Category Archives: How-To

Keep Thieves Away From Your Credit Cards: Use them in art!

One of my favorite art tools is an expired credit or debit card. I never have trusted the trash for disposing of them. Continue reading

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Art Pins Are Too Much Fun: Wood Shape Base

Another way to make artful pins is to start with the thin wooden shapes you can buy by the bag at a craft store.  The only limit here is your own imagination. Here’s what you’ll need for those: Wooden shapes … Continue reading

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Art Pins Are Too Much Fun: Formica Base

With the increased focus on recycling and reusing, I’ve been taking the trend to heart and now make art pins out of recycled materials. It’s really a great way to use up all those bits and dribbles of things left over from my bigger pieces and they’re cool to boot! Continue reading

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Silkpainting on Cotton

Silk painting techniques can be used with cotton, rayon or a host of other textiles. With the right resist and technique you can have hours of fun and satisfaction from your endeavors. Continue reading

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The Ultimate Work Table

My favorite work surface is light, easily managed and stored and relatively inexpensive to put together. Continue reading

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I call it Slop and Sprinkle

Easy and addictive, the slop and sprinkle method is too much fun. Continue reading

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My very own LWI process

I have a low water immersion (LWI) recipe that I’ve never seen anyone else use. It’s easy, goes quickly and produces marvelous results. Continue reading

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