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6 Ways to Use Your Old Brushes!
Hello, everyone! And welcome to the new year! I hope you all had fabulous holidays full of brand new art supplies! If you got some new brushes for Christmas this...
6 Ways to Use Your Old Brushes!
Hello, everyone! And welcome to the new year! I hope you all had fabulous holidays full of brand new art supplies! If you got some new brushes for Christmas this...
10 Ways to Pump Up Your Coloring Books!
Hello, everyone! This week, I want to talk about one of the greatest concepts to hit the market: grown-up coloring books! It's so simple, yet so revolutionary, I can't believe...
10 Ways to Pump Up Your Coloring Books!
Hello, everyone! This week, I want to talk about one of the greatest concepts to hit the market: grown-up coloring books! It's so simple, yet so revolutionary, I can't believe...
Tissue Paper Mâché!
Hello, everyone! This week, I wanted to put a new spin on everybody's favorite childhood craft: paper mâché! The differences here being that I'm using tissue paper instead of newspaper...
Tissue Paper Mâché!
Hello, everyone! This week, I wanted to put a new spin on everybody's favorite childhood craft: paper mâché! The differences here being that I'm using tissue paper instead of newspaper...
Painting with Fire!
Hi, everyone! One of the draws of alcohol ink is its looseness and unpredictability--so what if we amplified that and added a little danger? This week's project was inspired by...
Painting with Fire!
Hi, everyone! One of the draws of alcohol ink is its looseness and unpredictability--so what if we amplified that and added a little danger? This week's project was inspired by...
Trash to Treasure!
Hey, everyone! This week's blog post goes out to those who want to decorative-paint the mundane things in their life, but have trouble making it happen. Whether it's your skill...
Trash to Treasure!
Hey, everyone! This week's blog post goes out to those who want to decorative-paint the mundane things in their life, but have trouble making it happen. Whether it's your skill...
Don't Throw in the Dowel!
Hello, everybody! Here at Cheap Joe's, we love using products in unconventional ways, so it's no wonder that I looked at our stock of dowels rods and thought, "I can...
Don't Throw in the Dowel!
Hello, everybody! Here at Cheap Joe's, we love using products in unconventional ways, so it's no wonder that I looked at our stock of dowels rods and thought, "I can...
Extreme Rug Makeover: Spray Paint Edition
Do you know what really bums me out? When you can’t find an area rug you like that’s also within your price range. Sure, you can get a 5' x 7'...
Extreme Rug Makeover: Spray Paint Edition
Do you know what really bums me out? When you can’t find an area rug you like that’s also within your price range. Sure, you can get a 5' x 7'...
Leave Your Mark
Hello, everyone! This week, I have a fun craft for all you scrapbookers and stationary lovers out there–stamps! Though, this isn’t solely for those crafters because the best and easiest...
Leave Your Mark
Hello, everyone! This week, I have a fun craft for all you scrapbookers and stationary lovers out there–stamps! Though, this isn’t solely for those crafters because the best and easiest...
Do You Doodle?
Well, you should! This week, I wanted to talk about a subject that I know everyone has been familiar with at least once in their life–doodling! Studies have shown, and...
Do You Doodle?
Well, you should! This week, I wanted to talk about a subject that I know everyone has been familiar with at least once in their life–doodling! Studies have shown, and...
Colored Pencils: Feel the Blend!
There are some who don’t consider colored pencil works to be art, but I know an entire Facebook group that would heartily disagree with you. In fact, colored pencil artists have some...
Colored Pencils: Feel the Blend!
There are some who don’t consider colored pencil works to be art, but I know an entire Facebook group that would heartily disagree with you. In fact, colored pencil artists have some...
Gouache Squash
If you’ve been following the blog for a while, you may remember the post that Mona Lisa did explaining gouache. If not, and you’re not familiar with gouache, I suggest...
Gouache Squash
If you’ve been following the blog for a while, you may remember the post that Mona Lisa did explaining gouache. If not, and you’re not familiar with gouache, I suggest...
5 Tips That Will (Probably) Improve Your Drawin...
Want to avoid panda-monium in your drawing and sketching? Consider some of these tips I’m about to throw at ya! These are tips that I either learned from instructors–or just...
5 Tips That Will (Probably) Improve Your Drawin...
Want to avoid panda-monium in your drawing and sketching? Consider some of these tips I’m about to throw at ya! These are tips that I either learned from instructors–or just...
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