Mixed Media Daffodils - Countdown to Spring -Designer Crafts Connection and National Craft Month

©Cindy Rippe 2012 - Countdown to Spring

In honor of National Craft Month I thought I'd share my Mixed Media Daffodil Study; "Countdown to Spring".  There are so many creative techniques represented here that I thought it would the perfect piece to include on the Designer Crafts Connection blog hop this month.

I started with a streched Artist Canvas.  I then painted the background with thinned DecoArt Americana Acrylics.  Everything else including torn scrapbook papers, a soft green embroidered doily, my graphite sketch, and mixed media on bristol vellum "Daffodils in a Row" has been decoupaged in layers on top of the canvas with DecoArt DecouPage medium.  I even glued the buttons on with it! They would be cute sewn on with embroidery thread too.  I used the same acrylic paints to stamp the numbers across the bottom.

Let's see....painting, drawing, coloring, pen and ink, gluing, paper crafting, stamping, and sewing.  Yes, that's a nice collection of techniques!

I've shared my feelings about Spring and flowers over on my Floral, Family and Faith blog today and I'm partying over at House of Hepworths and Today's Creative Blog too!  


Make sure you click through the Designer Crafts Connection blog hop to see the way that other 365 Days of Crafts Designers are celebrating National Craft Month. I hope we've inspired you to get crafting!

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Thanksgiving and Autumn Glass Painting Project

The theme for this month at the Designer Crafts Blog Connection is Thanksgiving/Fall.  As usual, I'm sharing a quick and easy project with you.  I like to inspire you with an "I can do that!" attitude.  Hope you like this one as well as the other creative ideas on the 365 Days of Crafts Blog Hop.

I used the new DecoArt Glass Paint Markers, in Brown, to draw the leaves on a white ceramic plate. The charger was originally clear.  I painted the border with a sponge brush to create a blend of orange and yellow with Americana Gloss Enamels.  The swirls were stamped on using Brown Americana Gloss Enamels.

There's a matching glass and a folded napkin technique to come soon, I promise!  Mom's in the hospital and I've been there almost 24/7.  She's doing well and we hope to get her home soon.  Then it's back to posting the rest of my Thanksgiving tablescape ideas.

You might enjoy a few posts from last fall to keep you busy until I get back.
Autumn Napkin Folds - Chocolate Brown
Autumn Napkin Folds - Crown Fold
Autumn Napkins Folds - Cone Fold
Autumn Rose and French Fold Napkins
Thanksgiving Tablescape and Dessert Buffet
Blessed Family Gathering
Pause and Give Thanks

Don't forget to Hop through the rest of the blogs and see what the other Designers have been up to!

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It's National Craft Month!

February is over - Yeah!  After a long winter I'm looking forward to Spring and the way it inspires me to get Creative.  I'll be attending several shows over the next few months and will be inspired by Spring Flowers, Pantone Color Trends and New Products for Home, Gourmet Foods and Entertaining.

I have several new projects coming up over the next few months and look forward to sharing them with you.  My focus is on Botanical, Seasonal and Faith based designs. Watch for announcements about my upcoming Web Site, Publications, and Teaching Schedule.

The first thing I want to share is that I've joined a fabulous group of Designers at  365 Days of Crafts.  We'll be sharing our ideas through a project called the Designer Crafts Connection.  It's a monthly Blog Hop with inspiration and trendy creative projects by leading edge Designers in the Creative Industry using a variety of mediums.    

A Year of  Celebrations will launch on March 3rd with reviews of new product and craft Trends and Techniques introduced at the CHA Winter Show last month in Los Angeles.  This event is the Annual Winter Conference and Trade Show for professionals in the Craft Industry.  The participating Designers will give you a peek at what you'll see in your stores this year.  Make sure to check back on Thursday to see what's new this month!

Garfield Park Conservatory Spring Show

©Cindy Rippe

For as the earth brings forth her bud, and as the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth ; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations. Isaiah 61:11