#Cre8time for Folk Art... Make it Artsy - Episode 209

Hello Amazing Crafters!! It's time to share the next episode of Make It Artsy: the TV show for makers and crafters – featuring tips, techniques and projects for makers, crafters and artists! 

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Series 200, Episode 209 - Folk Art

Folk art is the essence of a culture. Painter and maker Mystele Kirkeeng paints abstract folk art faces and figures. Tool expert Joe Rotella uses baker’s twine to weave new art on a tin tile. Host Julie Fei-Fan Balzer draws repeating shapes to create a meditative mandala. Jane Dunnewold shares another artistic perspective.

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Make It Artsy launched September 29, 2016 on Public Television stations across the country! Look for it on your local PBS channel – all new episodes from series 200 are now airing. If you can't find it on your local programming, you can view this episode online by clicking this link: Series 200, Episode 209 - Folk Art.

Make It Artsy is a show dedicated to the crafter, maker and artist! A series celebrates that maker spirit and enthusiasm that extends to every part of life. It’s more than crafting, more than art or scrapbooking; this is an all-encompassing show for any one that loves to make “things”. From mixed-media to metalsmithing, using tools from saws to sewing machines, and materials from paper to wood; today’s most creative “makers” join host Julie Fei Fan Balzer and unleash a new look for crafting with a touch of industrial style.

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#Cre8time for Home with Make it Artsy Episode 111

Hello Amazing Crafters!! Have you heard about Make It Artsy?? It's a brand new TV show for makers and crafters – featuring tips, techniques and projects for makers, crafters and artists.

It's time for a new episode of Make It Artsy!

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Series 100, Episode 111 - Home Decor

Your home is a gallery for your art. Artist Dina Wakley makes a wall hanging with tissue stamping. Tool expert Joe Rotella uses computer design and cutting technology to create an apron. Using watercolors, calligrapher Janet Takahashi creates simple brush lettering. Author Rebekah Meier has a tip for adding a splash of color to any home.

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Make It Artsy launched on September 29th on Public Television stations across the country! Look for it on your local PBS channel. If you can't find it on your local programming, you can view this episode, Series 100, Episode 111 - Home Decor online from December 23rd to December 30th.

Make It Artsy is a new series that celebrates that maker spirit in everyone. From mixed-media to metalsmithing, using tools from saws to sewing machines, today's most creative "makers" join host Julie Fei Fan Balzer to unleash a new look for crafting with a touch of industrial style.

Amazing Casting Products by Alumilite Corp. is proud to be one of these fabulous group of companies partnering with Make it Artsy. Stay tuned for episodes with projects featuring some of our AMAZING products! Don't worry... we'll be posting here when each new episode is available so you can tune in.

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Make it Artsy... get your #Cre8time on with Episode 101 - BOOKS!!

Hello Amazing Crafters!! Have you heard about Make It Artsy?? It's a brand new TV show for makers and crafters – featuring tips, techniques and projects for makers, crafters and artists.

Make It Artsy is a new series that celebrates that maker spirit in everyone. From mixed-media to metalsmithing, using tools from saws to sewing machines, today's most creative "makers" join host Julie Fei Fan Balzer to unleash a new look for crafting with a touch of industrial style.

Amazing Casting Products by Alumilite Corp. is proud to be one of these fabulous group of companies partnering with Make it Artsy. Stay tuned for episodes with projects featuring some of our AMAZING products! Don't worry... we'll be posting here when each new episode is available so you can tune in.

Make It Artsy launched on September 29th on Public Television stations across the country! If it's not on your local programming you can view Series 100, Episode 101 – Books online from September 30 - October 17.

CLICK HERE to view this week's episode Series 100, Episode 101 - Books Books are not just for reading! Tool expert Joe Rotella cuts a niche in a book to create a planter. Craft metal book hinges with designer Mary Hettmansperger and Mou Saha makes vintage books into colorful art journals. Host Julie Fei Fan Balzer has a tip for creating a charming little book necklace.

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#Cre8time Furbaby Keepsakes... Making a Paw Print Rubber Stamp – Part 2 by Tanya Ruffin

Part 2: The Stamp

To read Part 1 – click here.

Now that you have your second mold you are going use the UMR mold release and spray several coats inside your silicone mold.

After they mold release dries, mix a small amount of Amazing Mold Rubber (follow the directions on the box for mixing small amounts). Pour into mold and allow to cure. 

Don't try to de-mold too soon. Let it cure overnight. 

The gently pull the rubber out of the mold. You may have some areas where the silicone mold sticks to the rubber. But if you used the mold release it shouldn't be too bad. 

THIS IS WHY WE DIDN'T USE OUR ORIGINAL MOLD!!!!

If you don't use a mold release or not enough mold release, the Amazing Mold Rubber will fuse to the Amazing Mold Putty making a solid rubber block.

Tape your rubber paw to an acrylic block.

Ink up with a permanent ink.

Make your print.

It may take a few tries to get a good print.

I scanned my print into the computer to make some background paper.

I also printed a laser print of my beloved Lily and mod podged it to a vase. 

I used the paw print paper to fill in some of the empty space

 and embellished with the black glittered resin paw. 

What rubber stamps can you make

with Amazing Mold Rubber?

Go Craft Your Own Way!

