Category Archives: Crafts

The Grapes of Wrath

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Tina Garceau

One of my most ingenious, well received Halloween costumes cost less than five dollars to make. You don’t have to spend a fortune on a costume – all you need are some balloons, safety pins, two pieces of felt, and … Continue reading →

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Halloween Treat Bags

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Tina Garceau

Halloween is right around the corner (well, not really – but it doesn’t hurt to be prepared) so I’ve designed two treat bag toppers. They’re perfect favors for a Halloween or school party. It’s easy –just download the PDF, print … Continue reading →

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Long Distance From Mars

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Tina Garceau

I had a balsa wood box lying around in my studio decided to decorate the lid with this image of what I like to call “Spock and Madonna’s love child”.

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Bacon Bow Tie

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Tina Garceau

My experimentation with digital grounds continues! I thought it would be fun to make a bow tie out of fabric I created, specifically a bacon bow tie.

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Checkbook Cover

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Tina Garceau

Why use a plastic, bank issued, checkbook cover when you can make your own custom cover in no time!

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Our Town

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Tina Garceau

While walking up Carpenter Street in South Philadelphia, I spotted this tiny toy kingdom on the sidewalk. It was created by the kids of the Hawthorne Cultural Center day camp. It was made of popsicle sticks, cardboard and bits and … Continue reading →

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Embroidery Patterns With Digital Grounds

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Tina Garceau

I was thinking more about the possibilities of what could be made by printing with digital grounds on fabric, and making an original embroidery pattern came to mind. I cut out a piece of canvas, applied the solution, and ran … Continue reading →

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Printing On Metallic Cardstock

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Tina Garceau

My work with digital grounds is still in the experimental phase. I decided to test out the medium for non-porous surfaces on something unusual. I had metallic cardstock leftover from my son’s Seeburg tabletop jukebox Halloween costume. The cardstock has … Continue reading →

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At Third and Market

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Joe_Williams

As kids, whenever we would discover something, we would loudly exclaim, “Look what I FOUND!“ to which my Dad would reply, “It wasn’t lost.” Such is the case with this art supply store I “found” for myself at 307 Market … Continue reading →

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