Glimmerbug Art Blog
Inspiration and creative ideas for your artistic journey
From beginner tips to advanced techniques, explore our collection of articles designed to inspire and guide your creative practice.
Watercolor Workshop Wrap Up
As 2025 comes to a close, we are finishing up our watercolor workshops for the year with a bang!
New Digital Downloads for Your Holiday Crafts!
Celebrate the season with our Christmas digital downloads — a cheerful collection of printable and instant-download art designed to brighten your holidays. Find whimsical watercolor illustrations, festive greeting card templates, gift tags, printable ornaments, holiday wall art, and seasonal mixed-media backgrounds. Perfect for DIY holiday crafts, last-minute gifts, classroom projects, and cozy home decor. Friendly, colorful, and ready to spark creative ideas for crafters and card-makers of all skill levels.
Holiday Cheer for Hadley
Hadley Boucher and her family have a journey ahead of them and it sure would be nice if we can all send them a little bit of happy cheer to help them through.
Create Whimsical and Colorful Holiday Cards Tonight at Our Creative Art Studio in Harvard, MA!
Watercolor holiday cards class for MWCC (Mount Wachusett Community College) is happening tonight! Can’t wait!
Last Day for $1 Art Classes!
Last day to get your Art Bundles for Good 10!
You’ll get 100+ art classes and resources from over 80 amazing artists — a collection valued at more than $5,000, all for just $109. That’s about $1 per class!
Don’t miss your chance to explore lessons on watercolour, mixed media, drawing, collage, art journaling, acrylics, and so much more.
A Blooming Good Time: Watercolor Sunflower Workshop at Glimmerbug Handmade Art
This past Monday night, our watercolor workshop was a beautiful journey of creativity blossoming alongside vibrant sunflowers. Whether you were just starting out or honing your skills, the friendly, supportive atmosphere guided each brushstroke with care. Together, we immersed ourselves in the warm, cheerful hues of sunflowers, turning blank pages into radiant artworks. It’s been a joy to see each artist’s passion shine through, leaving the studio with a masterpiece to cherish and memories of a welcoming community that inspires.
New Digital Download for Autumn Art Projects
We’ve got a lovely new digital download in the shop that features lovely watercolor themed Autumn images, perfect for card making, bookmarks, art journals, junk journals and fussy cuts!
Tuesday Night Watercolor Workshop SPECTACULAR!
Watercolor Workshop on Tuesday was filled with bright colors, spooky ghosts and tons of creative laughter and fun! Come on in and check out the fabulous watercolor project we worked on!
Mount Wachusett Community College Final Watercolor Projects
Last night was our final class for our “Introduction to Whimsical Watercolors” with another Mount Wachusett Community College crew! Come on in and take a look at their awesomeness!