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Top 10 Duct Tape Mixed Media Projects for Mother’s Day

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We enlisted the help of Tape Crafters to show you 10 awesome projects (including video demonstrations!) you can make for unique Mother’s Day gifts.

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Altered Die Cut: A Thanksgiving Art Tutorial

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Are you looking for a way to get a little more creative this Thanksgiving? Try this Altered Die Cut project from Lisa Pace’s Delight in the Seasons to create beautiful Thanksgiving art.

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Such A Wonderfully Small, Small World

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Being a part of the mixed media community means you find yourself right at home no matter how far away from home you actually are.

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Book Notes: Solder Technique Studio and Giveaway Winners!

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We’ve got the randomly selected winners of the Solder Technique Studio giveaway, and Ricë’s Book Notes video as well!

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Jewelry Artist Keith Lo Bue on “Reflections”

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Keith Lo Bue recently finished a deeply heartfelt commission for a friend, and in this new podcast, he talks about that piece, “Reflections,” about why you should use The Good Stuff in your work, and about his upcoming online workshop using steel wire in which he swears he makes a video appearance in butterfly wings.

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Solder Technique Studio Tutorial and Giveaway!

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Giuseppina “Josie” Cirincione shares a basic soldering technique and details about how to win a copy of her book “Solder Technique Studio” or an original piece of her art!

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Make Tissue, Fringed and Cone Paper Flowers!

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Flowers are one of those embellishments that stands the test of time. Here author Ronda Palazzari shares some of her favorite flower tutorials—perfect for adding the finishing touches to any of your pieces.

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Book Notes: Objects of Reflection

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Ricë reviews Annie Lockhart’s Objects of Reflection and calls her a brilliant woman. Strong words since Ricë doesn’t do assemblage in her chosen art form.

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All Dolled Up

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Wire wrapping and soldering are the techniques you’ll use to create an amazing doll all decked out in fantasy materials—collage items that are beautiful and meaningful. Through detailed step-by-step photos excerpted from her book Pretty Little Things, Sally Jean Alexander will take you from wire cutting and shaping to soldering to embellishing. And like your dreams, the
possibilities are endless!

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What Do You Collect? And Why?

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Are you a collector? Or do you just have a lot of stuff? Do you sometimes fear that you might be a–gasp!–hoarder?

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