Stacey Mitchell

Blogging about getting more creative and enjoying crafts. Probably sketching, reading or doing yoga. Maybe drinking gin.

[Stacey Mitchell @birchandbutton]

This is amazing 🤯 --> BBC News - Typewriter artist James Cook's first exhibition features Hollywood stars
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BBC News - Art in lockdown: Making anthotype plant prints
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Here's a close up of one of the one-off abstract paintings available to buy in my Etsy shop. Love these colours!
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Read more about this painting here: https://t.co/fyCPJqAmPY
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A close-up shot of some of the detail in my painting for #breakingoutofthegallery ---
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Learn a quick and easy technique to paint simple flowers with acrylic paint in this blog post: https://t.co/8bFDwCXMAR
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I love it when even the paint on the palette looks beautiful! Lovely ocean colours 💙😍
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Ever tried painting with cotton buds? This project is quick, easy and satisfying! It's ideal for if you have 30 minutes spare to create a quick painting. ---
Learn how to paint lavender flowers with cotton buds in this blog post: https://t.co/jiprWKa215… https://t.co/c9pmkrOgud

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This is absolutely amazing!! >> Mirjana Kika Milosevic: Make-up to turn herself invisible https://t.co/xGNZDILqfI

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Here's some detail from one of my sold paintings. These colours 😍
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Find other paintings like this here: https://t.co/FZ9tD9qEcX https://t.co/opwRBhi6WR

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Hydrangeas are beautiful at this time of year. Natural beauty at its best 💜🌈
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If you're new around here, this is me! I'm Stacey, the person behind the website Birch & Button. And this is the painting I've created for the Breaking Out Of The Gallery exhibition in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, which opens today! It's my first exhibi… https://t.co/Dfb2xMqmrj

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If you've created a fast and messy abstract painting for fun (or to use up leftover paint), it can be easily repurposed and made into a collage for your art journal or another project.
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Learn how to make a collage from an abstract painting in this blo… https://t.co/o3xPBivf3y

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A quick, messy abstract painting is a great way to use up leftover paint. It's also a fun creative exercise for when you only have ten minutes to spare but want to create something. ---
It can also be turned into something else, which I'll be talking abo… https://t.co/ZUhf6a6nBW

[Stacey Mitchell @birchandbutton]

Here's a close up of one of the one-off abstract paintings available to buy in my Etsy shop. I never get tired of these colours!
💜🎨🖌
Read more about this painting here: https://t.co/fyCPJqAmPY https://t.co/ljwqUWo2jA

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Working on a few paintings whilst watching Anderson play Isner in the Wimbledon semifinals. It's turning into an epic match! 🎾
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This is easily one of my favourite colours. I can always trust the ocean to provide a bit of a colour inspo! It also varies so much depending on the weather / season / time of day, which is another reason why I love the sea so much. 🌊
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I created this image in about 5 minutes. The technique I used? Finger painting! Embrace your inner child and create texture for art journal pages at the same time!
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Read about 5 ways to create texture in your art journal in this blog post: … https://t.co/W2SsVLLGHc

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If I’m painting, I can pretty much guarantee I will underestimate the amount of white I need, and overestimate the amount of the darker colours. And since I hate wasting paint, what do you do with the leftover?
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Read my 3 ideas for using up loefto… https://t.co/Tm1wjV1g04

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The beach is my happy place. It never fails to inspire me, whether it's to sketch, paint, or take a photo. Where do you like to go to spend time and get inspired? https://t.co/uYpV1ezc6Z

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In case you couldn't tell, I'm all about cool colours. I love blues and purples, but I think one of my very favourites is Cerulean Blue. What colour do you go back to again and again? 💙🖌️ https://t.co/NMadAo4bQT