PE: Artisan Crafts Week Circus ContestArtisan Crafts Week ContestEDIT: The winners have been announced here.We love crafts! We love crafting, we love watching crafts, we love talking about crafts! If you're like us you're always looking for an excuse to craft something, so we're going to give you one: join the circus! The circus contest, of course RulesYou must make an object using any artisan craft you desire, photograph it and upload it to the appropriate Artisan Crafts gallery. Also you need to submit it to the Artisan Crafts Contest folder. You need to be a member of #projecteducate to submit.The work must be your own, using tutorials or resources is allowed but you must credit them. No copying anyone else's original work.You must get your inspiration from the theme "circus"and it must be clearly present in your work. How y
PE - Artisan Crafts ABC III A - DArtisan Crafts ABC: A - D | E - H | I - M | N - R | S - V | W - ZArtisan Crafts ABC II: A - D | E - H | I - M | N - R | S - V | W - ZArtisan Crafts ABC III: A - D | E - H | I - M | N - R | S - V | W - Z The quest to make the ultimate artisan crafts encyclopedia continues this yea
PE - Artisan Crafts ABC III E - HArtisan Crafts ABC: A - D | E - H | I - M | N - R | S - V | W - ZArtisan Crafts ABC II: A - D | E - H | I - M | N - R | S - V | W - ZArtisan Crafts ABC III: A - D | E - H | I - M | N - R | S - V | W - Z The quest to make the ultimate artisan crafts encyclopedia continues this year
PE - Artisan Crafts ABC III I - MThe quest to make the ultimate artisan crafts encyclopedia continues this year with the contribution of the community! If you want to add something to the rest of the articles please let us know, we're still trying to fit some letters! Specially those pesky Q, X, Y, W and Zs. Every submission will be credited you can suggest your own thumbs as example too!Artisan Crafts ABC: A - D | E - H | I - M | N - R | S - V | W - ZArtisan Crafts ABC II: A - D | E - H | I - M | N - R | S - V | W - ZArtisan Crafts ABC III: <b>
PE: Guidelines to Starting your Own Craft BusinessGuidelines to Starting your Own Crafting BusinessSo you make cute crafts, and probably someone offered you money for them. Maybe you need the money, and if you're like me, you need it to buy more crafting supplies. Whatever the reason, starting your own crafty business is a decisions that you should take seriously... it's not as easy as opening an Etsy account and setting some random prices for your work. There is a lot of things to consider to keep the business going, your money safe, your name clean, and your costumers happy.By no means this is an absolute guide, merely a few guidelines of things I've found important or questions I get asked often by people interested in opening their own business. Most of this tips are intended for online selling, but they should apply for other ways of selling too. I will probably do more detailed guides in the future, as I learn more myself.To begin with, don't forget to research as much as you can! If you're rea
PE - Artisan Crafts ABC III N - RThe quest to make the ultimate artisan crafts encyclopedia continues this year with the contribution of the community! If you want to add something to the rest of the articles please let us know, we're still trying to fit some letters! Specially those pesky Q, X, Y, and Zs. Every submission will be credited you can suggest your own thumbs as example too!Artisan Crafts ABC: A - D | E - H | I - M | N - R | S - V | W - ZArtisan Crafts ABC II: A - D | E - H | I - M | N - R | S - V | W - ZArtisan Crafts ABC III: <b>
PE - Artisan Crafts ABC III S - VI hope you are all having as much fun as I am, and enjoying it as much as I do!Artisan Crafts ABC: A - D | E - H | I - M | N - R | S - V | W - ZArtisan Crafts ABC II: A - D | E - H | I - M | N - R | S - V | W - ZArtisan Crafts ABC III: A - D | E - H | I - M | N - R |
PE - Artisan Crafts ABC III W - ZAnd it is a wrap! We made it and filled all the letters with wonderful crafts, you all did a great job and once again proved that the artisan crafts community is wonderful I hope that this ABC's will help you learn more about crafts, and maybe find a craft you didn't know existed but want to try!Artisan Crafts ABC: A - D | E - H | I - M | N - R | S - V | W - ZArtisan Crafts ABC II: A - D | E - H | I - M | N - R | S - V | W - ZArtisan Crafts ABC III: A - D |
PE: Artisan Crafts Week ConclusionAnd so we close this wonderful artisan crafts week. Thank you so much for reading our articles, commenting, and being a part of this whole week. We are specially grateful to all the kind people that helped us put together another amazing ABC, our third one! It was a wonderful community effort, and once again proved that the artisan crafts community is simply amazing it was fantastic to learn from your experience too!Don't forget that the Circus Contest will run until March 11th, we would love to see many entries! Please let us know what would you like to see next, ^maytel and I are always eager to know what can be done to improve the gallery and its community Also, please send us many DD suggestions!FEB11FEB17Artisan Crafts Week11thFIRST DAYAM -
