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I recently completed a flurry of art projects. After congratulating myself on my productivity, I turned around to look look at my home studio , and wondered, "Who made this huge mess? Upcycled art studio shelving unit. Project and photo by Susan Borgen. I know very few mixed-media artists who create...
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Recently I have been upcycling burlap coffee bean bags into café curtains for my kitchen. (Get it? Café curtains?) Burlap coffee bags ready for upcycling. When I started out, I thought I was just going to use the main part of the bags with the cool graphics. I cut apart the first bag in...
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One of the most fun and creative ways to personalize your art is with monoprinting and screen printing. With screen printing and monoprinting techniques, you can use your artwork as it is, or create cards, clothing, fiber art, and multi-layered mixed-media art. In this new free eBook, Printmaking Techniques...
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After literally tripping over my stash of fabrics, papers, and found objects recently, I am on a mission to downsize. And so I'm looking for ways to use and re-use items I already have, upcycling them into art or useful objects. 'Domestic Bee' by Cas Holmes. Upcycled fabric, newsprint, and...
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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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Although our oldest child has left the nest and our youngest is old enough to get her driver's license, I still tool around town in a minivan. Upcycled art studio shelving unit. Project and photo by Susan Borgen. Why? Mainly because it's paid for and it still runs great. But also, because I have...
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My husband and I have been going through our closets and basement boxes to determine what is useful, what is trash, and what is "junque." The useful stuff we'll keep, give, or sell; the trash we'll toss (or recycle) and the junque we want to upcycle into recycled art projects . My recycled...
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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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I couldn’t resist the stark white of these brave early blossoms against the dark moon-less sky. What does this inspire? Feel like sketching flowers? Maybe pressing them or nature printing with them. Don’t forget that you can upload your photo-friday inspired art here . Check out the art from the inaugural...
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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
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My view on October 30, 2011. Fall is my favorite season, so I was more than a little vexed to have it cut short when 14 inches of snow were dumped on our region October 30. Falling leaves are one thing. Falling tree limbs are another. So, while there was still a little life left in the foliage, I decided...
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Next week we will be into November, with the holidays fast approaching! I don't know about you, but every year I plan to make a certain number of gifts for family and friends and end up making a fraction of what I planned. AND I usually make these gifts without truly enjoying it. Why? Because I wait...
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This laptop/messenger bag by Helen Gregory is an attractive way to carry a computer or sketching materials. I have a theory that handbags come in only two sizes: too big and too small. The small ones can't hold my wallet, phone, sunglasses, reading glasses, keys, coupons, throat lozenges, make-up...
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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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I don't know about you, but when I used to hear the term "recycled art" or "art from recyclables," the first thing that came to mind was usually a picture of painted egg cartons. And it was not a pretty picture. Of course, my experience with artwork through Cloth Paper Scissors...