By Astrid Lee, http://www.eArtfair.com/blog – Copyright 2007 To create beautiful polymer clay beads for your fine art jewelry, there are a number of steps you should take to ensure that right from the beginning you’re able to make a rather professional, artistic product, in an economical way. Article from http://www.eArtfair.com/blog FIRST THE BASICS: TIPS FOR [...]
Indian Block Printing
October 21, 2007 By Leave a Comment
The article “Indian Block Printing: Three Main Techniques” that Author Rajneesh Dubey wrote in 2007 is a great resource for this fine art technique. “Block printing, as name suggests, is the use of wooden blocks in the process of dyeing and printing. In India, block printing has been in practice since 12th century. Even before [...]
Craft Tool 1: The Glue Gun
October 12, 2007 By Leave a Comment
If you have never made any fine craft, please excuse us. This article is for the advanced fine crafter wishing to hone the skills in his game. It is one in a series of articles on unusually versatile fine craft supply tools. Hot Accessories for Glue Guns! There is an entire line of accessories for [...]
A ‘How to’-article: Techniques for Creating an Art Book
October 10, 2007 By Leave a Comment
The following example on how to create an artbook was found on a polymer clay fine craft supply website: Faux Jade Mini Book Of course, you can completely tailor the techniques to provide your own messages and do your own detailing. Having said that, this Asian Proverb book project offers a myriad of art techniques [...]
A History Lesson in Glass Bead Jewelry
October 6, 2007 By Leave a Comment
The article below is a short art history class for fine craft jewellers. A seemingly well-researched article on glass beads. “GLASS BEADS -The History and Making Of Beads are amongst the oldest human art and technology, dating back 30,000 years. They have been dated back to at least Roman times. Perhaps the earliest glass-like beads [...]
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