December 23rd, 2007
Happy Festivus!
Tags: festivus
Back in October, I shared with you that two of my photos had been chosen for inclusion in a brand new art photography magazine called Life Images. Well, I received my copy this week, and I am thrilled with the entire issue. I’ve been posting the calls for submissions for Life Images, and although one […]
Jenna, at Whip Up, has a great tutorial for making a no-sew decorative ornament. She suggests thinking about varying the color for different seasons too!
Tags: Christmas, decorations, Mixed Media, ornaments, tutorial
All together now! What’s our motto here? “Never throw anything out!”
You all know the reason why…just as soon as you throw out that old climbing rope that you know you’re never going to use again, that’s just when a really neat project like this one comes along. Can you imagine telling your friends, […]
This is a really cute and useful post by Stefanie (”Abstract Octopus Attack”) on how to slice up those old magazines and make these colorful round boxes. Imagine making a nesting set of them…not only would they be good containers for gifts, but they’d be great gifts all on their own! Thanks Stefanie!
Tags: Mixed Media, […]
Although there are certainly plenty of books that cover the great art of book making, perhaps you’d like to try a simple version first before investing in more detailed directions. Dawn Vinson at Daydreaming on Paper has generously made instructions available, using both diagrams and photos to illustrate the most basic process of binding your […]
Well, why not?
For a low-tech art, knitting has become pretty high-tech in the capable hands of Christine Dumoulin. Binary is a flattened stockinette stitch tube scarf. That translates to extra warm and cozy, no matter what language you decide to knit it in!
Tags: Fabric & Fiber, fiber, knitting, tutorials, Wearable Art
Make Art Monday!
We had two major snowstorms hit us this past week, so of course I had to run outside a start snapping pictures. Not real smart with a digital camera, but it turned out ok…I managed to get outside before the sleet started! Here are my two favorite shots:
Tags: photographs, Photography, photoshop
I’ve assembled a list of the books that I think are the best of the best in several different categories, including altered books, creativity, collage, and digital art! The Library can also be accessed anytime through a permanent link in my blogroll.
Tags: Assemblage, bead-arts, Book Arts, book-review, Collage, Creativity, Fabric & Fiber, Mixed Media, Paper
Baking Tin Calendar by Sue McGettigan
In the long-standing tradition around here of not throwing out anything, let me caution you to keep hold of your worn out, stained cookie sheets! You can make an adorable calendar from them, using magnets and left over scraps of paper, etc. Make a set of numbers, the letters to […]
Do not throw ANYTHING out!
Written by Cyndi Lavin [email] for b5media.
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