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We're celebrating Put a Bird on It month with 12 hours of free projects, techniques, and eBooks featuring our feathered friends today. If you missed the 12-hour free fest on our Facebook page , here is a list of links taking you to each free how-to or download. Even if you're not a fan of things...
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Cate Prato
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3 May 2013
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Filed under: collage, mixed media, encaustic, fabric art, Handmade Books, art dolls, art to wear, Mixed Media Art Techniques, Felting, Softies, Embossing, Mixed Media Materials, Metal Art
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Did you know you can turn a piece of metal into a component for wearable art ? All it takes to make jewelry from found objects are some common mixed-media art supplies, some metal found objects or pre-made blanks, and a few basic techniques. Of course you can use found objects or purchased blanks as...
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We have a running joke around here. Assistant Editor Barbara Delaney, a former early education teacher, often looks at a process used by a contributing artist (like marble painting with shaving cream or weaving with torn papers) and says, "We did that in preschool!" Some of Barb's experiments...
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Cate Prato
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12 Sep 2012
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Filed under: mixed media, assemblage, Cloth Paper Scissors, lettering, Handmade Books, art journaling, paper art, Mixed Media Art Techniques, Stamping Techniques, Mark Making, Embossing, Mixed Media Materials
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It's fun and easy to make your own unique designs by embossing metal . All you need are some simple instructions and the right tools. Judy's painted bird is framed with hand stitching and metal frame with decorative embossing. Mixed-media and fiber artist Judy Coates Perez has taught workshops...
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What is embossing? Embossing is an easy way to give your mixed-media art dimension by molding, carving, or otherwise raising the surface in low relief. You can emboss metal, paper, and even fibers. In our new free eBook Embossing for Mixed Media: How to Emboss Using Fiber, Paper, and Embossing Powders...
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While reorganizing some supply bins in my studio last weekend, I came across some old friends: Tim Holtz Distress TM inks, stamp pads, and embossing powders. Tags stamped with embossing powders and colored with Distress ink, gesso, markers, and watercolor pencil. Embossing powders were my gateway into...
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When creating your own handmade books , there are many options for covers. One of my favorites is to recycle the covers from an old book. Alma Baumwoll shows how to recycle old book covers in handmade books in the new Pages . I know many people — even artists — balk at cutting up a book....
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Cate Prato
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9 May 2012
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Filed under: collage, mixed media, assemblage, Cloth Paper Scissors, Altered Art, Handmade Books, art journaling, paper art, Mixed Media Art Techniques, Embossing, Mixed Media Supplies
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I love blog hops. Today I’m sharing a fairly long collage tutorial as my part of a bigger blog hop with Julie Fei-Fan Balzer and Crafter’s workshop Stencils. (You can find stencils like this in our store , too!) I really love how flexible stencils can be. I even enjoy cutting my own stencils (check out...
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When I hear the term "mark making" I think of using a variety of objects and things with paint and/or ink to make a mark on paper or cloth. This can include stamps, but doesn't have to, and it may or may not involve lettering or writing. I have lots of stamps I like, but often times I want...
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Maybe you haven't been able to fit gift making into your schedule this year as originally planned, but maybe you can fit in some ornament and/or gift tag making to quench that artistic thirst. Actually, with the right planning and embellishments, your tags can be ornaments, too! Virginia Cole fashioned...
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I have a very old chair that I have been thinking about painting. Structurally, it's in good condition, but it needs a little sprucing up. I decided to look at magazines to get some ideas . . . and got totally side tracked. I did see some great ideas for painting chairs, but they just weren't...
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Recently a friend sent me a little card she made that she embellished with a small square of metal. I loved it! I knew Cloth Paper Scissors had had several articles over the years on creating with metal, and I decided to share the beauty of metal with you, and also remind you that often times, things...
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Soft rubber brayer. On Father's Day this year, I treated my husband to an outdoor printmaking session. Nick is well-versed in the fine arts, primarily drawing and painting. But printmaking was new to him, and I took a special pleasure in introducing him to a technique where I was more knowledgeable...
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Simply stated, embossing is the process of creating a three-dimensional image or design using paper or a variety of other materials. Discover how mixed-media artists are using these techniques to add interest to their art.
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Art journal page by Pam Carriker. I have a thing about my handwriting. I trace it back to my grade- school nemesis, Barbara D. Barbara D. was one of those girls who always seemed to come out on top. She had such a stellar reputation, even at age 8, that when she did do something wrong, the adults always...