Archive for the ‘Projects & Tutorials’ Category

Lists, Goals and Daily Artwork

Wednesday, September 2, 2009 8:59 View Comments

Have you thought about starting a daily project?
Looking around my studio, trying to find inspiration for today’s new daily piece, I see plenty of papers scattered about. I’m a list maker. If you visited my studio you would see a lot of these slips of paper are filled with lists. I make shopping lists, to-do [...]

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Considering a Daily Project?

Monday, August 17, 2009 8:32 View Comments

I’m successfully halfway through my month long personal challenge to create and list a new piece of artwork daily (Monday through Friday).
Last year I was really drawn to the idea of artists who have the commitment to create new work daily. I really admire the self-discipline. I was introduced to Randel Plowman’s work through the [...]

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Safety for the Crafter, Part 1

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 5:56 View Comments

In my former life, I was a props artisan for a large theatre in DC. As part of my training (both on the job and while in school) I learned (and have forgotten) a lot about safety. So when I see or hear about people melting records in the same oven they cook in, the [...]

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Talk Shop – Interview with Urban Fauna Studio

Wednesday, January 21, 2009 18:06 View Comments

Talk Shop is the series where we interview independent store owners from across the country, to get their inside take on running an independent business that supports the handmade community.
In this Talk Shop, Jamie Chan, one half of the husband and wife team who owns Urban Fauna Studio, talks about her one-of-a-kind green craft boutique [...]

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Crafting Video Vault

Tuesday, December 9, 2008 22:21 View Comments

When my friend Terri emailed Hello Craft asking for a tutorial on how to decoupage, I would never have guessed that my answer to her would come in the form of video featuring the mother of the Brady Bunch, and the star dude of Designing Women (and, of course, the totally 80’s classic, Mannequin).
Now, I’m [...]

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Have a Make It Yourself Holiday

Sunday, November 23, 2008 7:53 View Comments

Think you might want to make some of your holiday gifts this year? The possiblities are endless, but where should you begin? My advice is to stay away from the craft store as long as possible and check out the internet first. Most pre-packaged craft store “projects” rarely provide you with a finished product that [...]

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