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…
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…
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…
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…
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 Every now and then I have a blitz and finish some of them, only to find they have been replaced by more.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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
ABSTRACT MIXED MEDIA PIECE INSPIRED BY DENISE LOVE After all my recent precision work with calligraphy, I had a real urge to do something more free and abstract. I also wanted to experiment with some recently acquired art materials. I follow Denise Love on YouTube. I love her mixed media and abstract pieces,…
