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Beadalon 357B-010 Memory Wire End Caps Cone 12.2mm 4/Pkg
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DescriptionBEADALON-These silver plated cones are 12.2mm. Includes 4 per package. Made with base metal. These necklace cones are great for making earrings necklaces and bracelets. Not a toy. |
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Torch-Fired Enamel Jewelry: A Workshop in Painting with Fire
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DescriptionFeatured Project by Barbara Lewis: Harem Bracelet I can't decide if this is a bracelet or an anklet. It can only be an anklet if you're willing to break out into dance when you wear it! Whatever you decide, this piece is fun and easy to make... |
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Metalworking 101 for Beaders: Create Custom Findings, Pendants & Projects (Lark Jewelry Books)
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DescriptionTrying to find the perfect clasp or unique bead cap to showcase a favorite bead? Stop searching—and make your own! Metalworking 101 for Beaders provides detailed advice about tools and materials, step-by-step photos of the latest techniques, and a dedicated and delightful teacher to guide you through it allCandie explains how to enhance your beading pieces with techniques that include soldering, sawing and annealing, riveting, weaving, doming, piercing, texturing, applying finishes, and more! The book also includes over 30 striking jewelry projects to try! |
Collage is often a craft we think of for children, with sticky fingers and poorly cut images, stuck onto a rectangle of cardboard. But as grown-ups we can have fun with collage too. And adding the dimension of mixed media to it, the options are limitless. Mixed Media Collage brings together the elements of sticking things to a background, or substrate, with other mixed media techniques.
What do I Need to Get Started?
To get started with collage, there are basically three elements you need:
1. Something to stick things onto
2. Things to stick
3. Something sticky to stick with
While this may seem too basic, it helps to break these into the three areas to enable us to explore each element thoroughly. Each elements effect the other two, so all parts need to be considered.
Something to Stick Things Onto
The substrate, or the bit things are stuck onto, often defines the type of mixed media project you are creating. Three dimensional pieces are often called "assemblage" and the basis for these can be a papermache box, a cigar box or a bottle. Flat pieces can use cardboard or a canvas as the substrate. Cardboard is the easiest to find and often the cheapest option, so if you are apprehensive about using expensive things that you may "ruin", cardboard is a great place to start. Even an old cereal box is sufficient.
When choosing your substrate you also need to consider what and how you will be attaching things. Light card may buckle with lots of glue or if heavy objects are attached. If you are thinking of using rubber art stamping onto the surface, care needs to be taken with canvas that is unsupported in the middle. Three dimensional objects may be hard to write on, so different methods of image transfer may need to be used. If your substrate is glass or plastic, permanent inks and markers will need to be used.
Things to Stick
The things you gather to stick onto your piece is where the fun begins. Paper elements come in a huge variety that can be both materials at hand and purchased. Any paper things you have around the house are the prime candidate for using in your mixed media collage project; magazines, catalogues, newspaper, old greeting cards and old books can all be used. From these you can get pictures, text and sentiments to add or even just different colours that can be used to create a new picture from other bits. With the growth of paper crafts as a serious crafting pursuit, including scrapbooking, there are an endless amount of papers and other embellishments that can be bought.
Other things that can be stuck on are often called "embellishments"; those little elements that draw attention to your eye and add the finishing touches to your piece. Again, these can be things around the home or bought items. Buttons, beads, paper flowers and hardware items can all be used to complete our piece.
Something to Stick With
Glues come in a great variety but getting started doesn't need to be complicated or expensive. The craft glue or glue stick you already have at home (or borrowed from the kids) is okay to begin with. Gluesticks are fine to use with paper onto a cardboard substrate. Just turn it up a little and apply to the back of the paper, making sure you cover all the edges. Working from the middle out will help with this and also help to prevent tearing. You need to hold the gluestick upright, so the end is flat on the paper. Press item firmly onto the cardboard. Once you have finished sticking this layer down, leaving it to dry overnight, under a heavy book, will ensure your glue is properly stuck. If you are sticking very shiny surfaces together you may need a craft glue but most times a glue stick will be okay.
Attaching things heavier than paper will need some more specialised glue and you may need to experiment with different ones to fine the best for your application. A craft or dimensional glue will work for most applications of beads or buttons. If you are sticking heavy elements to three dimensional bases, E6000 is the ultimate crafters glue - make sure you use it in a well ventilated area.
Embellishments can also be attached with wire or jewelery findings as an alternative to glue.
Anything else?
The beauty of mixed media art is that anything goes - you are not limited to sticking paper onto cardboard. You can paint a background using a variety of techniques. See below for other resources. There is so much to explore!
But above all, HAVE FUN! That is what mixed media collage is all about. And you don't need to justify your crafting to anyone - you can do it "just because".
Happy Creating!
Michelle Brown is a mother and an engineer, who is passionate about all aspects of mixed media art.