I hope you liked these coffee-inspired crafts and may they inspire you to turn blah to TADA!
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31 December 2023
Five Things for January
A fond farewell 2023 and Welcome 2024!
Endings and beginnings are a pile of mixed emotions but what's important is that we always overcome the messy parts and find encouragement in the joyful ones.
Lettering with Light and Shadow
24 December 2023
Merry Christmas To You
It's Christmas Eve and I want to wish you the best of the holiday season, however you celebrate. Here is a card that I made:
It's a blank card decorated with watercolor and brush lettering...TADA! And I really wish this for you and to all you hold dear.
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17 December 2023
Holiday Pompoms
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10 December 2023
Turn Cancelled Postage Stamps into Gift Tags
I usually shred the envelopes as a safety precaution (since names and addresses are printed on them) and also to save on storage space.
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