DIY & Craft Contents Archive

Commissioned a hand sketch of my friend's dog.She loves it.

Handknitted over knee socks with cables

Col. "Man-Size in Marble"

The way we were. Wet charcoal and pastel art by me. 297mm by 420mm.

Someone posted a dog they were commissioned, so here’s a cat I was commissioned. Though it’s not the kind of cat you’d expect

I got my hands on a bunch of bottles that look like they would make perfect potion vials. Is there a fluid that has the same glow in the dark property as those plastic stars you would stick on the ceiling? It does not need to be drinkable. Once made, I will be sealing with glue.

I plan to make a variety of colours with different looks and consistencies. Any other thoughts of what could make good potion effects would be very much appreciated!

My new flowers of ribbons. 😊

What would you do with this? This is above the sofa in a rental. It is firmly attached to the wall, so I can’t take it down. How would you brighten it up without damaging it? It feels like metal.

A couple of shadow boxes that I designed.

I love the city of Auray in France so I made these coaster for the apéro !

Making Bookmarks

Knitted sweater with baby alpaca wool

This collage is based on brightness vs darkness

So I made a few pendants with resin. I wasn’t sure what I’m going to do with them just yet but I was thinking since these ones didn’t all set correctly I could use my small stones to put in the dips. Just for the example I used carnelian stones but I have others. Thoughts?

Book “Treatment” Advice?

Hey there. I’m looking for the best way to “treat” books so that they open to a specific page as part of an exhibit. We’ve tried strapping them in the past, but it’s a high touch experience. I’m leaning towards laminating the pages together. Tried it with a heat gun and standard office lamination sheets. It’s a messy prototype but promising! The size is obviously too weird to put through a laminator. I was thinking of low heat flat iron to seal the edges, then heat gun to stick on the pages. Would appreciate any expert advice before proceeding. Maybe there are materials I haven’t thought of? Photo attached!

Photo collage on Masonite board, about 24″ x 36.” Photos from published magazines.