As you may have noticed from this week’s photo retouch tutorial, I’m participating in a week-long blog hop of craft photography tips featuring Sister Diane from CraftyPod, Megan from RadMegan, Stacey from FreshStitches, Michele from Michele Made Me, and Haley from Red-Handled Scissors. (Hey, that’s me!) A Blog Hop of Excellent Photography Tips for Crafters: …
Category: Craft Tips and Techniques
Craft Tips and Techniques
Tutorial: Retouching Spots & Stains in Your Craft Photos with iPhoto and Photoshop
This is the first post in a week-long craft photography blog hop featuring Sister Diane from CraftyPod, Megan from RadMegan, Stacey from FreshStitches, Michele from Michele Made Me, and Haley from Red-Handled Scissors. (Hey, that’s me!) As soon as they become available, you’ll be able to find links to the other tutorials in this series …
Craft Tip: Clean Up a Stained Cutting Mat
Cutting mats take a whole lot of crafting abuse, which often leads to the pen marks, paint splashes, and marker stains that can make project photography a messy, distracting nightmare. Luckily, there’s hope! You can remove new and recent paint, pen, and marker stains from your favorite cutting mat using two common household items: a …
Tutorial: Sewing Awl Bookbinding
Every crafter needs a good notebook on hand for jotting down ideas and planning projects, but did you know that it’s really easy to make your own? If you’ve got a sewing awl (a very basic hand-held sewing machine—I use a Speedy Stitcher) and 15 minutes, you can create your own custom idea book with …