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I was very fortunate to have been able to attend NAMTA 's Art Materials World here in Houston last week. It's a trade show similar to CHA but caters more to those in the fine art world. The show was held in conjunction with CAMEX , the Campus Market Expo for college stores. NAMTA occupied one exhibit hall in the George R. Brown Convention Center and CAMEX filled up the other four so there was lots to see. The amazing folks over at Canvas Corp Brands had a booth at NAMTA and so graciously allowed me to attend with them. I helped them to set up and tear down their booth as well as demoed some products and helped out where I could. I've pimped myself out for way less than that so I think everybody won! I thoroughly enjoyed spending some time with CCB's Randy and Christine Meier as well as all my other best friends who I just met. Erin Reed and Heather Kindt were on hand to help in the booth and I had a great time getting to know them. Ken Oliver Crafts shared booth s...

This videos shows a detailed flip-through of the Wanderlust Artist Book I made for Canvas Corp Brands . Following the video are lots of photos. Enjoy!

This is a simple technique for making paper look like polished stone or pieces of agate! These are the supplies I used in the following video: Glossy pages from a magazine or travel brochure (request free US travel brochures here ) Polycrylic Gloss Varnish diluted by half with water (available from Amazon ) Rubbing alcohol (or surgical spirits) diluted by half with water (available from Amazon ) Water soluble graphite pencil (available from Amazon ) Tattered Angels paint as follows (available at Canvas Corp Brands ) Plain Jane Baseboard Mist - Purple Pansies & Sunburst Plain Jane Simply Sheer Mist - Peony & Safety Orange Chalkboard Mist - Seven Seas & Ruby Slipper Glimmer Mist - Key Lime Pie Glimmer Glam - Tinsel & Cupcake Glimmer Glaze - Blue Cheese Decor & DIY Paint - Crystal    Check out these gorgeous results! **affiliate links provided where available