bookmarks. part of the loot bag for the contest i held last month:[link] 3 pairs of differently-themed bookmarks (faux pressed leather, capiz window-inspired, and faux cloissone deco).
dangit, quit rubbing it in that I am not getting these! Could you make this (and your box pictures) a bit larger? I can hardly see these. They look so wondeful from afar.
ahhh. ok, now you to take less blurry pictures in the future lol. The multi-colors on the two left and right ones is interesting. Did you write a tutorial on how to do this stuff? I forget. If not, you should. Did I already ask you this? lolol
lol i tend to take pics of my works after crafting (hence jittery hands) with tutorials, i dunno where to begin. lol but if you're particularly interested in that faux leather look here's a tip: use really thick ivory acrylic or latex paint (thicken it with, erm, powder. i used my mom's french scented ones by accident. hopefully she doesn't find out lol) for a leathery texture, fidget the brush all over. for a wooden texture, try to create strokes that imitate woodgrain. then, dilute umber, burnt umber, sienna, burnt sienna, or a mixture of the four, dip your fingers into it, and rub away on the painted surface. rub it even if the dark coat you made's a bit dry already.
NOW, did that make sense? lol which is why i'm bad at tutorials.
they are gorgeous!
NOW, did that make sense? lol which is why i'm bad at tutorials.