Craft Test Dummies

Planet June is Crafty!

Posted on 29. Aug, 2008 by Jenny.

And I mean that as the highest compliment… she took a normal, cheap-o electric toothbrush, and turned it into a detail sander for polymer clay. (Although it would be handy for any small, detailing job.) She went from this:

to this:
to this:
How clever is that?? I need to get over to the dollar store [...]

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Fun with Fabric Paper (Quick How-To)

Posted on 26. Aug, 2008 by Jenny.

I had my friend and artist Wendy Fedan over last Wednesday for some down-and-dirty art, making fabric paper. For those who don’t know, fabric paper is basically a collage based on fabric, and then layered with white glue and other paper, fabric, yarns, etc. Wendy and I sat in the sun and spent [...]

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Product Review: Dremel “Stylus” for Crafting

Posted on 13. Aug, 2008 by Jenny.

I got a new favorite tool in my studio – it’s the Dremel Stylus rotary tool.  I had a traditional Dremel, and used it when I had to. I found that it’s thick barrel made it difficult for me to hold and drill with accurately. The folks at Dremel seemed to have read my mind [...]

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