Art For The Home Using Recycled Picture Frames

I found these 4 solid pine picture frames at a local charity shop. Whilst I think the pictures they held were quite sweet, they were exceptionally poor quality, yellowed and dirty…as were the frames. The first thing I did was to think about the composition for each picture. I had 4 images in mind and the card stock to make the frames. I wanted to give each picture a frame finish... Read More

Homemade Winter Treat Idea – Brandied Cherries Yum!

I love this Winter treat for  grownups.  Brandied cherries, simple yet divine and guaranteed to whet the appetite of any guests you may have pop in. This recipe should really/ideally be made about 2 months before you want to eat them, to give the cherries time to absorb all that lovely brandy, but I’ve not long discovered them…give them a week and I’m sure they’ll... Read More

Cheap acrylic paints, not that environmentally friendly but better than oil paints?

What the…!?! This was my first reaction when I read this statement or something similar. If you were to do a poll and ask 100 people which type of paint was the most environmentally friendly, acrylic or oil paints? I would have thought most people would have said oil, as there are many forms of natural oil and acrylic after all is a form of plastic. Having started to conduct... Read More

What Is Foil Imaging Art?

Meet artist Kimberlee Rocca, Kimberlee is a pioneer in the newly discovered art technique of foil imaging.  She was one of the first artists to study foil imaging and a significant contributor to the development of this cutting edge art form. The first book ever written about the process ‘Foil Imaging – A New Art Form’ contains artistic contributions and technique discoveries... Read More

Art & Craft Deals – 23/11/2011

The Works have some fantastically cheap art and craft essentials. Including self healing cuttings mats from as little as £2.99. Now my bugbear with self healing cutting mats is that most of them seem to be vinyl PVC. If you have not read my article about fantastic plastics, basically PVC cannot be easily recycled, it’s made up of a lot of chemicals that cost a fortune for a... Read More