Finished another project… I’ve been in a bit of an art slump but am finally getting back into gear. A while back I made myself a new address book binder so I had the old boring black one left over. After some gesso and lots of paint, papers, paints, inks and rubber stamps… this is the result.
Like many of my projects, I have no plan for it…yet. I think it might make a very nice project journal since I can take pages in and out and rearrange them as I please.
I’m over half way through making all my little houses for the chunky book swap I’m participating in on BookArtz.
The little house measures 3 inches wide by 7 inches tall. The little chimney is one of my handmade paper beads.
8/10/07 UPDATE:
I finished all 34 of my little houses! I’m proud of the fact that I didn’t buy anything to do this swap. It was a self-challenge. I’ve been spending too much on supplies lately so I decided I wasn’t going to participate unless I could do it VERY INEXPENSIVELY. I used cereal and cracker boxes as my substrate, painted pages torn from a book I altered…I used bits and pieces and scraps for everything. I guess you’d say that glue, paint and UTEE for the paper beads I had to pay for but that is from long ago so I wouldn’t really count that.
I’ve been wanting to do some more jewelry making/beading lately…mostly because my altered art muse has taken an extended vacation. Here is the bracelet I made yesterday.
Finally!!! I’ve finally gotten to create something! I was really beginning to think I’d never have the chance or even worse…the inspiration to create.
Here is the mixed-media piece I made today. Not exactly the style of my home…may give it as a gift or possibly hang it by my computer.
So this is a VERY long time in coming. I had said a few days to my Yahoo group ABC altered book club.
First I made beads according to this tutorial.
1)Put dried bead on dowel. pencil, skewer, whatever it will fit snuggly.
2)Roll bead on a clear embossing ink pad such as Versamark.
3)Dip inked bead in UTEE.
4)Heat with heat gun.
5)Repeat steps 2 and 3.
6)Roll/dip in embossing powdwers, glitters, and PearlEx mixture.
7)Heat again…repeat if desired.
I generally work on one half of the bead at a time…let it cool then turn around and do the other side. I have 4-5 beads going at a time.
This ATC was inspired by a very funny blog entry my husband emailed to me. Why Geeks Make Good Lovers
Finally had a chance to work on my postage people book again. I only have 3 blank pages left and the covers. Here are the latest spreads.
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