The Crafter's Devotional: 365 Days of Tips, Tricks, and Techniques for Unlocking Your Creative Spirit
Barbara R. Call
Language: English
Pages: 320
ISBN: 1592536484
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
There is something elemental shared among artists and crafters, regardless of chosen medium: creative energy. Crafters dabble, collaborate, muse, and make, all in their own way and on their own ti
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Dryads [Greek]) Lady of the woods: Along with the wood nymphs there is usually a mistress or lady of the woods; she is the guardian to entire forested areas or even small groves of trees The resulting ceramic wall plaque, titled “Moss Maiden,” came directly from three influences: the images I received during my meditation, an interpretation of those images from Nature-Speak, and my own creative hand. Making this ceramic wall plaque involved several steps: rolling out and cutting a flat circle of.
Extra button envelopes that come with store-bought clothing. (Use the buttons for one project and reserve their tiny envelopes for another.) Watch your collection grow: Cut buttons off discarded clothing, buy vintage button collections at flea markets, or scour yard sales for used clothing or sewing supplies. Consider altering their surfaces, attaching them to a piece with unusual materials (such as embroidery thread, fishing line, or wire), or hand-stitching them in place to form a motif. The.
Buttons on this artist trading card help complete the flower motif. artist / Lauren Teubner In this mixed-media collage, buttons form the mermaid’s tail. artists / Maryjo and Sunny Koch buttons are quintessentially versatile: they are a tool (or an analogy) for closure, but can also be used as embellishments for fabric, paper, or even beaded projects. For more on buttons, see pages 39, 102, 108, and 196. 001-041_C50479.indd 19 Text Job:02-10302 Title:RP-The Crafter’s Devotional 3/18/09.
Critters— a hawk and a butterfly in one corner; trees and horse in the middle; and dragonfly, frog, and tiny flowers in the bottom corner. After I was done, I sanded the edges of the lid and sealed the entire collage with acrylic medium. It was as if something or someone—call it creative spirits, if you will—had guided my hands to assemble the items in this way. I felt that I was steered in the right direction to make this piece. sometimes, creative energy works all by itself. Let your hands lead.
Life. a book is not the only form for a journal. Imagine the possibilities for converting two dimensions into three dimensions. • Make a travel journal—the box will protect your journal while you’re traveling and keep thoughts of home in mind at the same time. • Make a house journal as a housewarming gift for someone who’s just bought a home. 34 • Drill holes in the edges of the roof for hanging beads or charms. • Look for home-oriented items for collaging the outside. What if all the pages.