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Craft Product Review: Jacquard Pinata Metallic Alcohol Inks

March 8, 2013

Craft Product Review: Jacquard Pinata Metallic Alcohol Inks

“Make new friends, but keep the old; One is silver and the other gold.”  I was definitely singing this Girl Scout song while reviewing the new Jacquard Pinata metallic alcohol inks.  We previously reviewed their regular alcohol inks here, so go over there to get a little bit of a information if you are new to alcohol inks.   So what’s different and new about these metallic inks?  Here’s what the Jacquard website had to say: “Piñata Rich Gold and Piñata […]

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Guest Tutorial: Hand Scripted and Painted Bird Ornaments and Giveaway

December 19, 2011

  If you are looking for a last minute Christmas tree decoration or Christmas gift, here are some chic and fun bird ornaments to make using supplies you likely already have in your stash, plus Lumiere paints from Jacquard Products. Created by Mel Designs, these birds were painted with Lumiere (read Jenny’s review of them here) and hand scripted with a Tee Juice Marker. Starting with 6″ muslin squares, use a paint brush and metallic Lumiere paints in Citrene, Metallic […]

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Craft Product Review: Lumiere Light Body Acrylic Paints by Jacquard

December 12, 2011

Craft Product Review: Lumiere Light Body Acrylic Paints by Jacquard

If you’ve read my blog for any length of time, you know I’m in love with shimmery paints. I’ve known about Jacquard Lumiere Paints (and I’ve gone through a bottle or two in my day) so it was shocking that I never reviewed it! So today, crafty friends, the day has come to talk about this amazing light bodied acrylic. Here’s how it’ described on the website: These gorgeous metallic paints spread smoothly and stay flexible. They are a perfect […]

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