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We have a very special guest artist visiting Somerset Place! Please join us in welcoming to our blog the incredibly talented Michelle Ward. A gifted instructor, rubber stamp and stencil designer, and a regular contributor to ou...
Whether it's quilting, art journaling, jewelry-making or anything in-between, here at Stampington, we are all about celebrating creativity. One of our favorite publications is Belle Armoire Jewelry, a 144-page magazine dedicate...
We'll make a confession — we love to cut up books. It may sound barbaric, but there is something immensely satisfying about cutting up a book that you were forced to read in school, or a book that ...
The dreaded blank page can sometimes stop us in our tracks when we sit down to art journal. We don’t know whether to start with choosing a topic or theme, writing down our thoughts, or putting together a color palette. The next...
Lately, we've been hit hard by price increases on many of our everyday essentials. It feels like they're going up almost everywhere you turn, and we sometimes think we cannot indulge in our favorite crafts and hobbies. To show ...
Inside every artist’s toolkit, there should be gesso. It is so useful that it is an integral part of every mixed-media artist’s creative process. It is typically a white paint mixed with some sort of chalk, which provides plent...
Even the most creative and dynamic artists fall into a slump from time to time. If you're finding it difficult to overcome a creative block, we recommend pulling out a journal and letting your thoughts run free. The practice of...
