Hi, I'm Cyndi, and I've been writing and updating Mixed Media Artist since 2005. If you're a new visitor, welcome! Come travel with me through a mixed media art wonderland, where no materials...
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I made a tee shirt quilt a few weeks ago with the stockpile of tees that neither the Mister nor I were ever going to wear again. I love how it turned out, and I'll show it to you someday so...
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This block is from an older crochet-along, which I missed at the time, but caught up with later! Instructions are available from Hooks and Yarn © copyright 2019 – All rights reserve...
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ORIGINALS AND PRINTS OF CYNDI'S WORK FOR SALE Copyright 2019 Cyndi Lavin. All rights reserved. © copyright 2019 – All rights reserved Mixed Media Artist
Directions for the stitch can be found here: MyPicot © copyright 2019 – All rights reserved Mixed Media Artist
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Untitled Alcohol inks lifted with hand sanitizer ORIGINALS AND PRINTS OF CYNDI'S WORK FOR SALE Copyright 2019 Cyndi Lavin. All rights reserved. © copyright 2019 – All rights reser...
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Learn how to make an awesome cowl like this along with the lovely lady I learned it from, ESSENCE OF ME! YouTube video tutorial © copyright 2019 – All rights reserved Mixed Me...
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Over a year ago, the black and white challenge was sweeping Facebook. It's since gone the way of dinosaurs and celery, but I recently came across the pieces I shared and thought I'd share them ...
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ORIGINALS AND PRINTS OF CYNDI'S WORK FOR SALE Copyright 2019 Cyndi Lavin. All rights reserved. © copyright 2019 – All rights reserved Mixed Media Artist
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Today I want to introduce you to the second book that caught my eye for summer projects with the kids or the grandkids...MAGICAL FOREST FAIRY CRAFTS THROUGH THE SEASONS by Lenka Vodicka-Pare...
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There are two books coming out this month that I believe are perfect for not only your own amusement, but also for doing projects with children or grandchildren! I am very excited about bot...
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WATER SPRITE Cyndi Lavin, 2018 Following in the tradition of EN POINTE , FIRE ON HIGH and TEMPEST , this piece was done using the wet into dry technique with alcohol ink . I used...
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In July, this fun book came out that shows you how to take all your different fabrics and get them to play nicely together! If you're like me, you've got cottons, wools, silks, upholstery f...
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EN POINTE Cyndi Lavin, 2018 Just like FIRE ON HIGH and TEMPEST , this piece was done using the wet into dry technique with alcohol ink . Drip your ALCOHOL INK colors onto a dry b...
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When you work with alcohol inks using a wet-in-wet technique, you've got less control than with any other method. At least it seems that way to me! Put 91% rubbing alcohol or a blen...
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LAZARUS RISING Cyndi Lavin, 2018 This piece was painted using the same method as FIRE ON HIGH , dripping alcohol inks onto a dry background and working on a small section at a time. ...
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TEMPEST Cyndi Lavin, 2018 Prints for sale A piece like this uses a combination of wet and "dry" techniques. Of course, alcohol inks are wet by nature, but it's possible to add sma...
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MORNING MIST Cyndi Lavin, 2018 Here is another watercolor-look technique you can try with alcohol inks . First, choose the colors you want to use, and mix up a small batch of each in a...
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ALCOHOL INKS can be used in a similar way to watercolors, where they are dripped and manipulated on a wet substrate. In this case, it would be wet with either 91% rubbing alcohol or a BLEN...
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I had been wondering how people got multiple rings to form with ALCOHOL INKS . Simply plopping an additional drop of ink into an already formed ring was not doing the trick, and more often...
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ARTFUL ALPHABETS by Joanne Sharpe Joanne Sharpe has done it again! In her first book (shown below), Joanne taught the basics of creating hand lettered alphabets that didn't take years of ...
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Last week, I showed you the first of several techniques that I've been using to experiment with alcohol inks. Here are some of the other pieces that I made using this WET INTO DRY METHOD . ...
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FIRE ON HIGH Cyndi Lavin, 2018 Since I am pathologically organized, I just had to set aside time to systematically try out all of the different methods of painting the alcohol ink that I...
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Just like for every other topic that interests me, I've been collecting tutorials and glorious examples of mixed media and collage work into a Pinterest board. It is titled (surprisingly!)...
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