Category: Weekly Features

Weekly feature posts featuring a range of creative techniques.

Ashley Lucas

Worldwide Wednesday – Ashley Lucas, The Queen Of Cute Characters

John - Gentleman Crafter13 Comments

I really enjoyed the time that I got to learn about KT Young and her work on a recent blog post and thought, “wouldn’t it be fabulous if I could do this on a regular basis”, so, to cut a long story short, much deliberation led to the birth of the Worldwide Wednesday post series.

This series of posts sets out to introduce you to independent arts and crafts professionals from a range of genres from around the world.

I hope that you enjoy this first post in which I will be talking with Ashley Lucas, an illustrator and craft designer from Jersey City, NJ.

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Monday Mash Up - DIY Tim Holtz Distress Inpad Storage - 7

Monday Mash Up – DIY Tim Holtz Distress Inkpad Storage

John - Gentleman Crafter60 Comments

My collection of Tim Holtz Distress Inkpads has grown a fair bit over the last 12 months and until recently they have been stored in a plastic box which I have to wrench out from under other boxes in order to get to them.

After a recent craft stash avalanche, whilst trying to get to the inkpads, I thought that I would have a try at making some storage for these so that I can access them at anytime without causing a disaster each time.

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Fabric Friday - Practice Prairie Point Project - Finished Prairie Point Medallion - 1

Fabric Friday – Practice Prairie Points

John - Gentleman Crafter24 Comments

I’ve often seen prairie points in various guises and creations however I’ve never had a go at these.

The notion of mucking about with these little triangles resurfaced when they were briefly demonstrated during a recent show that I worked on at Create and Craft featuring Debbie Johnson and Kim Suleman from Canny Keepsakes/Six Penny Memories.

I mentally noted down the “how to” in my memory bank of makes but it was only in the last day or so that I have managed to get a couple of days to play in the craft room.

So, given that I had the time and the inclination – I thought that I would have a go.

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