Every year I love to come up with a new leaf art project. Last year I had a ton of fun making these watercolor doodle leaves. This year I thought it would be fun to play with metallics and create shiny doodle leaf art! Metallic Doodle Leaf Art Craft These metallic leaves would look…
The only thing more magical than a unicorn is a painted unicorn rock! These unicorn rocks are so fun to make and there is a different style for every rock painting skill level. From using paint markers and acrylic paint to learning how to use watercolors on rocks, there’s a lot of fun techniques listed…
Have you ever tried painting sea shells? Sea Shell painting is such a relaxing activity and it’s easy to do with the right supplies. Even if you don’t have your own collection of shells to paint, there are many places you can buy plain shells, including online. See below for some supply recommendations, great places…
Last school year I had a lot of fun doing kid art projects with my son’s first grade class. The class loved the Halloween Picasso Frankenstein art project we did as well as our Jim Dine inspired liquid watercolor hearts. But I think the hands down favorite project was when I taught the kids watercolor painting…
Abbi here from Abbi Kirsten Collections. I’m excited to be guest posting and sharing this fun tropical leaf paper banner project on Color Made Happy. I’ve been feeling a bit tropical in the studio since the heat of summer has official arrived! If you are planning a summer barbecue or maybe a festive luau party, this…
I needed some new seating for my craft room so I decided to paint my own stools. I still have another wooden stool to paint, but for my first design, I decided to paint a mandala design. A round wooden stool is actually the perfect surface for a painted mandala design. If you want to learn…
With Father’s Day coming up, I thought it would be fun to make a handmade Father’s Day Gift instead of just buying one this year. I always love the thought and effort behind handmade gifts and this is a great gift to give any dad for Father’s Day. You could even do this Father’s Day…
If you’re looking for a fun summer craft, painted sea shells are a great craft to add to your summer bucket list. While there are many different ways to paint on sea shells, I thought it would be fun to try puffy paints on shells. I have used puffy paints for all different crafts like…
My galaxy inspired painted rocks have always been a huge hit so I thought it would be fun to take that same concept and try it out on sea shells. I had such a great time making these galaxy painted shells using alcohol inks. If you haven’t tried alcohol inks out yet this is a great beginner alcohol inks project. And if you’re an expert with alcohol inks, you already know how awesome they are and how perfect they would be for making galaxy painted shells!
