Crafting 101, Tutorial Tuesday: September 8, 2009 & a 3d Challenge

September 08, 2009

Crafting 101, Tutorial Tuesday: September 8, 2009 & a 3d Challenge

I think I should win the "Queen of the Punny Titles" with this one! Yes -- this week we're creating custom candles for seasonal home decor or personalized gifts. It's super easy and the end result looks "store bought"!

First, here is a picture of a couple of candles that I made:

Next, here's a video I made showing you how to make your own candles:

Need more? Here are some pictures from around the Blogosphere that should give you some inspiration:

From Hero Arts Blog -

From our own Super Nova, Lori Tecler at Inking Aloud:

From Christine Creations blog:

Want to know how they burn? The Scissors Cut Paper Blog tested it HERE.

OK, now, it's time for you to play along and take the 3d challenge. Tag your photo "3d28" so that I can find it and pull it into the gallery. We'll pick a favorite project to feature in next Monday's newsletter and also on the front page of the site!

Onto Crafting 101 --

where the best artists in the Blogosphere share with you the basics of rubber stamping, paper crafting and scrapbooking. We'll even teach you how to use that Photoshop program you have sitting under your desk right now! I just added a category for Copic Markers - check it out at the bottom of the page. All this for the bargain price of FREE! Read on...

Best of the Blogosphere Crafting lists. Remember these lovely little boxes don't show up in Google Reader, so if you can't see them, click on over to my site and they will magically appear. (When you see the boxes, there is a small "read more" in the bottom, right hand corner... click it and you can see the list with pictures as a web page!)

All the Best Tutorials:

How To Videos:

Tips You Shouldn't Miss:

Templates To Help You Make Stuff:

Photoshop Tips and Tricks:

Everything you ever wanted to know about Copic Markers:

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Sep 8, 2009 10:38:28 AM | Paper Craft Planet, Tutorials, Video