Crafts at the Summer Concert Series!

 It's the time of year again, when Portland Parks become a summer fun free-for-all! Several parks in Portland will have free concerts, activities, and movies all summer long. collage will be crafting it up with a FREE craft at the concerts at Sellwood Riverfront Park and Fernhill Park 

Click HERE for more info. 

We will also be making 4 appearances at the Washington Park Summer Festival.

Craft with us on the following days:

Sellwood Riverfront Park (concerts start at 6:30PM)
July 6
July 13
July 20
July 27
August 3

Fernhill Park (concerts start at 6:30PM)
July 10
July 17
July 24
July 31
August 4

Washington Park (performances start at 6PM)
August 11
August 12
August 13
August 14

See you there!

xoxo collage

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Custom Ravagore 3 inch Blighted Blast Templates

As usual, I have shared photos of these 3 inch Blighted Blast templates at Facebook and Instagram ( don_suratos ) already. I like archiving my stuff here at my blog better though as finsing old posts are much easier than at Facebook. Plus I talk a bit more here. lol



This post is basically my usual " Weekend Dump " posts except I think that the templates makes for a more interesting post.



I did some quick cookie / burger looking templates the night before painting as it was made of wood glue and sand over a thin .5mm plastic sheet. I let the wood glue and sand cure overnight and painted over a nice coat of Vallejo Brown Earth texture paint. I then let the texture paint dry to touch under the heat of the sun for 2 hours before painting.



I was too lazy to bring out and set up my airbrush for this project and my son was bugging me to paint it quick so that he could play with these templates. These templates are basically my son's, as he has a Lylyth2 50pt army that he fields against my Cryx. My 8 year old son also loves fielding our Khador army ( but until he gets a Conquest or Victor ), he likes playing his Lylyth2 against my Cryx more often ( I hate eyeless sight ).



Obviously playing with an 8 year old that is very imaginative during battles makes me want to do more of these kinds of stuff. I want my son to continue to enjoy the game as I get an excuse ( from wife ) to get more army faster than usual. Our weekend visits to the miniature store ends up with either a faction book, a couple of solos, or even a unit sometimes ( with the approval of the mom ). So making templates that would make my son enjoy the game more ( win or lose ) is definitely a win win situation for the dad. hehe



We had a chance to use these templates with a couple of Cryx vs LOE last weekend. Not only did my son enjoy using them, he almost wiped out my Bane Tralls and Bile Tralls on my left flank. Dang! Did I say I hate Eyeless Sight already?



Anyways, I plan to create more fun looking templates in between commissioned works. I should be able to create some water and forest templates for tier bonuses and stuff as soon as I can.



I also finished painting a lot of commissioned works last weekend. I told the client I just need to let the paint ( Vallejo ) cure for a day before varnishes. Then I will take proper photos before sending to client. I want to give my client properly cured models with nice strong Vallejo varnishes ( gloss then matt / satin coat ).



Anyways, that is about it. More posts every after weekend as I cannot post as much as I want. Do check me out at Instagram and Facebook as I am mostly active there these days. Thanks as always for dropping by! Just enjoy the hobby! :)

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Alberta Main Street Retail Happy Hour

collage on Alberta Street is participating in Retail Happy Hour on Alberta Street! It kicks off Wednesday June 24th 3-6PM at nearly 40 Alberta Street retail businesses. Retail Happy Hour invites shoppers to visit Alberta Street every Wednesday afternoon for great deals and exclusive discounts while supporting local independent retailers.

Our special deal will be double punch card stamps! That means for every $20 spent, you will get TWO stamps instead of one. Happy shopping!

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Product Spotlight: Clear Stamps

Clear stamps have been in the craft world for a bit now, but many people are still just learning about them! They've quickly become one of our favorite ways to stamp. Clear stamps mount on an acrylic block and can be used again and again.

Being placed on a clear block allows you to stamp just where you want. It eliminates the guesswork that comes along with using rubber stamps.

After each use, gently clean your clear stamps with dish soap or stamp cleaner. This will keep them relatively stain free and clingy!

We have a large variety of clear stamps at both our stores! Clear stamps come in alphabet sets as well as pictures, which means you can make custom word stamps whenever you'd like!

See you soon.

xoxo collage

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DC23MechArts Weekend Photo Dump 060215

The past week was so eventful for me! I got my box full of Vallejo paints, a couple of models from Privateer Press, my wife's birthday, a handful of WarmaHordes models to add to my army, painted a lot of commissioned models and got some tools from my younger brother who went to Japan for research work. Cool week!



Lazy to write today as I need to go home early to paint some more models! So I hope you enjoy my photos as much as I enjoy them ( lol )! Some people love taking selfies ( photos of themselves ), I love taking some workbenchies ( photos of my work bench )... so pardon the loads of photos of my workbench every week.



Anyways, thanks for wasting your time here. Until next post, just enjoy the hobby! :)

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