Above you see artist Jane Davies making painted and collaged postcards! It’s this very video that got me inspired with my own postcards for the swap this year (I will post about that next week). I adore the way she shares her own art – and how she does it! She makes it look effortless […]
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Month: March 2013
365 Collages | Week 9
These are the collages of week nine, which was two weeks ago. I’m a bit behind because I actually made the last four today and scanned them just now… But I’m super excited to have them scanned and added to the collage box. I also love sharing them with you guys! When I was out […]
Details of a Journal Cover
Fabrics that are painted, machine stitched and embellished can of course be used in all sorts of ways, as book covers for your own hand bound books for example! It’s my favorite usage for painted fabric and exactly what I did with the machine stitched fabric I recently posted about. I glued my fabric to […]
Shared Mail Art Links
Favorite bloggers and friends (like Quinn and Madde) have mentioned the swap on their blog (and on g+, instagram & twitter etc), something I’m very grateful for. When you’ve posted something about your postcard process or the finished cards, feel free to share that post’s link address below along with your first name or nickname […]
365 Collages | Week 8 | Project 365 Collages conti...
Here is the collage Warmth for You, previously posted and up for sale. The rest of week 8 collages are scanned, but first I just wanted to say that it was not my intention to stay away after the announcing the DIY Postcard Swap details this week. But I have one good reason that is […]
DIY Postcard Swap 2013
It’s time for iHanna’s DIY Postcard Swap! Sign up now and start your mail art experimenting today! The second year of the DIY Postcard Swap a whopping 2800 postcards were created! This year is the fourth time I’m doing a spring swap because I still love swapping and receiving handmade mail art! How about you? […]
Fun free motion sewing
I love free motion sewing! If my sewing machine did too I would do it a lot more, but most of the time it ends with us really disliking each other (and the machine needle tip breaking off!). You use a special sewing machine foot, that comes with the machine most of the time, and […]
Creative Cravings List
Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart. Rumi Inspiration Mosaic February 2013. View big. Do you ever get creative cravings away from home? I do. More often than not I have great ideas at times when I can’t execute them. At work, […]
Working on Loose Art Journal Pages
When I started art journaling I used spiral bound books found in the book shop. Loved those journals! Then I moved on to altering vintage books, something that I still love. The way I fill a page varies with day form, and on book binding technique, page format and paper structure in the book that […]