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How Beth Chien Brings an Urban Edginess to Her Art
How Beth Chien Brings an Urban Edginess to Her Art

Artist chat with Beth Chien, a Mixed Media Artist living in Chicago with her husband and two rescue dogs. Beth loves to express herself through writing, art journaling, painting on canvases, and most recently spray painting. Since she was little, she has always been known to color outside the lines.

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How to Set up a Custom Watercolor Palette
How to Set up a Custom Watercolor Palette
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 How Francisca Nunes Brings Nature into Her Art practice
How Francisca Nunes Brings Nature into Her Art practice

Artist chat with Francisca Nunes, a mixed media artist born and living in Portugal. Francisca is absolutely passionate about art journaling, loves creating messy and intuitive art, mixing color and eco printing all with a touch of nature that she harvests from her garden.

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How Kristi Nazzaro Uses Her Colorful Art to Spread Positivity
How Kristi Nazzaro Uses Her Colorful Art to Spread Positivity

Artist chat with Kristi Nazzaro, a Mixed Media Artist, Instructor and Journal Maker. Kristi is passionate about her inclusive messages of positivity and validation that are built from the bright layers and bold textures of her easily recognized designs. Favorite mediums include watercolor, acrylic, fabric and stitching.

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How to Clean and Store Your Art Brushes
How to Clean and Store Your Art Brushes
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Create Custom Color Palettes From Your Photos with a Color Palette Generator
Create Custom Color Palettes From Your Photos with a Color Palette Generator
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Artist Supplies Review - White Pens
Artist Supplies Review - White Pens
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The 100 Day Project Tips For Success
The 100 Day Project Tips For Success
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Artist Supplies Review - Black Pens
Artist Supplies Review - Black Pens
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A Casual Art Chat With Insightful Tips for Creatives
A Casual Art Chat With Insightful Tips for Creatives
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Ideas for Overcoming Those Moments of Creative Doubt
Ideas for Overcoming Those Moments of Creative Doubt
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How to Successfully Participate in The 100 Day Project
How to Successfully Participate in The 100 Day Project
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Creative DIY Gift Wrapping Idea for the Holidays
Creative DIY Gift Wrapping Idea for the Holidays
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Instagram Reels:  Everything You Need to Know to Get Started TODAY!
Instagram Reels: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started TODAY!
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Tips for Creating a Content Calendar For Your Art Blog
Tips for Creating a Content Calendar For Your Art Blog
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Twig ART Pencils DIY Crafting Video Tutorial
Twig ART Pencils DIY Crafting Video Tutorial
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Art Studio Tour
Art Studio Tour
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Watch the Process Art Journal Page - Vanilla
Watch the Process Art Journal Page - Vanilla
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A Step-By-Step Guide for turning subscribers into super fans
A Step-By-Step Guide for turning subscribers into super fans
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7 Soft Pastel Brands That Will Wow and Inspire You!
7 Soft Pastel Brands That Will Wow and Inspire You!
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The 100 Day Project begins February 22. Are you in?  My supplies are organized and I’m almost ready to share what I’m planning. Stay tuned! 🖋️ 💕😊@dothe100dayproject
This February in The Roben’s Nest, we’re making The Flip Book—a handmade, fabric-and-paper book with layered, hinged pages you can flip through slowly and build intuitively. 
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If you love texture, stitching, and playful boo
I had a “brilliant idea” for a tutorial using @stencilgirl_products
… and my initial ideas were just not working.

Tried it one way. Didn’t work.
Tried another. Still didn’t work.

I literally walked away and told my hu
Spent the day prepping for The 100 Day Project. Here’s a small peek. 👀  I’m still working through ideas but I needed to get my space in order. 🩷 😂
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Are you doing The 100 Day Project? @dothe100dayproject
Coming soon! I’ve been doing a bit of creating over here and will have a brand new edition of my 100 Day Project Companion available soon. 💕
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🎉 Save the date...The 100 Day Project starts February 22!!
🎉 Save the date...The 100 Day Project starts February 22!! 
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🔗 Check out @dothe100dayproject for all the details.
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Let the gathering begin…The 100 Day Project is starting soon! 🎉🩷😊🎨
Congratulations to @julie.m.knowles for winning one of @therobensnest Nest Bingo prizes....this cute, handmade “mini” book. 🎉🙌🏼
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