If you’re anything like me, when you see a technique that is a bit toxic, but really cool looking, you start trying to think about ways to recreate the technique in a safer manner. So, When I saw spray painted backgrounds using stencils, I started brainstorming what else I could use and came up with […]
I finally got the time to unpack boxes from last week’s class at Studio 432. (Just in time to repack for tomorrow’s Magnificent Monogram class. If your first or last initial is J or E, come on down. I ended up with two extra letters.) Thanks, Sailor is one of the samples I took in. […]
I have been longing to get back to doing challenges. Today, I broke down and did one even though I didn’t have the time. The Gothic Arch challenge was to make a garden fairy. Here is mine. Isn’t she a doll? Her wings are flower petals. The stamp is from one of those cheapo foam […]
And the winner is…
Shelly! Congrats, Shelly! I’ve emailed you for a mailing address. Thanks to everyone for entering. I’ll have to do this again soon. It was a lot of fun.
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I had a lot of fun with last year’s fat book and charm bracelet swaps, even though they didn’t raise as much as I hoped they would for Alzheimer’s research. So, this year, I was thinking to do something a bit different. I want to create a zine (a type of magazine) called “A Portrait […]
Cornstarch clay- can it look like turquoise?
Noreen Crone-Findlay is working on a new doll. She’s spun the yarn to weave the body, and sculpted the head from cornstarch clay. She painted it to look like carved turquoise.
Creative Scarecrows book review
Yard people aren’t just for the fall. Check out this book for inspiration.
Keeping a Knitting […]
Earlier this week we posted a list of our first round of giveaways here on the b5media Lifestyles Channel. Those giveaways aren’t even over and here comes wave Two! How fun is that?
If you haven’t signed up for the first round, check out a complete list on our resident Pet Lover Blog and then the […]
I was thinking today about things I’ve done that turned out really nice because I didn’t realize there were “rules” about using the materials. So, I’ve got a new Thursday Thought for you:
To be an artist, learn the rules. You need to know how to do certain things, like create the illusion of something far […]
Tonight was the Preserving the Past class at Studio 432. I want to tell someone how much fun I had and guess who’s been elected to listen? You, gentle reader. (I love the way older books call us gentle readers.)
I brought along some instant ancestors in case someone forgot to bring pictures, which was a […]
What a fun week we have on tap here at b5media! Especially in the Lifestyles Channel! Many of our bloggers have worked on putting together some awesome prizes just waiting on you to win them!
Here are some of the giveaways going on right now!
There will be more giveaways going on throughout the week, […]
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