Quartz is arguably the most popular kitchen (and bath) countertop surfacing option today, but the industry has other options you should consider. This was confirmed in the National Kitchen and Bath Association's annual trends survey. The association says quartz is in and granite has been on its way out for a while. Forbes estimates that the granite craze during the housing boom cost the country more than the first Gulf War—$12 billion.
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Noe Arata of Dobleufa is a crafter, baker and quilter. She shared an easy paper gem tutorial for some nifty wall art. But her idea could be used to make some cool paper jewelry. Just make them sma
Mixing intricate Japanese basket weaving techniques and naval knots, Betsy highlights the beauty of rocks and their natural symmetry by wrapping them with cane strips.
STEM becomes STEAM as we integrate science with art in these awesome science art projects for kids! Get ready to get your mind blown!
Paper pulp creations by Debbie Wijskamp
Fun and Easy Stone Age Craft perfect for KS2 students. Explore the Stone Age Curriculum and have a go at this paper stone age axe
Printing techniques up until the Victorian age were mainly based around the use of individual font families arranged in a case & pressed straight to the page. Lithography introduced the proces…
Students love creating cave art paintings! Lots of art materials are used for this layered project. I like to have my students create these projects at the beginning of the year to build their conf…
As PE teachers, one of our main goals is to keep kids as active as possible throughout class. Kids want to be challenged and love a good competition. These past few weeks, the Hula Hoop Showdown activity has been so … Read More
This DIY paper mache bowl retails for $300, but we're going to make it for just $10!
There is so much beauty in the dark and weird, the offbeat and the moody. This opinion may be a result of years of watching Tim Burton movies, I can’t say for sure, but that sort of beauty is the inspiration for this color palette collection.
Learn the ancient craft of Pigment Making. I will show you how to collect and process natural pigments, make paints and sustainable art.
I’ve always been drawn to teal, aqua, turquoise. Any shade of blue-green feels calming and inviting, but also energizing to me! There’s something special about the mix of blue and green together. Teal reminds me of the water, oceans and lakes, and the sky. There are so many wonderful variations in n
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Serene, peaceful, balanced, simple words that describe the zen garden. Check out top 33 Calm and Peaceful Zen Garden Designs to Embrace
For background information, see: bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2010/11/marbled-paper-designs.html
I’ve been staring at this photo of pastel papers for weeks now, and I finally decided it was time to make a color palette with it! Let me tell you, though, it took some serious effort (read: about 10 minutes ) to find the actual source. The image I originally pinned sourced a Tumblr feed…that sourc
Believe it or not, but these gorgeous geometric sculptures were created out of ordinary sheets of paper by artist Matt Shlian. Based on the principles of origami, the 'paper engineer' uses complex folding techniques to create waves of intricately proportioned protuberances, arising from a flat, wall-mounted surface in a visually arresting array of patterns and colors.
Making DIY fabric bowls is far more unique than typical paper mache crafts (and really fun too). Creating soft looking for very sturdy bowls.
Drypoint Art Nature Etchings | Drypoint Art Etching Is a Unique Process in Printmaking | Here is a video on my drypoint etching process
Back in the good old summertime this is what a stone pathway looked like Lovely but to me not looking like a pathway. So For three days last week I unpicked all that work! The tools of an unpicker include a beautiful thread cutter (A gift from the Mahone Bay Quilt Group) and duct tape the inventors of which would never have imagined their tape would be part of a stitchers tool box. With all that unpicking threads were sticking to everything. Then I remembered a tip from years back. Snip the stitches on the wrong side Lay some tape over the stitches on the right side. Pull back the tape and voila the threads can't escape that sticky surface! That unpicking took me three days. I did take breaks like the day we walked the Rusty Pups up the mountain in deep virgin snow. Since then I have spent days trimming and stitching stones into what I think looks more like pathways. I am content. As you can see I now have a mountain of trimmings for which I will find another project. May your days be filled with stitching things together and not so much taking them apart!
Fascinating facts and photos featuring the most common beach stones found along Lake Michigan shorelines, as well as several unusual kinds; includes various types of basalt, septarian, limestone, granite, gabbro, diorite, gneiss, schist, sandstone, siltstone, mudstone, geodes, chalcedony and agate.
