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  • Free Download: Polymer Clay Color Mix Guide
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    Free Download: Polymer Clay Color Mix Guide

    Download a comprehensive color mix guide for free. Dive into the colorful world of polymer clay jewelry making! Dear crafters and future jewelry artisans, join us today for another thrilling download adventure. We're diving into a world of vibrant colors, playful textures, and the art of creating statement earrings with none other than Rachael from Made by Maeberry. If you've been dreaming of crafting unique, colorful accessories, this freebie is perfect for you!

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  • 5 Essential Crochet Books to Own
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    5 Essential Crochet Books to Own

    Discover the perfect companions for your crochet journey with our curated list of 5 books that promise to elevate your yarn skills and spark creativity. Welcome, welcome, crochet enthusiast! Whether you're already a yarn wizard or just starting your crafting journey, these 5 crochet books are here to transform your skills and ignite your imagination. We’re about to dive into a world of patterns, projects, and techniques that will take your crochet game to new heights. Oh, and did we mention the abundance of irresistibly cute amigurumi awaiting you? Get ready for a yarn-filled adventure like never before!

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  • Botanical Design Tutorial: How to Design Frames with Succulents
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    Botanical Design Tutorial: How to Design Frames with Succulents

    Discover the best ideas to design and compose a painting with succulents of different shapes, colors and shades with Compañía Botánica. Botanical design uses nature as an artistic tool: the succulents and their forms are converted into drawings and pigments, whose great variety and versatility can contribute to our creations. In this tutorial, Ceci from Compañía Botánica (@ciabotanica) gives us some design and composition ideas to take advantage of the succulents in our botanical design projects. You can see the video here:

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  • Ceramic Tutorial: How to make a rock-shaped flower pot from clay
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    Ceramic Tutorial: How to make a rock-shaped flower pot from clay

    Learn this simple technique step by step to turn a ball of clay into a rocky shape, with Xènia Bas Xènia Bas (@xenia_bas) is a ceramic artist and co-founder of Bas, a ceramic workshop in Barcelona. She likes to think that a good flower pot not only houses and provides support to a plant, but also enhances its beauty. One of the simplest and most practical forms you can give to a flower pot with clay is a rock. As well as being easy to mould by hand, it gives a lovely finish and allows many variations, as Xènia will show us in this tutorial:

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  • Pop-ups and beyond: discovering the dimensions of art on paper
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    Pop-ups and beyond: discovering the dimensions of art on paper

    At first glance, paper seems like a simple material, but if we look beyond the surface, its possibilities are almost limitless. Paper is not only a canvas: it is a material, a motor, an inspiration and a dimension. In this fascinating realm of paper art, every fold, cut and assembly tells a different story. It is a place where imagination comes alive, and paper becomes the tool to explore worlds of infinite opportunity. Join me on this journey where we'll explore the various branches of paper art!

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  • Macramé Tutorial: how to dye a textile tapestry
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    Macramé Tutorial: how to dye a textile tapestry

    Discover the basic steps for dyeing natural fiber laces and the procedures for handling dyes with Pluumbago Water, fire, dye and the fibers that will receive the color. Although it does not require much, the dyeing process has its secrets, mainly if the idea is to obtain different tones and textures, as well as mixed, copper or opaque colors and other effects that differentiate your work. In this tutorial, Mexican textile artist Ixchel Yué (@pluumbago), founder of the Pluumbago brand, shares her basic tips on hydration of the strips, temperature and time on fire, as well as the materials needed for an ideal dyeing of cotton fibers. Materials needed Before you begin, please note that you will need to gather: A sketch of the work you will do with the dyed strips, in which you establish the amount of fiber that will receive each colorWater and a bowl to pre-hydrate the stripsA potDyes of the desired shadesA tweezers to handle the fiber and a tongs to handle the fiber and remove it during the part on the fireA cloth to clean the work areaAn apronSalt or dye fixative

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  • Tutorial Cianotipia: prints with leaves and flowers
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    Tutorial Cianotipia: prints with leaves and flowers

