Layers Upon Layers: Mixed Media Art

April 15th, 2008

Replace your straps

Isn’t this a great idea? Thanks to Lenore of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories, we’ll all be out cutting the seatbelts out of unlocked cars. Just kidding! You can get them from junkyards legally…

Even better, Lenore shows us how to make the swap. Sweet!
Tags: Fabric & Fiber, handbags, Mixed Media, tutorials, Wearable […]

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April 14th, 2008

My most recent mixed media jewelry

Make Art Monday!
I don’t always post these pieces here on Layers Upon Layers. Most of you know that I also write the Jewelry & Beading blog here at the b5Media network, and that’s where all of these usually appear. But I couldn’t resist sharing some of the lastest pieces with you, because they’re really […]

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April 9th, 2008

Call for entries: Altered Couture

Altered Couture
A hand-me-down sweater … a raggedy old skirt from the thrift store … a plain T-shirt … Using just a few tools coupled with your creativity, all of these items can be transformed into fantastic works of wearable art! The publisher of Belle Armoire and Somerset Studio invites you to submit your own altered […]

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April 2nd, 2008

Call for entries: Haute Handbags

What’s Up Wednesday!

Stampington & Co, publishers of Somerset Studio and Belle Armoire magazines among others, will be accepting entries for a few more weeks for a special publication called Haute Handbags, which will now be published twice each year! The deadline is May 15, so get out your supplies and get going! Here’s all […]

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March 26th, 2008

Call for entries: Belle Armoire Jewelry

What’s Up Wednesday!

Belle Armoire Jewelry is published by Stampington as a quarterly magazine. The deadline for submissions for the next issue is April 15, 2008. From the website: If you’d like to share your inspiration and detailed how-to instruction for creating beautiful jewelry with readers, we want to hear from you. Belle Armoire […]

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March 13th, 2008

Lazy Girl Designs!

Art Attack Thursday! 
Don’t you just love the name of this blog? Joan Hawley is the Lazy Girl, and she has generously shared many free lazy tutorials. Since I happen to be a person who is always in seach of the perfect bag, her quick and easy style really appeals to me. I especially like […]

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March 12th, 2008

Call for entries: Bead Dreams 2008

The competition is open to professional and amateur beaders from the U.S. and around the world. All work entered in the competition must be original. Deadline: April 4, 2008
Bead Dreams contest information
Finalists will be on display at the Bead&Button Show, June 6-10, 2007 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
To enter the Bead Arts Awards - Fill in […]

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March 7th, 2008

The cutest tote bag ever!

I love the felt flowers on this one, and the pattern is being made available for anyone who’d like to have a go at it! Michelle Verbeeck at Studio 259 Blog has generously shared this cute pattern, free. Thanks, Michelle!

Tags: Fabric & Fiber, felt, Mixed Media, tutorials, Wearable Art

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February 28th, 2008

Artist Profile: Boris Bally

Installation
Artist: Boris Bally
Website: Boris Bally

Metamorphic Light
Boris, how did you get started as an artist and what kind of training did you have?
I started working metals in 1974 because of a very enthusiastic and talented jewelry teacher: Steve Korpa. He changed my perception that metal was an unworkable and unforgiving material: “I will make you all […]

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February 20th, 2008

Call for entries: Altered Couture

Altered Couture
A hand-me-down sweater … a raggedy old skirt from the thrift store … a plain T-shirt … Using just a few tools coupled with your creativity, all of these items can be transformed into fantastic works of wearable art! The publisher of Belle Armoire and Somerset Studio invites you to submit your own altered […]

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