Carmen’s Curiosity Shop & Curious Farms Market has closed as a shop. We have tried to maintain as much of our free content for your creative enjoyment! Even though Carmen is no longer selling supplies and fun items, she is still creating in retirement. We hope you continue to be inspired by the downloads and videos. But whatever you do… Have Fun!
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My Ticket Box
I made this fun ticket box. Who doesn’t need a box just for tickets? Just in case you do not need a ticket box, there are a lot of ideas for making ephemera and making your next project more vintage… Continue reading
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Birdie Break
Use any board, any bird image, and any patterned paper. You can really get creative with scraps and whatever you have available with this project! I like this just as a sign, but you could add hooks, a pocket, a… Continue reading
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Field Journal Cork Board
I was given this old office wall organizer with cork board and wanted to do something fun with it! So I took some of my favorite papers and transfers and combined them to make something spectacular! There are SO MANY… Continue reading
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Fun Textured Bowl
What would YOU do with a box of old dot paper strips from reams of vintage continuous feed printer paper? Ideas Tips Continue reading
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Sitting Fashion Girls & More
Video @ Bottom of page Tips You can use these sitting cutouts to decorate your mantel, use for place setting, or to decorate a party or event. They could have little gifts or treats sitting on their laps, or holding… Continue reading
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Tussie Mussie
I was challenged to make a tussie mussie with IOD inlays. Since I have several old metal funnels around, I thought that would be the perfect base! You can use a metal or plastic funnel for this project. They are… Continue reading
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Peat Baskets
Peat pots are fairly inexpensive and easy to find this time of year! I have used round pots in the past, but for this project I wanted to use these cute little square pots. Tips Products I used in this… Continue reading
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Mixed Media & Brights
DIY Bohemian Brights are interesting because they are a transparent medium that adds color over the top of images without covering the images! There are many ways to use them, but I found that using my Gel printing plate is… Continue reading
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Tiny Books
I actually really like miniatures. But even if you are not into miniatures, this project can be fun for a little journal, or increase the size and make it bigger! What you will need: Once your mini book is complete,… Continue reading
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Dimensional Decoupage
I love paper and decoupage. I love creating something new. So I made these dimensional block decoupage pieces and added some highlight and shadows to make the dimension really stand out. You can use any scraps or full sheets of… Continue reading