~ Tanya

Please visit my site to see more of my inspiring
creations at www.tanyaRuffin.com

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Lost and Found #Cre8time Jewelry by Aimée Wheaton

Ever have a favorite pair of earrings and then you lose one? Yeah that's what happened with this pair of earrings, they were my favorite and I happened to lose one while I was out on a weekend getaway with the hubby. I was so bummed, then I remembered I had a secret ingredient to recreate them! 

Amazing Mold Putty!!!! 

I molded this earring and it made the perfect pair

of earrings, not exactly the same but very close!

Of course to mold it you mix equal parts of Part "A" and "B"

of the putty and then form it around the item. See how it works here.

Look how amazing the mold turned out! Here it is brushed with our silver Alumilite Metallic Powder! When the resin cures it will be attached to the final product. I poured Amazing Casting Resin after mixed into the mold and let it cure. I did this two times. See how to do it here.

This is the finished product! I sanded the edges

for a clean finish to clean them up a bit.

Then to make the details stand out I brushed 

Jet Black StazOn Ink onto the surface.

Add a few jump rings and ear wires and you're good to go!! These are even lighter than the original pair! Amazing Mold Putty to the rescue!!!

Do you keep your broken jewelry

parts or orphaned pieces?

Feel free to stop by my FB page to see the latest with me.

To see more of my work please visit my new blog "Life Glitter Makeup"

and also at the Aimée Wheaton Art and Design website.

Till next time! Xoxo Aimée

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My Mother's Treasures... A #Cre8time Keepsake by Aimée Wheaton

Hey all! I wanted to show you how I decided to really treasure my Mom's found sea glass treasures. Growing up on the shores of Lake Champlain in VT/NY I came to know all about sea glass – we would go treasure hunting when I was a kid for the perfect rocks, pretty old glass or pottery shards. My mom saved some of these collections and when I lost her I gained her treasures. These have been sitting in a jar on my shelf and I wanted to do more with them... this is what I came up with. :)

I kind of just jumped into the project but one thing I knew for sure is that I wanted to use Amazing Clear Cast Resin for this project to show all the amazing colors I used. I had a metal tin I purchased at Michael's that I was going to use for this project because I wanted to be able to hang it up on the wall.

I took out my acrylic paints and started painting bright fun colors directly to the tin with various different instruments. This was my base layer for extra pops of color.

I continued adding different bright shades of colors until I was satisfied.

Finished paint! Let it dry completely.

While it dried I gathered my little treasures.

I wanted the word "wander" in there too because we always wandered the whole beach in search of the perfect little trinkets. These are Scrabble tiles.

I then put a dab of glue on the letters and placed them where I wanted them.

After this was done I mixed up the Amazing Clear Cast Resin (CLICK HERE to see how to mix) and started pouring in a little bit on the bottom of the tin – I didn't want to completely cover everything. I wanted some pieces to stick out. I started putting in random pieces of sea glass and noticed some kind of got lost in it all. I then decided to make dots with the Clear Cast resin to show the difference in matte and gloss on the glass.

You can see the dots on the clear one near the purple wavy lines and the brown glass at the top of "wander". I decided to coat the top of the letters as well and paint with more acrylic the edges of the letters, and glass as well as the side of the tin. I threw in some silver micro-beads for some extra shimmer as well and some resin baubles and beads I had.

It really looks like it's sitting in a small tidepool of water

which is exactly what I was hoping for!!

I added some lace ribbon to the hole and now I can hang it up! :)

It was a fun project with a lot of meaning and memories for me!!

How do you create with your special treasures?

Feel free to stop by my FB page to see the latest with me.

To see more of my work please visit my new blog "Life Glitter Makeup"
and also at the Aimée Wheaton Art and Design website.

Till next time! Xoxo Aimée

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Toasting a #Cre8time New Year... Easy DIY Wine Earrings by Brenda Burfeind

Good day friends! Brenda here with Creativity is a State of Mind and I'm going to show you how to create a festive pair of earrings just in time for the New Year!

As some of you know I work in a wine store and I get asked over and over if we have any jewelry with a Wine motif. My boss just isn't into stuff like that – so I decided I wanted a pair of earrings to wear for New Years Eve and I wanted them to have a wine motif. 

 

So off we go...

I started out by cutting a wine bottle and glass shape {welded with my Cricut} out of some cereal boxes! I love to upcycle. I cut the pieces 14 times because I wasn't sure how thick I wanted the glued together pieces to be.

Here are my Cricut cuts and I used 5 of them to get the desired thickness.

Then I mixed up a batch of the Amazing Mold Putty – you can view mixing preparations HERE. I sprayed some UMR Mold Release onto the mold putty before pressing the chipboard into it because I did not want the chipboard to stick to it.

The mold came out beautifully!

Next I brushed some Lt. Green Alumidust where the bottle would be and left an area open where I think the glasses would be. I then mixed up some Amazing Clear Cast Resin {and you can watch a video tutorial HERE} because I wanted the "glasses" to be see through.

So far so good... I then took a silver paint pen and highlighted around the bottle, put a stopper on the top and edged around the wine glass area.

I added some seed beads with E6000® and used

a red paint pen to add some color to the bottle.

Attached some jewelry findings with E6000® 

and I am ready for New Years Eve!

I absolutely love my new earrings created just in time for the holiday!

If you could mold a holiday

project, what would it be?

Thanks for stopping by and as always, I love comments. Please let me know what you think of my wine jewerly. Thanks again and until next time... Have a great holiday season! ~ Brenda

Visit my blog, Creativity is a State of Mind to see some more of my creations.

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