Aquatic Fiber Sculpture
Barbara's art pieces begin with her sculpting an aquatic-themed form out of clay. Plaster is poured over the clay and a mold is created. While the plaster mold hardens, Barbara grinds up bright construction paper ... [... more]
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Polish Paper Cutting
Cuttings were hung as curtains, wall and window decorations, and were transformed into ornaments for religious holidays. Each spring, cottage interiors were "whitewashed" and the old cuttings were relocated to the ... [... more]
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Paste-Paper Books
Place over medium heat and stir constantly so that no lumps form. Heat to a boiling point. When mixture begins to simmer, remove from heat and add approximately 3/4 teaspoon each of glycerin and dish soap. Mix in ... [... more]
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Anna Griffin's Decoupage Birdhouses
Scrapbookers, crafters and brides-to-be have long been fans of Anna Griffin's beautiful invitations and decorative papers. Now decoupage artists can join the crowd as fans of Griffin's decoupage papers, which come in ... [... more]
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Metal Man Assembled Book
4. Lay the copper torso over one piece of the heavy cardboard torso shape and trace the arch onto the cardboard. Using a craft knife, cut the arch section out and discard (figure D). Repeat the process on as many of ... [... more]
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Leaf Journal
Joanne Kluba has always been drawn to art, books and journals. Kluba graduated with a degree in Fine Arts and had a career as a graphic designer; she didn't want to close the book on her artistic skills so she found ... [... more]
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Velvet Accordion-Pocket Book
7. To emboss the velvet ribbon: Heat the iron to the cotton setting. Very lightly mist the back of the entire piece of velvet ribbon. Lay your stamp with the rubber side facing up and lay your velvet face down on the ... [... more]
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Japanese Rain Doll
9. Use one 6-inch square of printed Washi paper for the body of dress (kimono). Cut another piece of solid color paper to 1-1/2" x 4-1/2" for the front pleat. Glue this solid paper onto the 6-inch square of printed ... [... more]
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Decorative Bedroom Accessories
6. To build the roses, dip the larger petals into glue mixture and place on the side of the vase. Starting from the bottom of the rose, put five petals in circle. Curl, scrunch and shape the edges, pressing some ... [... more]
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Tissue Paper Fruit Lights
5. Lay strips of tissue paper on balloon, painting each layer with a light coating of (sparkle) decoupage medium (figure D). Completely cover the balloon with each layer, overlapping the strips until you’ve use all ... [... more]
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Handmade Silk Fusion Paper Bowls
Tracy put her own art projects on hold once she started a family, but eventually her husband encouraged her to pick it back up. She was introduced to unique silk fusion techniques after reading about it in a magazine ... [... more]
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Paper Art Cutwork
Position the strips right side down on the mat board. Start with the bottom layer, working down the image and slightly overlapping each row (figure C). The strips can overlap traced border area slightly, if necessary ... [... more]
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