Making To Make Happy
Three Easy Sketchbook Filler Doodles using Markers
Get your creative juices flowing and tackle the blank page with these easy sketchbook filler doodles...
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Selling at my first Craft Fair | One awkward introvert’s experience
Have you ever wanted to have a go at selling your arty-crafty goodness at craft fairs? I have, but it’s taken me a lot of years to do it...
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Scratchy Drawing! How to make a Drypoint Print at home | Printmaking without a Press
Drypoint is a printmaking method which is rooted in drawing, but uses a sharp point instead of a pencil. Here's how to do it at home!
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5 Printmaking Techniques To Try at Home | Printmaking without a Press
Do you have an interest in having a go at printmaking at home, but are perhaps trying to figure out which technique to try?...
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How to make a Trace Monotype Print at Home | Beginners Printmaking
Printmaking doesn’t have to be a long process or an overwhelming one - you can simply have a quick doodle and see what happens!
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Cereal Box Collagraph | Printing Easy Collagraph Baubles | Festive Printmaking at Home
Feeling festive? The holidays are a lovely time to slow down and enjoy some easy-breezy home printmaking...
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While Away Winter | 5 Skillshare Classes to Enjoy Hibernating With
Winter has a quietness all of its own, and it is a great time to hunker down with some creative classes...
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How to use Worbla (Heat Activated Plastic) - Beginner’s Guide
Worbla is a very clever material which can be used for all sorts of projects. It is a heat-activated plastic which can be moulded...
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Own Your Adventure | Share Your Work For YOU
So, why are we scared to hold up our art to the world? We all have our reasons, and many of them stem back to avoiding feeling judged...
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Printmaking - A Doorway into Art & Play
Printmaking is playmaking - and the best place to start playing is in the comfort of your own surroundings...
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Sketchbook Scares, Be Gone!
Do you have Sketchbook Fear? It’s ok if you do, as it’s more common than you think, but it doesn’t have to be a forever-fear.
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What are Monotypes? | Beginner’s Printmaking
When you create a monotype, you are creating something which cannot be replicated in exactly the same way again...
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Beginner’s Printmaking Glossary | Demystifying Printmaking
Printmaking is a wonderful way to explore art but sometimes its language can be intimidating...
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How to Print a Collagraph plate | Printmaking at Home
So you’ve made your collagraph plate. Hurrah! Now you get to print from it. Here’s how to get started…
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How to make a Collagraph plate | Printmaking at Home
Printmaking is one of the most exciting and forgiving of mediums to create art with and one of my favourite methods is Collagraph...
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- 7 min
How I made my first Enamel Pin | Behind the Scenes
If you are even a little like me - wanting to make a pin but not knowing how to begin - this blog is a rundown of how I made mine. I don't h
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Which Sticker Paper to use? | Behind the Scenes at GTP
Starting to make your own stickers is fun but which paper is best for what you need? Here I’ll share with you the ones I have tried so far..
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Finding the building blocks of dreams
You don’t always need to know where you are going and how you will get there. Simply grab the building blocks and start stacking...
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Why I May Never Find My (Art) Style
There is no end point. At least, I really hope there isn’t.
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Creativity Prompts to kick-start your flow
If you are feeling in a bit of a rut, not knowing what to draw, sing, write or make, here's a few things you can try...
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