My ARTistic Life

Mini House Obsession

Lately, I've been playing with our Mini Eco Houses. They're such a wonderful size to play with! You'll see below that I've been adding charms to them and stringing them up for a lovely garland. I wanted you to have a chance to enjoy them too so I whipped up this cute, little collage sheet for you.

Get your free, high resolution digital download by simply emailing blogfreebie@artchixstudio.com.

Enjoy! : ) You're welcome to use them in your personal artwork, jewelry, journals, etc. Or hold onto them for a future project. This item is not for resell though.

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As I mentioned, I've been making fun charms and adding them onto our Mini Eco Houses. Before sewing on the charms, I rubber stamped them with a cool design. These were just some of the over 100 charms I made for our special gifts with purchase over the weekend. I loved doing this! They're all gone now...winging their way to my dear chixies. I sure hope everyone enjoys them. : )

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As always, my fluffy helper was in the studio. Bruno entertained me while I finished up these peace charms that included our Mini Colorful Bells.

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Art and Soul Retreat is in Portland, Oregon, at the end of September. Oh, how I wish I could go! It's sooo much fun! Alas, I can't make it but I've been putting together some wonderful Make 'N Takes for the attendees: Mini House Garland Kits.

I needed to make a Mini House Garland as a sample for the show. So, let me show you what I made. I must tell you....I had a blast doing this! It is sooo inspiring to limit yourself to just a tiny bag of goodies to play with.

First, I pulled out everything in the kit and started cutting out words that I was drawn to.

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Next, I started pulling images that I was drawn to and started cutting them up.

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For the background, I put the Mini Eco Houses onto a background sheet and traced them with a pencil.

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Next, I cut them all out and glued the backgrounds to the Mini Eco Houses using a gluestick.

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I painted on a thin layer of gesso and let them dry.

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Next, I started gluing the words and images onto the houses. I made circles with my circle template and Micron marker.

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Finishing details were a bit of watercolor crayon on the edges and in the circles.

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Ta da! A cute Mini House Garland!

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Yes, I am officially obsessed with our Mini Eco Houses. I even started making one a day....just to make sure that I do something creative everyday. Sometimes you only have 5 minutes to be creative....a Mini House is perfect!

You're going to love playing with our Mini Eco Houses too! I put together these delightful Pink & Green Mini House Kits for you. You'll get one free with your order (if it's over $25). I've only made 20 of these special gift kits so order today! Get 'em while you can!

 

New Owls, Charms and More

Hooray, we've got some glorious new goodies to share with you! Here are just a few of my faves: Mini Colorful Bells, Dynasty Windows, Lil' Gears, Frida Kahlo Paper Dolls, Owl Paper Dolls and...Just what you need to make the cutest owl earrings ever: Birds & Branches collage sheet, Baroque Oval Photo Charms and Oval Acrylic Bubbles.

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I've been staying up late playing with all of our awesome new goodies. And lookie what I made?! I made over 100 charms! Get one or some with your ARTchix order! I'm including one of these charms with every $50 that you spend with us. Offer only good while supplies last so get 'em while you can. : )

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Inca had to give this bird charm the sniff test. It passed with flying colors. lol. : )

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I've also been making earrings with our new goodies! How fun are these?! I'll be putting together easy instructions for them over the next week...will let you know when they're up on our website.

Happy shopping! Wishing you a charming weekend! : )

New Digi Freebie: Vintage Caged Birds & More

I've been doing quite a bit of re-organizing in my studio lately. In one bin, I stumbled upon these beautiful vintage belt buckles from the 1930s or 40s that I had completely forgotten about. I thought they would make cool, unique frames. I paired them up with these old cigarette cards that feature delightful yellow canaries...giving them the appearance of being in a cage. How awesome is that?

Get your free, high resolution digital download by simply emailing blogfreebie@artchixstudio.com.

Enjoy! : ) You're welcome to use them in your personal artwork, jewelry, journals, etc. Or hold onto them for a future project. This item is not for resell though.

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Here's a close up shot. I have a large collection of these fantastic vintage belt buckles and I'm totally loving them...I may just need to make another sheet or two in the future. : )

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For your Weekly Dose of Cuteness, I thought I'd share this pretty photo of my fuzzy dog, Stella, that I took on our walk this morning.

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Seeing pretty Summer daisies on my walk this morning got me inspired to play with our Wood Daisy Charms. I simply painted them white and added some items from my stash: a brass vintage finding, vintage compass, pink button and orange flower (Recollections Boutique Fleur - from Michaels Craft Stores). I'm thinking these would make a really cool charm bracelet.

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As I mentioned, I've been moving my studio around. And I've been pulling together some of my treasures and goodies that I'd like to sell. I just don't have enough room for everything anymore. So, I'm thinking about opening an etsy shop. Do any of you have an etsy shop? Any suggestions? I'd appreciate any help or advice you can give.

Hope you have a great, art-filled week! See you next Thurs, August 25th! : )

Cute Clown Digi Freebie!

We're hosting a circus-themed art challenge on Facebook right now. So, I thought it would be fun to design some cute clown faux postage. Don't you just adore her cute, little Pierrot costume?

Get your free, high resolution digital download by simply emailing blogfreebie@artchixstudio.com.

Enjoy! : ) You're welcome to use it in your personal artwork, jewelry, journals, etc. Or hold onto it for a future project. This item is not for resell though.

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For your Weekly Dose of Cuteness, I wanted to get Bruno to wear this cute clown hat that my aunt made for me. I tried everything but he just wanted to eat it. lol. Couldn't resist sharing this pic though...looks almost like he's wearing a clown nose. lol.

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These fabulous items just came back into stock. Don't they look so pretty?! Gears, Mini Dice, Metal Roses and Keys.

I'm in the midst of moving my studio all around so I'll see you next time: August 17 or 18th. : )