Instructables: exploring - living - prints http://www.instructables.com Sat, 18 May 2013 15:56:27 PDT BLOX v1.01 LEAF PRINTS http://www.instructables.com/id/LEAF-PRINTS/
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By: Susan Cirigliano

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Mon, 7 Jan 2013 15:02:57 PST
Easy Lino Block Prints for Kids using Styrofoam! http://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-Lino-Block-Prints-for-Kids-using-Styrofoam/
Easy Lino Block Prints for Kids using Styrofoam! - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FAE/UB3J/HAQ35IYK/FAEUB3JHAQ35IYK.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FAE/UB3J/HAQ35IYK/FAEUB3JHAQ35IYK.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FAE/UB3J/HAQ35IYK/FAEUB3JHAQ35IYK.SMALL.jpg doodlecraft Easy Block Printing or Lino printing for kids! Who am I kidding?  I loved this too! I did Linocut printing in art class way back in the day...and wanted to find an easy and inexpensive way to give my own kids that experience. Styrofoam saved the day. Supplies! Supplies you will need: Styr...
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Mon, 17 Dec 2012 07:22:36 PST
How to Make Large Mosaic Prints http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-Large-Mosaic-Prints/
How to Make Large Mosaic Prints - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FI0/I08N/GYUQTFHN/FI0I08NGYUQTFHN.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FI0/I08N/GYUQTFHN/FI0I08NGYUQTFHN.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FI0/I08N/GYUQTFHN/FI0I08NGYUQTFHN.SMALL.jpg scottyxx The concept behind these pictures is that you have one large picture made up of several thousand smaller ones. That are matched into the picture. It sounds like a lot of hard work, but it is really easy if you have the right (free) software, and you can get some really nice results. You can find th...
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Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:52:52 PST
Citrus Stamp Gift Wrap http://www.instructables.com/id/Citrus-Stamp-Gift-Wrap/
Citrus Stamp Gift Wrap - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FLF/DTSM/GWF5TWIJ/FLFDTSMGWF5TWIJ.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FLF/DTSM/GWF5TWIJ/FLFDTSMGWF5TWIJ.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FLF/DTSM/GWF5TWIJ/FLFDTSMGWF5TWIJ.SMALL.jpg a la cARTe Having recently graduated from college with a degree in Studio Art, I am constantly looking for new ways to translate the skills I learned into applicable daily practice.  The recipe for my latest inspiration (i.e., citrus stamp gift wrap) consists of three ingredients only: an affinity for printmak...
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Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:48:44 PST
How to colect finger prints. http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-colect-finger-prints/
How to colect finger prints. - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FT4/WNQ9/FQJZO808/FT4WNQ9FQJZO808.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FT4/WNQ9/FQJZO808/FT4WNQ9FQJZO808.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FT4/WNQ9/FQJZO808/FT4WNQ9FQJZO808.SMALL.jpg andrewdpham3 Colect finger prints on your spy mission. That second picture the finger print but I have a bad camera so I'll just tell you that you can see the actual lines on the finger it's so cool. Get Get talcum powder or cornstarch for dark surfaces and coca powder for light surfaces. Also get a paint bur...
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Sun, 1 Feb 2009 22:33:18 PST
Creating, cutting and printing your own woodblock http://www.instructables.com/id/Creating-cutting-and-printing-your-own-woodblock/
Creating, cutting and printing your own woodblock - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F40/9XF3/FH1GF6MJ/F409XF3FH1GF6MJ.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F40/9XF3/FH1GF6MJ/F409XF3FH1GF6MJ.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F40/9XF3/FH1GF6MJ/F409XF3FH1GF6MJ.SMALL.jpg rbanks Here's the basic process for buying tools, cutting a woodblock, inking and then printing with it. I've actually been trying to find a way into printing for a while, but don't have any access locally to equipment or classes. I finally came across Louise Woods' awesome book entitled " Practical Printm...
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Thu, 5 Jun 2008 13:28:55 PDT
megaposter curtain - as big as you like it! http://www.instructables.com/id/megaposter-curtain---as-big-as-you-like-it!/
megaposter curtain - as big as you like it! - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://cdn.instructables.com/FJU/0M4L/F2FRV7VY/FJU0M4LF2FRV7VY.SQUARE2.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FJU/0M4L/F2FRV7VY/FJU0M4LF2FRV7VY.SQUARE.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FJU/0M4L/F2FRV7VY/FJU0M4LF2FRV7VY.SMALL.jpg kiwisaft This is how to make a real big "poster" from any picture you like.Just everyone who saw mine was amazed :D So this seems to be really cool ^^2 meters wide (6.56 foot), 1.6 meters tall (5.25 foot).I use metric standard for the measurements, but here is a calculator if you want inch or yard or somethi...
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Sun, 3 Jun 2007 14:28:24 PDT