Patricia Rawlinson's Creative Arts Lifestyle

09/06/2022

How do you blow dry a background when you have other things to do? Improvise 😂

We are showing a fun background technique today at 12pm eastern over on StudioR12 Stencils! Join us live! We think the final product will blow your hippie noodle!

08/22/2022

Our friend Natalie sent us these pictures of her latest project.

Check out how she used a couple of our stencils and put her own personal spin on it to bring this project to life! 😍

08/19/2022

Kari G. was doing a little Fall decorating today and found the perfect place to put Patty’s Gathering Room sign 😍

08/17/2022

If you didn't catch our Live Q&A yesterday, you can check it out here: https://youtu.be/oECKTkVM938

We covered FOUR Ways to Hang Your Projects!

There are some great little tips in here!

Happy Tuesday!! Today we are answering all of your questions about Hanging Wood Signs! We often get asked what to do with your sign when you are finished and...

02/08/2022

After our Groundhog Day Sale, we received this!

Thank you, Suzie Q, for sharing your Groundhog Day with Bad News Stew!

Enjoy this recipe and 6 more weeks of Winter! Send us your Winter Creations to be shared!

02/04/2022

Believe it or not... Patty uses word stencils on SEVERAL of her projects! Think of it as a way to perfectly add words and letters to your next project. One of Patty's favorite ways to use word stencils is for background art.

We have SEVERAL options for background word stencils from kitchen to seasonal to wine and more!

In this short tutorial, learn how to use StudioR12 Background Word stencils to apply amazing, detailed backgrounds to any project!

Shop the word stencil collection here: https://creativeartslifestyle.com/stencils/word-stencils/

Learn how to use StudioR12 Background Word stencils to apply amazing detailed backgrounds to any project

02/02/2022

It may be Wednesday but it feels like a TWOSDAY!

Today is 2/2/22!

So we decided to play along with all of these twos and TODAY ONLY (2/2/22), you can get 22% off the entire website!

Use Code TWOSDAY at checkout for the discount to be applied!

Shop now! https://creativeartslifestyle.com/all-products/

01/26/2022

“Amore” means love, and if you love wine décor, you’ll love this kitchen chalkboard! 🍷

The subtly stenciled board is both elegant and functional, enhanced with our unique standing surfaces. In this tutorial learn how to paint a realistic wine bottle and food, floating, shading and highlighting techniques and how to apply magnetic and chalkboard paint.

Shop the collection here: https://creativeartslifestyle.com/project-categories/amore-chalkboard/

“Amore” means love, and if you love wine décor, you’ll love this kitchen chalkboard! The subtly stenciled board is both elegant and functional, enhanced with...

01/19/2022

Watch Patty paint this cute country chic Tissue Box using Studio R12 Stencils, chalky pencils and several decorative painting techniques. Learn how to stencil with chalk and paint a sunflower with dry brushing, highlighting and shading techniques. 🌻

Check out the "You are My Sunshine" Collection to grab your supplies for this fun project! https://creativeartslifestyle.com/you-are-my-sunshine/ 🌻

P.S. you may find some of it on sale😉

Watch Patty paint this cute country chic Tissue Box using Studio R12 Stencils, chalky pencils and several decorative painting techniques. Learn how to stenci...

01/13/2022

Learn how to control and improve your liner brush skills. In this tutorial Patty guides you through how to use your liner brush for multiple stroke techniques. Learn how to paint a straight line, C stroke, pressure stroke, cross hatch and more!

Be on the 👀 LOOK tomorrow for our first brush sale of the year tomorrow! https://creativeartslifestyle.com/brushes/

Learn how to control and improve your liner brush skills. In this tutorial Patty guides you through how to use your liner brush for multiple stroke technique...