How-To: Create Beautiful Baby Photos
By Susannah BotheCapturing either fast-moving or often sleeping babies with our cameras can be a challenge. As a photographer specializing in all forms of family portraiture, I share some useful tips below on how to photograph your precious little ones. Topics discussed in this how-to include the following: set-up, lighting, composition, camera settings and organization.Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | blog.craftzine.com |
How-To: Crazy Putty (video)
Young maker Sylvia is at it again with another episode of her Super Awesome Mini Maker Show, in which she shows us how to make "Crazy Putty" at home!More:Sylvia's Super Awesome Mini Maker Show: RocketsRead the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Kids | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
Jason Tennant's Amazing Chestnut Sculptures
Sculptor Jason Tennant uses local downed chestnut wood to make beautiful carved sculptures. Go inside his process and studio in this video by Etsy. Before my encounter with Jason, a sculptor and painter, I had a lot of ideas about his work. Meeting him washed these ideas away, and I was left with the raw emotion that lingers in his carvings. His sculptures are quiet, flowing in the grace of their motion, but also hard and complex, like the wilderness that is their subject. There was a lot of silence in our time together -- silence that made louder the sound of the leaves and more obvious the wrinkles of the wood.Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Arts & Design | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
New crafts center
Art Magic of Stanhope is combining with Designs by Susie-Q to create a brand new arts and crafts center in Stanhope on 62 Main Street. Karen Klein of Art Magic teaches with a variety of art media including clay sculpture, drawing, oils, watercolors, printmaking and cartooning. Sue Fenimore is a crafts teacher specializing in scrap booking, jewelry, and card making. Art Magic can be reached by ... strausnews.com |
How-To: Make a Zombie Bridal Veil
Even Zombie Brides love handmade touches at their wedding! Luckily, this no-sew Zombie Bridal Veil is so fun and quick, even the undead can pull it off. This is the Zombie Bride's special day, so be sure not to skimp on the lace, the black glitter, and of course the red splatters! I used a whole host of great products from iLoveToCreate.com for this project. I achieved the perfect texture and colors with the Fabric Spray Paint. I blinged out the tiara with Fashion Glitter, and put the whole thing together using their Liquid Fusion and Super Bond Fabric Glues. They made the entire project a no brainer!Head over to the iLoveToWin Daily Giveaway today to win this finished Zombie veil, as well as these awesome supplies: Tulip Fashion Glitter Black, Tulip Glitter Spray Paint Black Glitter, Tulip Fabric Spray Paint Scarlet, Tulip Fabric Spray Paint Asphalt, and Aleene's Platinum Bond Super Fabric Textile Adhesive. Good luck!Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in CRAFT Projects | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |