Here’s a fun paper art idea for yourself or to do with your kids! Megan, at BrassyApple blog has given a great demo complete with lots of pictures, showing you how to use an inexpensive salad spinner to create wonderful, bright, and fun spin art! Thanks, Megan!
I think it would be really fun to […]
I will admit to having a complete fascination with the cave, even though I’ve never seen it. The French government has a website that will take you on a virtual tour of the cave, since it is closed to the public. You can read the story of the cave and see the paintings. […]
Heather Brown
A few years ago, Mother Earth News printed article on making your own paints so that you could avoid all the nasty types of solvents and additives that are in most commercial paints. This article is now available online! It includes recipes for flour-based paint, basic oil glaze, and casein paint. […]
There’s really no mystery! If you’d like to share a piece you’ve made, all you have to do is shoot me an email to cyndi @ b5Media.com (remove the spaces). Please put art image to share in the subject line. We love to read about things like what inspired you to make the piece […]
Elaine explains the story behind her “Mommy Vases”
I went on several artist dates while on vacation at Silver Lake in western New York, and on one of them I met the fabulous Elaine Hardman. You can see Elaine’s work at Stoneflower Pottery. I lucked into seeing a demonstration that Elaine was doing in the tiny […]
Art Attack Thursday!
Milk Carton Catchers from Replayground
There are so many clever people out there, and I’ve got such a backlog of projects and ideas to share with you that I’ll never get finished if I just take them one at a time! So, I’ve decided to share a bunch with you and let you […]
What’s Up Wednesday
You may recall awhile back I asked for reports on the various online publishers that would produce one-offs of your artist books. Well, I got a report about MyPublisher that gave it an A+ on all counts!
Robin Atkins, who started the Bead Journal Project that I participated in last year, has used […]
Art Attack Thursday!
Water’s Edge beadwork
The beautiful home for her artwork created by Andrea Stern, The Embellishment Café is just full of lovely little bites of fabric goodness! I totally enjoyed my visit to her site: it is full of beadwork, art quilts, journals, pillow shams, dolls, and more. Take a peek, and plan to stay […]
About Family Crafts
Now is the time to start sharing your Halloween ideas and, more importantly, photos of your home-made costumes, jack-o-lanterns, and haunted decorations.
About.com Cross Stitch
A Pattern-A-Day in August ‘08 continues. Don’t miss the new free patterns!
Aileen’s Musings
Meet Fleurita the Flower Nymph, she’s quite the fashionista! Learn how to create your very own […]
Cool Journal Tool
Try this fun tool to create art for your journal, or just to play
Cotton Monsters! The Work of Jennifer Strunge
See some of Strunge’s amazing and fun soft sculptures made from recycled clothing and linens.
Eco crafts- Credit card bobbins
How to recycle old credit cards into bobbins for embroidery floss, crochet cotton or, […]
Do not throw ANYTHING out!
Written by Cyndi Lavin [email] for b5media.
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