I’m on maternity leave – but before I left, I spent some time surfing the web for some great art and craft entertainment – so here are some links I enjoyed, hope you’ll like them too!
Mixed media and paper craft tutorials:
Make an inspiration book from a paper bag
(and from the same blog, make paper bag [...]

Ever wanted to stamp (as in, ink stamp) on metal or glossy paper? Apparently, alcohol inks are what you need. Here’s a demo:

A cool mixed media technique for transferring images onto your artwork:

This tutorial is part 2 in a series – in part one, they show how to make jump rings, but you could also purchase some jump rings and start right here with part 2:

I suggest using jewelry pliers that have smooth jaws, to reduce the risk of leaving marks on your jump rings.
If you read [...]

I can’t embed Suzi Blu’s videos, but you can go visit her YouTube channel and start clicking away. If you’ve ever thought about trying art journaling, collage, or mixed media art, I recommend spending a little time there. Lots of ideas, and clips of her demonstrating a bunch of mixed media and painting techniques.
She’s the [...]

Here’s a fun tutorial for making a necklace using acrylic letters, ink, and other fun stuff, by The Impatient Crafter:

I’m searching YouTube for jewelry and craft tutorials, and will be posting a new one every day for the rest of August! So check back tomorrow if you like video tutorials. Maybe one day I’ll even [...]

I’ve spent {way too much} time reading other people’s blogs lately, and in the interest of closing a couple of the tabs currently open in my firefox, I’m going to share a few sites I found that I think are worth spending time reading.
First, have you read iHanna’s blog? Because the next two links were [...]

I was inspired by my recent beeswax collage class at ZNE Convenzione (taught by Anna Corba) to learn more about mixed media artwork. I went to my local library, and found a great book on collage, “Creative Collage: Making Memories in Mixed Media” by Marie Browning.
In this book, a number of different collage techniques are [...]

Using bottle caps as bezels for resin is a great way to make jewelry without spending a lot of money on materials. If you are just starting to work with resin, I recommend using bottle caps for your practice pieces – they are free, and you probably have some lying around your house. Plus it’s [...]

The Altered Object: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration by Terry Taylor is a mixed-media art book that is half inspiration, half technique. It has inspiring artist profiles, beautiful photos of mixed media artwork, and tips and techniques for altering objects.
Altering objects to create art is definitely in style these days – you can make very unique, interesting, [...]