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You may be well-prepared for having your kids home all summer, but it always sneaks up on me. I know it's probably just denial, but every year it seems like one minute everyone has a schedule and a place to be, and the next minute I'm scrambling for ways to keep the girls occupied between camp...
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So, it's official: our eldest has moved out of the house to her own apartment. Now, in this day and age, I won't be surprised if she moves back after college. But in the meantime, her sister and I are turning her room into an art studio . Meredith and I have been debating how to set up the home...
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When my husband and I want to amuse our children, we tell them about life in the "Dark Ages" of technology, when phones were tethered to the wall and video was non-existent. Raised on VCRs, DVDs, and the DVR, our kids cannot even fathom the concept of having to wait a whole week to see their...
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I recently completed a flurry of art projects. After congratulating myself on my productivity, I turned around to look look at my home studio , and wondered, "Who made this huge mess? Upcycled art studio shelving unit. Project and photo by Susan Borgen. I know very few mixed-media artists who create...
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You may remember how my daughter and I are planning to share our creative space ? Well, Meredith's got our home studio all figured out. For one of her classes, she had to sketch her ideal workspace, and she made the drawing you see here. My daughter Meredith's sketch for how to outfit the perfect...
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Here's a twist I wasn't expecting: As I set about turning my older (college age) daughter's room into a sewing and craft studio , my younger daughter has informed me she not only wants to share it, she wants to have a say in how we arrange it. Donna Downey balances mixed-media with fabric...
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There's a great scene at the beginning of the movie "James and the Giant Peach." (Actually, there are a lot of wonderful scenes, but this one is key to the story.) James and his parents are on the beach looking at cloud formations and when James doesn't perceive something his parents...
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Re-organizing your art studio at this time of year —a mong the hustle and bustle of the holidays, the cerebral fog of too many cocktails or sugarplum sweets, and the craziness of trying to get a slew of handmade projects created for gifts and décor — may seem like a silly idea. Wouldn't...
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Some say the road to Hell is paved with good intentions. In my art studio , good intentions lead to Christmas, at least in years past. But last year, I decided to get more organized, so that I don't end up finishing handmade gifts in the car on the way to my sister-in-law's house. Ha-ha. (No...
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Every year at back-to-school time I think, this is the year I will get everyone in my home organized. Wall pocket storage by Bonnie Ferguson keeps art studio supplies handy and off your worktable. Every year but this year. This year, I didn't even try. The remaining child at home will be 16 in a...
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Although our oldest child has left the nest and our youngest is old enough to get her driver's license, I still tool around town in a minivan. Upcycled art studio shelving unit. Project and photo by Susan Borgen. Why? Mainly because it's paid for and it still runs great. But also, because I have...
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A few years ago, my husband and I got the idea to paint the risers of our back stairs. We took leftover paint from every room on the first floor and alternated the colors. My painted staircase . We thought it was a fun and creative addition to the house. We were pretty proud of ourselves. But then I...
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Do you have — or have you ever thought about having — and art studio or craft studio where you can create, dream, and plan? A home art studio where you can use all the studio decorating ideas you've been collecting? In our new free eBook, Art Studio Organization: Ideas and Projects for...
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Last month our town and the neighboring one held an open art studio tour. The stops included a watercolor artist, a woodworker, a mixed-media jewelry artist, a potter, and many others. Although we didn't make it to every stop on the tour, we were amazed at how much talent exists in our little burg...
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So, a couple of weeks ago I wrote about how I had decided I had enough paper and other ephemera and I was going to weed out my stash . . . until I discoveredRebekah Meier's fusible paper method. Hmmm...who could this be from? Well, no sooner did that post hit the Internet than I received a mysterious...