Spring and Mothers Day Treats

 I've been having a lot of fun lately placing 

my art onto products!

My hand painted bees buzzing in the clover

look great digitized and printed on this floor cushion.

And the water color tiger lilies complement

it for quite a lovely garden ensemble.

If you're looking for a Spring treat or Mothers Day gift,

my art is on products at my Society 6 shop .

I believe this code will get you a discount:

https://share.society6.com/x/4nS7hj 

if you copy it and paste it in your browser

to visit Society 6 (for a limited time). 

Rose Garden with Songbirds to Celebrate Spring

Songbirds visit this romantic and serene

rose garden with a message that's

perfect for the season.

Send this beautiful card to the women

you love and admire in your life.

Featuring a quote from the first famous

woman landscape artist, the

inside is blank for your heartfelt message.

Matching envelope and stamps 

are available, too!

Send someone a personal note the old fashioned way. It's a great way to celebrate Spring, Easter, and Mother's Day.

Crafter and Sewist Notebook for Mothers Day

Make the crafter or sewist in your life

Sew Happy with this fun notebook.

Heavy 70lb paper, either lined or unlined,

is perfect for crafting, drawing, painting, 

taking notes and having fun!

Grab a matching mug while you're at it.

Hurry to get 25% off

just in time for Mothers Day!

Mothers Day Gifts for the Sewist, Crafter & Maker

It's nearly that time of year to celebrate

all the women in our lives!

Make your crafter, sewist, or maker

happy with this fun mug

featuring a vintage Singer sewing machine

and lots of notions that were

hand painted in gouache.

Or maybe you prefer something 

portable to carry

all those supplies.

This backpack is just the ticket!

Either way, you'll be supporting her creativity

and mine with these fun products

featuring my original art.

Visit my Society 6 shop today

for more gift ideas!

Honey Bear Collection

My love of tea

inspired me to create this

"Honey Collection" clip art!

It's so darned cute.

And it's interactive -- 

meaning you can dress up your

two styles of honey bears

and the honey pourer

with the other clipart provided.

There's a bee of varying sizes,

a 3 types of honey wands, two types of spoons, 

a heart with the word 'honey' and 

honeycombs.

And I threw a couple of backgrounds 

to make it easy to make cards.

It'd be so sweet for Mother's Day 

or Father's Day coming up!

Also perfect for baby showers, a 

spring or summer party,

Valentine's Day, engagement, anniversary, birthdays, thank you cards... 

basically for anyone and anything you're sweet on!

You can get it here

on my etsy!

Gingham Picnic Cooler Tutorial for Tailgating

'Tis the perfect season for

picnics, camping and tailgating!

We had a beat-up cooler

that I decided to upcycle,

and what is more picnic-y than

GINGHAM?

Isn't she cute?!!

So today I'm sharing

How to make a Gingham Tailgate Picnic Cooler

otherwise known as the

Gingham Picnic Cooler Upcycle Tutorial.

Let's take this step by step:

DiY Wood Branch Coasters

Nature makes some stunning patterns.

And that means we can bring those

natural design elements into our homes

in simple and elegant ways.

After pruning a hedge apple tree 

we noticed the gorgeous rings in this branch.

Aha! 

Such dense wood makes for beautiful coasters

for a wedding gift,

housewarming,

fathers day

or your own home.

Here's how to make

DIY Wood Branch Coasters:

10 Lovely Mothers Day Ideas

With Mothers Day coming up,

here are 10 lovely ideas ranging

from handcrafted gifts, to cards and packaging,

to household tips and printables!

Drum roll, please…

10 lovely Mothers Day Ideas:

Lovely Colors for Mothers {and babies!}

Do your craft projects

continue to inspire you

long after they are completed?

Mine do!

This beautiful flower bow package,

{grab the tutorial here}

inspired a beautiful color palette

for Mother's Day.

Any woman would love a gift wrapped like this!

