I first noticed Suzi Blue’s artwork on Instagram and was rather drawn to her cute style of folk-art style girls. So when I spotted her book, Mixed Media Girls with Suzi Blu, it quickly found its way home and onto
Regular readers of the Tin Teddy Blog will know that I rather like alcohol markers. I have examples of many brands, but one of my favourites is the Tonic Nuvo Creative Alcohol Marker range. This particular brand has been out
I saw a seller at a craft fair with the most amazing figurines. At first I assumed they were made of porcelain, but the artist told me they were actually polymer clay. She said she had learnt how to make
Regular readers of the Tin Teddy Blog will know that I really like pens. Whilst I have many, many pens, of different types, brands and colours, amongst my favourites are my Tombow ABT Dual Brush markers. I use these
Title – The Polymer Clay Cookbook Author – Jessica and Susan Partain Publisher – Watson-Gupthill Publications ISBN – 978-0-8230-2484-1 Polymer clay charms are very popular fashion accessories, and with the help of this book, surprisingly easy to make. The Polymer
I rather like making friendship bracelets, and have since I was quite young. Back then I would pin some cords to the leg of my jeans to make the knotting easier. Yes, this did sometimes make holes in my jeans.
I have rather a lot of marker pens. It is very important to me to keep them safe and accessible for easy use. Regular readers of the Tin Teddy Blog will remember my previous articles on two of my marker
I am quite a fan of Julie Nutting’s distinctive artwork. Long legged, rather old fashioned dollies with newsprint skin and no faces.. and they are adorable! And here, in her lovely book, Collage Couture, she explains how to create
I first saw the We R Memory Makers Mini Alphabet Punch Board on “Create and Craft” TV and was fascinated. It seemed such a clever device – and although I didn’t really think I had a use for it, I
Title – 20 to Make – Mini Christmas Crochet Author – Val Pierce Publisher – Search Press ISBN – 978-1-84448-740-0 As part of the Tin Teddy Christmas Cracker, I am reviewing the fun crochet book “Mini Christmas Crochet” by Val