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a gift for you

Susan Lomuto — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:05:04 +0000

I’m a low-key, no-frills, hassle-free holiday type of woman. I’m happiest creating so that’s what I’ve been doing this holiday season while everyone else hustles and bustles. But I do have a gift for all of you! A thank you for playing along in my giveaway last week (the comments gave me lots of ideas for my Etsy shop); a ‘happy holidays no matter what you celebrate…I’m celebrating YOU’ kind of gift.

Polymer clay image transfer pushed through a post office box door

Rainer Maria Rilke’s Letter to a Young Poet is one of my favorite books. There are many passages that move me to tears, to a place of comfort, to a state of mind that allows me to take a deep breath no matter what is going on in the world. I took one of my favorite passages and created a collage sheet just for you!

Rilke: Love The Questions {Collage Sheet in PDF* Format}

This little present includes the sheet of quotes/sentences you see above, the same sheet in reverse (for easy image transfers) and one page of the excerpt alone, framed for your viewing pleasure. I hope it brings you many hours of art-making joy!

*The PDF is a large file (so that you can print it with no problem).

158 free patterns

Susan Lomuto — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:00:02 +0000

Looking for some pattern inspiration? Squidfingers has a library of 158 patterns for easy download.

vintage advertisement clip art

Susan Lomuto — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:15:19 +0000

Clip of the Week:

1930’s S.O.S. Scouring Pad Ad

(click on the picture for the large size)

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The image above is from my collection of vintage ‘Woman’s Work’ advertisements. I’m thinking of selling digital collage sheets** priced at $2 to $4/sheet. I’ve got a fantastic assortment of images, text and original textiles in my growing stash of ephemera – ready and waiting for your next art project.

Don’t worry, I will continue to post freebies here of course!

What do you think? Interested? Anything in particular that you’d like to see?

**Digital means you get a JPEG or PDF (customer chooses) of the image-filled sheet. No shipping charges, instant download after payment is received, just save to your computer and print over and over on the paper that works best for your art.

For Polymer Clay Notes Toolbar Users (see previous post) there will be a special introductory offer posted to the toolbar next week!

thank you clip art

Susan Lomuto — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:20:15 +0000

E.I. Elsey’s Workshop just posted a great clip art sheet entitled ‘Thank You’. Download the full size sheet here. And a big thank you to her for being so generous.

public domain images

Susan Lomuto — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:06:07 +0000

old magazine articles is a website created by ‘one old magazine enthusiast’ who believes that we can learn a lot from old periodicals. categories range from ‘art and architecture and ‘european royalty’ to ‘women’s suffrage’ and ‘world war I posters’. the articles are neatly presented in pdf format and almost all are in the public domain.

my first thought? print and use pictures and/or text for image transfers.

i love this picture! great resource.

creative clipart

Susan Lomuto — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:16:34 +0000

clipart text sheet for you. by me. click on it for the large version, print and use for image transfers, scrapbook pages, badges, labels…you get the idea.

have a great weekend!

kid’s coloring pages

Susan Lomuto — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:37:31 +0000

CLIP OF THE WEEK:

from the kid’s coloring page on celestial seasonings tea website
great for colored pencil image transfers

the link comes from t.g.

clip art

Susan Lomuto — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 23:04:31 +0000

CLIP OF THE WEEK:

the back of a five pound note

dinnertime

Susan Lomuto — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 00:25:11 +0000

CLIP OF THE WEEK:

let it snow!

Susan Lomuto — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:19:00 +0000

CLIP OF THE WEEK:

this dover snowflake makes a good template for a snowflake cane…just in time for the new york hudson valley’s first snow storm (expected tonight).

henna

Susan Lomuto — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:47:01 +0000

henna tribe is an online community for anyone interested in the art of applying henna to skin. their website is full of how-to information and pictures. i was particularly interested in the henna-design patterns. lots of lovely curves and swirls.

transfer pencils

Susan Lomuto — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 17:11:10 +0000

floresita has a tutorial on things i’ve made for using a transfer pencil on fabric. has anyone tried this for image transfers on polymer clay?

while you are on her site, be sure to take a look at floresita’s free, vintage embroidery pattern clip art. might find a few illustrations worthy of a polymer clay image transfer. this one is fun, yes?

pressing issues

Susan Lomuto — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:29:51 +0000

CLIP OF THE WEEK:

briar press is a community of letterpress printers, book artists, and printing enthusiasts. in addition to an online museum, classifieds, discussion forum and yellow pages, there is a section called ‘cuts & caps’ – illustrations of ornaments and initials scanned from old specimen books. the images are free for your personal use (not commercial). it’s a great resource. the services are free, but you can make a donation to help keep the site running.

delighted

Susan Lomuto — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:58:59 +0000

CLIP OF THE WEEK:

another one from yoshitoshi

asian influences

Susan Lomuto — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 18:39:23 +0000

CLIP OF THE WEEK: