What I Do

It has occurred to me that I do everything. I knew this, but now I really know this. I feel like a one-woman show. In my Etsy business, I am designer, maker, photographer, marketer, accountant, web designer, blogger, graphic designer, sales person, promoter, publicist, packager, shipper, and probably a few other things. Just attempting to …

How I Grew My Instagram From 0 to 250 Followers in One Week

A little over a week ago now, Instagram suddenly deleted my original CaseyCarrollArt account. No warning. No explanation. And no response to my emails, tweets, or Facebook messages. Nothing. Nada. Sadness. All of it was gone. That "Instagrammer" was my beloved account.                      So... I had …

Starting Again…

Have you ever had years of work, dedication, and time destroyed in one moment? Well, that happened to me this past week. Not gonna lie, there were tears. More than I'd like to admit, actually. Yep. Gone. Vanished. Adios. Unavailable. Finished. Missing. Ended. Dead and buried. And I wasn't even invited to the wake. I'm …

Stenciling on Canvas

First of all, stenciling is a weird word. So anyway, I have been having fun making canvases colorful. I love color! Some of the canvases look amazing on their own, but I wanted to add a little something extra to others. That's when I started adding some lettering to the canvases.     The good …

Painting Exploration & Experimentation

I've been a bit stuck lately. Stuck in nearly every way possible. I've been needing to paint but have been stuck for ideas, or simply lacking the confidence to start, so I've been trying something new. I needed to get out of my head, so I've been exploring a new style of fluid abstraction. With …

Kids Getting Crafty

You may find this hard to believe, but art time with my kids stresses me out a little. With as creative-minded as we are, we really need a craft room, but that's just not in the budget right now so we have to make do by doing our making on the kitchen table. When my …

Artful Finds

I like to get out and explore now and then, and I enjoy coming across interesting finds. On recent adventures I have found a few pieces to share with you that caught my eye, as well as a few fun things. First up is this amazing sand art. I went to a sand art festival …

A Visit to the World’s Largest Crochet Hook & Knitting Needles

A couple of weekends ago we took a trip to Casey, Illinois, home of 8 of the World's Largest things, including a mailbox and rocking chair -- super awesome. Of course I had to see the World's Largest Crochet Hook and Knitting Needles. I had seen the photos and videos online. In order to break …

Friday Favorites

I'm having a creative block this week, so I thought I'd just share some of my favorite things from the week. I hope you have a great weekend and a happy Easter!    

Craft “Studio” Organization

Spending any amount of time on social media or Pinterest and you'll likely find several art/craft studio spaces. I have drooled over far too many. They are spaces that I dream about, sometimes quite literally. Gorgeous colors and furniture and layout and just perfect. If you caught my Periscope a couple weeks ago then you …