    Learn how to create cyanotype prints without using digital or manual photolithographs with Texture Factory Cyanotype is a monochromatic handmade technique of printing negatives; in essence, it requires a support treated with a series of chemical materials and an object to be placed on the support (it can be a photographic negative or anything else that blocks the light). When the sun shines on it, the support darkens, while in those areas covered by the object this process does not occur, thus leaving a mark with the shape of the object on the support. This is a simple technique that does not require, as we have seen, too many elements. Properly applied, it will allow us to create original prints on pieces of paper, cardboard, fabric... In the following video tutorial, Gabriela Rodríguez, from the DIY design workshop Fábrica de Texturas (@fabricadetexturas), shows us how to get started in cyanotype using some simple elements such as leaves and flowers. Discover it below:

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  • DIY Tutorial: How to customize espadrilles with colored ribbons
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    DIY Tutorial: How to customize espadrilles with colored ribbons

    Transform your espadrilles in a simple way and get a unique shoe Summer is the season of color in fashion, a time that invites us to experiment and create unique garments that are not only trendy, but also a reflection of who we are. Isabel Río (@antonia_s) has worked for big brands such as Alexander Wang, Calvin Klein Collection or Carolina Herrera and it is from that commitment to quality and authenticity that ANTONIA´S was born, her brand of handmade espadrilles deluxe. In the following tutorial, Isabel teaches you how to personalize your espadrilles to give them a second life and explore your skills in the world of design. Don't miss her explanations and learn how to customize!

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  • Low Temperature Enamel Technique: Jewelry Tutorial with Sabrina Formica
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    Low Temperature Enamel Technique: Jewelry Tutorial with Sabrina Formica

    Welcome to a captivating tutorial brought to you by Sabrina Formica, an incredible jewelry designer originally from Italy. In this illuminating session, Sabrina will guide you through the intricate art of the low temperature enamel technique. Thanks to her comprehensive instructions, you will learn how to create stunning pieces of enameled jewelry.

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  • The therapeutic art of origami: benefits for mental health
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    The therapeutic art of origami: benefits for mental health

    Origami is an ancient technique that consists of creating figures by folding paper. This Japanese art has captivated generations with its beauty through simplicity. But it is about much more than a creative hobby. In addition to producing amazing three-dimensional creations from a single sheet of paper, origami also offers significant mental health benefits, such as helping you relax in stressful situations. Discover the calming and therapeutic benefits of origami in this interesting article.

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  • Scoubidou tutorial: how to make a coaster
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    Scoubidou tutorial: how to make a coaster

    Discover how to make an original coaster with the scoubidou technique and decorate your home in a unique way. Belén and Lester, the creative minds behind the contemporary design brand Casa Atlántica, are masters in the fusion of tradition and modernity. Inspired by traditional craftsmanship, they create collections of unique, authentic, handmade products. In this tutorial, Lester teaches you how to create a vibrant and original coaster using the artisanal technique of scoubidou. Scoubidou is a braiding method that was born in France in the 1950s and became popular as a creative and relaxing activity. In this step-by-step guide, Lester shares with you how you can use this technique to create a PVC wire coaster, a modern and contemporary take on the classic craft.

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  • Tutorial: How to make clothes for fabric dolls the easy way
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    Tutorial: How to make clothes for fabric dolls the easy way

    Design and sew clothes for your dolls with this tutorial by Elena Sánchez, creator of the LeleLerele brand Do you have a cloth doll that desperately needs a new set of clothes? Elena Sánchez (@lelelerele), the creator of the LeleLerele doll and stuffed animal brand, has been making dolls for more than 11 years. In this tutorial, Elena shares her knowledge on how to sew clothes for dolls in a simple way. With these simple steps, you will learn how to make a garment for dolls, whether it is a complete set or just an individual piece. Elena assures that, no matter how many years go by, a good stuffed animal to hug and play with will never go out of style. Are you up to designing part of yours?

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