Crafts

Florals By Paula Florals By Paula- Elegant silk floral designs in many styles. Artflower Mania Artflower Mania- Gallery includes corsage and wedding flowers, interior arrangements, and potted and individual stems. Callista: Poseable Cloth Fairy Callista: Poseable Cloth Fairy- Pattern includes skirt, bodice, and ballet slippers. Little Love Cherub Little Love Cherub- Pattern for jointed doll with tiny wings. Mother Nature Mother Nature- Young maiden wearing a chiffon toga. On a page of other items from the Free Craft Newsletter. History of the Doll History of the Doll- The doll's history traced back by historians to religious rites of primitive societies. Sewing doll clothes with free blouse and skirt patterns. Instructions … Shar's Beauties Shar's Beauties- One-of-a-Kind 11 1/2" Fashion Doll Makeovers. Johnston Original Art Dolls Johnston Original Art Dolls- Offers a three day doll sculpting seminar each week at different locations around the nation. Kimekomi and Japanese Crafts Kimekomi and Japanese Crafts- Kimekomi and Japanese crafts: dolls from Japan, Japanese dollmaking and crafts. Decorative Painter Decorative Painter- The Society of Decorative Painters (SDP) magazine features leading decorative and tole painters using diverse mediums and techniques. Painting Books.com Painting Books.com- Susan Scheewe Publications has published over 500 painting books in the past 27 years. Site presents recent titles. Stone Menagerie Stone Menagerie- Artist, Lin Wellford paints rocks to resemble animals, houses, cottages, and flowers. Presents books and videos for decorative artists painting of animals and flo… Painting with Carol Swan Painting with Carol Swan- Techniques, tips and tricks for watercolours and acrylics from Sydney-based artist, Carol Swan. Society of Folk & Decorative Artists of Victoria Society of Folk & Decorative Artists of Victoria- Group of folk and decorative artists who meet monthly for workshops, meetings, charity painting projects and education. Donna's Art Donna's Art- Original designs from Australian Artist Donna Gilbertson. Decorative Art Pattern Packs featuring Teddies, Scarecrows, Clowns Furry animals, Fantasy creatures, Birds, … Art - Hand Painted Cushion Covers Art - Hand Painted Cushion Covers- Hand Painted Cushion Covers and Wall Hangers. Crichtons Craft Crichtons Craft- Australian artist Gwen Crichton presents: gallery, free patterns, articles, and hints. Classes in decorative painting, decoupage, paper tole, plus pattern packets… Leicester Decorative & Fine Arts Society Leicester Decorative & Fine Arts Society- Social group for people interested in art, design, sculpture, fine arts, culture. Rutland Decorative and Fine Arts Society Rutland Decorative and Fine Arts Society- Social group for people interested in art, design, sculpture, fine arts, culture. Society runs visits, tours and monthly lectures. Fiesta City Decorative Painters Fiesta City Decorative Painters- Santa Barbara/Goleta California Chapter of the National Society of Decorative Painters. MADP - Montreal Area Decorative Painters MADP - Montreal Area Decorative Painters- Guild with a goal to promote decorative painting. Includes history, tips and techniques, directions, image gallery, and details of member… Milngavie Art Club Milngavie Art Club- An amateur club for painting, pottery and embroidery, oils, acrylics, watercolors, with demonstrations, presentations and outings. Heart of Ohio Tole (HOOT) Heart of Ohio Tole (HOOT)- Central Ohio Chapter of SDP offering Decorative and Tole Painting: Memberships, Monthly Programs, Seminars, Philanthropic Projects, an annual August Con… International Decorative Artisans League International Decorative Artisans League- International association of artisans, businesses and educators. Nation's Capitol Chapter of Society of Decorative Painters Nation's Capitol Chapter of Society of Decorative Painters- Meetings in Northern Virginia and Maryland. Offering membership information, teaching calendar, seminars, and local act… Beach Art Center Beach Art Center- A non-profit Art Center promoting visual arts. Located on Florida's West Coast (Indian Rocks Beach) offering: Classes (watercolor, acrylic, oil, sumi-e, drawing,… Society of Decorative Painters (SDP) Society of Decorative Painters (SDP)- International organization to promote decorative and tole painting. Offers national conventions, local chapters, certification programs, and … The Pottery Webring The Pottery Webring- Ring of potters, ceramics artists, studios and galleries. Web Ring - Ceramics Web Ring - Ceramics- A group of sites that deal with ceramics. Some offer supplies, molds, free designs, bisque and other things that have to do with ceramics. Wood Firing Potters Webring Wood Firing Potters Webring- Represents a group of ceramic artists producing work primarily utilizing the ancient process of wood firing. The Raku Artists Connection The Raku Artists Connection- Ring of contemporary raku artists. Hannah McAndrew - Slipware Potter Hannah McAndrew - Slipware Potter- Postings from Scotland based potter working with functional tableware. Nancy Gallagher Pottery Nancy Gallagher Pottery- Wheel Thrown and Altered Pottery Emphasizing Beauty, Form and Function Sawdust & Dirt Sawdust & Dirt- News from the pottery shop of Michael Kline. Fine Mess Pottery Fine Mess Pottery- Lori Keenan Watts of Maine is a stoneware potter journaling about her day-to-day life, inspirations, and insights. Joy Tanner Pottery Joy Tanner Pottery- Journal of a North Carolina potter specializing in soda fired stoneware and porcelain. Blue Starr Gallery Blue Starr Gallery- Linda Starr creates contemporary pottery in her studio with detours in cooking, gardening and travel. Lladro blog of news Lladro blog of news- Blog sharing with you the last news of Lladro current and retired collection. This Artist's Life This Artist's Life- Whitney Smith, a Bay Area professional potter, focuses her writing on the tension between remaining an artist while conducting the business of pottery. Anthony Foo Anthony Foo- California-based paperclay artist shares techniques and thoughts about the creative process. Jen Mecca's Pottery Blog Jen Mecca's Pottery Blog- North Carolina creator of functional pottery writes about the challenges of her profession and motherhood. Ron Philbeck Pottery Ron Philbeck Pottery- Musings of a self-taught, Shelby, North Carolina, potter who creates slip-decorated, functional earthenware. Potters Life Potters Life- Shane Mickey from Bakersville, North Carolina talks about the goings on in a potters life. Paul the Potter Paul the Potter- The trials and tribulations of Paul Jessop, living in the Somerset village of Barrington, trying to become a full time potter. Hatchville Pottery Hatchville Pottery- Cape Cod in Massachusetts potter discusses his functional pottery studio, events and firings. Contemporary Art Porcelain Contemporary Art Porcelain- Florida based ceramic artist talks about design elements, kilns and glaze firings. Bandana Pottery Bandana Pottery- North Carolina potters making wood fired utilitarian pottery discuss work and travels. Dan Finnegan - Studio Pottery Dan Finnegan - Studio Pottery- Blog of Virginia based potter working in wood-fired and salt glazed stoneware. Straydog Pottery Straydog Pottery- Blog by Chris Joyce, a local potter from Enfield, North Carolina. Sharing the thoughts and ramblings of a veteran educator, husband, father, and now novice potte… Webb Pottery Studio Webb Pottery Studio- A pottery blog and studio journal of techniques, materials, equipment, photos, events, and other such ramblings, by Alabama Gulf Coast potter Anne Webb.