Susan's Links

These are links that I have found useful or interesting. I hope you will too.

Decorative Painting Links

URL	Description
http://www.artistsclub.com	Source for decorative painting supplies
http://www.homecraftexpress.com	Source for decorative painting supplies
http://tolefriends.com/	The aim of Tolefriends is to inform and educate people about decorative painting in any medium, style, and level. Through their mailing list, (of which I’m a member,) we discuss art, styles, techniques, and more about decorative painting.
http://www.catalinacottage.com	Source for decorative painting supplies.
http://www.decorativefolkart.com/	Lindy Clarkson (Judd). T.D.A., my friend from Australia, is a gifted artist and teacher; I'm very proud of her successes. After nagging her for ages, she has a fantastic video for painting her roses…the prettiest roses I’ve seen. She is Internationally known and has toured the United States from coast to coast teaching. Her designs have been published in a number of decorative painting magazines.
http://www.decoart.com	This site provides a wealth of information about DecoArt products.
http://www.deltacrafts.com/	Free projects, Delta product information, and much more is found on this site.
http://www.jansenarttraditions.com/	This is an excellent website to help you learn more about the relatively new JansenArt Tradition paints. They are wonderful and this website has lots of excellent information about them. I painted the fruit plate (Sue Pruett MDA design), using these paints. If you'd like to see how the plate turned out, check my gallery.
http://www.plaidonline.com/	Visit this to find out more about Plaid products, such as FolkArt paints, home décor products, etc.
http://www.chroma-inc.com	Contains a wealth of information about Jo Sonja colors and mediums, including a color chart that provides you with information on how to mix Jo Sonja paints to match other brands of acrylics.
http://www.betweenthevines.com/	Jamie Mills-Price has designed many wonderful, whimsical projects. Take time to visit her website and see the many books and pattern packets she has to offer.
http://www.jillmac.com/	Jill Macfarlane's site is filled with her decorative painting pattern packets and books. She also has painting lessons, and special patriotic patterns. She offers sketches you can download for free. Also available are Chinese Fresh Water Cultured Baroque Pearls necklaces and bracelets. Cat lovers will especially enjoy this site as Jill has quite a few patterns with adorable kitties.
http://members.aol.com/tolebridge/	Diane Trierweiler is the owner of the Tole Bridge. Her website features pattern packets that specialize in freehand stroke work with a Victorian Flair. She has designed an array of pattern packets and books with Victorian Houses, Tudor Homes, Garden scenes, Floral, and much more.
http://www.debbie-mitchell.com/	Visit Debbie’s site if you enjoy painting bears, bunnies, and other critters. Even if you don’t paint, looking at her patterns will very likely bring a smile to your face!
http://www.we-r-art.com	Brenda S. Rickman, Art Instructor (bsrickman@att.net). We R Art Discount Art Supplies & School, 3200 S. Harrah Rd., Harrah, OK 73045 (405)391-4433 order-we-r-art@att.net info-we-r-art@att.net

Music Links

URL Description

http://www.mysheetmusic.com This is a wonderful site for music students. There are free lessons that cover the musical staff, notes, time signatures, etc.. It's an excellent way to supplement your private music lessons. It also offers some sheet music that you can print out without charge. It's a great place to spend some time whether you're a child or an adult

http://library.thinkquest.org/15060/data/lessons/ This site also offers free "Music Magic Online Piano Tutor" lessons. It may appeal more to adults than children as some of the vocabulary is a bit advanced for a young child. Some of the subjects covered are: rhythm, all about notes, the C major scale, time signatures, and more.

http://www.learnpianoonline.com/index.html This website also offers free online lessons that are easy to understand. Therefore it's appropriate for children as well as adults. As with the previous websites, this one will be helpful for reinforcing what you learn from your private music lessons.

URL	Description
http://www.mysheetmusic.com	This is a wonderful site for music students. There are free lessons that cover the musical staff, notes, time signatures, etc.. It's an excellent way to supplement your private music lessons. It also offers some sheet music that you can print out without charge. It's a great place to spend some time whether you're a child or an adult
http://library.thinkquest.org/15060/data/lessons/	This site also offers free "Music Magic Online Piano Tutor" lessons. It may appeal more to adults than children as some of the vocabulary is a bit advanced for a young child. Some of the subjects covered are: rhythm, all about notes, the C major scale, time signatures, and more.
http://www.learnpianoonline.com/index.html	This website also offers free online lessons that are easy to understand. Therefore it's appropriate for children as well as adults. As with the previous websites, this one will be helpful for reinforcing what you learn from your private music lessons.

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