4x4 Animal Color Blocks

This is a quick and easy project I did to add some color to our play/family room. I painted 4x4 MDF blocks with acrylic paint and used heavy gel medium to add some texture. I then cut animal shapes out of origami paper using a stencil and then pressed the paper shapes into the wet paint and presto - all done! 

An event not to miss for the DIY/Crafter

*This event listing came to me from PNCA – it’s sounds too interesting not to pass along!

-Buy, Sell, and Live Handmade-
A Conversation with Matt Stinchcomb of Etsy
5:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 7
CYAN/PDX, 1720 S.W. Fourth Ave.
Free and open to the public

Portland's DIY culture continues to be recognized internationally as a central hub of the American DIY movement, celebrated as a collective of creative talent with a progressive approach to the entrepreneurial spirit. Join a conversation with Matt Stinchcomb from Etsy.

Presented by the PNCA-CYAN/PDX Cultural Residency Series. A Gerding Edlen Development Project with Pacific Northwest College of Art.The PNCA-CYAN/PDX Cultural Residency Series

Transform Altoid Tins into works of art!

If you’re like me and eat breath mints like candy, than you probably have a lot of mint containers and tins laying around.
The How Stuff Works website has a section called Tinnovation. Here you can find numerous ideas to reuse your altoid tins – it’s totally cafty! For example – they have “How To” instructions to make a zen garden, tin belt, key holders and more. One day I’ll post my own attempt at a crafty altoid tin creation! Of course if you have one you’d like to share, please send it to us!