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Stitching Over Stamping with Dina Wakley on Make It Artsy

Dina Wakley is one of my favorite people.  She's smart, talented, hard working, and funny!  Recently, she shared a fun and simple technique on Make It Artsy: hand stitching over stamped images.  Watch the video for the how-to:

This is a technique that I love and even showcased in my book, Carve Stamp Play:

This is a fun technique and makes for a great travel project!  You probably even own all the supplies you need to get started.  I hope you'll give it a try!

Finally, in case you've never heard of Make It Artsy, here's the rundown:  It's one of the last crafty TV shows around and you can watch it on PBS, online at makeitartsy.com, or purchase DVDs of each season.  We just finished filming our 7th season and we're about to film season #8.

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Filming Season 7 of Make It Artsy

I'm currently in Cleveland, Ohio filming season 7 (!!!) of Make It Artsy.  Make It Artsy is a super fun TV show packed with craft and art projects.  You can watch it online, on your local PBS station, or buy DVDs of each season. 

If you watch this week's vlog, I'm sharing a bunch of the projects that I made for the show.  Take a peek:

Screen printing, cookie decorating, painting, doodling, paper crafts, and more!  It's going to be a great season!

And just in case you've never seen the show, here's a segment from last season (season 6):

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Make It Artsy TV: Marbling, Cookie Tin Earrings, and Hoodie Hacking

In case you don't know, I host a TV show called, Make It Artsy.  It's one of the last crafty TV shows around and you can watch it on PBS, online at makeitartsy.com, or purchase DVDs of each season.  Today I wanted to share a few recent segments I thought you'd enjoy:

You may recall that I was thrilled when I tried out Marabu's Easy Marble for the first time.  Here is a segment I did all about it:

How about making earrings from old cookie tins?  Watch this segment with Candie Cooper for the step-by-step how-to:

And finally, my all time favorite segment EVER: hacking hoodies with Cheryl Sleboda!  

I still have that chicken hoodie and I looooove it!

I hope you enjoyed this taste of Make It Artsy!  It's a great show with tons of excellent ideas for making art!

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Adventures in Arting Podcast: Dina Wakley Media

I'm so pleased to share a chat I recently had with my friend, Dina Wakley.

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.  Please subscribe to our podcast in iTunes or wherever you listen and be sure to leave us a review!  Reviews help other people find the podcast.  Thanks so much!

Dina is a mixed-media artist and teacher.

 

She loves everything about art: creating it, thinking about it, looking at it, and teaching it. She has been scrapbooking since 1995, stamping since 1996, and art journaling since 2004.  She believes in writing yourself down, expressing yourself, and making your mark on the world. 

 

As a Ranger Signature Designer, Dina designs a line of mixed-media art supplies that includes acrylic paints, mediums, brushes, rubber stamps, stencils, and more.

 

Dina lives in Arizona with her husband and 3 boys (affectionately termed “the fellas”). With a love of teaching and traveling, Dina travels the world to teach and share her art passion with students on every continent.

 

Finally, here is a quick video of Dina and me from one of the many times when she was a guest on Make it Artsy!

 

 

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Behind the Scenes at Make It Artsy

Hey you guys!  I've been crazy busy lately and so I thought I'd share this week's vlog that takes you behind the scenes of Make It Artsy -- the crafty TV show I host on PBS.  Enjoy!

You can watch Make It Artsy online -- on the Make It Artsy website and YouTube -- on your local PBS station, and you can buy DVDs on each season.  You can watch my vlog on my YouTube channel -- a new "episode" is released every Wednesday!

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