Art & Craft

Digitally Drawn Romantic Valenties Day Cards For the Love of Your Life

By Annie Holland / January 25, 2015

I love my drawing tablet! Have I said that before?More than a couple of hundred times?That’s what I thought. What can I say, I cannot get enough of it!  So, I have 9 Valentine’s Day cards that I hope will make the list of things you want to give to your better half this year.…

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Woodburned plate featured in a magazine

By Annie Holland / October 12, 2014

In April I posted about having one of my woodburned plates featured in a magazine. Well, now that it is finally a reality, I can finally say it is a really nice feeling to see my work recognized among such talented crafters and artists! The magazine is Pyrography by Fox Chapel Publishing and can be…

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Uncle Sam Spoof Student Council Election Poster with Minecraft

By Annie Holland / October 7, 2014

Kalin came home with a heavy task– a student council poster. I had no idea what he was supposed to do, so I couldn’t be of much help but we sat down, researched it and Kalin came up with the idea to use the Uncle Sam poster ( + Minecraft of course) to do his…

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Squirrel Drawing

By Annie Holland / September 30, 2014

My co-worker Amanda is “nuts” about squirrels and since it’s her birthday, I absolutely had to draw her one. This one is called Franks (very unique name, don’t you think?) Truth be told, I remembered  about her birthday one 1 hour before the clock struck 1 and I had to improvise. Happy Birthday, Amanda!

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Easy Halloween Decoration For Less

By Annie Holland / September 15, 2014

I am completely mentally unprepared for the cold weather but I love decorating for different holidays at home. Unfortunately, lately I find less and less time to spend making interesting crafts to decorate. However, the lack of time is not a reason for me to go and buy a ton of cheap junk that falls…

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Featured Woodburned Plate Design

By Annie Holland / April 11, 2014

I need your opinion! If you had to choose one of these plates to be featured in a woodburning magazine, which one would it be? This is tough… 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.   9. 10. 10. What to do, what to do???

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By Annie Holland / March 19, 2014

Of all the mixed media paintings that I’ve made recently, this one is my favorite. It is just very personal to me. What do you think?

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In orange

By Annie Holland / March 17, 2014

I became one with this piece. I don’t think I’ve ever felt more in control when painting than with this one. There are really not a lot of words that I want to use to describe it. This painting is simply a feeling.

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Midnight inspiration

By Annie Holland / March 14, 2014

I needed cheering up. All of this snow, ice, rain and cold….Did I mention the cold? Everyone at home is so over this winter! Even our budding tree froze 🙁 So, what do I do to cheer myself up? I make fabric flowers! That, and I got this cute jacket that needed just a little…

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Let The Sun Shine Mixed Media Painting

By Annie Holland / March 3, 2014

It has been so cold lately that I needed a ray of sunshine… Working with sea shells,sand and warm colors was such a pleasure! Remembering the beach, the warm weather…nothing compares to that! What do you think of this mixed media? Buy Here

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