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Several years ago I came upon a few sections of bedsprings at a yard sale. I've disassembled some of the sections and used the parts in various ways. But I've always wanted to use the springs as nests. My nest made of a spring, burlap string, and cut book pages. Inspired by the Put a Bird on...
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Found objects are everywhere-from flea markets and thrift shops to the beach and the city street. With new technology, you can make molds of your most precious found objects and replicate them for use in your mixed-media assemblage and other found object art. Register now to learn how to choose found...
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As you may have noticed, this month is dedicated to the "Put a Bird on It" theme with bird-related art. Jenny Cochran Lee made feathers like this to embellish her 3-D collage assemblage art. Today, I have a handmade feather tutorial from mixed-media collage and assemblage artist Jenny Cochran...
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Treat your mom (yourself, or a friend) this Mother's Day! Fill out her crafting WISH LIST with up to $50 worth of product from the Cloth Paper Scissors Shop . We'll pick one lucky winner to receive everything on their list! Winner selected May 7. Choose from items like Workshop TM videos, mixed...
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I love buttons. I don't know why, but they have always appealed to me, called to me . . . and become somewhat of an obsession. I collect them from a variety of venues: yard sales, flea markets, and fabric stores, etc. . . . just because. I don't know what is is that makes them so appealing. Is...
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We'd love to know how you like to watch videos so that we can make you some more amazing video content like the ones we've captured in our Art Journaling Exposed eMag in the photo below. We've put together a quick survey that will help us to understand what it is you like to watch and how...
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It's May 1! Where I live, that means birds are singing, nesting, and flying. My mixed-media birdhouse: I put a bird on it! Where I work, though, birds are everywhere, all year round. That's because birds are a popular theme in art, and a lot of fiber and mixed-media artists seem to like to "put...
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Every time I reach for a piece of scrapbook paper to create handmade cards or paper collages , a devil and an angel pop up on my shoulders. One of Linda Peterson's 'Hazel' paper collages, made with altered scrapbook paper. The kooky angel artist (she wears glittery papier-mâché...
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What a week it has been. As I write this, I am in my home studio and can hear television and social media reports of the manhunt for those responsible for the bombings in Boston. Many years ago I worked in a building just above where the bombs were set off and later I covered the Boston Marathon as a...
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In the May/June issue of Cloth Paper Scissors , Shayna Butler shows readers how to create Faux Lampwork Headpins. Using Sculpey ® oven-bake clay, wire, acrylic paints, and some ingenuity, Shayna creates beautifully colorful and unique beads. Once you see how easy it is and how creative you can be...
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When you're faced with a blank canvas and want to create a background or you have a collage or painting that needs a focal point, reach for a stencil. Stencil art for collage and more by Linda Blinn. Stencils are easy to make yourself, reasonably priced, and, depending on what they are made of, you...
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I know, I know: we're outside the lines artists, and proud of it. But in some instances, like art journaling , writing between the lines can help you move outside your comfort zone. Art journal lettering between the lines by Joanne Sharpe. Take lettering, for example. A lot of people (me included...
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A blog is an excellent tool for sharing your artwork, building a community, growing your art business , and strengthening your brand. However, a poorly done blog can be worse than no blog at all, says artist and cyber-savvy blogger Julie Fei-Fan Balzer. Register now for Building a Better Blog for Artists...
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Earlier this week, I wrote about how to turn your doodles into personal imagery you can use again and again in your art. That got me thinking about another way you can reuse a drawing, doodle, or an entire collage or painting: image transfers . Drawings printing on Rub-onz image-transfer film, then applied...
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Doodling is hot these days. Whole books are written on the subject. Doodling as mark making can be an end in itself, or, as I wrote about in a post last year, doodling can be a springboard to ideas in art journaling . Layered collage by Margaret Applin, created with mark-making and printing techniques...