See my ice dyeing article in the Aug/Sept issue of Quilting Arts.
Category Archives: tutorials
Petroglyph-inspired rubbing plates
When Dave and I visited the Petroglyph National Monument last September, I just fell in love with all of these rock carvings. That site has over 20,000 images that were carved on the volcanic rocks by the Native Americans and … Continue reading
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Tagged fabric printing, petrogylph, repurposing, rubbing plates, surface design
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Gelli Plate and wood fabric stamps
I purchased this Gelli Arts Gel Printing Plate this past summer and have just got around to playing with it. If you’re not familiar with them, instead of making your gelatin plate as I did in this post, this plate … Continue reading
Stencil Making
I have really enjoyed working with stencils lately that I thought I’d try making my own. But before I tell you about that, I wanted to share what we did Sunday. Hubby and I drove over to New Harmony (Indiana) … Continue reading
Christmas Idea #2 – Quick and Easy Journal
This is one of the quickest art journals I’ve ever made. I could see this made with Christmas colors with pictures of the recipient. It could be given without painting – just blank – for an art journal friend to … Continue reading
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Tagged art journals, crafts, homemade gifts, paper crafts
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Christmas Idea #1 – Kitty toys
Last year I made cat toys for my friends with kitties. Our cats loved them so much that I thought I’d again make some for gifts. Before I start the tutorial I want to show you the quality control inspector. … Continue reading
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Tagged cat toy tutorial, catnip, catnip toy, cats, craft tutorial, crafts
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Image Transfer Frenzy
Last week’s Fearless Art Journaling class was all about transferring images to our journals and our paint cloth. We started with four laser printed images. To transfer, the images must be printed on either a laser printer or a copy … Continue reading
Watercolor Leaf Printing
I’ve been attending a really fun “Water, Paper, Paint” class at our East Branch library taught by a very talented Connie Walts. She has based her class on the book by the same name. I’ve not really explored working with … Continue reading
Posted in art journals, crafts, mixed media, paper, tutorials, watercolor
Tagged leaf printing, watercolor, watercolor leaf printing, watercolor printing
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Felting Soap
As I mentioned earlier, my interview with Karen really inspired me to felt. And what better project than to felt our homemade soap! However, if you want to do this, you can use any soap bar you have around the … Continue reading
TP Art
This craft has been around for a long time. I first saw Carol Duvall demonstrate this years and years ago on her show and I thought it was so neat. In her book, “Paper Crafting with Carol Duvall” she called … Continue reading
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Tagged art journals, card making, craft tutorial, molded tissue paper, toilet paper art
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Making Stamps
I purchased this stamp-making foam quite a while ago on the recommendation of a friend. I pulled it out the other day to see what I could do with it. I started out using the real thin sheet and cut … Continue reading
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Tagged art journals, crafts, foam stamps, making stamps, stamp foam
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