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Are you in the mood for vision boards and manifesting tips? January is the month of getting right with our goals. Whether they are big or small, it’s just helpful to organize. I’m ALWAYS evolving in this area! I have past article on this topic that are super helpful, but
“Hi, Kathy!” she said as she clasped my hand and shook it eagerly. “I’m Luisa and I just want to let you know we’re gonna be really good friends!” She then burst out in giggles and patted the air with her hand to let me know to relax.
My new book, The Crafty Chica Creates, is finally on sale! This title was supposed to come out in November, but due to all the shipping container issues it was delayed. It’s nice to know it all worked out! Here is the link to purchase! As a way to celebrate
This cafecito cup and saucer is brightly painted and has a black speckled coat of food safe varnish. I designed the actual bisque pieces and painted and fired them in my kiln. Price is for one tea cup set. 4 ⅛” Dia x 2 ⅝” H Saucer: 4 ½” Dia
A small but mighty ring dish for LA JEFA! Use it to hold small jewelry items, notes, keys, whatever you need close by in a special spot! It also works as a dessert or snack dish, perhaps as a sage holder, whatever you want! This design features my lettering that
Did you know I designed a Crafty Chica collection of Latino greeting cards? There has been a LOT going on behind the scenes over here at the Crafty Chica headquarters. We’ll start with the cards and I’ll post in the future about the other exciting projects! NOTE: If you want
You’ll love making these these air-dry clay ornaments! They are inexpensive, easy to craft, and come out looking so juicy and cheery. I crafted these for Christmas, but you can use any cookie cutters to theme them for any time of the year. They make great little giveaways, party favors,
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Here are my five tips about the Cricut Joy for beginners! To me, this machine is now an official family member of my studio. I’ve
I don’t know why I was so intimidated to try foil laminating, it’s so easy. It’s one of those crafts I’d been meaning to try
Welcome to the Crafty Chica stop on the Little Birdie crafts blog hop, hosted by the Designer Crafts Connection! The Designer Crafts Connection is a
These DIY pop-up cards are absolutely perfect for so many things – using up excess paper craft supplies, bonding time with family in your house
Have you made shaker cards yet? I promise once you learn, you’ll want to make one for everyone in the world! And here is the
In the mood for a layered resin collage art project? It’s been a while since I’ve had a tutorial like this. This past July, my
Happy Valentine’s Day! Today I bring you a funny story by Maya and her challenges with online dating. This one is about a 2nd date
Hello from Mothership Scrapbook Gal headquarters – where the Valentine Crafting is in full effect! I was excited when Kathy contacted me about upcoming
By Will Medina for CraftyChica.com This month, I wanted to give love to all the great YouTube artists out there. I found some amazing
Happy February! Let’s learn how to make resin buttons! I can’t believe it’s already been a year that I’ve been contributing to the amazing CraftyChica.com, it’s
These Beyoncé Formation Valentines popped in my head today because I can’t get the song out of my head. I love the message of owning your
Remember the Hammered Heart Earrings I made a while back? I loved that technique so much, I made this Soldered Wire Heart Necklace to match!
(Photo by John Samora) Here is a project from one of my books, Crafty Chica’s Guide to Artful Sewing: Fabu-Low-Sew Projects for the Everyday Crafter. It’s
I’m a junkie when it comes to blank books – they are so easy to customize! So when I visited the dollar store recently, I
What happens when you’re ultra crafty and you come across a sturdy blank table? Um, easy. You switch into DIY mosaic table top mode! That’s
I always have people ask me to show a video of painting my mugs, so I finally put one together! I used Duncan Concepts and
I’ve been working in ceramics for several years now and while I’ve taught many painting classes, I finally taught my first clay workshop this weekend! I
These Frida-inspired planters were a blast to paint. So much color! I’ve been seeing a lot of “face planters” and I wanted to create my
I bought a 25 lb. bag of red clay and made these beautiful puffy ceramic hearts (tutorial below)! It started as an experiment and I loved
These Mexican embroidery-inspired teacups and saucers are my new favorites. I love experimenting with new painting techniques and thought I’d show you the process for this
Gather round, peeps. It’s time I share my mug story. As you know, I’ve been dabbling in painting ceramic bisque for a few years now
Not even the flu can keep me from painting! I spent Labor Day weekend, half in bed and half at the art table. I had
I’ve been obsessed with Mexican fabrics, since, like forever. From the gorgeous embroidered peasant blouses to colorful striped serapes to heavy woven rugs. Because I’m
I hadn’t planned on writing a weight loss post, at least not now. I wanted to wait until I lost 50 pounds, then I’d share a fabulous list of tips I used to get there. I’m down 40+ pounds since last spring. I’m SUPER passionate about this topic, because never in
“Can we please just have a little bit of Christmas magic? I’m not picky, I’ll take anything. Anything!” That sums up my thoughts for the holiday season of 2002. Between skimpy finances, long work hours, parenting, and fulfilling art and craft orders – all of it took its toll on
(Photo: David A. Cano) Yesterday my dad went into ER because he had trouble breathing. The tumor on his lung had grown so big it was blocking his blood flow. It was determined that the cancer pills were not working. He asked about other alternatives even though we had been
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