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smART Sketcher and cell phone are the easiest way to transfer images

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Today I have a fun new device to tell you about and show you how easy and fast it is to use. Meet the smART Sketcher. All you do is download the smARTt Sketcher App and you are ready to take a picture of anything and project it onto any surface to trace. But wait it gets even better!! Included in the App it will automatically convert a colored photograph into a black and white line drawing. So cool!

There are also lot of art and educational goodies as well available at the smART Sketcher website for all ages.

But today I wanted to start with taking my own picture using the red dot in the middle to take a picture of the face in a book to use to trace onto a board to paint. This has got to me the easiest image transfer technique I have tried yet!!

You then tap on the dot and it makes this fun “whooooshing” noise and it magically (via bluetooth) goes to the adorable Smart Sketcher.

A tip I would say is make sure not to move The smART Sketcher or your surface or you will have to line it back up again and that can be challenging if you are working on an uneven surface.

I can’t tell you how easy this was and how happy I am with the result. I was able to get to the fun painting part so fast being able to use a found image as a base guide and transfer it in a snap!

I used a bunch of Plaid paint in a variety of pretty colors to create the first in my series of “Zoom” paintings. The smART Sketcher is also available at Amazon.

 

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Time Flies — And Sometimes It Has Wings Made of Vintage Paper and Buttons

Have you ever been to the cuckoo clock shop at Tamborine Mountain? It’s like stepping into another world — a charming, ticking wonderland filled with thousands (yes, literally thousands) of clocks. Some are grand and ornate, others tiny and tucked away like secrets waiting to be discovered. I remember walking through the shop with my kids, completely enchanted by the whirring gears, dancing figurines, and the joyful chorus of chimes. It was one of those places where time feels like it both stops and flies.

That same feeling came flooding back when I stumbled across this adorable craft project from Teawagon Tales called Time Flies. In true vintage style, it’s a whimsical little DIY that combines scraps of fabric, old paper, buttons, and clock faces into sweet butterfly-like creations — a beautiful mashup of memory, imagination, and just plain cuteness.

It reminded me that crafting is a little like walking through that clock shop. Each piece holds a story, a tick of nostalgia, and the joy of noticing small details. You don’t need much — just some leftover fabric, maybe an old book page or two, and a few bits from your button tin. And suddenly you’re creating something that feels like it fluttered out of a fairytale.

So if you’ve got a stash of pretty paper or vintage bits and bobs you’ve been saving for “something special,” this might be the perfect project to give them new life.

Take a look at the full tutorial and soak up some serious inspiration:
Time Flies – Teawagon Tales

And if you ever find yourself near Tamborine Mountain, do yourself a favour — pop into that cuckoo clock shop. It’s pure magic for anyone who knows that time isn’t just measured in minutes, but in memories.