This week I’m playing with my new watercolor palette which will be available in my shop too! What I love the most about this palette is the number of colors you get in an amazingly compact palette. This is the perfect watercolor set for travelling and creating on the go. It’ll fix into your purse and comes with a water brush. Together with a
This week I have a short and sweet episode for you. This is a super simple project and can become a very fun gift DIY to do for teachers, neighbors and stationery addicts on your Christmas list this year. I LOVE buying notebooks. A new notebook is like a breath of fresh air for me. It makes me feel better and if I’m having an off day or am feeling…
This week I’m taking a bit of a break from the craft studio renovations and focusing instead on getting some relaxing creative time. What better way than to create a watercolor journal and then start some experimentation in it? My studio is a mess so this art form doesn’t require
As you may know by now I absolutely love using things from my recycling bin and I’ve been wanting to dry this DIY for a long time now. All you need are a few old boxes, some polystyrene cubes and circles and some old mint tins. To make the stamp designs you will need some
My obsession with gold leaf is not going anywhere anytime soon. I’ve used gold leaf on furniture, notebook covers, art journal spreads and the list goes on and on. I really wanted to share these projects with you so that you can see how versatile one craft product can be. We’ve already gone over a few ideas in the Travel Journal mini class series. In this video I’ll show you…
Here is the final episode in the mini class series I did on a travel journal. In this episode I show you my finished journal and the little travel kit I am taking with me to Azerbaijan. I really like the way this little book turned out and I’m ready to add travel memorabilia to it. I will be sharing a live video of the finished book
Here I am! Back again with the fourth video in this series. I love how this series has come together like a mini class taking you from the beginning to the end. These videos all focus on turning a simple paper sample book into a travel journal. I created the cover and then worked my way through the interior and today I will show you the last part of the…
The time for me to board the plane to Azerbaijan is coming closer and I could not be more excited. Apparently the buildings, architecture and the natural beauty found there are incredible. In this episode on Elevenses with MZ we’re going over some more techniques for creating fun
Hello everyone! I am creating my travel journal in this video series and am sharing video no 2 with you today. You can see part 1 here. In the last video I shared how I made a gold leafed cover. In this video we will talk about how to use scraps of paper and cutouts from magazines and other found items to
The summer is officially here and I am thinking of taking some time off for a vacation. It might be a selection of day trips, a weekend getaway or if I’m very lucky a week long break. In any case I will need a travel journal to use as a scrapbook. I love collecting memorabilia, pictures
