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Books and Albums / Fibre and Textile Art / Infusions by PaperArtsy / Mixed Media Art / Recycling and Upcycling / Studio Equipment

Infusions Mini-Album – The Spine Embellishment and Completion of the Project

INFUSIONS MINI-ALBUM - THE SPINE EMBELLISHMENT AND COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT Now that I had finally sorted out all the problems with binding the mini-books, I was able to concentrate on the final stage of the project: the spine embellishment. Tassel I found this fancy ball of yarn in my stash, and was…

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24th July 2025

Books and Albums / Infusions by PaperArtsy / Mixed Media Art / Studio Equipment

Infusions Mini-Album – Success at Last!

INFUSIONS MINI-ALBUM - SUCCESS AT LAST! After all my recent struggles to attach the mini-books inside the binding, I am very happy to report that I have succeeded at last! I should have gone with my initial plan (apart from the slipping-under-the-belly-band idea) - MAGNETS!! Magnets I did a little experiment a couple…

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23rd July 2025

Books and Albums / Mixed Media Art / Studio Equipment

Infusions Mini-Album – Working on the Inner Cover and Tag Embellishments

INFUSIONS MINI-ALBUM - WORKING ON THE INNER COVER AND TAG EMBELLISHMENTS Now that the cover construction was complete, I was able work on embellishing the inside. End papers I trimmed down the larger sheets of Infusions papers to size and glued them in place inside the cover, leaving a very narrow black border…

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17th July 2025

Books and Albums / Mixed Media Art / Recycling and Upcycling

Infusions Mini-Album – Progress on Several Fronts

INFUSIONS MINI-ALBUM - PROGRESS ON SEVERAL FRONTS I've had another couple of very fruitful sessions in the studio working on my Infusions Mini-Album. Cover Sometimes it's hard to find patterned paper which is large enough for book covers. For most crafters, the largest size available is 12 x 12 in, which is usually…

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15th July 2025

Books and Albums / Drawing and Painting / Mixed Media Art / Studio Equipment

Infusions Mini-Album – The Three Volumes Completed

INFUSIONS MINI-ALBUM - THE THREE VOLUMES COMPLETED All three small volumes of this album have now been completed and bound. There were a number of title pages to complete, and tags as well. I was glad I still had my printed instructions, so I was able to complete this task. The completed volumes…

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13th July 2025

Books and Albums / Recycling and Upcycling / Studio Equipment

Infusions Mini-Album – the Revival of an Ancient UFO

INFUSIONS MINI-ALBUM - THE REVIVAL OF AN ANCIENT UFO There are too many UFOs in my studio. UnFinished Objects. Every now and then I have a blitz and finish some of them, only to find they have been replaced by more. Does anyone else have aliens in their studio? Infusions Back in 2017…

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10th July 2025

Drawing and Painting / Studio Equipment

New Kuretake Pens

NEW KURETAKE PENS I have my friend Caroline on the ArtKula forum to thank for these - she is the great temptress on the forum, introducing us to all sorts of art materials that we've just got to have!! These water-based brush pens are a six-pack of gorgeous smoky grungey colours. Right up…

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3rd July 2025

Outings / Studio Equipment / Uncategorised

Village Fete

VILLAGE FETE On Saturday we attended the annual fete in the village where we used to live. It's always a fun day out, and I usually find plenty of bargains on Annie's white elephant stall. This year she celebrated 40 years of manning this stall, selling all kinds of things people don't want…

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3rd July 2025

Books and Albums / Drawing and Painting / Studio Equipment

DrawAwesome Album Part 1 – Preparing the Pages

DRAW AWESOME ALBUM PART 1 - PREPARING THE PAGES Background Throughout last year I took part in the online drawing course "DrawAwesome" presented by Phil Davies. I came across his ad on YouTube with a link to a free tutorial, and I was hooked. He is an amazing teacher and very early in…

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26th June 2025

Colorectal / Health Issues / Repairing Items / Studio Equipment

Kintsugi and the Art of Coffee Mug Maintenance

KINTSUGI AND THE ART OF COFFEE MUG MAINTENANCE Cracked mug I was devastated recently to discover that my favourite mug had developed a crack, and was leaking. I was given this mug many years ago by a friend who knows I love cats, and I love all the fun kitty pictures on it.…

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20th June 2025