Crafts Archives - Peony and Parakeet

Magical Cat and Its Many Lives in Art

Päivi — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:33:46 +0000

This week, I present a new cross-stitch pattern based on my drawings, and ponder about my word for the year: “integrate.” It’s finally time to release the cross-stitch pattern that you, my dear blog readers, voted for in April. The pattern is based on the cats drawn for the course Magical Inkdom. Magical Inkdom is […]

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Four Art Mediums – Four Projects in Progress

Päivi — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 12:23:12 +0000

Many Mediums – Many Versions of Style I am not overly excited about the word “focus.” I have one artistic vision, but I don’t limit art mediums much. I think my style is evident in whatever I do. This year I have allowed myself to stretch even further than before, and embrace the challenges that […]

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Designing Cross Stitch Patterns

Päivi — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 12:41:28 +0000

This week, I have something very different than before: cross stitch! Buy my first commercial design Primavera from my Etsy shop called Needle and Peony! There are two main reasons for designing this pattern. The first is the need for creative play and the second that I couldn’t find anything like this from other designers: […]

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Art and Sacrifice – Must an Artist Drop Other Interests?

Päivi — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 14:57:12 +0000

This week, I respond to a question about creative focus: when we want to move forward, should we focus on doing one thing and abandon other creative activities, like crafting? I got the idea for this blog post from an interesting discussion that is running in my community Bloom and Fly. The discussion started when […]

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Let’s Get Inspired by Tassels!

Päivi — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 10:36:25 +0000

This week, we dive deep into the soul of tassels and get the most out of our creativity. Here’s one of my newest paintings called Church of Saturn. This oil painting is a part of my series Linnunrata – Milky Way, where I explore planets and outer space. (See previous work: Jupiter here, Uranus here, the Moon […]

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About Art and Knitting

Päivi — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:52:45 +0000

Knitting Through Childhood I learned to knit before school when I was about five years old. Before that, my older sisters had taught me to crochet, but it wasn’t enough. “There will be much more stitches, and they get dropped easily,” they said. But I was determined. I sat in the kitchen with a ball […]

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Can Fine Artists Craft? Can Crafters Make Art?

Päivi — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 14:11:52 +0000

In this week’s post, I share my newest painting and other creative projects, and talk about linking art and crafts together. Here’s my new painting called “Elämän nälkä – Hunger for Life.” It’s made in acrylics. and the size is 54 x 65 cm (about 21 x 25,5 inches). I started it before my dog […]

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Art Inspiration from Sanditon

Päivi — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 21:49:07 +0000

This blog post is for us who love Jane Austen and Sanditon tv series. I watched the series last month, and it has inspired me a lot. I hope you enjoy this Sanditon inspiration overload! Torchbearer – Esther and Lord Babington on the Beach My newest watercolor painting called Torchbearer had a modest beginning and […]

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Doodler’s Sampler Step by Step

Päivi — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 18:44:59 +0000

I have always loved antique embroidery, and it inspires my art too. This week, I invite you to treat your pen as a needle and doodle the look of the precious hand-stitched fabric. My drawing – I call this Doodler’s Sampler – is 9 by 12 inches but you can make a smaller or bigger […]

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Hand-Drawn Collage Samplers

Päivi — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 20:47:18 +0000

I have been browsing my art archives lately, and it has been surprisingly inspiring. I have lots of art journals and a big box of paintings and drawings from my teenage years. Even if I have experimented with many techniques and themes, it all looks very similar now. Everything fits together and gets my approval. […]

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Your Art in 2020 – How to Set Creative Goals?

Päivi — Fri, 27 Dec 2019 11:26:24 +0000

Here’s the problem with creative goals: When forcing yourself to focus on a few things only, you will get bored and feel restricted. Rather than gaining more meaning for your art, you drift further away from what you are. You are then also less likely to fascinate and serve other people as well. But let’s […]

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Drawing on Fabric – Illustrated Quilt Blocks

Päivi — Thu, 09 May 2019 14:05:50 +0000

This week’s blog post is for all who love fabric! I have started building a new class, a magical sequel to Animal Inkdom! I want these “Inkdom classes” to be as versatile as possible so that you can use your illustrations in gifts, everyday items, and whatever you like to create. This goal perhaps brings […]

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