Friday 30 August 2013
Tuesday 27 August 2013
Quilling Class Photos
Season One Quilling Gypsies
The Season One of quilling workshops have ended this August. I will be posting photographs very soon. Seemingly not getting enough time for editing. :) Happy Quilling.
Sunday 18 August 2013
Plagiarism............Go away!
Its always really sad for me to encounter plagiarism issues. The more I talk about it the more it gets common. This time I just have a few questions. Why cant we be original? Why it takes someone such an effort to applaud and credit the original artist? Hoe can someone sell others ideas and then complain we are not progressing? Maybe I am too depressed to write this all; yet I am unable to find any answers.
Good Day
Good Day
Saturday 17 August 2013
What not to do in Monsoon when Crafting!
All crafters around the world have their favorite time for crafting (in case they are not doing orders). I love crafting in winters. There are many reasons for it, winters have longer nights and home is very comfy too. In summer though time is ample, we have vacations yet the extreme summer ends in turn offs too. But for those who live in the Monsoon belt particularly Pakistan, Bangladesh and India; the season can be a bit tricky too for crafting. Here are a few don't I have composed for a little help. Most of the things I avoid during the humid and moist rainy days.
1. Don't use varnishes or vinyls on furniture for finishing, they tend to form bubbles and end in sticky surfaces due to moisture traps in the chemicals. You will end up in a ruin, dust and animal hair(if you keep pets) will start sticking badly to it, no matter how hard you try. Wood is also full of moisture so when it gets dry it will leave bubbles between surface and varnish coating.
2. Don't leave your paper supplies (quilling strips, tissue, card stock) out specially during nights; if you are into paper crafts and decoupage. paper absorbs water vapors and when the season ends you might end up with faded or fungus stricken precious paper.
3. Don't seal your quilling work, instead put them in sealant bags or air tight boxes and WAIT.
4. Don't use aerosol paints to the max. If it is very important then of course outdoors and go for several light sprays. Avoid impulse to go for the final thick coat finish; you might regret you had waited.
5. Don't prepare painting canvases, again the canvas might have moisture in it and once you move towards drier weather the canvas can show traces of uneven surface.
6. Don't choose oil based paints whether they be aerosol, canned or tubed. During normal course of weather they take (oil on canvas) 15-25 days depending on the amount of oils you have used. In this case if you have not monitored time it might ruin your work.
I hope this helps out some of you. :) Waiting for comments.
1. Don't use varnishes or vinyls on furniture for finishing, they tend to form bubbles and end in sticky surfaces due to moisture traps in the chemicals. You will end up in a ruin, dust and animal hair(if you keep pets) will start sticking badly to it, no matter how hard you try. Wood is also full of moisture so when it gets dry it will leave bubbles between surface and varnish coating.
2. Don't leave your paper supplies (quilling strips, tissue, card stock) out specially during nights; if you are into paper crafts and decoupage. paper absorbs water vapors and when the season ends you might end up with faded or fungus stricken precious paper.
3. Don't seal your quilling work, instead put them in sealant bags or air tight boxes and WAIT.
4. Don't use aerosol paints to the max. If it is very important then of course outdoors and go for several light sprays. Avoid impulse to go for the final thick coat finish; you might regret you had waited.
5. Don't prepare painting canvases, again the canvas might have moisture in it and once you move towards drier weather the canvas can show traces of uneven surface.
6. Don't choose oil based paints whether they be aerosol, canned or tubed. During normal course of weather they take (oil on canvas) 15-25 days depending on the amount of oils you have used. In this case if you have not monitored time it might ruin your work.
I hope this helps out some of you. :) Waiting for comments.
Thursday 8 August 2013
Wednesday 7 August 2013
Friday 2 August 2013
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)