Here’s another piece of abstract kid art Elise made for her uncle (my brother). He doesn’t have any children of his own yet to make him sloppy paintings, so I thought he might appreciate one from us. We started with a piece of scrap wood left over from making our DVD shelves. After priming it […]
Instant art: Framed vintage painting palette
OK, this is definitely one of my favorite recent projects. My brother gave me a decrepit vintage art set he found at a thrift store. I was actually kind of angry at him for bringing more junk into my house, and this looked like such garbage. I told him I hoped he didn’t pay too much […]
Framed children’s artwork
Elise made this painting at school. It’s just cheap thin paper and tempera paint, but I love it. So expressive! I picked up this large 12×16 inch frame at Jo-Ann Fabrics for about $12 (on sale/with coupon). So after writing her name and the date on the back of the painting, I framed it up. […]
Quick octagonal mirror transformation
Last week, I showed you this octagonal mirror I found at a thrift store for $3. It wasn’t in bad shape; it just needed a simple and quick paint job to transform it. Before The gold was looking dated and tired. Nothing a little spray paint can’t fix. First, I masked off the glass with […]
Back-painted Polaroid mirror art
I had this giant 25″ x 35″ frame that was given to me by a friend (Thanks, Diane!) and was trying to figure out what to do with it. At the same time, I also wanted to make something with the remainder of a can of Looking Glass paint I had, so I paired the […]
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