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Bridget B.
I'm a mixed-media artist, art teacher/facilitator and creativity trainer - supporting people in the care and feeding of their own creative spark. This is about how it is for me to keep the home fires burning . . .
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DEMO: Matchbox Advent Calendar
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DEMO: Day of the Dead Sugar Skulls
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DEMO: Sun Dress Reconstruction
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DEMO! Flour Paste Batik
Batik is a resist method of fabric dyeing that uses wax . . . I did a lot of traditional batik back in the early 90's. It's a lot of fun,...
Plastic Bottle Cap Madness, and a Bit About the Ocean
Part of what artists do is to see things from a different perspective, and then to help other people see things differently, too. This bott...
DEMO! 3D Fabric Butterfly Ring
I started making some 3D butterflies to add to the No-Sew Soduko quilt for my mom, inspired by the ones Martha made for one of her quilts....
DEMO: Matchbox Advent Calendar
Just barely in time for the lovely month of December, I'd love to share an advent calendar project idea . . . For those of you growing up in...
Spotted: World's Biggest Squirrel
On Thanksgiving, I put out some dried corn on the cob out for the squirrels who frolic in my yard. Believe it or not, these guys usually h...
Double DEMO!: Part 1, Recycled Bike Inner Tube Jewelry
Today, you're getting a double DEMO - Bracelets and Earrings - broken into several parts for easier loading (though I couldn't seem to get ...
DEMO! Easy Glass Etching
It's finally time for another step-by-step DEMO! Just in time for holiday gift making, we've got Easy Glass Etching - this is a great way...
Found: Installation Art in Philadelphia
Ah . . . Back from a lovely trip to Philadelphia, and was delighted by the art I discovered . . . in some unlikely places. The first was th...
Double DEMO!: Part 2, Recycled Bicycle Inner Tube Bracelet
BRACELET You will need : bicycle inner tube, StazOn Opaque stamping ink, rubber stamps, scissors, masking tape, snap setter, snaps Visit Par...
DEMO! Matchbox Ornament
If the Portland Saturday Market can have a Festival of the Last Minute, so can I! So here goes the first Ornament Demo of this year's Fest...
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