Posts tagged art

• 16 Apr

  Blog: ThreadBanger

  Weekly DIY Roundup: Paper Quilling!

     I came across this Craft: blog post about Nava Lubelsky's quilled paper artwork yesterday, which inspired me to look further into quilling!  Above is Nava's work made from her 1998 tax file, and below is a detail shot of her piece made from cut and shredded rejection letters:So, if you

• 14 Apr

  Episode: Decor It Yourself

  Kirigami Flowers, Decor it Yourself

  Meg shows us how-to make spring time inspired kirigami flower art. -Add rose buds to branches as seen in this simply lovely blog post on Dozi Design: http://dozidesign.blogspot.com/2008/05/paper-flower-tutorial.html-Hailing from D.C. I love these origami cherry blossoms found on The Flirty Guide: ht

• 07 Apr

  Blog: Decor It Yourself

  String Art Patterns

   In today's episode of Decor It Yourself, 1970's String Art, I showed you a few different designs of retro wall art. You can download patterns of several of these designs for *FREE* from String Art Fun.    Here is the pattern for the diamond-shaped piece string art. You can

• 22 Jan

  Blog: ThreadBanger

  Weekly DIY Roundup: Artful Embroidery!

  I've been working on these connect-the-dots stitch sets lately, which has gotten me really into embroidery - it's so simple but with such great potential for creativity and awesomeness!  There is so much amazing, artful embroidery inspiration online, and I've found several places where you could e

• 08 Jan

  Blog: ThreadBanger

  Weekly DIY Roundup: Downloadable 2010 Calendars!

  It's a tiny bit late, but I usually don't start thinking about calendars until the year starts, so this roundup is for those of you like me!  Cottage Industrialist designed this fantastic printable seasonal-food-themed calendar (above and below):Erika from Gleaux designed this gorgeous calendar, w

• 16 Sep

  Episode: Decor It Yourself

  Metal Wall Art, Decor it Yourself

  This week, Meg shows us how-to make mid-century mod inspired wall art out of old aluminum cans.

• 29 Jul

  Blog: ThreadBanger

  Art by an Uncommon Thread: The Center for Book Arts Exhibition

  Through September 12th, 2009, the Center for Book Arts in New York City's Flatiron district, will featured an exhibition that incorporates, what else? T-H-R-E-A-D.  Thread. The 30-plus piece exhibit includes prints, sculptures and performance art all connected by a theme commonly used on this netw

• 28 Jul

  Blog: ThreadBanger

  Inspiration: Museums

   As a lover of history, I recently pondered a connection between museums and crafts and decor; because such a thing would not only be a great resource for history, but would also serve as inspiration for new work and crafts. Thanks to Google, I found these:First, I came across the website for the M