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  • 6 Free Professional Ceramics Tutorials for Beginners
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    6 Free Professional Ceramics Tutorials for Beginners

    From creating a simple clay vase to glazing techniques, learn how to master ceramics with some help from the experts One of the oldest manmade materials, pottery has been used for centuries for making household objects, building houses, storing food and drink, and even recording stories—the ancient Greeks used vases and ceramic pieces to keep their stories and mythology alive (this is why it is so common to find pottery in archaeological excavations to this day). There's so much you can create using simple materials and techniques that hold great cultural and emotional value.

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  • 5 Free Tutorials to Make Crafts at Home with Few Supplies
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    5 Free Tutorials to Make Crafts at Home with Few Supplies

    Discover how to create pom-poms, flowerpots, and other handy objects with materials you have at home You don't need lots of resources to get crafty. With a few materials and the help of expert tutorials to spark your creativity, you can quickly make all kinds of decorative, handy, and even sustainable objects by using and recycling readily available materials, all while developing new skills as you go. Are you ready to get crafty at home? Learn how to build a flowerpot, make a pom-pom, use printed paper to create collage art, craft bookmarks using pressed flowers, or assemble homemade packaging with these easy hands-on DIY tutorials. They're packed with all the inspiration, ideas, tips, and techniques you need to get you started.

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  • Essential Materials for Making Paper Mache Sculptures
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    Essential Materials for Making Paper Mache Sculptures

    Discover the tools and craft materials you need to craft your own paper mache models at home From quirky dolls to plant pots, jewelry, and beyond, with a few simple ingredients to mix up paper mache paste and some easy-to-get equipment, you can create DIY three-dimensional works of art at home. Artist, author, and Domestika teacher Sarah Hand (@the_sarah_hand) sees creating paper mache (aka papier-mâché) as a way of slowing down and enjoying the moment. She teaches creative techniques for all ages using the papercraft technique and has even published a book in which she shares her tips and insider secrets on the subject. Sarah has enjoyed making things with her hands since childhood: a small comforter for her dolls’ house, a puppet theater to perform for her family, sketchbooks, and more. Her love of color and curiosity for the world we live in, as well as the feeling of accomplishment, inspires her art.

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  • Build Your Own Scale Model of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope
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    Build Your Own Scale Model of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope

    Craft a cardboard replica of the iconic telescope with this free template shared by NASA’s website dedicated to the Hubble Stargazers and space fans are generally known for looking up to the skies, but here’s a crafty activity that’ll draw your attention down to Earth for a few hours: A pattern to make a scale model of the Hubble Space Telescope. The Hand Held Hubble is a 3D paper model of the iconic space telescope that’s played a huge part in shaping and broadening our understanding of the universe today while creating some incredible space photography.

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  • Essential Materials to Sculpt Clay Portraits
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    Essential Materials to Sculpt Clay Portraits

    Discover the tools you need to model, measure, and preserve a full-scale clay portrait bust Sculpture provides an alternative way to recreate a moment, an expression, or even an emotion. Sculptor and university professor Efraïm Rodríguez (@efraim_rodriguez) uses clay sculptures to portray everyday characters with incredible realism. But achieving these results requires great precision when choosing materials, defining proportions, and selecting the elements to execute the piece. Here, Efraïm introduces the essential tools and techniques needed to create a portrait in clay.

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  • What Is the Batik Dyeing Technique and What Does It Involve?
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    What Is the Batik Dyeing Technique and What Does It Involve?

    Learn about the mysterious origin of this ancient textile wax-resist dyeing technique Although most people associate batik with the hippie movement and aesthetics associated with Eastern cultures, few know the truth about this technique's history. Batik has been admired for its complexity and richness over the centuries and, in Southeast Asian villages, it has even become a sign of one’s local identity. Associated with spirituality and identity, batik is a textile art full of history. In this post, we share some surprising details about its origin.

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  • Essential Materials for Knitting with Circular Needles
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    Essential Materials for Knitting with Circular Needles

    Learn how to choose yarn and what tools you need to get started in the art of knitting with circular needles Using only yarn and two needles, textile designer Carmen García de Mora (@carmengarciademora) creates seamless and timeless garments with her own hands. And she does it with very simple and accessible materials. If you are curious to see what it takes to create a circular top-down garment, read on as Carmen lists the tools that are never missing from her work table and that you need to get started in the art of knitting with circular needles.

