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Here are some of our craft articles published
through Ezine@rticles.com
We write periodic craft articles for Internet
publishers to help "get the word out" about crafting and scrapbooking
with vintage images. You may run across them when you do a Google search for
crafting terms or techniques, or find them on crafting blogs and websites. We have written about making pop up
cards, creative gifts for crafters and scrappers, tinting black and white images,
scrapbooking basics, and more.
Recently, we are proud to say, we achieved Platinum status
with Ezine@rticles.com in recognition of the quality of our articles.
It seems that thousands of readers have read and appreciated them.
Granted, for
a precious metal, platinum seems in healthy supply these days.
In any case, we get to display this nifty symbol:
Feel free to
browse and forward to friends: Hot New Specialty Inkjet Printer Papers For Crafts and Scrapbooking:
Your computer's inkjet printer might be your most creative crafting
tool. Here are some of the latest specialty papers, including photo
papers, textures and metallics, fabric sheets, fabric transfers,
self-adhesives, rub-ons, decals and even tattoos! Give the Gift of Craft - Making the Perfect
Supply Kit for the Crafter You Love: The time for creative
gift-giving is when you want something very special for the crafter or
scrapbooker in your life. We describe 11 crafty gift basket
ideas, from candlemaking kits to a gingerbread mobile home.
How to Make Pop Up Cards That Really Deliver:
You know we love pop up cards. This short article describes
how to make one of the most basic, single-figure pop up cards.
What to Know About Using Vintage Images,
Photos and Clip Art in Crafts and Scrapbooks: Here we outline
some of the basics of using vintage images and artwork that are in the public
domain, describe the vast variety of materials and ephemera you might
consider, and give some tips on where to find them.
The Eight Steps to Scrapbooking Nirvana:
A little foray into creative writing, this article distills the many
activities and practices of successful scrapbooking into eight
fundamentals.
Birthstones and Zodiac Stones - How to
Personalize Your Hand-Made Birthday Cards Or Scrapbook Pages:
We trace the history of birthstones and zodiac stones to help inspire
hand-crafted birthday gifts and scrapbook pages.
Birth Month Flowers - Personalizing Your
Hand-made Crafts, Cards and Scrapbooks: The long tradition of
birth month flowers can be inspiration for your personalized birthday
cards, crafts and scrapbook pages.
Pressed Flowers - Handcrafting Cards and
Scrapbooks From Nature: Pressed and dried flowers are one of
nature's most beautiful craft supplies. In this craft article, we
describe some of their uses, and give instructions for a basic and
effective pressing technique.
Photo Tinting - Four Ways to Achieve the
Vintage Look: This craft article describes four different
ways to tint a black and white vintage photo; tinting pens,
translucent oil dyes, watercolors and pastels, and computer graphics
programs.
How to Create Green Patina on Copper Crafts
For a Vintage Look: I don't know why we love copper patina so
much - maybe it is just nice knowing that something can age
beautifully. This craft article gives several techniques for achieving
that effect on copper.
The Vintage Scrapbook - Eight Creative Ideas
For Using Vintage Images in Your Scrapbooks: This is one of
our most popular craft articles. In fact, it was this article
that resulted in our vintage
scrapbook pages on this website.
Perhaps you have an idea for a scrapbook or craft article we should
write? Send us
a note, and we'll see what we can do!
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