by Irit Shalom | Apr 28, 2015 | Altered Art and Mixed Media, Recycled Crafts
Hello my dear crafty friends and welcome to my monthly post! Irit is here and this time I am going to show you how to turn your no-longer-loved rubber stamps into wonderfully new and unique background stamps. Stampers frequently buy red rubber unmounted stamps as a...
by Lisa Jimenez | Apr 21, 2015 | Handmade Wearable Crafts
Do you love the look of big statement earrings, but don’t love the weight and tugging on your ears? This is exactly how I feel too! Today I will show you that big earrings do not have to be heavy. These Grand Victorian Statement Earrings are lightweight and can be...
by Anita Houston | Apr 18, 2015 | Altered Art and Mixed Media
Hi Bella Crafts lovers! Today I want to show you a super fast and easy tutorial for making a Faux Enameled Glass vase, using Wendy Vecchi’s technique with a little twist, as well as using her products. It took me an hour to make this vase, allowing cooling...
by Daniella Hayes | Apr 16, 2015 | Altered Art and Mixed Media, Paper Crafts
I love to make my own mixed media backgrounds. Patterned paper is wonderful of course, but making your own designs is super fun and will always be the perfect touch to your work. SUPPLIES: Strathmore Mixed Media Paper 9″x12″ DecoArt Media Line Acrylic...
by Bella Crafts | Apr 14, 2015 | Other Crafty Fun Stuff
Do you ever feel like the time between Memorial Day and Labor Day whizzes by in the blink of an eye? I’m right there with you! As a creativity coach I help people make more time and space in their busy lives for creative joy…for the creative experiences that make...
by Martha Lucia Gomez | Apr 9, 2015 | Paper Crafts
Hi everyone, Martha Lucia here sharing a project with a double technique; faux watercolor and die cuts with metal sheets. To show you these I created a card with a few elements. I love spring and butterflies and this is the perfect opportunity to create something...
by Design Team | Apr 7, 2015 | Paper Crafts
Create 100 Handmade Cards quickly and easily with 2 yards of wallpaper, some colored scraps of card stock or paper, stamps, ink pads, 50 pieces of card stock. Some of the verbiage was used on more than one of these 100 handmade cards, but each card’s layout and design...
by Molly Alexander | Apr 2, 2015 | Other Crafty Fun Stuff, Paper Crafts
One of the most popular art crazes right now is called “Zen Doodling”, and is truly one of the most relaxing ways to spend time. The art of zen doodling grew out of the much more structured art form called “Zentangle®”. As I am not the best...
by Carmen Whitehead | Mar 28, 2015 | Other Crafty Fun Stuff
Hi friends! This is Carmen and I’m so happy to be back with you sharing a Spring project that will brighten any room in your home. I love creating shadow boxes because you can really personalize them to the season, room decor or occasion. Materials: 7Gypsies™...
by Irit Shalom | Mar 26, 2015 | Altered Art and Mixed Media
Hello my dear crafty friends! This is Irit here today and this is my March inspiration made for the Bella Crafts Quarterly blog. Today I am going to show you my own way to make chalkboards and to show you that any trend can be taken to your own direction. The...
