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Hi and welcome to Potato Bug DIY! My name is Beth and I’m a mother, crafter and amateur writer and artist. This blog has been a dream of mine for a while and with a little nudge from my family as well as an amazing name suggestion by my little one, I finally decided to take the plunge!

 

Here at Potato Bug DIY, you will find tutorials on my favorite types of projects to tackle as well as links to products designed by myself alongside my child. 

 

Get Creative and Stay a While! 

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When I first began thinking about beginning this blog it was initially going to be doll crafts for my child only, so I asked for her input on a name. At the time she was obsessed with Potato Bugs after seeing one in our yard and so Potato Bug DIY was born!

In short, all my life! I remember making copy paper picture books at the kitchen table before I could even spell and my love for creating didn’t stop there. By the age of about 8 or 9 I was asking for sewing sets and patterns to make my own doll clothes, some of which I still have; and turning an old game cabinet into a dollhouse with bits of leftover wallpaper and scrap base board!

I love working with paints, colored pencils, markers and crayons. My preferred paints are watercolors and acrylics. While I love sketching, I find that freehand painting of live and inanimate subjects isn’t my strong suit, so lately I’ve been into creating patterns. I’ve also been experimenting with layers of tissue paper which I love because the end result reminds me of stained glass. I also work with photographs I have taken of my pets and nature, and transforming paintings my child has done alone or in collaboration with me into full size graphics.

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