These free Printable Boxes would make ideal small gift boxes to hang from the Christmas tree. I particularly liked the second one down the page. It would be ideal to hold a few sweets or cookies. Thanks for the link goes to craftzine
I found this interesting squidoo list on Iris folding put together by Lisa Vollrath who is a mixed media artist. Lisa describes Iris folding as A technique that originated in Holland. Color coordinated strips of folded paper are taped into place over a pattern, creating a spiralling design that resembles …
Scrapblog.com is free place online to create scrapblogs the online equivalent of scrapbooks. They describe their idea as Online sharing has improved exponentially in the recent years and even months, but it’s time to start having fun with your pictures online. Enter Scrapblog! The only site that merges the creativity …
I stumbled across an interesting rich interlinked site of articles the other day. A Social History of Children’s Literature is the labor of Kay E. Vandergrift and what a trip we are taken on. I particularly enjoyed links in the list of illustrators at the end of Early Illustrators of …
Ever since I spotted a copy of Tam Lin in our local library the illustrations of Charles Mikolaycak have been a favourite of mine. Judith Johnson has neatly said why in Commentary on the Art of Charles Mikolaycak . There are some key elements in visual design that people use …
The Bonefolder describes itself as a peer-reviewed, open-access journal on bookbinding and the book arts. The journal is delivered in PDF format which means you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed.It describes itself as: The Bonefolder publishes significant articles by established and emerging authorities on a variety of book …
The pigments used to illustrate seven Gutenberg Bibles have been identified by British researchers. Since the bibles are around 600 years old these findings will inform curators as to how best to approach preservation.
