See my ice dyeing article in the Aug/Sept issue of Quilting Arts.
Tag Archives: crafts
Collage with Claudia Congleton
This week’s “Telling Your Story” column in The Evansville Courier & Press is my interview with Claudia Congleton and her journey to collage. See her story and collage tips HERE. If you read the column, please disregard the first three … Continue reading
Posted in collage, crafts, paper, telling your story
Tagged Claudia Congleton, collage, crafts, telling your story
1 Comment
Playing with wax
Yesterday, my friend Kathy and I played with wax on plexiglass. The November/December issue of Cloth Paper Scissors had a tutorial on this so we thought we’d see what we could come up with. We started by gluing our focal … Continue reading
Posted in crafts, wax
Tagged Cloth Paper Scissors, crafts, encaustic, Katherine Sands, Wax and plexiglass
12 Comments
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
Block printing with Stephanie Osborne
Today’s “Telling Your Story” column in the Evansville Courier & Press is about Stephanie’s journey to and with block printing. You can see her story which includes how to carve your own stamps HERE. I absolutely love trees so I … 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
Posted in acrylic paints, art journals, crafts, paper, tutorials
Tagged art journals, crafts, homemade gifts, paper crafts
2 Comments
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
Posted in crafts, fabric, Sewing, tutorials
Tagged cat toy tutorial, catnip, catnip toy, cats, craft tutorial, crafts
7 Comments
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
Relief Carving with Steve Oliver
This week’s “Telling Your Story” column in The Evansville Courier & Press is about Steve Oliver’s passion of relief wood carving. Read his story here. I had no idea there were several different types of wood carving until I spent … Continue reading
Posted in telling your story
Tagged crafts, relief wood carving, Steve Oliver, telling your story, Tristate Woodcarvers, wood carving
1 Comment
Handmade paper with Clinton Bosler
My interview this week for my Telling Your Story in the Evansville Courier & Press is about Clinton Bosler and his papermaking. See the article HERE. This was a fun interview. He made paper right in front of me. He … Continue reading
Posted in crafts, paper, telling your story
Tagged Clinton Bosler, crafts, papermaking, recycling crafts
Leave a comment
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
Posted in art journals, crafts, foam stamps, mixed media, paper, tutorials
Tagged art journals, crafts, foam stamps, making stamps, stamp foam
14 Comments
