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The CREATE Retreat

August 30th, 2010 at 11:27am Under Craft Festivals

I stopped over at the CREATE with Cloth Paper Scissors Mixed Media Retreat on the 27th, and it was amazing! The first annual mixed-media weekend, hosted by Cloth Paper Scissors, featured arts and crafts workshops by renowned artists and crafters. People came from across the country (and even overseas!) to attend the retreat and learn [...]

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Book Review and Giveaway: Fabric Art Collage

August 25th, 2009 at 03:31am Under Book Reviews

A well-respected artist and crafter, Rebekah Meier presents an innovate book with 40 mixed media projects. Learn to use fabric in a brand new way and really unleash your creativity. A section on tools is very helpful and if you are an avid crafter, you likely own many of the tools already. We are giving [...]

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Guest Post: Beccy Ridsdel’s Ceramics

August 18th, 2009 at 10:56am Under Sites We Love

I’ve always been a creative sort of person. My mum and gran taught me to sew, knit and crochet when I was very tiny – I was always making a new outfit for Barbie. My mum is a ceramicist, and when she started teaching at College, I became interested in that too. I began to [...]

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Guest Blogger: Dale Anne Potter

February 27th, 2009 at 11:53am Under Guest Post

Today’s special treat comes all the way from Saskatchewan. I found mixed-media artist, Dale Anne Potter, via Twitter (are you following us yet?!) and she agreed to lend some insight and inspiration to the idea of recycling thrift store finds like old materials and making them into something crafty, new, and beautiful. Find more about [...]

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