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  • Essential Materials for Starting Out in Amigurumi
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    Essential Materials for Starting Out in Amigurumi

    Discover the basic materials and tools for crocheting characters With its unpronounceable name, amigurumi is a thread and needle knitting technique that enchants those who discover it. It allows for the creation of characters and real-life objects with a soft feel and adorable look. If you are interested in exploring these crochet creations, you’ll need to know the materials that will help you bring your ideas to life. Expert crocheter and character designer Príncipe del Crochet (@principe_del_crochet) provides a list of essential elements for developing this art.

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  • 10 Inspiring Examples of Kokedama: Discover the Art of Making Moss Balls
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    10 Inspiring Examples of Kokedama: Discover the Art of Making Moss Balls

    Discover how to connect with nature at home thanks to this Japanese technique for growing designer plants, sans pot Many of us have been led to believe that you need a pot to grow a plant indoors. Enter the art of kokedama, which consists of growing a plant from a ball of soil covered in moss, i.e. sans pot. This technique was created 500 years ago by Japanese artists who wanted to stay connected to the forest even though they could no longer live near it. Below, we share contemporary ways to brighten up your surroundings and connect with nature using the art of kokedama.

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  • Kintsugi Tutorial: How to Glue Your Broken Bowl
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    Kintsugi Tutorial: How to Glue Your Broken Bowl

    Learn the basic steps to prepare the glue to stick together broken pottery using the ancient Japanese art of imperfection Kintsugi is the ancient Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, leaving visible golden lines along the seams where the cracks once were. It celebrates an object’s imperfections instead of hiding them, embracing the philosophy of impermanence and simplicity. Kintsugi is perfect for anyone looking to give a second life to their favorite pottery pieces in a unique and creative way. You can use items that are already broken, or you can purposefully break your pottery and put it back together for a beautiful and original result. Kintsugi also has the added advantage of grounding and calming the mind as you focus on the delicate process of putting your ceramics back together.

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  • 10 online courses to learn DIY jewelry design in 2021
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    10 online courses to learn DIY jewelry design in 2021

    Learn artisan techniques to create handmade jewelry using ceramics, wood, embroidery or resin Designing and making jewelry is a craft that has a history spanning that of humankind itself. Necklaces, rings, and bracelets discovered in archaeological digs demonstrate our species' fascination with decorating the human body with different materials: from the beautiful gold beads of ancient Sumer to high-tech pieces made of platinum and designed using computer software. Jewelry says a lot about our tastes, lifestyles, age, and the fashion trends of the time. If you want to learn how to create pieces that help your customers express themselves and their unique style, check out the following courses on jewelry design taught by Domestika experts.

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  • Basic Tools and Ingredients for Making Sugar Flowers
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    Basic Tools and Ingredients for Making Sugar Flowers

    Learn cake design techniques for making sugar flowers with basic tools and ingredients and meet inspiring cake artists The world is full of beautiful flowers that grab our attention with their unique colors and petal shapes. Such flowers can also be found in the kitchens of cake designers, albeit, flowers that are made of sugar. Cake artists are masters in creating different types of leaves and petals to decorate cakes. These edible sculptures usually leave everyone onlookers salivating. Nasima Alam (@sweetdropsofheaven) is a cake artist, owner of a specialist cake store, and the founder of the Sweet Drops of Heaven brand. These projects, along with her incredible talents, have led her to collaborate with many companies and her flowers have been featured in various industry magazines.

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  • Discover the Different Types of Clay to Make the Perfect Tiles
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    Discover the Different Types of Clay to Make the Perfect Tiles

    Learn about the different kinds of clay and the best types to make and decorate beautiful Portuguese-style tiles There’s nothing like vibrant, colorful, handmade tiles to add unique and charming touches to your home, or to any space for that matter. This is an area where you can really let your imagination go, with endless designs and patterns inspiring you to create beautiful decorations. But before you get started, it’s important to know a little bit about the process of making the tiles themselves, as well as the properties of clay as a material.

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