Of course, this color palette is also perfect

for Spring

for baby
for the nursery

and for all kinds of projects!

So I'm kinda on a roll making

fun clip art

and beautiful digital paper designs

all inspired by the color palette

arising from a past gift package tutorial.

I can't wait to create some projects

from these beautiful papers

and clip art to share with you

as free tutorials.

In the meantime, YOU can grab the

clip art and designer papers at my Etsy store

for about the price of a latte.

AND… get 24 FREE Coordinating Gift Tags here

PLUS...

Check out my FREE

Flower Bows Gift Package Tutorial here.

AND

Click here for a simple silk flower corsage tutorial 

Plus more free Mothers Day projects {here}

Keep Calm and Love On Printable

Love should be celebrated

for any reason and for no reason at all.

Of course there are so many great times 

to officially celebrate love:

Valentines Day, weddings, anniversaries, bridal showers, birthdays.

So, I have a gift for you.  Two sets of

FREE Keep Calm and Love On Printables

in beautiful custom colors.

10 MORE Techniques for Handcrafted Cards

When your schedule is too packed 

for larger projects, creating a handcrafted card 

for a family member or friend can become 

the perfect, contained creative outlet.

Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, 
Father's Day, birthdays, 
graduation, weddings, showers, thank-you's... 
the opportunities are endless!

I shared 10 Techniques for Handcrafting Cards

with you *here.*

And now here are 

10 MORE handcrafted card techniques:

Laundry Room Printables

I've got a thing about clothespins lately.

They're pretty to look at,

functional,

and you can find them in my

~clothespin craft projects here~

So I wanted to give them

a special spotlight in the laundry room.

And I'm sharing the results with you as

four free laundry room printables!

A Mothers Day Blessing

For every soul

who has ever 

dried another's tears,

gave encouraging words,

took the risk to speak truth,

gave without asking in return,

cheered at another's success,

embraced with an overflowing heart,

belly laughed in tandem,

patiently assisted in learning,

pardoned with compassion,

fed another's body, mind and spirit,

provided shelter and safety,

released another to grow

in the direction

of their dreams...

Send Mom a Digital Postcard

It's that time of year to celebrate Moms,
so I made a set of 

Mother's Day printables

with fun washi tape embellishments.

These postcards, or mini posters,
are so flexible they
can be put to work in multiple ways...

Upcycled Totes from Feed Bags

Creativity and recycling

are two of my favorite things.

And when that results in something

beautiful, whimsical and functional,

you can bet it gets my 5-star seal of approval!

These bags are all that

and a bag of potato chips, too.

Actually... they were feed bags.

And they're super cool!
Check this out...

Make Your Own Fabric Softener: It's better!

I ran across a recipe for

making your own fabric softener

while researching the history of clothespins

for an article where I showed off

these beauties:

Funny how one thing leads to another.

I knew right away I was trying this!

While I love the smell 
of my usual fabric softener,

I hate that blue gunk it leaves on 

the dispenser over time....

Vintage Clothespins: Vogue!

I couldn't help myself with that "Vogue!" title.

What else are you going to do when you're

enamored with a little collection

of beautifully aged and patinaed

vintage clothespins?

You do a photo shoot of course!

And this little chorus line

struck many a pose...

Virtual Washi Tape Free Digital Download

I have a confession:

I haven't used Washi Tape yet.

I have so many craft supplies,

so I'm trying to behave and use what I have.

But that Washi Tape looks irresistible.

And Spring has me thinking of

gingham and polka dots.

So I made

Virtual Washi Tape

as a free digital download

to use on your blog, your digital photo

and scrapbooking albums,

and so much more...

Clothespin Love Arrow Tutorial

Cupid's quiver is full 

of the most adorable

and useful

little arrows....

Luckily, you can also get the instructions for the 

Clothespin Love Arrow Tutorial

right now, too.

Here's how you do it: