100 Moons Creative Collaboration – Bird Girls Metal Embossing
Bird Girls -Metal Embossing and stamps I am Elitia Hart, metal art instructor and mixed media explorer, and this is my first post for the 100 Moons Creative Collaboration blog. I almost always use some form [...]
100 Moons Creative Collaboration : Reach for the Stars Trinket box
Reach for the Stars-Treasure Box https://rubbermoonarts.blogspot.com/2020/08/reach-for-stars.html I am Elitia Hart, metal art instructor and mixed media explorer, and this is my second post for the 100 Moons Creative Collaboration blog. I almost always use some form [...]
La Cascade, France 2017 : Pewter Repoussé and Paperclay
I have been amiss at blogging for a while...ok let's be honest, a year or two, but as Lynn and I are preparing for our next collaboration in Durfort : Pewter Repoussé and Printmaking in [...]
An Artful Gathering-Online retreat 2017
The dictionary describes the word "artful" as showing creative skill or taste and "gathering" as an assembly or meeting, especially a social or festive one held for a specific purpose. With that being said I [...]
Keeping it simple
This is my year for keeping things simple. The grand plan is also to”use it or lose it”. Like many crafters I tend to collect and “save” supplies for future projects…but then something new and exciting comes [...]
Transparencies on Metal
I often like to use picture or photos in my metal work especially on Journal Covers. I think adding a photo makes it more personalized and it certainly adds a touch of colour when using [...]
Pewter and Die Cuts
I have been somewhat oblivious about the wonderful world of craft die cuts out there. By definition a “die cut” is a method for punching or cutting out special shapes or designs by using a [...]
The people we meet…
A wise person once said that our lives are made worthwhile by the people we meet and the books we read. I have not read as much as I would have like this year but I [...]
The business of a card holder
It has been a while since one of my children wanted me to make them something. In fact the last little pewter covered box I made at request had Pokemon on it and held an [...]