ARTICLES & CRAFT TUTORIALS
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Seahorse Unicorn Stuffy Craft Products, Helpful Tutorial Links and Tips
This post provides crafting support for the Seahorse Unicorn Stuffy pattern and tutorial, available for download on Etsy. For more information on the debut seahorse unicorn adventure, click on this image...Please review the resources and YouTube tutorials below for...
Floral Embroidery Hoop Craft
This easy hand sewing craft is made using Cricut Maker felt cut-outs, a 4" embroidery hoop, and your own personal stitch-work embellishments. The floral pattern also makes a nice Mother's Day gift! For this pattern I explored a mid-century modern mauve color scheme...
Easter Bunny Binger Embroidery Hoop Craft
This Easter I made an eggstra special treat - embroidery hoop decor! Read on to see how I, and you, could make this felt ode to the jelly bean hangover. I also had fun expanding my needle craft skill set by trying a new stitch for the grass. It was sew easy! ...
4 Leaf Clover St. Patty’s Day Crafts
Happy St. Patty's day! Lucky me - I got to make four 4-leaf clover crafts! - - - - - Sometimes the simplest forms offer the most opportunity for expression and creativity. I enjoy seeing the multitude of different ways one motif can be executed by other crafters. ...
Valentine’s Day Embroidery Hoop Pattern – Conversation Hearts
Valentines, bouquets, love and conversation hearts - this seasonal felt decor project combines embroidery hoop crafting with 3D felt creations and these additional craft concepts: Stamping on felt (...or not... a preview of the craft stamp-free is below) Two-tone...
Camping Under the Stars Felt Embroidery Hoop
An ode to nights spent under the stars in a happy camper! Create this 6" embroidery hoop decor using a craft pattern designed specifically for Cricut® Maker. Click here for the pattern on Etsy. Cricut Design Space computer instructions follow the...
Peace on Earth Felt Needlecraft
Create a felt ornament or Christmas decoration using this Peace on Earth dove and peace sign pattern, designed for use on the Cricut® Maker. A cut file is available for download on my Etsy page. Cricut Design Space computer instructions follow the...
Kids Can Design! Iron-On Patterns
My daughter loves to help out with my Cricut machine. She pushes the buttons, feeds the sheets for cutting, and even helps me with weeding. She is also interested in the design process, and offers thoughts over my shoulder as I sit at the computer. Since she has...
Girls’ Christmas Bow Flannel
If you have a Cricut® cutting machine, a cut file of this bow design is available for download on my Etsy page. Cricut Design Space computer instructions for cutting the file are below. This pattern is perfect for decorating the front and back of...
Cozy Christmas Cactus Ornament Needlecraft Pattern & Tutorial
This cute and cozy cactus is all ready for a white Christmas! Try this fun little ornament for your next needlecraft project. There are a lot ways you could make this project your own through the use of different felt colors, beads, stitch-work, decorations, etc. ...
How to Make Ugly Christmas Sweater Ornaments
Fun, easy, and stress-free! This Ugly Christmas Sweater Ornament project can be assembled with glue, thread or embroidery floss, making it a suitable project for everyone from beginners to advanced needlecrafters. The inexpensive, forgiving...
How to use my SVG cut files on your Cricut Cutting Machine
All Jessica Kopecky Design SVG's come with Cricut Design Space instructions. Read on for more detailed tips and success strategies regarding the downloadable patterns available with all my Etsy pattern downloads. - - - - - - - - - T-SHIRT IRON-ONS Pattern Size...
Design Rants
The Architecture of Memory
An image from my digital art projection, The Architecture of Memory, is above. The art projection video is available below (scroll) This piece was on display for the Historical ARTspective: 150 Years of Wausau** exhibit in the Caroline S. Mark Gallery at the Center...
I AM THE WEAPON
As a creative person I often find myself contemplating the humanities. Liberal Arts such as psychology, sociology, philosophy, history, and of course, the visual arts are all topics of great interest to me. Lately I've been thinking a lot about the greater role that...
A Culture without ART is a Culture at WAR
Back in college, my art history professor made us think about the difference between war and art. At the time he was lobbing up a discussion point on intentional destruction versus intentional creation, yet the thought process opened me up to further contemplation. ...
Mom Life
Have you ever felt triggered? Have you ever felt triggered, alone, and wondering why you're triggered? Have you ever felt that no one recognizes, or potentially recognizes yet disregards your trigger warnings? Have you ever been triggered over 1,000 times a day? If...
It’s a WILD Life
It doesn’t matter how domesticated your life is, you are secretly wild. You have a hidden weapon underneath your deeply sacred daily routine. This is often revealed the moment danger strikes and you are rocked down to your foundation. When you are reduced to only your...
There is No Such Thing as Indestructible Art
Where I live there is a community event held every summer called Chalkfest. People from the area and even outside the state come to participate. Each person or team gets a drawing space on the 400 Block, an area downtown that has been left open for concerts,...
FINISH IT
There are times when you'll start something and truly lose interest. The passion is no longer there, or you are simply distracted by something else. However, it is important to stay in the habit of finishing work. Lack of finished work can be indicative of a...
GET IN
Creating art is the same as solving any problem. Beginning a work of art, taking a new journey, learning a new skill - all can be represented by the blank slate. A seasoned artist has reassurance from past experience that the process is worthwhile. The beginner...
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The Architecture of Memory
An image from my digital art projection, The Architecture of Memory, is above. The art projection video is available below (scroll) This piece was on display for the Historical ARTspective: 150 Years of Wausau** exhibit in the Caroline S. Mark Gallery at the Center...
Arts for All Wisconsin Report: Vets’ Art Studio in Wausau
I’ve been facilitating the Vets' Art Studio hosted at the Wausau Vet Center through Arts for All Wisconsin since December 2018, and I can definitely say it has been a weekly highlight. The class participants represent a variety of branches and eras, from Vietnam to...