Thanks to Tim Holtz Tim Holtz, as I’m sure many of you know, is a biggie in the paper craft world and one of my all time favorites for inspiration. His “Distress” line covers everything from inks to fabrics and his blog never fails to have me dashing to my craft room so I can… Continue reading Steampunk Pumpkin – Part 1
Just a quick post today, here’s my latest ATB (artist trading block) and I love how it turned out! For more details visit my Etsy shop OldRaven. Wouldn’t this look great sitting on your desk at work (you might even be able to empathize). Craft On!
Who’s Thinking About Halloween? Okay, I know some of you are saying “Halloween, really? Already?” Oh ya, I am. As far as I’m concerned it’s never too early for Halloween goodies and ideas. This is by far my most favorite Holiday. Everything about Halloween is FUN, let me list some of it’s best features: Unlike… Continue reading Halloween Decorations
“You say it’s your Birthday …” Everyone gets cards be it for Birthdays, Holidays, Thank Yous, Anniversaries, etc. We prop them up on display somewhere for a few days and then, with regret, we usually toss them (some of us even recycle them) and a small minority of us UPCYCLE them. With few exceptions, most… Continue reading Upcycle Greeting Cards to Gift Tags
The End Is In Sight I tried something a little different with this floor, notice the pieces out in the middle of this final section? This area of the floor will get the highest traffic so I thought I’d do a little experiment here. I took some of the largest pieces I’d prepared and spaced… Continue reading My Paper Floor – 4th Post
Progress Is Being Made So, as you can see in the photo above, we’re rolling now! Let me take you through all the items pictured above. You will need a trash can, at times you will need to tear off sections of a piece of paper in order for it to fit better (like… Continue reading My Paper Floor – 3rd Post
While prepping the sub-floor during the day, at night, while we watch TV our crafty hands are busy getting the paper ready. Again, there’s a multitude of choices here but for this project I’ve chosen five different rolls of Kraft paper. You can get Kraft paper at office supply stores, Dollar stores, Walmart, craft stores… Continue reading My Paper Floor – 2nd Post
A Little History First “necessity is the mother of invention”, I love that quote, I’m thinking of making that my personal motto. There’s nothing like finding yourself in a bind and having to come up with something in a pinch and though it might be a bit of an uncomfortable process at the time, when… Continue reading My Paper Floor
Getting Off The Ground Okay, so it took a bit longer to start this damn blog than I thought. I’m one of those people who does great once I’ve done something a few times but the first few times? and it being computer stuff besides – just shoot me! Anyways, here goes with the instructions… Continue reading How To Make Faux Tooled Leather
Old Raven Creates 