Artisan Crafts week PE schedule (Feb 11-17)This week is all about Artisan Crafts, ^Talty and I will be presenting journals twice a day. Here is this week's schedule, enjoy FEB11FEB17Artisan Crafts Week11thFIRST DAYAM - SchedulePM - Circus Contest12thSECOND DAYAM - Culinary Arts by ^maytelPM - Artisan Crafts ABC's Part 1 (A-D) by ^Talty13thTHIRD DAYAM - Uncommon Crafts by ^maytelPM - Artisan Crafts ABC's Part 2 (E-H) by ^Talty14thFOURTH DAYAM - Valentine's Day Feature by ^maytelPM - Artisan Crafts ABC's Part 3
Culinary ArtsCulinary ArtsCulinary is the art of preparing and/or cooking foods to be as pleasing for the palate as it is for the eye.Not many types of art can claim to be as nourishing for your soul as they are for your body. Culinary arts is appreciated by everyone in the world because it is highly linked with our survival. Also, if you think about it, it is one of the most accessible forms of art around. You probably even subconsciously practised Culinary Arts several times without knowing it.Example: someone told you to assemble a plate of cheeses, meats and breads? I'm sure you didn't just throw everything on a plate, somewhere in the back of your mind you styled it to your liking.Style and photograph your pieceTo be able to share your culinary art creations with the rest of the world, you need to be able to photograph it. The way you present your piece is important.
Uncommon CraftsUncommon Artisan CraftsOnce in a while, I stumble upon a craft so original that it doesn't fit into the usual Artisan Crafts sub-categories. It most often is found under "Other". Of course, this does not mean that it doesn't deserve as much love as a yummy fondant cake or an intricate piece of jewellery It just means that most times this piece is outside of the usual spotlight.This article is an homage to some of these crafts that are usually unseen and unrecognised I hope you will find something here that you never knew existed and that it will stir up some creative feelings within you.DidgeridoosA didgeridoo (or didgeridu) is an Aboriginal Australian wind instrument traditionally made from an hollow branch. Here's what it sounds like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?vC9w4KWEgJEMonoclesInstant-fancy! Light fixturesI wish I had these in
Valentine's Day FeatureValentine's DayToday is Valentine's Day! It's a day that reminds lovers everywhere to keep on loving!!In honour of this day, I bring you a special Artisan Crafts Valentine's Day feature! Don't forget to check out our Circus Contest and Artisan Crafts Monthly challenge. Both offer great prizes!!
PE - Artisan Crafts ABC - W-ZAs part of the #projecteducate Artisan Crafts Week, we are posting an Artisan Crafts ABC. This week long feature will introduce some popular and some unknown techniques from the artisan crafts world.This list will by no means be complete, we are just highlighting a few techniques for each letterW stands for Wedding CakesEvery great wedding needs a great wedding cakes. Wedding cakes can be made in all kinds of flavours and designs, there's almost no limit when it comes to creating a wonderful cake. W stands for WoodworkingWoodworking is obviously the art of working with wood. There are many different methods to work with wood, from carving and shaping over instarsia and marquetry to furniture making and pyrography. W stands for Wire WrappingWire wrapping is the technique of using simple
PE - Music InstrumentsAs part of the #projecteducate Artisan Craft week, I am posting themed art features from various Artisan Crafts galleries every day.Today I would like you to take a look at our Woodworking gallery as well as the accompanying interviews posted. To take a more in-depth look at this gallery, today's theme is musical instruments.Yes, we have deviants who hand make wooden musical instruments! There's a large variety of instruments that can be created from wood, here are fifteen for you to enjoy: Remember to this article and and comment on any deviations you enjoy, it means a lot to the artists.Cheers,`MyntKat
PE - CabinetryAs part of the #projecteducate Artisan Craft week, I am posting themed art features from various Artisan Crafts galleries every day.Today I would like you to take a look at our Woodworking gallery as well as the accompanying interviews posted. To take a more in-depth look at this gallery, today's theme is cabinetry.Cabinetry is the art of creating custom cabinets, shelves and storage items out of wood. Some artists create really ornate cabinets, others keep them simple and functional. Here are fifteen gorgeous examples of custom cabinetry for you to enjoy: Remember to this article and and comment on any deviations you enjoy, it means a lot to the artists.Che
PE - Introducing WoodworkingAs part of the #projecteducate Artisan Crafts Week, we would like to introduce the galleries within the Artisan Crafts main gallery. This week will be full of information, interviews and features related to all the different media and techniques that are at home in the Artisan Crafts galleries.Today we are looking at the Woodworking gallery. In the gallery description Woodworking is described as "Artisan crafts created using wood as a medium and can include carvings, turnings, constructs (such as furniture, decks, wood patios, wood-frame buildings and other shelters, etc.), pyrography, marquetry/intarsia etc."I would like to highlight a few recently uploaded pieces. I hope you enjoyed this introduction and are looking forward to the other features, interviews and spe
