Altered Book Tips; Hand Sculpted Dolls; Shoebox(2004)
Transforming an old book into something extraordinary; creating dolls by sculpting porcelain over a skeleton and adding a costume; a note card holder is made from a folded place mat.
Candy Crafts
Creating candy confections; crafting with notebooks.
Canvas Leaves(2004)
Leaves are created out of canvas; watercolor techniques.
Canvas Pillows(2004)
A woman creates a chicken costume for a child; welding a spider web; using tin cans to make Halloween characters; pumpkins made from plastic dryer vent material.
Glass Butterfly Vase(2003)
Polymer clay is used to create a mosaic tile necklace; a glass vase is decorated with tissue paper that has been embossed with butterflies; pincushions.
Glowing Beach Votive(2003)
A plain glass votive is turned into a sand, shell and sea treasure; a purse is created using polymer clay, leather and a small lampshade; making embossed pendants.
Japanese Rain Doll(2004)
Candles inspired by nature; using decorative paper and an empty cardboard tube filled with rice to create a Japanese rain doll.
Jeans Purse; Silhouette Stenciling; Shoebox(2003)
An old pair of jeans is turned into a purse; using silhouette stenciling to enhance scrapbook pages; pop-up cards; using foam dots to embellish a letter.
Puff Bead Bracelet; Accordion Pictures(2004)
Adding photos to an accordion folded watercolor paper; creating a collage; using polymer clay and molds to create puff bead bracelets.
Silhouette Votives(2003)
Tips for making a quick and easy candleholder; artist Michael Kalish creates Americana pop art from license plates; baby booties.
Stained Wooden Bench; Still Life in Glass; Apron Cookbook(2002)
Tips for using wood stain markers and rub-ons to create a colorful bench; a student who creates glass sculptures; organizing recipes in a cookbook made from study plastic and clothesline wire.
Stamp-A-Throne
Cardboard furniture; royal throne; stationery.
Threaded Card; Faux Ivory Pendant(2004)
Using polymer clay to make a pendant that has the look of antiqued ivory; using a circle punch to make a threaded photo card.
Transfer in the Round(2004)
A photocopied image is transferred onto a round polymer clay bead; crystal artwork; using simple note cards to create quick cards.