Blog posts on Artfully Carin may contain affiliate links to products or services I think are awesome. For more information, see my disclosures page..Blog posts on Artfully Carin may contain affiliate links to products or services I think are awesome. For more information, see my disclosures page..Hi and welcome to the monthly highlights link party […]
Artful memory-keepers: Jenny Frith
March 13, 2014 By 5 Comments
There are so many wonderful ways to document our lives through art. My ways only scratch the surface of what’s possible. So now and again, I would like to introduce you to other artists with an interest in memory-keeping in the hope that they will inspire you to find new ways to document life. Today […]
monthly highlights: February (link party)
March 7, 2014 By 6 Comments
Welcome to the monthly highlights link party for February! Please link up your art journal pages celebrating February below. I hope it was a great month for you. If you are new to art journalling and would like to give this a go, I posted how to make an art journal page using things you […]
Easy Lent crafts for kids: paper chain
February 27, 2014 By 4 Comments
Next Wednesday is Ash Wednesday- the beginning of Lent. I can’t quite believe it. It seems like it was just Christmas! And Easter is late this year, so go figure! My two are really excited about Lent this year. Aoife is starting to get Lent now, and has been preparing for it for weeks. I […]
A peek into my sketchbook: drawing noses
February 24, 2014 By 5 Comments
A peek into my sketchbook: drawing noses Some weeks the kindest thing you can do for yourself and your family is the slow right down and just do the bare essentials. That was last week for me. With both kids home because of half term, sore throats galore, and my dad’s anniversary playing major […]
Monthly highlights: January {link up}
February 6, 2014 By 4 Comments
Hi lovely, I’m starting a monthly highlights art journal link party today, giving us a chance to reflect on and celebrate the goodness in our lives, so please stick around to the end of the post for more details on how to link up. If you’re new to art journalling, there’s also a tutorial on how […]
how to make an art journal page using things you already own
February 6, 2014 By 7 Comments
If you’ve never made an art journal page before, it probably seems pretty daunting. You may even think you need lots of fancy art materials. Believe me, you don’t! I made this months highlights page using things I already own, office supplies that that I found lying around the house- a notepad, highlighters, glue stick […]
Time to get real!
February 3, 2014 By 13 Comments
Drawing was my first love. When I rediscovered art a few years ago I fell into grungy mixed media. It was the perfect way for me, a recovering perfectionist, to get back into art. Because grungy, by its very nature, is messy. There is no right or wrong. Back then, drawing would have quickly sucked […]
A letter to my three year old boy
January 27, 2014 By 12 Comments
My darling Kirby, You turned three the other week and I’ve not had a chance to sit down and write your birthday letter until now. You keep me on my toes every moment of every day. At 3, you’re tall (1 metre), and very much a boy. The toddler is gone. I often do a […]
Celebrating 2013: 10 journaling prompts to wrap up last year
January 16, 2014 By 3 Comments
I like taking some time out at the end of the year to reflect on the year that just has just gone by. But last year, December went by in a flash. And as much as I love riding the high energy wave of the new year, I needed a couple of weeks to get settled […]
