Hey hey! It's freebie day! If you've been around here much, you are probably aware of my slight watercolor obsession. Watercolors - so pretty! so fun! so frustrating! Anyway. If you love the watercolor look too, come snatch up these free watercolor textures I'm sharing with you all today. You can download all 12 free textures in a png file with a transparent background. They are free for personal use, and I always truly appreciate a link back. Click the watercolor button below to get 'em. (Yep, that's one of the free textures on that button background!) If you liked this post, you may want to check out these: ... [Read More]
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Free Watercolor Feather Graphics
While I was working on my post for Oh My! Creative this month (it should be up in the next few days, so go check it out), I painted these two little fall-colored feathers, and thought maybe you guys could put them to use too! The feathers are PNG files with transparent backgrounds, and they are free for personal use. If you use them on your web site, I would love it if you link back to me. Get the free feather graphics HERE and HERE ... [Read More]
How to Make Text Look Like the Lego Logo Using Gimp
Learn how to Make Text Look Like the Lego Logo. I will walk you through the steps of turning your kid's name or whatever you like into a lego lookalike. Welcome to Persia Lou! If you are new here, you may want to sign up for my newsletter to keep up to date on new posts. When preparing for my son's Lego birthday party, I used a great free font, Legothick, which is available for free here. You can see how I used it in the invitations: Fun, right? The font is great, but to Make Text Look Like the Lego Logo, you need to go through a few more steps than just type it into your word processor. I have laid out the basic steps for you, in case you need help getting the same look. I used the free photo editing software GIMP, but you should be able to follow the same basic steps in ... [Read More]