Freebie: Pyrography Designs for Playful Crafting

September 12th, 2018
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Big thanks to KSL’s Studio 5 & Brooke Walker for having me on their show! I had a great time coming up with some clever design ideas for wood-burning and pyrography crafts. Click here to ...

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    Art Supply Organizers + Process Video

    July 16th, 2018
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    A few weeks ago, a neighbor of mine dropped these art supply boxes off and asked me to personalize them with her grandchildren’s names on them. Easy, right?  They’re un-finished, which gave me a world ...

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    1. Bernardine says:
      18 July 2018 at 10:13 am

      Your boxes are lovely.
      I used my pyrography-tool for writing on leather. Did you even try that?

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      • Melissa says:
        25 July 2018 at 1:47 pm

        I’ve tried that, and it’s really fun! I did that to my wallet a few months back and gave myself a monogram. You have to be careful about any special coatings that may be on the leather as sometimes those coatings are plastic and put off noxious gasses or melt under too hot a pyrography tool. :) I’d love to see what you did with leather!

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    Sakura CAC Neons & Metallics Review

    July 3rd, 2018
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    Hey friends!! Welcome here. I’ve got 3 upcoming workshops this summer (more in the works, fingers crossed). I hope to see you there! Beginning Brush Lettering Workshop | DRAPER, UT | JULY 19 Learn brush ...

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    Real-Time Calligraphy Video | Families Are Everything

    June 22nd, 2018
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    I’m not one to really get into the politics of things on here or anywhere on social media; after all, I find that language gets mis-interpreted and real communication tends to break down in a ...

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    1. tennis shoes online says:
      30 June 2018 at 6:44 am

      Thanks for finally talking about > I Still Love You by Melissa Esplin – Art, Sewing, Design, Bookbinding, Photography, Crafts < Liked it!

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    Calligraphy & Watercolor Motivational Quote Time-Lapse Process Video

    June 17th, 2018
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    I painted one thing this week. But I’m pretty darn happy with it, so I thought I would share here.  Tools Used: Prima watercolor classic set* Prima watercolor tropical set Prima watercolor paper* Princeton Select ...

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    1. Kristie says:
      17 June 2018 at 9:21 pm

      Wow, that quote is amazing. What a great reminder. Totally worth framing and putting up to see regularly! Thank you for giving me something to think about. Time to re-evaluate life and make sure I am spending my time wisely.

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    2. Ariel says:
      13 February 2019 at 1:51 pm

      Hi Melissa,

      Good Day Ma’am, may I know if what brand of your water color did you use?

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