by Daniella Hayes | Mar 17, 2015 | Altered Art and Mixed Media, Other Crafty Fun Stuff, Recycled Crafts
Don’t throw away broken books! Make Broken Book Art Journals with them! I went to my local thrift store and asked them to save all the broken books that they get; books that have missing pages, broken spines or missing covers that they would normally throw out....
by Molly Alexander | Mar 12, 2015 | Other Crafty Fun Stuff
If you are anything like me, watercolor painting can be a little, well, confusing. There are so many techniques available and there is so much advice out there, it is difficult to know where to start. This abstract watercolor flowers tutorial will demonstrate a...
by Design Team | Mar 10, 2015 | Quick & Easy
I love handmade journals! Any shape, any size, any kind! I love creating them, using them and especially giving them as gifts. Two dear friends have birthdays this month and I wanted to create something extra special for them but was really short on time. I had two...
by Martha Lucia Gomez | Mar 5, 2015 | Other Crafty Fun Stuff
I love Clean and Simple cards and I also absolutely love experimenting with techniques. Today I am showing you both things in one card, sometimes this is hard but it’s not impossible. On my card I am creating the background into the foreground! This background...
by Carmen Whitehead | Feb 27, 2015 | Other Crafty Fun Stuff
Spring is just around the corner and it’s time to give your home decor something fresh and lovely. I’ve had an obsession with burlap lately and I’m really incorporating it into my Spring Home Decor. Today I’m sharing with you a simple project...
by Irit Shalom | Feb 26, 2015 | Altered Art and Mixed Media
Hello my dear crafty friends! My name is Irit Shalom and I am an Israeli designer who is very thrilled to be a part of Bella Crafts Creative Team. This is my first post here in the Bella BLOG and I hope my English third language is pretty good. Anyway, this is a...
by Lisa Jimenez | Feb 21, 2015 | Handmade Wearable Crafts
Making a stunning piece of jewelry does not need to be complicated. In this Boho Turquoise Cross Necklace tutorial I will show how incorporating pre-made components with other items, will give you a beautiful design. Next time you are at your favorite craft store’s...
by Anita Houston | Feb 19, 2015 | Other Crafty Fun Stuff
Hello Bella Crafters! Anita Houston, The Artful Maven, here to bring you an Art Journal spread. Music has always moved me, and helps ignite my creative juices, so I thought I would start a new art journal filled with my favorite tunes. On the recent billboards, the...
by Daniella Hayes | Feb 17, 2015 | Other Crafty Fun Stuff
Hello and thank you for visiting! Today I am sharing a Junk Journal I made, using the Twine Binding Technique. SUPPLIES: Patterned Paper PVA Glue, Lineco Ranger Distress Ink “Bundled Twigs” Cardboard from a cereal box Embroidery Thread Printer paper that...
by Bella Crafts | Feb 16, 2015 | Other Crafty Fun Stuff
We realize that Spring is still about a month away, but we are so excited about our newest spring issue coming out in two weeks that we are unable to contain ourselves and we wanted to share that excitement with you! Spring is one of our favorite seasons. It’s...
