Thank you once again for participating in Art Bundles for Good 5!  I am very grateful to be asked again to be an instructor for this awesome bundle of love!  Thank you so much John Bardos! You are doing a wonderful thing here and I am so glad to be part of it. This is my 3rd round and loving it!!! https://vimeo.com/604846654 You Will Learn! Painting Size Bonus You will learn to paint using the Genuine paints by Daniel Smith, a couple of embroidery stitches including the raised cross stitch and a leaf stitch one using wire and the other using fiber. Fun, a tiny challenging if you have never done any…

CREATING YOUR OWN NEEDLE PUNCH Although this is part of the Poppy Pod course, I decided to share it in the Gifies section.  This is a very quick and easy way to make your own hole puncher with a nice share needle. You can do more than just needles to use for tools when you create your projects.  I think as long as you can toast it without burning…go for it…metal objects are definitely the ideal kind!  Enjoy! https://vimeo.com/578256600 DOWNLOAD Items needed: 3 inch YARN DARNER needle scrap polymer clay or new clay toaster oven dedicated to your crafts Here is the example of the hand made punch and a…

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CREATING YOUR OWN NEEDLE PUNCH https://vimeo.com/578256600 DOWNLOAD Items needed: 3 inch YARN DARNER needle scrap polymer clay or new clay toaster oven dedicated to your crafts Here is the example of the hand made punch and a purchased punch.  The purchased punch is not as sharp.  

DOWNLOAD This video I show you a little bit of color I ended up adding at the end.  I also show you how I attach the painting to the mat board backing.  You will also see some close ups so you can see a little better as to how cool this painting is.  My suggestion is to gather up some images from free images sources.  Actually I have done this for you and here are the links. These are my top 3 inspirational sites I go to when I need a little extra for my creativity.  These are already linked to poppy pods! Pexels.com Pixabay.com Unsplash.com

Wire Work https://vimeo.com/578249121 DOWNLOAD Below are images I hope will help you while doing your wire work.  STEM Step 1. insert the wire up through the back side. Leave about a 2 inch tail and tape it down. Skip one hole and insert the wire down through the hole. Step 2. pull the wire a little snug but not too tight as it can tear the paper. Step 3. insert the wire up through the middle hole. Double check the wire on the back side making sure there are no kinks in the wire.  Thin wire has a strong tendency to twist and bend when you dont want it to. …

As I am going through my videos again, I realized that there are some steps missing that I did not show you. My apologies for that!  I go through these videos so many times before I put the class up and there is always something I miss.  With that said, this is what I didnt show you in the videos… Once the painting is dry, I took all the tape off and glued the card together using Gel Medium.  This is very quick and easy and takes a short time to dry.  If you are using regular watercolor paper, cut it in half.  You should have 6×9 instead of 12×9. …

Before you watch the video, you will need to set up your work space.  Below is the line drawing which you will need to download and print.  FIRST, paint a thin layer of CLEAR GESSO before you tape down the paper.  Here is the link to the watercolor cards.  You do NOT need to use these cards, please use whatever watercolor paper you have on hand.  The main reason for using the clear gesso is It adds extra strength to the paper and you have less risk of tearing the paper while doing all of your beading, stitching and wirework.  If you have super heavy watercolor paper, you dont need…

Painting Size Bonus Chatterbox Finished project is 5×7.  You will be using either regular watercolor paper or a blank watercolor card.  I used an 8×10 , inside 5×7 double mat.  This is a fun tutorial I created for you on how to make your own needle punch.  You can use any type of needle and your scrap polymer clays are perfect for a fun handle! Enjoy! You have the option of joining the Facebook Group I created for you. There is not much here yet as it is still fairly new. I thought this would be a great place to share your creations, ask questions or share your experience from…

https://youtu.be/a9OtviZhPmc Just a small handful of items are needed to create some awesome creative pieces of copper tape! You can find these all on Amazon… copper tape old paint brush scissors glass container with very hot water gloves steel wool – I use fine, but coarse would be great to add scratches! baking soda liver of sulphur – I prefer the liquid, but you can buy the chunky type too!

Most supplies and materials are the same as Changing Wings so I am not including a separate list.  Here are the colors that I used for creating Bria Simone. https://vimeo.com/518174182 DOWNLOAD https://vimeo.com/518159277 DOWNLOAD https://vimeo.com/518945124 DOWNLOAD https://vimeo.com/518898142 DOWNLOAD https://vimeo.com/519982921 DOWNLOAD https://vimeo.com/519534111 DOWNLOAD

Bria Simone came about due to a technical error on my part. She is an additional creation of the Changing Wind series which I hope makes up for not having the last part of CW Right final creation.  Bria Simone was a little bit of a challenge to paint as she is much different than the other 3 paintings.  She is mostly painted and has very little added bits to make her shine. Bria Simone is a Brazilian Sea Goddess with striking hot pink and golden hair. She dances on the sandy beach  of the California coast with her simple grassy dress and lots of beads making their own music…

https://vimeo.com/512775358 DOWNLOAD This video below is just the quick overview of what I did NOT video.   https://vimeo.com/515086980 DOWNLOAD Here are a few pictures I took while creating this project.   One thing that I didnt mention in the video is that I added some tiny plastic rhinestones on the wings.  These are ones I have had for many years and are used for finger nail art.  I did a search on Amazon and was amazed at how many kits there are for nail art with rhinestones.  Here is the link in case you want to explore them.  They are inexpensive and wow…what fun you can have with these.  I may just…

This is the Doll that I messed up on…yes… I somehow managed to not video the final process of creating  this beautiful creation.  But I do have a video below that I walk you through what I had done.  My suggestion is one you finish this video, review the video on the left doll  and left final touches as they are similar. This particular painting I used a technique called Asemic Drawing.  You can learn more about it on Wiki…gotta love Wiki..  Its basically writing words that are not really words because you are scribbling them.  You think they are a word because it looks like it could be one…or…

Here are your PDF’s which you will need to download and print out to create all 3 dolls.  I am also including butterfly wings which you can add to any of your projects to make these pieces your own. I have screen shots here, but these are not to be printed as the quality is not as good as what I put in the PDF’s.  These are just so you can see what is inside each PDF. DOLL LINE DRAWING AND COLOR IMAGES  Butterfly Wings

https://youtu.be/EugcfJST9EM This is the stencil pack I purchased that has the awesome sun rays. They are 12×12 and perfect for large projects… You could always use some spackle and create raised sun rays.  That would be very pretty too!