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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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Thanksgiving may be over this year, but we can still talk about stuffing birds, can't we? I'm talking about softies (aka stuffies or art dolls). Quail softie by Abby Glassenberg . There are lots of ways to stuff softies, and many different kinds of softies to stuff. But since birds are such a...
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Mixed-media artists are a tribe of collectors, always picking up shiny (or grungy) odds and ends that might become useful someday. But what once was seen by others as an odd obsession is now a talent we can call creative upcycling, turning trash into recycled art. In this free eBook, Upcycled Art: 4...
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Every time I see a phone book, I think of mixed-media artist Katie Kendrick. Why? Because Katie was the first artist I know of to use phone book pages as mixed-media art supplies. Three mixed-media paintings using phone book pages as backgrounds. Art by Katie Kendrick. When you think about it, it makes...
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Ever since I made a murder of fancy felt crow softies from Kelli Nina Perkins's pattern several years ago, I've been looking for other easy art doll patterns to make using my fabric scraps. Tweedie Owl Softie by Amy Struckmeyer, from Stitch Winter 2012. Two years ago I made pumpkin stuffies....
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People often ask me, "How do you get in the magazine?" Although I'm no longer in a position to make give input on submissions, I can talk generally about the process. The answer is that you need talent, but you also need to present something fresh. And a lot depends on timing. Little Pink...
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Whether you call them softies, stuffies, art dolls, or craft dolls, doll making is something that many fabric and mixed-media artists enjoy. The beauty of making dolls is that you can use all kinds of materials, from fabric scraps and thread to found objects and recyclables. You can use cloth doll patterns...
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Today I'm going to give you permission to play with paper dolls. Come on, you know you want to. And really, you don't need permission. You're an artist! If anyone questions you, tell them you're working on some amazing paper art sculptures, and leave it at that. One of Debbi's paper...
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I'm not much for New Year's resolutions, but I do like to take stock this time of year. Who am I? Where am I going? Am I on the right path? What do I want to do more of in the coming months, and what should I let go of to make room for that? My self-portrait assemblage reflects my love of vintage...
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Art dolls are often expressive and unique art objects made using a wide variety of styles and media. From abstract, to tribal and realistic, there are an assortment of techniques and materials to use when creating artistic dolls.
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Wow, we have so much coming up for you this fall! I’m very excited. I’m also very busy, as is the rest of the staff here. We have people going all over for retreats and tv taping, we have a billion magazines and special pubs… Wait, let me list them for you… 1. Cloth Paper Scissors...
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I contend that anyone who has even a passing interest in fabric has a little softie deep inside them, waiting for the right opportunity to come out. Lynn Krawczyk's Wishing Owl art doll plushies. For me, it came in the form of the Fancy Scrap Crows Kelli Nina Perkins made for Cloth Paper Scissors...
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Kelli Nina Perkins is a multitalented artist. Whether she's making something utilitarian like a bookmark or one of her fun whimsical pieces, like her scrappy crows, Kelli's artwork will catch your eye. It's colorful and bold...and fun. Kelli works in a variety of media, including needle felting...
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Our Readers never cease to amaze us with their interpretations of our Reader Challenges, and the "Mother Earth" Art Doll Reader Challenge was no exception. We received a wonderful array of dolls and it was difficult to narrow it down to the final 17. But we did it, and we are happy with the...
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Tue, Dec 22 2009 by Barbara Delaney Congratulations!! What a wonderful selection of art doll entries we received. It is always fun to see the different interpretations and techniques... and the many locations that the entries arrive from. We would like the following artists to send their "Mother...