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    Quick and Easy Gift Bag – Using Your Stash

    December 10, 2019 / No Comments

    I’m all about using my stash and during the holidays, your stash can come in very handy. A couple of things I keep on hand regularly is plain kraft-colored bags, tulle, and small gifts. Pair these things together with Sizzix dies and the possibilities are endless. I wanted to share a quick tutorial for a cute handcrafted gift bag. You can take this same concept and make a matching card as well. I used a Sizzix Tim Holtz Bigz Die titled Reindeer Flight which someone gifted me a couple years ago. It was used but I loved it. Here’s the how to to make a stamp and quick and cute…

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    January 19, 2015
  • Art,  Art Journaling,  Creative,  Creative Planners,  Mixed Media,  Tutorials and How to's

    25 Cool Ways to Use Washi Tape

    September 20, 2019 / 2 Comments

    There are so many different ways to use washi tape! The possibilities are abundant and if you’re a paper crafter like me, I’m sure you have more than one roll of washi. It comes in different textures, colors and sizes and is so much fun! For the most part, it’s can be inexpensive too. I wanted to share with you 25 favorite ways to use washi tape.  I’ve included a couple of my own photos as well as some links from others where you can complete your own diy washi projects. Enjoy. I’d love to know if you try any of these.  25 Favorite Ways to Use Washi Tape Jazz…

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    November 25, 2018

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    May 29, 2016

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    June 30, 2019
  • Artsy Adventures (Outings, Flea Marketing and More),  The Homestead,  Tutorials and How to's,  Uncategorized

    DIY Signs ~ A New Place in Town

    May 18, 2018 / 2 Comments

    Signs are a great way to convey love or a message of encouragement in your home. I’ve always loved taking something old and repurposing it such as the sign below in which was simply a rusted oval. I created something new when I added letters and a rose embellishment. As well, I love signs big and small throughout my home to communicate something special or serve as a reminder. See below just a few signs I have in my room. If you’re in Orange County, California, specifically Lake Forest, where I happen to live, and you enjoy DIY, you may want to check out Board and Brush Creative Studio. Before…

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    Been A While & An Idea for Your Leftover Easter Egg Dyes

    April 22, 2017 / 2 Comments

    Greetings.  It’s been a while.  Life has been a bit crazy lately on this end.  I hope you’re well!  I have been a little M.I.A. but I’m on the mend.  For a few weeks I had been putting in quite a few hours at work and then . . . pneumonia.  So I’ve been off for a couple days resting and healing! I plan on sharing some posts here in the next couple weeks surrounding my creative planner.  I hope to do a little wrap up for each three months of the year.  I love that my memory and creative planner are helping me to document life (that seems to…

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    December 21, 2018

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    February 13, 2019

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    October 2, 2018
  • Life,  Mixed Media,  Uncategorized

    Planner Clip Virtual Make and Take

    June 11, 2016 / No Comments

    Since I can’t be with you in person, I’d like.to do a.little virtual make and take (or tutorial) to make your own planner.embellishment. Enjoy. I’m using my friend Donna Salazar’s awesome and sweet products. You might be saying, what if I don’t have those particular supplies?  They are awesome I tell you but if you don’t here are some other options I found.  Download, size accordingly and print off a face such as this one from the Graphics Fairy which is seen here.  Then print off a crown here or here.  Cut out, color, embellish, glue to a clip and enjoy in your planner.                

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    October 22, 2019
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    Easy Bag Upcycle

    May 24, 2016 / 6 Comments

    Do you have odds and ends, scraps of beauty, little pieces, bits and baubles in your art/craft area or studio?  If you’re like me, there are all those pretty bits that I have a difficult time saying goodbye to.  So, recently I washed a linen bag with a logo on it and when I took it out of the wash, the logo was gone.  I needed to add some loveliness to this comfortable bag of mine so I grabbed some beautiful pieces, made some fabric flowers, brought out some stamps, used some tacky glue and started to simply add some dimension and fun to my bag.  It’s my mixed media bag . . .…

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    May 28, 2016

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    October 31, 2016

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    February 3, 2018
  • Art,  Mixed Media,  Sharing the Love - Giveaways,  Tutorials and How to's,  Uncategorized

    Donna Salazar & Friends Girlie Grunge Blog Hop

    May 18, 2016 / 28 Comments

    Welcome.  Please be advised that I have received product from manufacturers and sponsors of this blog hop to create the projects highlighted below. Hello and welcome to the Donna Salazar & Friends Girlie Grunge Blog Hop! We’ve arranged this hop to showcase all the new and exciting products that have recently been released from both Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® and Spellbinders®. We are sure that you will enjoy the projects that all of us have created for you AND… we’ve got PRIZES!!! The Donna Salazar Designs Prize Pack has a Denim Art Journal, Girlie Grunge Twine, and Silver Pigment Powder from Donna Salazar with Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® and a Jumbo…

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    January 15, 2019

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    July 13, 2015

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    Upscaled IKEA RIT Dyed Throw

    January 24, 2015 / No Comments

    I love some of the collections at IKEA.  Do you have an IKEA near you?  But often you may find something you love but it doesn’t fit your color scheme.  RIT dye to the rescue!  I can’t remember when I didn’t use RIT dye in my home. A beautiful Ofelia throw from IKEA for $19.99, a bottle of RIT for $5.33 (Hobby Lobby has it cheaper) and some water you have yourself an upscaled lovely throw for your home.  I shared in the RIT Studio.  Have you ever visited?  Have an idea to share?  A great place to do so.  I have some other ideas I’m itching to get to.  At CHA they had dye…

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    July 27, 2019

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    March 19, 2018

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    October 2, 2014
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    Word of the Year – Good Expectations for 2015

    December 28, 2014 / 8 Comments

    This past week it was so appropriate that I received an early copy of Jewelry Affaire that contained an article and necklace tutorial on my word of the year for 2014. 2014 was a year of sadness, uncertainty, and challenge filled with some times of joy, accomplishment and celebration as well. My word of 2014 was TRUST and I created a necklace to remind me of just that. My word for 2015 is COURAGE and my verse, “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men (and women) of courage; be strong.” ~ 1 Corinthians 16:13. I enjoy creating something as a reminder throughout the year of my word and goal. I want…

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    October 10, 2016

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    May 18, 2016

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    March 15, 2018
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    Quick Holiday Hostess Gift Idea

    December 12, 2014 / 2 Comments

    Well, the boutique went well and I was able to raise some funds for my daughter and her school trips.  Each trip is a special opportunity (one through a special choir and dance group and the other through an honor science program).  She and my mom were a lovely help at the boutique. One of the items I sold at the boutique were these candles.  I just thought I’d share the how to on these.  I was thinking, these would make a quick and nice hostess gift if you were headed to party or needed a last minute gift. Supplies: Long Burning Emergency (sometimes used for Vigils) Candle as seen…

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I’m Cheryl Waters and I’m grateful you’re here. I enjoy creating things and this site is a record of life and art. I want Artsy Findings to be a place you can learn something new, feel comfortable to share life, be inspired to create and to make warm connection. So let’s get started.

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