Check out this cute video tutorial! Judy teaches us how to make a very simple style of journal, using two 4×6 inch photos as the covers. I’m sure you could substitute other sizes of photos if you’d like. This is a real quick and easy gift idea, and also a great way to use some […]
The fabulous blog, Craft Tutorials, has provided a step-by-step tutorial on making contact prints. As many different types of image transfers as we’ve discussed here, this is one that I missed! It’s simple, and just plain brilliant! Thanks Donna :-)
Tags: Collage, Digital Art, image-transfer, Mixed Media, Photography, tutorial
Technique Tuesday!
This is one of the easiest projects to do, but with such satisfying results! I started by buying a premade clock works with a swinging pendulum. This one was ready to hang on the wall just as is. The other main thing you will need is an old CD. I used one of the […]
Alma Stoller has provided great instructions for carving your own rubber stamps from Speedball Speedy-Stamp carving block. She makes it look so easy that I just might give it a try. At any rate, I thought that some of you might also like to try this for stamping your own cards, wrapping paper, collages, etc. […]
Seems like we’re always talking about taking the color out of your photos, so let’s take a look at a way to put some back in :-)For a special gift, you could think about doctoring up some old family black and whites with just a touch of color! Show & Tell Graphics shows us […]
Technique Tuesday!
One of the nice things about this technique is that you don’t have to have a really high-resolution image to start with. Since most of the detail is purposely lost, you can start with something less than ideal for a print. You can play around with color too: although Nate’s eyes look blue in […]
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, […]
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 […]
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!
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