Feminism’s agenda is basic: It asks that women not be forced to choose between public justice and private happiness. It asks that women be free to define themselves instead of having their identity defined for them, time and again, by their culture and their men. Susan Faludi A friend gave me this cardboard box-like […]
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Bring out the Glitter and Glue
A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That’s why they don’t get what they want.Madonna [from her book “Sex”] It’s December and so much I want to write about before the year ends. Let’s jump in again today, with a bit of crafting! It’s been a while since I did any […]
Decoupage | Napkins and decorating with paper
I got the chipboard pieces from my friend Diane Gilleland (Sister Diane in blog land) around Christmas. I had no idea what to do with them. Small pieces of paper… hmm… maybe glue them to the cover of one of my altered books? But then mom and I went into decoupage mode as you know […]
Tutorial on how to make decoupage magnets (pdf)
Here is an image of my finished magnets in shabby chic style! At my journalistic education we worked with Macs and did magazine layout in Quark Express. I’ve installed Adobe’s layout program InDesign because I want to know it too. While trying it out I did a tutorial on how to create decoupaged chipboard magnets! […]
Decoupage and Coffee on my morning tray
Creating is about transformation. Take one or a few objects and put them together in different ways – and voila! You have created something new! Take this wood tray for example; yellow with age bought in a second hand shop for almost nothing. I painted it a couple of times with white paint and then […]
Altered Book Cover
My art journals these days are Altered Books, vintage coffee table kind of books with pictures. Books about earth, cultures and animals around the world. The covers on these babies are boring brown or orange fabrics, so lately I’ve been trying to spruce them up a bit. Related PostsJournal Cover Patchwork | Collage Process video […]
Suitcase decoupage and a crafty picnic
Do you remember the red case I bought two years ago? It’s been sitting in the basement for too long and I wanted to do a big project so I took it up in the beginning of June. Then cleaned it up and transformed it to something a bit different… Plus I’ve been thinking about […]
Romantic Bird Houses
I bought two small wooden bird houses in the beginning of this year. I love the shape of wood houses, symbols of home and home comfort. I adore any type of mini house. I’ve added the finishing touch to both of these wood houses: Vintage newspaper text and a printed postcard (backside). Plus I decoupaged […]
Art Collage Cubes in wood
Hey, look what I came up with! Three collage art cubes that is now for sale on eBay! [edit: sold!] My first auction, I hope someone will want to play with these? All three cubes are hard wood, collaged with shabby chic rose paper, original vintage handwriting, maps, Chinese newspaper and vintage Swedish magazine. I’ve […]
Tip-in Pages | Women of Influence
Tip-in Pages? Hmm… I participated in my first tip-in swap arranged by Lisa Vollrath. Tip-ins are loose art journal pages /spreads that you can swap, and then tip-in (add into) your own journal. I knew what I wanted to do before I signed up and I had so fun making the six pages (five for […]
Painted wooden box Misty Mawn style
I bought a very ugly homemade wooden box at a thrift store in the beginning of March. When I got the summer issue (in April!) of Cloth paper scissors I knew what I wanted to do with it! So I painted and collaged over it, and behold, this is how it looks now: Great fun […]
Found a Decoupage Magazine
I will post some photos from my trip to France (and Heidelberg!) later on in my blog, but for now I’ve just scanned this magazine and some spreads from it. I got this magazine when I was in France, in a little magazine shop out in the country. It felt like winning the lottery. Who […]