Many years ago I found this beautiful non-traditional flag on Pinterest: source With Fourth of July coming up, I decided to try my hand at making my own ribbon flag and I figured I'd put together a tutorial so that you could make one too! First of all, you will need a TON of ribbon and lace. I used every single red ribbon I owned and could have used some more, frankly. Choose a wide and sturdy ribbon as the base of your flag. Mark the center point. Stitch red and white ribbons/lace to the base ribbon until you get... Read more →

I'm delighted to bring you another episode of the Adventures in Arting Podcast! If you do not see the podcast player above, please click on this link. You can listen to a podcast anywhere and at any time. It is a recording that is available to you whenever you'd like to listen. If you'd like to download it to your iTunes library, click here. You can also pause and rewind or fast forward as you desire. I like to listen to podcasts while I'm making art. It's a little like hanging out with friends while you art. Our guest today... Read more →

I spent three days in New Jersey this week at Brother Headquarters for some meetings and making-stuff-time. I thought I'd share five photos from the trip (and I'm cheating a bit because the first two are more than one photo stuck together, but you'll forgive me, won't you?). We made stuff... Shrink plastic that got stuck together during the shrinking on the left (but still cool) and painted deli paper (yes, the ScanNCut will cut painted deli paper) on the right. We ate and drank stuff... Tiny (and delicious) desserts up top (must take a photo for Project Life) and... Read more →

If you're new to Art Journal Every Day, there is a short introduction here. All of the previous posts can be found archived here. There is a flickr group for sharing right here. Remember, it's just ten minutes of nourishing your creative self every day! No need to finish anything or even like it. If you've done some art journaling this week and you've blogged about it, or put it on flickr, please leave a link in the linky list at the end of this post. Thanks! Every time I travel I've got more art to share! Yay! I took... Read more →

I recently flew in and out of Dallas Love Field. It's a small airport. Well, smaller than Dallas Fort Worth, which isn't saying much. It turns out that they have a super cool public art program known as the Love Field Art Program. Color me impressed! I love to see a city supporting and displaying art! I stumbled into the Love Field Art Gallery by accident. I'm sad to say that I was the only person in there, but I am hopeful that other people do wander in. The lighting was kind of not great and most of the art... Read more →

I don't know about you, but I'm totally instagram addicted! Here are a few things that inspired me lately: This is Alisa Burke's gorgeous studio! Can we talk about life goals?! I love the light, the color, the pattern, the whole thing! Instagram itself has a very interesting instagram account. They often highlight art and artists (thank you!), such as the cool paper cuts you see in the photo by Gio Pastori. After all these years, I still love scrapbook pages. I follow several scrapbookers and scrapbooking companies on instagram. Pink Fresh Studio is an embellishment club with a quirky... Read more →

Hey you guys! Thanks to your enthusiasm last week, I decided to go for this new video series on exploring (new to me) products! The Fiskars Stamp Press has been around for a while, but I finally decided to buy one. Okay, okay, I bought two. One in each size (large and small). Because that's how I roll with art supplies. One is never enough and Amazon Prime is dangerous! Watch the video to see my explorations: Have you tried out the Fiskars Stamp Press? What do you think of it? Any tips or tricks to share? Thanks for stopping... Read more →

From time to time I grab some of the garbage rubber -- i.e. rubber cut away during the carving process -- and create "garbage stamps." It doesn't mean that the stamps *are* garbage, rather they have been created *from* garbage! Here's my most recent batch: The process is pretty much the same for each of the stamps: I take a scrap piece of rubber and trim it down to a shape or size I want to work with and then I attack it with my carving tools! All in all, this entire collection of itty bitty stamps took me about... Read more →

The official start of Summer isn't for a week or two, but it sure does feel like Summer around here. I've got the A/C cranked and I'm seeing all the signs... Every other block is under construction. I don't know about how it is where you live, but NYC turns into one giant construction zone in the Summer. Flip flops are the only shoes I reach for, which means it's pedicure season! I'm sure there are people who get pedicures year round. I'm pretty much a Summer only kind of girl. I'm seeking shade. In the blustery Winter months I'm... Read more →

If you're new to Art Journal Every Day, there is a short introduction here. All of the previous posts can be found archived here. There is a flickr group for sharing right here. Remember, it's just ten minutes of nourishing your creative self every day! No need to finish anything or even like it. If you've done some art journaling this week and you've blogged about it, or put it on flickr, please leave a link in the linky list at the end of this post. Thanks! It's always a little bit sad when I get to the end of... Read more →