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Happy Sunday to Everyone

It is almost Valentines Day -

and love is love in any language!

Have you ordered your LOVEY DOVEY Digital collages which arrive to your inbox and are ready for your sweetheart art ASAP.

(Cherry Mist ink used with a brush, Zig pen)

I am a strong believer in reuse and recycle! Clear containers are the very best so you can see what and how much you have on hand. Large Pickle or food jars are awesome, the large plastic snack food containers from Costco are sweet!

Something to think about! NEVER throw away the glass tops to old tables or even framed art glass. If the edges are not honed and smooth, wrap with heavy duty duct tape to prevent cuts. THEN add it it your workspace as a totally cleanable surface. It acts like a craft mat. You can use it for tracing too.

Anyone who crafts should own these drawers!

I have (2) 24 drawer cabinets that are so invaluable. If you work with charms or beads, they are also perfect to hold your color coded items. I ordered mine online a while back, however if you have a Harbor Freight store near you, they carry similar drawer units that cost around $25.00....well worth the investment.

Harbor Freight also has rolling shelf units we all love and at a great price! Actually larger than the Ikea cart to hold even more goodies!

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Handy Tip for Artists, Recyclers and Neat Freaks! I have a follow-up to the Citra-Sol method for creating fabulous background pages and collages. I bought a big bag of navel oranges and realized I had the ingredients to make my own solvent! Simply take a clean glass jar, peel the rind from the oranges and place all the rind/peels, without the pulp (tangerines, oranges, navels) into the jar. Pour enough vinegar over the peels to cover them. Allow the jar to sit for a week or two and VOILA! You have made your own solvent for literally pennies. You will notice the liquid getting a bit thicker than the plain vinegar and it does not smell bad!!! I now have a HUGE jar on the window sill! Be careful and only use this after testing on a safe spot.

DINA WAKLEY Featured Artist

We are SO Proud to present Dina Wakley with her ART and February Tip (oops, she says she is totally disorganized, so there is HOPE for all of us!) Dina Wakley is a mixed-media artist and teacher. She loves everything about art: creating it, thinking about it, looking at it, and teaching it. Dina is passionate about teaching art. She teaches both in-person and online workshops. She is a docent at the Phoenix Art Museum, where she gives tours to school groups and gets kids excited about art. As a Ranger Signature Designer, Dina designs a line of mixed-media art supplies that includes acrylic paints, mediums, brushes, rubber stamps, stencils, and more. Look for the Dina Wakley Media Line by Ranger at a store near you. Dina's books Art Journal Freedom and Art Journal Courage are available now. Also look for three new North Light DVDs starring Dina, available this month: "Art Journal Mark Making and Throwing Ink," Art Journal Color Courage," and &q

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