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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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The other day I was taking in some eye candy on Pinterest and saw some beautiful mixed-media jewelry made from bent silver spoon handles. Some had beads attached and some had words stamped onto them. Poetry Spoons by Kelli Nina Perkins could be turned into art to wear. I immediately thought of Kelli...
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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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This is when the gift-making season goes into high gear, so I thought I would round up some of my favorite easy gifts to make from around the Cloth Paper Scissors community. There's sure to be something here that you would like to make for your friends — or yourself! 1. Strippy Fabric Bracelet...
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My favorite Halloween costume is the gypsy fortune teller. It has served me well from youth through mom-hood because all you need to pull it off is a peasant blouse, long skirt, a fancy shawl, and tons of jewelry. Gypsy Gelatin Mixed-Media Jewelry by Jenn Mason. This year, the only place I plan to go...
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Babies. Puppies. Disney princesses. What do they have in common? Big eyes, a large forehead, and features scrunched up cutely in the middle of the face. Pleasing face collage art by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer. It's what's called a pleasing face, according to artist Julie Fei-Fan Balzer. One that makes...
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Recently I did a little research and discovered that of all the blog posts we've written here at Cloth Paper Scissors Today , many of the most popular ones focus on fabric art . Teabag fiber art with stitch by Beryl Taylor. Techniques and projects involving stitch, fabric collage, easy sewing, and...
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School vacation always seems to sneak up on me. For some reason, regardless of how many end-of-the-year concerts I go to, no matter how many times the seniors speed past my house honking their horns in celebration, when mid-June arrives I am always scrambling around to find easy crafts to make that will...
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A note from Cate: Today, we have a special guest blogger, Jennifer VanBenschoten, who is the editor for Beading Daily . Jennifer is here to give you ideas for using beads to turn your jeans into wearable art . A little bit of bead embroidery goes a long way to turn a pair of my favorite jeans into wearable...
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When you're an artist you want to announce it to the world. So why not make art to wear? In this free eBook Making Art to Wear: 5 Free Mixed-Media Designs for Wearable Art and Steampunk Jewelry , we'll show you how to make mixed-media jewelry and art to wear on your head, wrist, neck, and ears...
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What do you get when you pair artists with iconic footwear? You get shoes that are mixed-media works of art. Our "pear" of mixed-media art shoes. Artwork by Nick Prato Last month, the Cloth Paper Scissors team rounded up a bunch of artists for an excursion to the Converse® shoe store in...
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May is right around the corner. On my personal calendar that means ramping up for my local Open Studios if you haven’t been to an Open Studios event before check out Cate Prato our Online Editor’s helpful post . There is so much to do between helping the organization out with Facebook posts, hanging...
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I have a bit of a split personality when it comes to my fabric art and my stash. When I'm in my studio, surrounded by heaps and bins of fabric scraps, I think, "Wow. I've got so much fabric. I'll never use it all." But when I'm out in the world — or, heaven forbid, a fabric...
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My daughters and some friends recently attended a concert featuring Steampunk violinist Emilie Autumn and her band The Bloody Crumpets. Of course my girls had to dress up for the big event, with corsets, lacy skirts, fingerless gloves, and so on. I only wish they'd had time to make some Steampunk...
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I was catching up on my "Project Runway All-stars" episodes the other night when I realized I really missed Tim Gunn. Pam Carriker often upcycles photocopies of her drawings, using them repeatedly in her art to saving time and money. From "Art Journaling Fast & Easy." Tim's...
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Cate Prato
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13 Feb 2012
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Filed under: collage, mixed media, Cloth Paper Scissors, fabric art, upcycling, recycled art, art journaling, art to wear, paper art, Mixed Media Jewelry, Mixed Media Art Techniques, Mixed Media Materials, Mixed Media Painting