Learn how to apply heat transfer vinyl on wood with this video tutorial! HTV (or Iron On Vinyl) makes it so easy to make beautiful DIY wood signs with your Silhouette or Cricut. This post may contain affiliate links, which allow me to earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Psst - If you are new to working with vinyl, check out my Vinyl 101: Beginner's Guide to Cutting Vinyl. I have an exciting little announcement to share today! My friend Colleen of Lemon Thistle and I have teamed up for a new video series that we are calling Silhouette vs. Cricut! The idea is that we will take on a challenge of a new type of material or themed project or cutting technique, and then we will both make something using our respective cutting machines! I'm Team Silhouette, of course, ... [Read More]
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Alcohol Ink Art on Vinyl – Awesome Marbled Decals
Learn how to make your own DIY Alcohol Ink Art on Vinyl! Creating your awesome abstract art on vinyl allows you to easily turn your art into cool decals! This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site. Thanks for supporting Persia Lou! I am so excited to share today's post with you all! This was just such a fun project and something I have been wanting to try forever. Have you ever played with alcohol inks? If you aren't familiar with them, alcohol inks are vibrant, transparent inks that dry quickly and can created really cool abstract marbled and organic designs on slick, non-porous surfaces like glass, ceramics, or special yupo paper, which is a plastic paper used with watercolors and inks like these. I have been wanting to try these fun inks out for a ... [Read More]
How to Paint Two Paintings at Once – DIY Art Technique
This simple DIY acrylic painting technique allows you to paint two pieces at once while developing your painting skills. It's a fun way to loosen up and produce some great pieces as well. A big thanks to Decoart for sponsoring this post! Hey guys! I am really excited about today's post, and I hope it gets you excited to bust out some paint and brushes do some creating! If you follow me over on instagram, you might have seen that I've been doing a lot of painting lately. Part of it is that this new house just seems to have so many big empty walls staring at me all the time begging for some art work, and part of it is that I just really enjoy it! As I have been painting and experimenting, I stumbled onto a simple acrylic painting technique that I really like and I wanted to share it with ... [Read More]
Multi-Media Textured Floral Art at Crafts Unleashed
Hey friends! It's been a little while since my latest post, but I wanted to pop in to let you know I have been working on a lot of fun projects behind the scenes that I am dying to share with you. And in the meantime, I wanted to share this fun little DIY art project I did recently for the Crafts Unleashed blog. Guys. Our new house has so many blank walls. So. Many. I need art! I love supporting artists and have bought a few prints and original pieces that I love (I need to do a post soon on all the artists I have been stalking lately), but I just don't have the budget to completely fill my walls that way. So that means DIY art projects! Which are kind of one of my favorite things to do anyway. It works out. :) For this project I got to use some awesome new Marabu products ... [Read More]
Paint Scrape Notecards – DIY Art Project Idea
This DIY art project idea is really easy, so much fun, and makes beautifully colored notecards for every occasion. You just need a few simple supplies you may already have at home to create these fun cards. Let's make some! A big thanks to The Clorox Company for sponsoring this post. This post also contains affiliate links, which help to support this site. I am really excited to share today's DIY art project idea with you all! This technique is something I have been wanting to play around with for a while, and I am really happy with how my little notecards turned out. And I thought you guys would really enjoy making some for yourself, so I'm sharing the (few) simple steps with you all today. This is one of those DIY art project ideas where the process is just as good as the ... [Read More]
DIY Modern Wall Art and a Modern Quilt Book Review
Make your own unique DIY Modern Wall Art inspired by a modern quilt design. This piece is easy to make with a few simple supplies and this step-by-step tutorial. This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for supporting Persia Lou! Over the past few years of this blogging journey I have got to know a lot of other bloggers and creative entrepreneurs, and I've even been lucky enough to meet many of them IRL. But today I'm going to tell you all a little about one of my real-life friends who also happens to be an amazing creative business boss, Christa Watson, of Christa Quilts. Christa lives in my neighborhood, and we like to play nerdy board games together and are occasional workout buddies. She also happens to be an amazingly talented quilter who has recently published her second ... [Read More]
Easy Watercolor Art – Rubber Cement Resist
This simple rubber cement resist technique is a fun way to make easy watercolor art. Create beautiful pieces with just a few supplies. It’s simple, fun, and gives great results. Let’s paint! This post was originally shared at Crafts Unleashed and may contain affiliate links. Thanks for supporting Persia Lou! If you have been around here much before, you probably know that I really love playing around with watercolors and I love me a good easy watercolor art project (check out some of my other watercolor posts here). Watercolors are so fun because of the way they interact with and react to other media. I have already put watercolors with plastic wrap and salt, but today we are bringing in a whole new element. This guy: Look familiar? That's right! It's humble rubber cement, ... [Read More]
DIY Embroidered Canvas Wall Art
Make your own unique DIY embroidered canvas wall art. This DIY art piece is easy to make and adds lots of interest, color, and movement to your room. I originally shared this project at Crafts Unleashed. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience, see my full disclosure policy here. I'm big on DIY art. I mean, I also love to buy pieces, but that means money plus there are just so many walls! We have been in our house for nearly two years now, and I'm still working on filling them all up. That means lots of DIY art projects (you know, like this one, this one, and this one). Today's project is probably one of my favorite things I have made in a long time. Crafts Unleashed challenged me to create a project with one of their art canvases, and I really wanted to do ... [Read More]
How to Make a DIY Brick & Neon Sign with EL Wire
Get the look of a custom neon sign easily at home with this DIY Brick & Neon Sign. It's easy and inexpensive to make - no power tools required! A big thanks to Make It: Fun Crafts for sponsoring this post! This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this blog. Thanks! For this month's Make It Fun Crafts Team Challenge, all the bloggers received boxes of these fun Make It: Fun® Foam Project Bricks. They are little painted bricks that have so much possibility! They are pretty much perfect for school projects and making little buildings, and you can pick up a box at Michaels. I have been wanting to make a neon sign for my new craft room for a while now, and I thought these bricks would make kind of an amazing background for it. I have learned from some ... [Read More]
Make Your Own Photo Transfer Art
Transfer your favorite photos to wood and add fun color! These fun pieces of art are easy to make with just a few special product. A big thanks to DecoArt for sponsoring this post! This post includes affiliate links for your convenience. See my full disclosure policy here. Have you seen #plantsonpink on instagram? Ah! I just love it. What is it about plants + pink backgrounds that is just so great? I wanted to try to recreate that look in this art project. Photo transfer is such a fun technique, and I added a little twist with some color and pattern. This project may look complicated, but it's really easy to make with just a few special products. DecoArt has a new mixed media line that includes everything you need to make super cool mixed media art pieces - fluid acrylics, misters, ... [Read More]