Painting has been a sanity saver for me lately. I close the door to my craft room, turn on some music, and focus my mind on painting something beautiful. While I like creating art from scratch, I love doing paint by number paintings when I want to … [Read more...]
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Please note: This page may contain affiliate links. If you click a link and choose to make a purchase from the partnership site, I will earn a commission. Thank you for supporting Mad in Crafts!
DIY COLOR SHIFT ROCK MONSTERS
Have you tried rock painting with FolkArt Color Shift paint? Painted rocks are a great way to show off the color shifting properties of this paint. The rounded, dimensional surface allows light to hit the paint at different angles showcasing … [Read more...]
EASY SCRAPE PAINT NOTE CARDS
Have you seen the new painting trend that's circulating the interwebs? This easy scrape painting technique produces gorgeous abstract patterns in seconds. I played around with the technique to create some easy scrape paint note … [Read more...]
TURN YOUR PHOTOS INTO PAINT BY NUMBERS
Have you ever taken a picture and thought, "Wow, that could be a painting?" Now it can! For my newest tutorial for MyPrintly, I am showing you how to turn your own personal photos into beautiful paint by number paintings. It is a super easy way to … [Read more...]
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MODERN IKEA RAST HACK
This is a sponsored post. I was compensated for my work but the opinions are 100% my own. I love IKEA. We are too far from our closest store for me to make the trip more than once a year, so when I go, I take my time and really … [Read more...]
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SPRAY PAINTING A PICKET FENCE
I am Plutonium Paint's brand ambassador. I am compensated to represent them, but all the opinions in this article are 100% my own. Most of our yard is fenced in by chain link fence bordered by trees and bushes, but there is a small stretch … [Read more...]
OUR ONE-OF-A-KIND DOG
We have a basset hound named Mitchell Barbara Manatee, and there is no other dog like him. My husband and I got him right after we married, eight years ago. He was our baby before we had babies, and he was my kids’ first best … [Read more...]
Misadventures in Painting
Painting The Mad House wasn’t all sunshine and lollipops. After doing some research and pricing, I decided to use the new Clark+Kensington paint line from Ace Hardware. Or, if you are my dad, the new Lewis+Clark line from Ace … [Read more...]
Dad’s Paint-Saving Roller Trick
My dad worked on a paint crew in college, so he has been sharing pearls of painting wisdom as we work our way through the house (as well as critiquing my work). It’s a good thing we are both perfectionists; I think we would drive any … [Read more...]
Whole House Palette and a Painting Tips Round-Up
We are painting the entire interior of The Mad House, and it has been an experience! I had originally thought about going with a limited color palette of just a few colors to tie the whole house together, and, well, I haven’t … [Read more...]
