by polyarts | Jan 15, 2017 | art, crafts, creativity, dolls, faces, wood. laser cut
These wooden ladies make quite a crowd! I’ve been using the 80 watt laser cutter at Tinkermill to cut charms that can be made into keychains, earrings, pendants, or spirit dolls. I started with my own ink drawings and brought them into a free CAD program called...
by polyarts | Dec 19, 2016 | creativity, dover pictorial archive, tools, wood, wood. laser cut
I’ve been using the Rabbit Laser Cutter at TinkerMill for a few months now, and I’m getting better at putting together the designs and controlling the cutting and etching levels. I’m well under way with jewelry displays, box making, key chains, and...
by polyarts | Jul 18, 2016 | beads, crafts, creativity, projects
My beading friends meet together to work on projects and share techniques that we figure out. All of us have worked together in stores, shows and events, and we all have varying styles, techniques and levels of experience. We all have beads in common, though! At the...
by polyarts | Feb 5, 2016 | beads, classes, creativity, metal
I’m learning my way around Tinkermill in Longmont. There’s a great deal TO learn there–lots of machines, materials, and creative knowledgeable people. I’m happy to be one of them, and to now be starting to offer classes there. How to use the...
by polyarts | Jan 13, 2016 | classes, creativity, flowers, how-to, what's new
I’ve often referred to myself as a mad scientist with art supplies, and that certainly is true lately. For several years now I’ve been doing a series of experiments with color on metal using alcohol inks, chemical patinas, heat, and more. Now I’m...
by polyarts | Nov 28, 2015 | creativity
I promised my son I’d finish his scarf before the first snow fall of the year, and I did. He wanted it long and colorful with lots of sections, and that’s what he got. I finished up another while traveling, and now I’m knitting the final section of...
