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Things to make with Alcohol Ink | Pluckingdaisies.com #RangerInk

Hey there!  Do you like creating with Alcohol ink?  I know I do!  It’s easy to use and works on most non-porous surfaces.  Did I mention the colors?  Oh what glorious, vibrant, and magnificent colors!   Adirondack Alcohol Inks are available in 48 colors and 4 Mixatives sure to take your creativity to new heights!

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Octopode Factory parakeet bird cage

I have been in the studio working non stop!  Without further ado I bring you my latest creation for the Octopode Factory!  This week at TOFF our challenge is “Things with Wings”.  I have a bit of a bird fetish so naturally I had to do something involving feathered friends.  I apologize in advance for

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Up-Cycled Glass Table

by Amy Bowerman

up cycling

My favorite kind of art to make is an altered up-cycled project.  I am known to cruise the streets during junk week in search of wayward items in need of some love.  My studio is filled with “saved” NOT hoarded items( I hate that word and fear it for I do not want to wind

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painted dresser

I’ve had this dresser in my basement for about 6 years now.  I inherited it from an old room-mate after he moved out of the beach house we shared.  While living on the beach I went through a painting phase where I painted anything and everything I could get my hands on.  I altered everything

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Rainbow Art Stool

by Amy Bowerman

wooden stool

After experiencing a bout of creative block I went to my studio to ponder what to make next.  As I was pondering and I’m not going to lie,  pouting a bit I decided I would tidy up.  I’ve been searching for magical elves  to clean my stamps, color code my paints, markers and basically clean

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Alice in Wonderland Character Flowers | @PluckingDaisy #Aliceinwonderland #tea-cup #flowers #RangerInk

I’m very exited to have found a new challenge blog…The Altered Alice!  I absolutely LOVE all things Alice so this is right up my alley.  The challenge this month is “Tea Things”.  I snagged a mini tea set at a tag sale a few months ago which I planned to make paper flower arrangements out

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Old Comic Book Flower Pot

by Amy Bowerman

old comic book modern art

One of my Husbands co worker’s is a HUGE comic book fan.  He loved the vintage comic book school desk I made so I created this flower-pot as a house-warming gift for him.  Again, I used the same old comic books I had on hand and some clippings that I had left over from making

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