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Printing up Bumblebee Linocuts

Printing up Bumblebee Linocuts

Last week, I described the process behind cutting out the linocut blocks for my two colour print of bumble bees.  You can see my it above, a yellow block followed by a black block, printed onto handmade paper with petals embedded into it.  This week, I'm going to describe the different stages of printing it up. You can see here... View more
Easy Decorative Box Project

Easy Decorative Box Project

This blog post shows you how to do this very easy decorative box project - covering a plain wooden or kraft box with decorative paper with surprisingly effective results!  This decorative box would be a very useful item to make for storing jewellery, the knick knacks that every house is filled with, or as a presentation box for a small... View more
5 More Decoupage Tips

5 More Decoupage Tips

Every time you do a new project, you learn something different - so here, I want to share 5 more tips on decoupage (read my other article about my Top 10 Decoupage Tips here).  Upcycling furniture using wrapping paper is a fantastic way of giving an old piece of furniture a new lease of life.  Spoonflower does very high quality... View more