Making your own jewelry is a fun way to express and display your creativity. This tutorial combines two popular DIY ideas in jewelry making- the washer necklace and wire jewelry. You’ll need:…
Mixed Media Art: Choosing a Base
Creating mixed media or assemblage art requires you to make a lot of choices. One of the first things you need to do in creating an assemblage or mixed media art is…
Craft Room Organization pt.2
Being organized will help you be more creative. You’ll be able to focus better and will get more done, as well as being able to find and access what you need when…
Craft Room Organization pt. 1
Having an organized craft room will help you be more creative. When your environment is free of clutter, it’ll be easier to focus on your projects. You’ll also have more time and…
Use Free Scrapbook Border to Frame Your Photo
I was looking for a unique way to frame a photo of myself to use on my website. I ran across this beautiful blue scrapbook border on Pixabay but I needed a…
Iris Folding Valentine’s Day Card
With Valentine’s Day just a few days away, how about making some cards for those special people in your life. To make this beautiful card, you’ll need: 7 x 10 inch piece of…
Found Object Art: Luke 8:14 Assemblage pt. 4
For the previous post, go to Found Object Art: Luke 8:14 Assemblage pt. 3 I found an image of Jesus in the public domain on www.marysrosaries.com. I desaturated it and increased the…
Found Object Art: Luke 8:14 Assemblage pt. 3
This post is the the third in the Found Object Art series. I created the dimensional “metallic” word, Jesus, with foam letters. After the letters were glued onto cardboard, I added texturizing…
Found Object Art: Luke 8:14 Assemblage pt. 2
Continued from Found Object Art, part one. During the decoupage process, my board started bowing pretty severely. Not having used canvases that much, I was not sure what to think. Did I…
Found Object Art: Luke 8:14 Assemblage pt.1
This assemblage art called, “The Anointed One,” was inspired one day as I was reading Luke 4: 18 during family devotions: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath…