Other decoupage Items
Miranda Richardson interview: travelling life (Daily Telegraph)
Miranda Richardson, the actress, on relishing wildlife in South America, glamour in Venice and a muddy bar in Somerset.
T.O. girl claims county spelling bee title (Ventura County Star)
Finally. After an agonizing series of words it seemed nobody could spell, Isabel Sublette knew she was about to win the Ventura County Spelling Bee Monday night.“It was pretty simple,” the eighth-grader from Redwood Middle School in Thousand Oaks said of her championship word. It was, in fact, “rudimentary.”Isabel aced “canape” moments earlier. The two words ended a grueling battle with second ...
Have a ball with comics pages (Wichita Falls Times Record News)
Newspapers in the United States have a long-standing tradition of supporting education.To commemorate Newspapers in Education Week this past week, I made colorful, eye-catching, Sunday comics-covered balls. I decoupaged them onto plastic foam balls using instructions I found at http://www.favecrafts.com/Easy-Kids-Crafts/Comic-WrappedDecorative-Balls on the Web.SUPPLIES ...
What's new at your library? (The Idaho Statesman)
Juvenile nonfiction. Critter Cookies, Kitty Face Cake, and Bucket of Dirt Cupcakes are just a few of the yummy things kids of all ages can make. Clear, simple instructions and color photos make this a good choice for anyone who wants a beginning book on making treats.
Local artist takes gift to new level (Bastrop Daily Enterprise)
Deborah Hightower is very creative with her artistic abilities. She began painting on canvas in 2006 and has some beautiful works of art. She is pictured here with one of many paintings in her home.
Nature illustrations display quaint beauty (The Indianapolis Star)
During the 1600s, 1700s and 1800s, artists were frantically drawing, painting and categorizing all of nature for scientific purposes. Those early color illustrations are what you see adorning many upscale, traditional home accessories today.
Alexandria, Arlington community calendar, March 4-11, 2010 (Washington Post)
ART LEAGUE GALLERY SHOWS, a biennial ikebana show by Sogestu School and "100.Tea.Bowls" ceramic exhibit by Art League Gallery artists. Opens 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday; show continues, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Monday, noon-6 p.m. Sunday. Flower arranging demonstration, 1 p.m. Saturday;...
Artisans of the South Carolina Tobacco Trail group forms (Florence Morning News)
HARTSVILLE - For the past several months, a group of artists and arts council personnel have been meeting to create a guild for the artisans that live and create throughout the counties that lie along the South Carolina Tobacco Trail. The group now plans to form the Artisans of the South Carolina Tobacco Trail.
Design collective: Mix of old and new in St. Louis Park (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Guild: A Design Collective offers vintage and new home furnishings, textiles and jewelry plus design, styling and staging expertise.
Contest gone to the birds (Plattsburgh Press Republican)
Entries for the Feathered Friends exhibit and silent auction can be dropped off the Plattsburgh Public Library, 19 Oak St., from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, April 5, or Tuesday, April 6. The event runs April 7 through May 6.
