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Stickers and Stationery: The 2026 Guide to Creative Supplies
Discover the best stickers and stationery for journaling, scrapbooking, and junk journals. Compare materials, find storage ideas, and shop smart in 2026.
Junk Journal Supplies: What You Actually Need to Start
Building your junk journal supplies stash? Here’s a beginner-first checklist, kit vs. individual buying, budget swaps, and how to pick paper and ephemera.
Changes
I changed this painting so many times that I lost track, but I finally love her! When I started out, I was trying to paint something splotchy and wonderful, like one of my favorite artists does daily. Her name is Kelsey Howard, and you can check out her gorgeous paintings on insta at @kelseyhowardart orContinue reading “Changes”
Today’s sketch
As we inch towards Mer-May and dreams of summer, my mind turns to one of my favorite subjects-Mermaids. If you live anywhere near Berlin, Md, and have not been to the mermaid museum, you really must go! We are planning a trip there in the spring. Today’s sketch Today, I started with a plain, uncoatedContinue reading “Today’s sketch”
Mermaid Gazing Out to Sea and other things
Today, I finished up my gouache flower painting by adding a blue background. I am really so happy with the results and plan to give this to a friend, as a gift. I had a bit of blue paint left over, so I added some sandy-colors and painted a cradled wood panel in a lovelyContinue reading “Mermaid Gazing Out to Sea and other things”
Valentine’s Day Candy Wrappers and Other Thoughts
The past week has been quite hectic! Between appointments and stomach attacks, I haven’t gotten much that I wanted to accomplished. To top it off, our Saturday plans went awry. When day long plans get canceled, more and more often, I find that I have difficulty deciding what to do instead. So, on Saturday, withContinue reading “Valentine’s Day Candy Wrappers and Other Thoughts”
Windy Weather or A Chilly Spring
This painting started out as one thing and ended up as something completely different! Originally, I was envisioning the background of birds with a very colorful young woman. Not the usual skin tones, but lots of yellows, pinks, and lavenders. The birds are decoupaged on, and once the painting was finished, I had thought thatContinue reading “Windy Weather or A Chilly Spring”
A Few Musings
I’m sorry I’m a few days behind on posts. I was sick for part of the week with a long migraine and my stomach issues, and then I had a couple of paintings that I felt were not good enough to post here, along with a bit of a painters-block. Not every project comes outContinue reading “A Few Musings”
Of Lemons and Oranges, Young Woman with Turquoise Background
For this painting, I started with my pale pink decoupage, sketched out my young woman, and then began adding another decoupaged background. As an artist, inspiration for a project can come from almost anywhere. As soon as I saw this napkin, I knew I had to use it as a background. Being a cocktail napkin,Continue reading “Of Lemons and Oranges, Young Woman with Turquoise Background”