Creativebug.com
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Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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The whole world has fallen madly in love with coloring book pages, and we have, too! We've teamed up three of our top art instructors--Lisa Congdon, Pam Garrison, and Courtney Cerruti--to create printable coloring pages just for you. Each week, we'll post a new batch of downloadable pages from all three artists, plus an accompanying class taught by Courtney on creative ways to color in the pages. Courtney's lessons go way beyond the classic crayon,...
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Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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Have you ever wondered what surfaces are best for creating screen prints? Hilary Williams explores a variety of surface materials to find out what effects are possible (and which surfaces will give you the best results). Whether you choose paper or fabric--plain, colored or patterned--you will find that screen printing can be an incredibly versatile craft.
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Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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Making an artful image doesn't have to be difficult. With just a few unique materials, you can create a beautiful illustration without any drawing experience at all. Artist Extraordinaire Courntey Cerruti is excited to expand one of her most popular Creativebug classes into a daily practice exploring monoprinting. First made popular by Andy Warhol, these monoprints use a blotted line technique made by using a process that combines tracing with basic...
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Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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CbMixtapes are playlists made of specific bits taken from different classes and grouped together by a common theme. It's a fun way to learn how one topic is approached by a variety of artists with different techniques, all rounded up in one curated mixtape. Whether you have a green thumb or prefer a zero-care faux plant, houseplants exude comfort and elegance. Inspired to keep creating? You can watch the full classes with each artist here: REPLAY...
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Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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Following up on her effervescent class Treasure Hunt Your Writing Style, artist agent Lilla Rogers joins Faith Hale and takes questions from a live audience while they doodle in their sketchbooks. Learn how Lilla moved from in-demand NYC illustrator to artist agent to developing her own school for commercial artists in this freewheeling conversation. Punctuated by questions both probing and irreverent, you'll learn why Lila suggests honing your specific...
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Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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If you've ever found yourself searching for that perfect purse for everyday wear, search no more. Professional bag maker, Nicole Mallalieu, shares how to make a snap-clasp purse using a rectangular purse frame, magnetic snaps, and a sturdy base with purse feet. It's easy to customize the look and feel of your bag with fabric and hardware choices, and with so many professional-looking details, no one will be able to guess that you made the purse yourself....
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Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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Learn how to doodle with thread to customize and embellish your clothing and home decor. The creative minds behind Improv Sewing will teach you how to make adjustments to your sewing machine and stabilize fabric so you can create different effects on material, including how to draw outlines and make your stitching more bold. This workshop will have you seeing unadorned fabric as a new canvas for whatever motifs you dream up.
10) Magic Wands
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Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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Cultivate some magic in your life with these paper mache wands. This is a simple and imaginative project, and the wands can be made and decorated in any style. But perhaps the most special part is when Amy and her daughters show you how to instill your wand with magical powers, secret ingredients and whispers.
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Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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Learn how to turn a so-so bridesmaid's dress into a fabulous frock you'll want to wear year round. Upcycling expert, Marisa, is chock full of transformational ideas - including lots of no-sew techniques - from changing the length of a dress to trimming away excess lace and adding rhinestones. Whether you're working with chiffon or a sequined mother-of-the-bride gown, you're sure to leave this class buzzing with fresh ideas and fashionable possibilities....
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Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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Tossing your eyeglasses into your bag without protection is never a good idea. Wendy Bernard's eyeglass case is a great project for beginner knitters ready to try a new stitch pattern, and for anyone who needs a quick gift idea. Wendy's pattern even includes three different size options, so you can create a case for slim reading glasses, standard eyeglasses, or oversized sunglasses. Using lovely hand painted yarn, Wendy shows how to knit Linen Stitch...
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Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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Transfer a created or found design onto ceramics - either in your own studio or at a paint-your-own pottery studio. Molly shares her trademark technique for applying custom artwork to ceramics, including the best tools for transferring a design and how to achieve dense coloring on your one-of-a-kind piece.
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Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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Handcrafted jewelry deserves to be beautifully presented, which is why Tracey-Renee Hubbard, designer behind the jewelry brand Scotchbonnet!, created this class. Whether you're documenting your work to share with friends or marketing your products for sale, Tracey-Renee shows you how to choose props and consider placement, proportion, and composition to best highlight your pieces. Using her tested methods, you'll learn how to create gorgeous images...
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Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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Wendy shows knitters a quick and easy way to whip up a personalized sweater for your dog using two knitted rectangles. Using nothing more than your dog's measurements and a gauge swatch, you'll do a little math and then start casting on. This class is a perfect stash-buster -- simply use yarns in a similar gauge to make a fun, striped motif. The sweater can be customized for any size dog by adjusting the number of cast on stitches and the quantity...
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Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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Dyeing fabric with ice is like watching magic happen before your eyes. Lesley Ware, a maker and author of three books on sewing and fashion, takes you step-by-step through the fun and fascinating process of transforming a plain white T-shirt with dye. All you need are ice cubes and powdered dye to add a burst of color to your wardrobe and create interest with dynamic patterns.
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Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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Create a whole new topography on your quilt tops simply using whole pieces of fabric, batting and thread. Modern quilter, Carolyn Friedlander, shares eye-opening ways to approach wholecloth quilting, giving you a broad overview of hand-stitching and machine-quilting techniques. You will learn how to make modern tied quilts and combine big basting stitching in vibrant designs using Perle cotton and wool yarn. Plus Carolyn shares her tried-and-true...
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Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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Sewing your own clothing is incredibly empowering and even more so when you've designed a clothing pattern customized to your unique body. The foundation of drafting patterns is a sloper, also known as a "block," which is a 2D version of your 3D shape. Author, illustrator, and designer Sanae Ishida teaches you how to draft your own front and back upper body slopers by taking your measurements, transferring them to Swedish tracing paper, making the...
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Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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Crochet designer Twinkie Chan loves making crocheted stockings around the holidays. They evoke such warm and nostalgic feelings, and they truly seem like something her Grandma Wendelton would have made. Join Twinkie and learn how to crochet an heirloom granny hexagon stocking. This classic granny hexagon motif is perfect for the season because it resembles a giant snowflake, and Twinkie teaches you the basic granny stitch, which is made of double...