Knitting Crochet Sewing Crafts Patterns and Ideas! Lil Blue Boo Gelati Scoop Sugar Scrub-Soap making Supplies - Fragrance & Essential Oils for Soapmaking - Lotions & Moisturiser Ingredients, Moulds, Molds and Colours for Australians Customers have seen scoops of Sugar Scrub looking like scoops of Ice Cream around their local farmers markets and craft fairs and have asked us for a recipe, so here it is! If you make “novelty” or “food” Bath & Body, this suits perfectly, you can serve ithis scrub as a “scoop”, or if you love the texture, but prefer a non-food type product, a Bail Jar, Economy Tub or Wide Neck Jar will also work beautifully to present the scrub. To really jazz this up, try some budget parfait glasses or dessert bowls, often you can find these in thrift shops, or even places like Big W. What you'll need You'll also need a medium to large sized microwavable bowl or jug, spatula, electric hand whisk and regular Melt & Pour Colours and Fragrance or Essential Oils. Note 1: Fragrance Choice – if selecting “foody” fragrances, such as Oatmeal Milk & Honey, Gingersnap, Ginger Souffle, Mint Chocolate Chip, Dark Rich Chocolate the soap mixture will discolour honey/tan colour. Back to Main Recipes Index
Crafts by Amanda yellowtrace blog » Paper Art Extravaganza.: American artist, Jen Stark, creates three-dimensional pieces which take paper to a whole new level. She is famous for layering paper into kaleidoscopic topographical landscapes of wild color and bold shapes. Absolutely magnificent. Books of Art by Isaac Salazar. ‘Letter A’ is a hand-cut typography piece by Bianca Chang, consists of 180 hand-cut, spiraling layers. Exquisite piece by Matt Shlian. Enfant De Papier by Boutte Nathalie from Curious Collection contest. Have you noticed how huge paper art is at the moment? Even thought I’ve blogged about some clever paper peeps before, I thought it was time for a little update. Enjoy. Oh, yeah. Work of Jeff Nishinaka from Los Angeles. Handmade paper hummingbird by papernoodle. Cardboard Heaven project by Nina Lindgreen. Ok, this is almost paper, but not really. Work by Paris based Le Creative Sweatshop agency.
How to Make Pom Pom Flowers I have a thing for flowers that look like pom poms. Mums, allium, chive blossoms, dahlias – love ‘em! Since fresh flowers aren’t always in the budget, and because I have a brown thumb, I started thinking about what I could do to brighten up our apartment with flowers without actually using flowers. How to make pom poms? Though my method basically follows the Bella Dia tutorial, I have made some slight variations, so I’ve posted my method below. What you’ll need for the project: yarn small, sharp scissors wire cutters a hot glue gun and glue sticks materials for the stems (paper or fabric covered floral wire or my favorite, branches or twigs) Using your thumb, hold the end of the yarn against your fingers as you begin to wrap the yarn. The more times you wrap the yarn, the fuller your pom pom will be. After you’ve finished wrapping the yarn, carefully slide it off of your fingers. Cut a piece of yarn that is between 4 and 6 inches long to use as a tie. Ta da!
Laura Cater-Woods Textile & Fiber Artist My primary recommendation is to read and explore outside of your medium. That is, stretch your mind, learn about other points of view. Explore the world. Look at art by painters, sculptors, printmakers as well as in fibers, clay and wood. Whenever possible, look at the work in person. Why not visit the National Gallery on-line. In Print:My newest book!!! Idea to Imagea guided studio workbook is still available.39 pages, spiral bound, black and white and color, lots of white space for you to fill with your ideas, your notes, your responses to the suggestions and prompts in the workbook.$17.50 plus shipping to order click here Books on professional development: These books on professional development are all slightly different. Art & Reality can help you formulate a serious plan.
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