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Randam Artists' Random Blog
www.randomartscrafts.com
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We are artist friends originally from Australia, Alaska, Illinois and Louisiana, now all living in Mississippi. Together we create a range of handmade items. View our work at www.Randam-Art.com. This is our blog, random topics about various arts and crafts, and more!
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Happy Valentines Day

Just for fun, on Valentines day, I decided to post some funky and rather different Valentine related handcrafted items. Infinite Mystery Infinite Mystery. Heart Silver Pendant Silver Spider in a Web ...

14 feb 12

Five Glass Sculptures

Glass has been used as an art medium for over 3500 years. Glass beads and amulets have been found that were made as far back as 2500 BCE. It is very amazing that just a few basic ingredients, suc...

03 feb 12

Getting to know Blue - Symbolism and Personality of Color

Blue on Blue by Randam Art. There have been many studies focused on color and its impact on our daily lives. There is no argument that color can influence our emotions, but our reaction to color is ...

17 jan 12

How To Make Christmas Crackers (BonBons)

Christmas crackers, or bon-bons, as they are also known, have long been a part of Christmas tradition in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries. Growing up in Australia Christmas Cracke...

19 dec 11

Christmas: A time for carols, presents, good food… and high symbolism!

Christmas Crackers (see below post for more info) The very word Christmas is rife with symbolic depth. ‘Christ’ itself is not, as many perhaps believe, part of Jesus’s name, but is rather a title giv...

09 dec 11

Leather as a canvas - Five carved/burned leather art

It is absolutely amazing to me the art that can be created on a leather canvas, be it carving, embossing or burning. Each of these techniques can be used to create some wonderfully stunning artwork....

11 nov 11

Art Up-cycled. Sculptures made from recycled materials

Recycling is a very creative art requiring imagination and skill. Todays Five on Friday looks at up-cycled art sculpture. In honor of one of our beloved furry friends we had to say goodbye to th...

04 nov 11

Five Spooktacular Halloween Crafts - Five on Friday

Halloween (or Halloween) is observed on October 31. Activities such as trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, carving jack-o-lanterns, bonfires, watching horror movies, and telling scary stor...

28 oct 11

The Sound of White - Meaning and Symbolism of the Color White

First of all, is white considered a color? Well, that will depend on whom you ask. If you ask a scientist, you will likely be told that while black is the absence of light or color, white is consider...

26 oct 11

Five Beautiful Carved Burl Wood

Five on Friday today is...Burl wood! Burl wood is a type of fast growing, abnormal growth found on some trees. Burl wood grows because the tree has experienced some sort of environmental stress or da...

21 oct 11

Five of the Biggest and Best Craft Fairs in the World

Its Five on Friday .. this week, lets look at some of the biggest and best craft fairs in the world. Have you been to any of these? Plan to attend? Leave us comments and let us know!! If you dont se...

16 oct 11

See You Tomorrow - at the Canton Market!

"With a lilt of Irish laughter." OOAK Pendant. Weve been so busy this week making final preparations for the Canton Market that there simply has been no time for writing a blog post. (Well,...

12 oct 11

Five Interesting and Unusual Hand Crafted Leather Items - its Five on Friday!

Leather has been used by man for centuries. Pieces of leather dating from 1300 B.C. have been found in Egypt. Primitive societies in Europe, Asia and North America all developed methods and use of le...

07 oct 11

Methods for Polishing Jewelry

If you have worked with, or own, metal jewelry for any length of time, you will eventually need to restore the shine it had when it was new. I will be providing just a few methods for helping to rest...

05 oct 11

Five on Friday - Interesting Facts about 5 Famous Artists

Todays Five on Friday offers some interesting facts about five famous artists, which include a few of my favorites. Leonardo da Vinci, Michaelangelo and Vincent van Gogh. Theres also a little (easy...

05 oct 11

Green, With Envy! Exploring the Meaning & Symbolism of the Color Green.

Green, as I am sure you already know, is a color. It lies between 520 - 565 nanometers (nm) on the The Visible Light Spectrum. Our eyes are sensitive to light which lies in a relatively small region ...

05 oct 11

Its Five on Friday - Five Crafty Coupons!

Its crafty coupon time. For this weeks Five on Friday were offering you the following discount coupons for five etsy stores. Heres your chance to aquire some Jewelry, Wine Charms, Fabric bags, Reed...

05 oct 11

Understanding Jewelry or Craft Wire

What does it mean when someone says they used gauge wire to make something? What does it mean when instruction refer to half-round wire? Isnt all wire round? What is dead soft wire? What the heck doe...

05 oct 11

Things are gearing up at Randam Art!

Well, as you can see, we just got our new blog up and running. Theres a lot going on right now, and much more to be unveiled very soon!  New items will be added soon at our www.Randam-Art.com we...

22 sep 11

Red Letter Day

RED cherry tomatoes my mother grew in Tasmania, Australia. They were as delicious as they look! A "red letter day", in earlier times, referred to a church festival or saints day; more recen...

22 sep 11

Christmas is Coming..

Hand Painted Glass Ornaments Yes, I said it. Christmas IS coming, and faster than I would like. In fact, I have had this first round of painted glass ornaments ready to upload to Etsy for several we...

22 sep 11

Five On Friday!! for September 2.

Its Friday and the start of another month. I have decided that Friday, being the gateway to the weekend and generally considered a good day by most people, should be a day of fun and relaxation. At...

22 sep 11

How to Clean and Store Your Art Brushes

Quality paint brushes are an investment. If cared for properly they can last for many years. Here are some tips to clean and care for your brushes to help them last. Always wash your paintbrush thor...

22 sep 11

What is the Difference Between Art and Craft?

When I am writing a blog, web page content, item description, or some sort of bio statement, I sometimes find myself stumbling over the choice to use the term, art or craft, or perhaps both. For the...

22 sep 11

Great Creative Spaces - Art Studios and Craft Rooms.

Five on Friday! Looking for inspiration for creating your own art studio or craft room? Check out these five wonderful rooms perhaps they will inspire you to create your own. Here are five I liked......

22 sep 11

Five On Friday! Unusual Items Made with Chainmaille.

The invention of chainmaille is attributed to the Celts over 2000 years ago and was the armor of choice. Chainmaille armor quickly fell out of favor and use in the late medieval period, with the disc...

15 sep 11

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