Mixed Media Artist

  Creative Dreamer A first attempt at a folk art style face... Eileen - The Artful Crafter You can make any size envelope with the Crafter's Companion Ultimate crafting tool. Look at how easy it is to "push the envelope".   Mixed Media: Beauitfully Unique Cherie layers and layers until she gets a result she likes. Mo(o)re Whimsies A wonderful Art Book made with Creative Paperclay and Mixed Media Paper!   Taz's Corner A Look at the Past - Poems and Pictures - Laura takes a look back and shares two original poems . Beading Arts Antique keys and lampwork beads are a natural combination...come see how!     Technorati Tags: mixed media , collage , assemblage , digital art , photography , altered books , art journals

  Craftside-A behind-the-scenes peek at our crafty world This week at Craftside there is a bit of fashion and jewelry inspiration, spool and thread unconventional ideas, info on the upcoming Makerie event and Stitch & Craft Show along with how to make and eat stuffed artichokes. Crafty Princess Diaries It's big, super big, and knitters will want to know what the deal is with this new knitting book.   Eileen - The Artful Crafter Make custom envelopes the quick and easy way with the Crafter's Companion Ultimate crafting tool.   Stefanie Girard's Sweater Surgery How to make a recycled wool felted sweater Peep garland . Aileen's Musings Aileen invites you to check out 3 pages of freebie projects and techniques to help inspire you, and get your craft on!     Carmi's Art/Life World Carmi shows you how to apply tissue papers to new wood shapes by Claudine Hellmuth.   Technorati Tags: mixed media , collage , assemblage ,...

Hi Cyndi  I'm interested in learning about image transfers on wood. I'm just a curious mom that has just begun painting Craigslist furniture for hobby. There are many lovely scrapbook card stock prints that would make interesting designs on furniture. Can you tell me what medium I should use? I tried acetone and that did not work. There is something called Dass Super Sauce that might could help. I don't know what kind of ink is used in these card stock papers. Have you ever used them? Any ideas of how to transfer them? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks Paula Hi Paula, I have never bought those card stock prints, so like you, I really don't know what would be the best choice.  What I would probably try first would be the acrylic medium method where you paint multiple layers onto the print and rub the paper off the back.  This ought to give you a pretty good transfer with very little distortion if that's what you want.  Here's the tutorial: Pol...

I want to share one final fabric manipulation with you that I've found very helpful in creating a highly textured quilt.  It's the humble ruffle.  But oh my...there are so many different variations on it! 1. Anchor your thread just next to one of the short edges of a strip of fabric.  Do a loose running stitch along the length, and leave an unknotted tail at the other end.  I did a selection of strips with one line of stitching right down the center, one on each edge, and one on each edge with a middle line like the one shown above. 2. Gather the piece of fabric by gently pulling on the loose thread ends.  Work the fullness of the ruffle through the piece to get the amount of puckering that you desire.  When you are satisfied, knot off the loose ends and trim the tails a bit. 3. Pin the fabric to a thin piece of batting if desired.  Stitch through all layers, adding beads to hold the ruffles in place.  You can do this withou...

  Beading Arts Cyndi works through the first steps in turning an antique key into a lampworked pendant. Eileen - The Artful Crafter Make custom envelopes the quick and easy way with the Crafter's Companion Ultimate crafting tool.   Laura Thykeson - Taz's Corner Laura shares some random altered book pages. Mixed Media: I'm Not That Girl Cherie takes lines from her poetry to paint a mixed media picture.     Technorati Tags: mixed media , collage , assemblage , digital art , photography , altered books , art journals

  Carmi's Art/Life World Carmi turns a rub on from Claudine Hellmuth into a fabulous wearable! Craftside-A behind-the-scenes peek at our crafty world This week at Craftside there are tutorials on how to make a dog paw print plaque and cover a cake with fondant along with some cool deck railing details and a bead and chain bracelet. Eileen - The Artful Crafter Do you have old shower curtains in your linen closet? Make them over into garment and shoe bags. Waste not; want not!   Technorati Tags: mixed media , collage , assemblage , digital art , photography , altered books , art journals

Hand Spun: New Spins on Traditional Techniques by Lexi Boeger Art Lab for Kids: 52 Creative Adventures in Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Paper, and Mixed Media-For Budding Artists of All Ages by Susan Schwake and Rainer Schwake Doodles Unleashed: Mixed-Media Techniques for Doodling, Mark-Making & Lettering by Traci Bautista Practical Mixed-Media Printmaking by Sarah Riley Digital Fashion Print with Photoshop and Illustrator by Kevin Tallon T-Shirt Quilts Made Easy by Martha DeLeonardis Quilts 1700-2010: Hidden Histories, Untold Stories by Sue Prichard Creative Quilting with Beads: 20+ Projects with Dimension, Sparkle & Shine by Valerie Van Arsdale Shrader Quilts in the Attic: Uncovering the Hidden Stories of the Quilts We Love by Karen Musgrave Tapestry: A Woven Narrative by Tom Howells, Timothy Wilcox and Caron Penney The Successful Artist's Career Guide: Finding Your Way in the Business of Art by Margaret Peot Paperwork: Peter Clark...

In my first post on manipulated fabrics , I showed you how to add tucks to rectangular or square pieces of fabric and to twist them for a fun wavy effect.  The next thing I wanted to try was to add twisted tucks to a round piece of fabric in order to get a sort of spiraling out look. 1. Mark and cut out a circle from your fabric.  Mine is about 6 inches in diameter.  It doesn't have to be perfectly round, however, and a few of the other ones I made were oblongs. 2. Cut a hole out of the larger circle.  It can be dead-center or offset like mine.  Make it about 1 1/2 to 2 inches across. 3. Follow the instructions from part one for adding tucks running from the inner circle to the outer edge. 4. Pin the circle to a thin piece of batting.  Starting in the middle, stitch down all the tucks, pressing them all in one direction.  Move out to the halfway point of the radius and stitch another row, twisting the tucks the other direc...

