Artsy Blogging Round-up #3
March 15, 2008 by Heather Goldsmith
Filed under Home & Living
Here are another lot of excellent artsy links for you this week:
Noreen Crone-Findlay designed a charming little Comfie Bear and has uploaded the pattern to Hankering for Yarn.
Layers Upon Layers shows how to go about Making a geometric collage.
Look at Eileen’s New Toy!. Handy for journal keepers, this one.
Mary Emma Allen has Quilting with a St. Patrick’s Day Influence for you.
Tangled Thread show you how to go about using bleach pens to print on fabric, part two.
New member The Creative Bride gives us a tutorial on how to make an embroidered flower brooch.
I’ve added some Visual Delights from Elizabeth Badurina’s website.
Heather
I was wondering if you could help me find some information. I have a lot of book binding supplies and want to make journals out of them but I don’t know where I can find boards for the covers of my journals. The boards I have found come in large 3ft by 3ft sheets. Is there a way I can find something easier to handle. I thought with your artsy connections to other blogs you may be able to refer me to someone. Thanks.
If you’re going to wrap your cover, chipboard is a good lightweight hard cover and can be cut with a sharp craft knife.
You can buy 4-ply museum board in an art supply store which is archival and you can also cut using a craft knife.
If you want a really hard cover, buy (thinner) masonite board at a lumber supply store and ask them to cut it for you. They may charge a small fee and you’ll have to buy to whole sheet. But that should be OK ’cause you said you have “a lot” of book binding supplies. LOL.
Hi Laura,
I think you’ve already had some excellent replies to your question from Eileen. I have used cardboard out of packaging, too. Sometimes these are just the right size or only need a little trimming. I suggest just taking a different look around what you already have. Those sheets of board do sound rather big. A good art supply store will have all kinds of things, so if you visit one I’m sure you’ll find what you need.
Hi Eileen,
Thanks for those great ideas in answer to Laura’s question. I appreciate your input. Thanks again.
Thanks
Hi Laura,
No worries, at all. I m glad you found some answers.