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Painting Strawberry Rocks for the Garden
Joy and I spent a couple of hours last weekend painting strawberry rocks for the garden! Let me back up just a bit. Every year you garden, it’s another chance to try new techniques. Maybe our produce was decimated last summer. Maybe a dingus named Steph never got around to putting a simple gate on…
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DIY Coasters – Cork with Hand Drawn Repeat Patterns
I feel like I’ve been on the hunt for the perfect coasters for ages. I had this cool wine painted coaster craft I came up with a few years ago, but over time the bark on the wood slices I used for those DIY coasters were meticulously picked off by mystery hands… Phil… And then…
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How to Make Fox Ears and a Fox Tail
Have you ever wanted to know how to make fox ears and a fox tail? I’ve got a fun, easy and free form craft for ya! This year was Phil’s first year in the Christmas program at Living Faith Church, and all the kids without speaking lines were different animals. He got a fox, and…
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DIY Home Decor – Easy Halloween Decorations
Happy Halloween everyone! Hope you’ve been having a spooky and spectacular haunted holiday! I just wanted to let you know I learned from last year’s round of Halloween fails. This year, I took a new tack on DIY home decor with some super easy Halloween decorations I couldn’t mess up if I tried. Last year,…
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Make Your Own Watercolors
Huge thanks to Robert Mahar for introducing me to the idea of homemade watercolor paints… Like… Months ago. I saw him post a tutorial on Instagram ages ago, and I was like WHAAAAAT! I never got a chance to try it, and then I kind of forgot about it. This week, I’m working on a…
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Quick Christmas Ornament Craft – Snowflake Globe
Phil really wants me to be off of work right now – so my goal is to describe this super quick Christmas ornament craft in less than 10 minutes! Last weekend was the Christmas party for the women’s group at church. Part of the fun, along with taking the bus to Statesboro for lunch at…
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Grand Opening Party at Creative Outlet Studios this Weekend!
A grand opening party at Creative Outlet Studios on Saturday and Patchwork indie arts and crafts festival on Sunday – looks like you’re gettin’ your craft on this weekend, southern California! I met the team behind Creative Outlet Studios at last year’s Craftcation Conference, and I’m so excited that their space is open!! You really…
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Coaster Craft – Wine Painted Log Coasters Tutorial
I’ve got a super fast and easy handmade coaster craft to share today! I came up with this coaster craft  for last week’s forest party. I needed a fun party favor for my blogging friends and it turned out to be cute and delicious to make! Wine Painted Coaster Craft You’ll need: red wine (think inexpensive…
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Funny Dog Paintings
This week I sent brand new funny dog paintings to Leanna Lin’s Wonderland in Eagle Rock for the upcoming WonderPUP group art show. “The Circle of Life” #’s 1-4, acrylic on wood by Hearts and Laserbeams I would absolutely love if you’d consider making a home for these funny dog paintings; 100% of the art sales will be…
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Craftcation Conference!! Who’s Comin’ With Me?!?
I shared the Craftcation Conference website with you guys recently as a show and tell – to date, it’s the largest, most intricate, involved website I have ever built, and I’m pretty proud of it. You want an interactive forum? Online ticketing integration? A clickable, easy to use schedule matrix that links up who’s teaching…
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Merry Christmas from Hearts and Laserbeams!
From all of us at Hearts and Laserbeams, cheers to all of you and best wishes for the happiest of holidays. May your Christmas be full of friends, family and fun! We’ll be driving down to old town Mesilla in New Mexico to enjoy some cider at Josephina’s and show Phil the 20 bazillion lumenarios…
