Category Archives: Painting Tutorials

Some neat tips, techniques and unique ideas for painting.

How to Paint Poppies (Part One- The Background)

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Busted Button

As soon as I shared this painting I did for my dad in honor of Remembrance Day, (you can see the whole post, along with a story about my Grand Daddy here), I quickly got a handful of requests for a … Continue reading →

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Winter Wonderland (Painting With Evergreens)

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Busted Button

The other day I saw a pretty nifty idea on Pinterest that involved using an evergreen twig to stamp ‘snowflakes’ onto wrapping paper. Here is the original post about that, but I thought I’d use that technique in the background … Continue reading →

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Four Little Pumpkins (Part One)

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Busted Button

I looove Halloween- I love the neat little traditions that go along with it too- Hanging out with the neighbors, decorating, dressing up, and carving pumpkins! This year I’ve been super-inspired by all the unique pumpkin ideas that Pinterest has … Continue reading →

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