Mina's Printables

Kawaii roughly means 'cute' and originated in Japan.  Art Practice Drawing Kawaii is good drawing practice. It is simple, easy and quick - and you can fit a drawing inside five or ten minutes a day. I have an A6 notebook I keep close but I usually do a doodle or two before bed. I have a Kawaii Pinterest board for inspiration/copying practice. Serious Kawaii  Drawing Kawaii has developed its own discipline due to its popularity, with formulae regarding cuteness, proportions and things like that. How to Draw Kawaii On my net wanderings I came across Kawaii Drawings by Tatyana Deniz. I was captivated. The tutorials are crisp and succinct. She makes things achievable....yayyy! I opted in for the free mini drawing email course but couldn't stop hopping about the site. Then I found a golden nugget. Tatyana's plan to teach herself to draw Kawaii in six months . How clever to work it out yourself! It is inspiring and motivating. There is even a cou...

This pic is from a comic book that is in the Public Domain. Digital version of original clipart ...cleaned up and enhanced for you to use in your projects.... Your download Other To save: right click and (Save Image As) save to your machine. Have fun working out captions and putting conversation into the speech bubbles. It might be a good game for a Hen's Night or a girly night in. I'm in a silly frame of mind at the moment so I can think of lots of stupid stuff they could say. Case in point: Collage Sheet to Print Here is a printable collage sheet to play about with... Download Printable Wench Collage Sheet

Grab a printout and have some five minute fun to get your creative fix in for the day. Get out your journal or paper! How about some nice tropical imagery to play with? Grab your colours and scissors to use for storytelling or journaling! You could use the first three images to enhance documentation of creative ideas you are thinking about or other things like 'Where might I holiday next? Daydreams and wishes. The last three images could illustrate your perfect man, or someone you admire  from afar. Romantic Secrets Colouring Panel 11 Preview Download Romantic Secrets Colouring Panel 11 Other Source: Romantic Secrets 031 - Public Domain Yummy Ideas! Think: collage   journaling scrapbooking creative writing craft poster wall art   holiday   travel

This post is for those who want to have a go at making a crochet blanket like this one... and Paula xxx... I was laid up in bed for a while and got into a serious crochet buzz. I made some blankets and Paula wanted to know how to do a zig zag / chevron one. People have different ways of doing them....this is how I do mine. I like to use a 3.5mm crochet hook and 8 ply / double knit yarn. This makes a dense, warm fabric. It is worked in a single crochet stitch. For a queen bed blanket I used 32 balls of 100g weight, which cost about $80 NZ using the cheapest stuff I could find. This amount of wool will accommodate tassels too which is a nice touch. The blanket is worked in one piece. I worked 8 rows of each colour (1 ball) for this blanket. I didn't plan a colour scheme - I just bought colours I liked and put them together as I went along. I bought around 10 x 100 balls at a time - all different colours. The blanket covers the foot of the queen b...

Get this pretty Floral Vintage Journal Paper to work your magic on. The florals come in four colourways to use as co-ordinating pages for themed work. The florals sit atop a background of old looking aged brown paper. Use in your art journals or for diary pages. Add your unique handwriting to fashion a memory, list or wish. Other Vintage Nostalgic Romantic Download Printable Floral Vintage Journal Pages Have fun! :)

Sometimes you just need an envelope for that note, card or letter. Keep this printable template in your digital stash to use whenever you want or need to.  Cut along all outer lines.  Fold all other lines.  Glue side flaps to make envelope enclosure.  Glue top opening to complete envelope. Envelope Template download preview Download Printable Envelope Template Other Use with all kinds of paper. Try with glossy brochures, wrapping papers and junk mail...just glue on a plain piece of paper to hold address and sender details.

Christmas Papers to write on or draw on. Use as diary and Journal pages to feature a Christmas forest. Printable Christmas Tree Writing Paper Set Green Printable Christmas Tree Writing Paper Set Red Printable Christmas Tree Writing Paper Set Download Preview Download Printable Christmas Tree Writing Paper Set Have fun!