PE - TitaniumAs part of the #projecteducate Artisan Craft week, I am posting themed art features from various Artisan Crafts galleries every day.Today I would like you to take a look at our Jewelry gallery as well as the accompanying interviews posted. To take a more in-depth look at this gallery, today's theme is titanium.Titanium is a very strong metal with a silvery appearance. It can be alloyed with other metals to create gorgeous jewelry items. Here are fifteen for you to enjoy: Remember to this article and and comment on any deviations you enjoy, it means a lot to the artists.Cheers,`MyntKat
PE - Bead WeavingAs part of the #projecteducate Artisan Craft week, I would like to point you to a deviant who tirelessly posts news articles on a variety of bead weaving techniques.There is a lot to be learnd here and an abundance of amazing artwork to be seen, so be sure to check out these awesome features:Loom workSquare stitchLadder stitchBrick stitchPeyote stitchTubular Peyote stitchHerringbone stitchRight angle weaveNetting
PE - Dinosaur BoneAs part of the #projecteducate Artisan Craft week, I am posting themed art features from various Artisan Crafts galleries every day.Today I would like you to take a look at our Jewelry gallery as well as the accompanying interviews posted. To take a more in-depth look at this gallery, today's theme is dinosaur bone.From wikipedia:Gembone is mineralized bone, often dinosaur bone, which has had the individual cells fossilized with precious minerals. It is one of three gemstones created from organisms (the others being Pearl and Ammolite). Many minerals can be found in Gembone including hematite, iron, pyrite, jasper, marcasite, agate, quartz or other crystalSome artists use beautiful specimen of this amazing gem to create gorgeous jewelry. Here are fifteen amazing examples for you to enjoy: :thumb88988
PE - Introducing JewelryAs part of the #projecteducate Artisan Crafts Week, we would like to introduce the galleries within the Artisan Crafts main gallery. This week will be full of information, interviews and features related to all the different media and techniques that are at home in the Artisan Crafts galleries.Today we are looking at the Jewelry gallery. In the gallery description Jewelry is described as "All types of jewelry regardless of medium, and includes rings, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, charms, keychains, hair accessories (such as barrettes, haircombs, tiaras, crowns, etc.), body piercings jewelry, etc."Here on dA we have nine sub-categories for the Jewelry galleries. While these sub-galleries are pretty much self-descriptive, I would like to show examples from each of these galleries to highlight a few recently uploaded pieces.Beads & CharmsHandmade items intended for jewelry making, like
PE - Artisan Crafts ABC - S-VAs part of the #projecteducate Artisan Crafts Week, we are posting an Artisan Crafts ABC. This week long feature will introduce some popular and some unknown techniques from the artisan crafts world.This list will by no means be complete, we are just highlighting a few techniques for each letterS stands for Stained GlassStained glass is a method of using colored glass (opaque or transparent colors) to create a glass panel. The colored glass is cut into pieces following a pattern, they are then pasted together either by the lead came method (traditional) or the tiffany foil method (modern). :thumb193136641:S stands for ScrimshawScrimshaw is the name for artwork created from the by-products of whaling and harvesting other mammals that live in the ocean. It is most commonly made out of the bones and teeth of sperm whales, the baleen of other whales, and the tusks of walruses.Scrimshaw is
PE - Chain MailAs part of the #projecteducate Artisan Craft week, I am posting themed art features from various Artisan Crafts galleries every day.Today I would like you to take a look at our Metal Work gallery introduction as well as the accompanying interviews posted. To take a more in-depth look at this gallery, today's theme is chain mail.Chain mail is a technique of linking metal rings together to form a mesh. Chain mail can be used to create jewelry, armour items, clothing items, sculptures and much more.Here are fifteen awesome chain mail works for you to enjoy: Remember to this article and and comment on any deviations you enjoy, it means a lot to the artists.C
Project Educate Artisan Crafts Week RecapSo, the Artisan Crafts week of #projecteducate is officially over and there were many articles for you to sift through. I hope you enjoyed this exciting week as much as I did though you're probably looking forward to me stopping all the news article spammage Here is an overview of all the articles that were posted as part of the Artisan Crafts #projecteducate week, so if you missed anything, here's your chance to catch up!SundayIntroducing Artisan CraftsShowcasing your Artisan CraftsBefore and After ContestMondayIntroducing Ceramics, Pottery & ClayInterview with fairchildartMiniature Foods
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