Layers Upon Layers: Mixed Media Art

Twig lettering

by Cyndi on January 24th, 2007

Now that all my beloved leaves are truly down and gone, I’ve started to scrounge for other natural elements that I can use in my work. We’ve got a fair number of grapevines in and around our woods, and I really love those little tiny tendrils that spiral themselves around anything nearby.

One thing led to another, and I found an article that talked about using twigs for lettering. I kind of like that rustic look, even though my house isn’t exactly what you’d call rustic (Victorian, actually!). But still, I found these instructions fun…it’s so easy to find good twigs now that all the leaves are down.

See? This eternal optimist just has to find something good about every situation. Sorry! Just call me Pollyanna :-)

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