Tag Archives: catholic arts and crafts

An Intro to Pysanky Eggs with Cate Broadbent

Last year during Lent, my friend Cate taught me how to make pysanky eggs and I thought the process was so cool that I knew I wanted to share it on my channel! She graciously agreed to be a guest in today’s tutorial. She demonstrates how to prepare and create a pysanky egg using an original design that she created.

Step-by-Step guide to Cate’s pysanky egg design

To learn more about Cate:
Instagram – @girasolcreativedesign
Etsy – girasolcreative.etsy.com

The time Cate and I went to the Mother Cabrini Shrine…

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Original artwork created by Cate Broadbent

Supplies needed:

Eggs
Beeswax
Kistka
Dyes mixed in glass or plastic containers with lids
Candle
Pencil
Rubber bands or washi tape
Paper towels
Toilet paper or old cloths for removing the wax
Egg blower (or pins) and varnish if you choose to blow out your egg

Pysanky Egg Decorating Kits
Eggs Beautiful: How to Make Ukranian Easter Eggs Book

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Ash Wednesday and Lent Painting Tutorial

In today’s tutorial, I walk you through how to paint a Lenten painting with a crown of thorns and a cross symbol step-by-step. A great project for your Catholic small group or family!

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Original artwork created by Amy Heyse.

Supplies:

Canvas, Board, or thick paper of your size choice (I used an 8×10” Artist’s Loft Canvas from Michael’s)
Dick Blick and Master’s Touch (Hobby Lobby) are also great canvas options
Acrylic Paint (I used Lamp Black, Titanium White, Metallic Bronze, Metallic Silver, and Violet Artist’s Loft Paints)
(Artist’s Loft, Master’s Touch, Dick Blick and Liquitex are all great cost-effective brands. Brands like Craft Smart and DecoArt can be too thin depending on the color)
If you want a non-permanent water soluble option for little kids, I highly recommend gouache or tempera paints. My kids love these gouache sets.
Paint brushes (One big and one small, though a medium sized option could be nice too)
Water
Paper Towels
Palette (or paper plates)
Apron or a Shirt that you wouldn’t mind getting messy
Chalk or a Pencil
Optional: Hair Dryer

Once acrylic paint dries, it is permanent. If you get paint on your clothes, try to wash it out as soon as possible. I like to use Murphy’s Oil (Pine Sol, nail polish remover, or isopropyl alcohol work too) and the abrasive part of a sponge to scrub paint out of clothing. If it has dried, soak it in a little bit of one of the solutions listed above for at least 10 minutes before scrubbing off the hardened paint.

(Note: Some of the links provided are affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission at no cost to you. This allows me to continue creating free content for Catholic artists of all ages! I only recommend products that I use and love. Amy Heyse Art is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates)

How to Draw Saint Valentine Step-by-Step

In today’s tutorial, I walk you through how to draw Saint Valentine step-by-step. We use simple lines and shapes and you can color him with your favorite art supplies.

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Original artwork created by Amy Heyse.

Supplies needed:

Crayola Washable Super Tips Markers
Crayola Colors of the World Markers Broad Tip
Crayola Colors of the World Markers Fine Tip
Micron Pens
Zeyar Twin Tip Permanent Markers
Paper
Pencil

(Note: Some of the links provided are affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission at no cost to you. This allows me to continue creating free content for Catholic artists of all ages! I only recommend products that I use and love. Amy Heyse Art is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates)

How to Paint a Mini Fiat Painting

In today’s tutorial, I walk you through how to paint a decorative Fiat painting with gold and flowers step-by-step. A great project for your Catholic small group or family!

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Original artwork created by Amy Heyse.

Supplies:

Canvas, Board, or thick paper of your size choice (I used an 8×10” Artist’s Loft Canvas from Michael’s) Dick Blick and Master’s Touch (Hobby Lobby) are also great canvas options
Acrylic Paint (I used Lamp Black, Magenta, Pthalocyanine Green, Titanium White, and Metallic Gold Artist’s Loft Paints)
(Artist’s Loft, Master’s Touch, Dick Blick and Liquitex are all great cost-effective brands. Brands like Craft Smart and DecoArt can be too thin depending on the color)
If you want a non-permanent water soluble option for little kids, I highly recommend gouache or tempera paints. My kids love these gouache sets:
Paint brushes (One big and one small, though a medium sized option could be nice too)
Water
Paper Towels
Palette (or paper plates)
Apron or a Shirt that you wouldn’t mind getting messy
Chalk or a Pencil
Optional: Hair Dryer

Once acrylic paint dries, it is permanent. If you get paint on your clothes, try to wash it out as soon as possible. I like to use Murphy’s Oil (Pine Sol, nail polish remover, or isopropyl alcohol work too) and the abrasive part of a sponge to scrub paint out of clothing. If it has dried, soak it in a little bit of one of the solutions listed above for at least 10 minutes before scrubbing off the hardened paint.

