DRAW AWESOME ALBUM PART 3Â - EMBELLISHING THE FORE-EDGES The addition of the hinges does add some thickness to the bound edges of the pages. The stack of fore-edges is therefore slightly thinner than the binding. This doesn't matter, but having this bit of leeway, I decided to go a bit bonkers and…
KITCHEN PAPER MOP-UP SHEETS Following on from my recent post about scratch papers, it seemed a logical progression to do one about my gorgeous kitchen paper mop-up sheets. I make scratch papers by applying excess paint or ink onto paper with a brush or stamp, or perhaps a stencil, to clean them off…
HOW TO MAKE FAUX LEATHER This is an update of a post I made on my old blog ten years ago. For this project, I made two sheets, intending to use one as a masterboard to cut up and use in different projects, and the other as a photographic background. Introduction Faux leather…
SCRATCH PAPER Having recently started a new scratch paper with gold on tea-dyed paper, I thought I'd do a post about scratch papers in general. What are scratch papers, and why make them? Paint is expensive. I hate waste. I love recycling and upcycling! Watercolour on the palette will dry out, but you…
MENDING A FAVOURITE JUMPER WITH SWISS DARNING It must be about 50 years ago that I bought a knitted wool dress which I absolutely loved. Unfortunately I haven't got any photos of it. I wore it and wore it, and part of the main body started to wear out, so I decided to…
A VERY SPECIAL GIFT FOR THE ANNIVERSARY OF OUR MEETING Today is the thirty-ninth anniversary of the day my hubby and I first met. To celebrate, he has given me a very special gift. "The Quiver" - an ancient book His original plan was to buy me another book with an unusual cover…
ALTERED FILE FOLDER (AFTER BOHEMIAN CRAFTING) - PREPARATION Preparing the folder I follow Eva of Bohemian Crafting on YouTube. She makes gorgeous mixed media interactive objects - books, folios, all in a grungey vintage style which is right up my street. At the moment I am following along as she alters a file…
TEABAG ART - COLLAGE FRAGMENTS It's been a long while since I spent any quality time in my studio. Before I could do so, I had to have a major tidy-up! Once this was done, the way was clear to work in there again. I have been very busy with the online art…
2023 - END OF YEAR REVIEW As usual, it has been a pretty eventful year, both personally and generally. See the end of this post for the most important aspects of changing world events and what they mean for us all. During the year, I have had various health issues to deal with…
BEGINNING A SECOND LINEN APRON, AND SOME HOMESPUN PHILOSOPHY From the outset, I intended to make two vintage-style linen aprons, and last week I began working on the second one. This one will have floral embroidery on it, in a more traditional style. I have already cut the various pieces to make the…