  Mixed Media: I'll Live the Life Cherie continues working on layers for a picture.   Mo(o)re Whimsies Happy Valentines Day to You! Taz's Corner-Laura Thykeson Hello Strangers!   Beading Arts Cyndi has some tagua nut beads to give away!   Eileen - The Artful Crafter Do you have old shower curtains in your linen closet? Make them over into garment and shoe bags. Waste not; want not!   Technorati Tags: mixed media , collage , assemblage , digital art , photography , altered books , art journals

  Eileen - The Artful Crafter Sew a cute pin cushion bracelet to keep your pins (literally) on hand.  Stefanie Girard's Sweater Surgery An old purse gets a new look with Simply Spray paint. Aileen's Musings Get your grunge on with Aileen's Grungy Heart Shrine tutorial.   Carmi's Art/Life World Carmi get's to work with the new Claudine Hellmuth HSN kits!   Craftside-A behind-the-scenes peek at our crafty world This week at Craftside there are chances to win 2 sets of 3 fabulous craft books, your choice of Indygo Junction patterns along with info on the Vintage Inspired Modern Style Design Challenge, a tutorial on how to paint on fusible web and a recipe for vegan Oreo cookie cookies.   Crafty Princess Diaries When does quality matter? Tammy takes a look at her second trip to a local yarn store and considers the cost of good yarn.   Technorati Tags: mixed media , collage , assemblage , digital art , photography ,...

Especially when they're made by my friend Heather Pyle , who writes the blog Aquariart .   I visited Heather's blog recently and left her a congratulations message because she was chosen as one of the finalists in Cloth Paper Scissors artisan search for this year!  Fabulous, huh?  Well it turns out that I was also signing up for a drawing, but I don't think I quite realized that. Imagine my delight when Heather contacted me and sent me that gorgeous set of wine red fingerless gloves shown up above.  Yup, they're mine!  And I love them.  You can get your own pair, lots of different colors available, at Heather's Etsy shop, also called Aquariart .   These things are GREAT...two people tried to steal them from me when they saw me wearing them ;-) Technorati Tags: mixed media , collage , assemblage , digital art , photography , altered books , art journals

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Click to get a larger view.  This is for everyone who has taken the Myers-Briggs test.  And anyway, it's sort of about love.  Kind of.

How could I resist?  My friend Michelle Mach offered to send out an embossed card to 25 readers who wanted to play around with embellishing them for Valentines Day.  The rules were pretty simple: do what you want with the card and send an image to Michelle to share.  I can do that!   I received one of Michelle's gorgeous Hearts & Flowers blank note card.  How pretty is this?  She sells them in her Etsy shop, which you can access through the link above.  I decided that I wanted to do something non-Valentiney with mine, not to be difficult, but just because I'm really not the traditional Valentine type.  I've got a set of four Walnut Inks that I don't use as often as I feel I should, so my first plan was to do multiple sprayings/wipings with the different colors, and then to gild the raised portions just a bit with some Pearl Ex powders. I was so happy with the results of the multiple layers of inks that I came close to just stopp...

  Eileen - The Artful Crafter Eileen made a hybrid Valentine’s Day card inspired by a book she just read, I Heart Stationery by Charlotte Rivers. Layering Mixed Media Papers Cherie answers a question about layering paper on a canvas.   Beading Arts Cyndi has lists of fabulous suppliers in all sorts of categories for jewelry makers and beaders. Do you have any faves you'd like to add? Maybe even yourself? Technorati Tags: mixed media , collage , assemblage , digital art , photography , altered books , art journals

  Crafty Princess Diaries The yarn shortage is over, and the Crafty Princess can show off a baby ghan she made for a donation drive she is running for Healthy Start. Eileen - The Artful Crafter Eileen made a hybrid Valentine’s Day card inspired by a book she just read, I Heart Stationery by Charlotte Rivers.   Lindsay Sews Have you ever wondered what goes into writing a quilting pattern? About Family Crafts Want to participate in a fun craft challenge? Check out Sherri's current pirate make-it-over crafts challenge!   Aileen's Musings Check out the Blog Giveaway Aileen is sharing and find out how you can win a felt love banner kit!   Carmi's Art/Life World Carmi had a whole week of CHA posts starting with this one about Basic Grey!   Craft Buds Are you interested in writing and selling your sewing, quilting, knitting, crochet, or other craft patterns? Check out our tips and let us know if you have any of your own. ...

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Linda Wyszynski has tackled a daunting subject in The Complete Photo Guide to Needlework .  It helps a lot that she is a very accomplished needlewoman!  Since photos are the main claim to fame, a word about them first: they are fantastic.  Each image is clear and up-close so you can really see what the various stitches are supposed to look like.  Likewise for the tools, materials, and threads that Linda discusses.  The diagrams are equally clear and self-explanatory...a first rate job by Creative Publishing.    The first section is called the ABCs of Needlework , and it is extremely detailed in the explanation of what each tool is for and how to deal with charts, diagrams, transferring patterns, and the like...all the things you really need to know before you plunge in.  From there, you can take your pick from embroidery, crewel, silk ribbon, bead embroidery, cross-stitch, and needlepoint.  Or try them all!  This is an excellent r...