May 222015
 

Lamp shade Tutorial with Yarn and Glue creativetreasury.com.au

Here is something to get you started on the road to creativity with an impressive, decorative lamp shade you can make for your home. Only three items are needed and you have easy to follow instructions - watch the video below by Dana from Dana Made It and you're set to make something that will draw lots of 'oohs' and 'aahs' at your craftiness.

You can use this technique to make a large, medium or small lamp shade, depending on what you need. Once you've successfully completed one you'll want to make more - maybe a string of lanterns, perfect to brighten any corner of your home or for a garden party.The lamp shade is just one idea but when you start creating you're sure to start thinking up lots more items to make.... decorative balls, bowls, sculptures .....

Just in time for a Weekend Project, so make yourself a cuppa and sit back and enjoy the video.

Now don't put it off. Give it a go.

Enjoy your crafting.

Dana has a website full of lovely crafty things so have a look around to see what else you can try.

May 082015
 

When we think of art and oil and acrylic paints we probably think of paintings on canvas, but there are a wide range of ‘canvases’ which can be used not just the traditional kind. You could practically name just about any material and chances are you could paint on it if you wanted to. Rocks, stones and pebbles also have a number of uses, other than that pertaining to their natural environment or garden landscaping or earth filling. So why not use them to paint on? This isn’t anything new – rock (and cave) painting was all the rage thousands of years ago but in our little creative world we have found more reason for painting on stones, rocks and pebbles. In this modern age we have let our imagination flow with gorgeous ideas.

Take a look below - here are a few pics of some creative stone paintings which I found on Pinterest. There are many more gorgeous, sweet, cute, intricate and colourful designs out there but these are just a few for you to enjoy for now.

Via Pinterest

Painted stones - Cats by Ernestina Gallina

Painted stones - Cats by Ernestina Gallina

Little Village

Little Village

Colourful Rocks

Colourful Rocks

Mandala Stone

Mandala Stone

If you like what you see you may even get inspired to give it a go yourself. Getting creative is lots of fun and these can be as simple or as detailed as you’d like. So, go ahead and get creative - here are two links which will take you to tutorials and painting tips for rock painting. Enjoy.

How to paint stones. Jane Monk Studio

How to paint stones. Jane Monk Studio

More on rock painting tips HERE.

Not sure what to paint? You’ll find plenty of inspiration on Pinterest or Google.

Do you know anyone else who has tutorials or painting tips? Please tell us about them in the comments. 🙂