(Note: Some of the links provided are affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission at no cost to you. This allows me to continue creating free content for Catholic artists of all ages! I only recommend products that I use and love. Amy Heyse Art is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates)

How to Draw a Simple Mini Jesus Step-by-Step

In today’s tutorial, I walk you through how to draw a mini Jesus step-by-step. We use simple lines and shapes and you can color him with your favorite art supplies.

How to Draw a Simple Saint Joseph Step-by-Step

In today’s tutorial, I walk you through how to draw Saint Joseph step-by-step. We use simple lines and shapes and you can color him with your favorite art supplies.

Create Your Own Clay Nativity

In today’s tutorial, I walk you through how to make a clay nativity using Crayola Model Magic air dry clay. You can make just the figures or nativity ornaments!

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Original artwork created by Amy Heyse.

Supplies needed:

Crayola Model Magic
White Crayola Model Magic
Crayola Washable Super Tips Markers
Clay Tools
4 inch plastic open ball ornament
Toothpicks
Ziploc Bags
Hot Glue
Zeyar Twin Tip Permanent Markers

(Note: Some of the links provided are affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission at no cost to you. This allows me to continue creating free content for Catholic artists of all ages! I only recommend products that I use and love. Amy Heyse Art is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates)

How to Draw Our Lady of Guadalupe

In today’s tutorial, I walk you through how to draw Our Lady of Guadalupe step-by-step. We use simple lines and shapes and you can color her with your favorite art supplies. This tutorials has a lot of steps, but I try to break it down as simply as possible. It’s good to flex our art muscles to learn and grow to help us become better artists.

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Original artwork created by Amy Heyse.

Supplies needed:

Crayola Washable Super Tips Markers
Crayola Colors of the World Markers Broad Tip
Crayola Colors of the World Markers Fine Tip
Micron Pens
Zeyar Twin Tip Permanent Markers
Paper
Pencil
My Cat Pencil Pouch

(Note: Some of the links provided are affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission at no cost to you. This allows me to continue creating free content for Catholic artists of all ages! I only recommend products that I use and love. Amy Heyse Art is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates)

How to Draw Our Lady of Kibeho Step-by-Step Catholic Art Tutorial

In today’s tutorial, I walk you through how to draw Our Lady of Kibeho step-by-step. We use simple lines and shapes and you can color her with your favorite art supplies.

Support the channel! Buy Me a Coffee (and support my art supply wish list): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/amyheyseart

Original artwork created by Amy Heyse.

Supplies needed:

Crayola Washable Super Tips Markers
Crayola Colors of the World Markers Broad Tip
Crayola Colors of the World Markers Fine Tip
Micron Pens
Zeyar Twin Tip Permanent Markers
Paper
Pencil
My Cat Pencil Pouch

(Note: Some of the links provided are affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission at no cost to you. This allows me to continue creating free content for Catholic artists of all ages! I only recommend products that I use and love. Amy Heyse Art is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates)

How to Draw Saint Nicholas Step-by-Step

In today’s tutorial, I walk you through how to draw Saint Nicholas step-by-step. We use simple lines and shapes and you can color himwith your favorite art supplies.

Support the channel! Buy Me a Coffee (and support my art supply wish list): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/amyheyseart

Original artwork created by Amy Heyse.

Supplies needed:

Crayola Washable Super Tips Markers
Crayola Colors of the World Markers Broad Tip
Crayola Colors of the World Markers Fine Tip
Micron Pens
Zeyar Twin Tip Permanent Markers
Paper
Pencil

My Cat Pencil Pouch

(Note: Some of the links provided are affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission at no cost to you. This allows me to continue creating free content for Catholic artists of all ages! I only recommend products that I use and love. Amy Heyse Art is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates)