Designed by Jill Cullum When given the brief "A Winter's Tale" to create a blog, there were many things that sprung to mind. However, my love of everything cute, and recent obsessions with mice, led me to create this Powertex birdhouse. Materials Powertex Fabric Hardener in blackPowertex Powercolor Pigments of your choiceWooden BaseBirdhouse - mdfCeramic … Continue reading Powertex birdhouse
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There’s snow place like gnome
Designed by Shell North For my last blog I'm reminiscing from 4 years ago when I made my first ever Powertex Gnome 'Amon the Shaman'. He was inspired by a supposed origins story of Santa, collecting Fly agaric, flying with his reindeer and delivering presents. My original Powertex gnome seems to have inspired a flourish … Continue reading There’s snow place like gnome
Masai Collection
In August our product of the month is the Masai Collection. This is a collection of plaster head/busts that can be used to create stunning figurines and statues. You may have seen "Agnes" recently on our Hochanda tv shows. The plaster pieces can be painted with Powertex Fabric Hardener and attached to a stand with … Continue reading Masai Collection
Initial Star Plaque
The Secret Art Box - August 2019 Designer - Gill Goldsmith The August Secret Art Box arrived and I was excited to unpack it and see what was inside this month. Again I wasn’t disappointed with the amount of contents…gorgeous papers, stamps, a bundle of letters, fabric textures, MDF tags, blue bister granules, aqua acrylic … Continue reading Initial Star Plaque
Crafting with Children
My inspiration for this article about crafting with children, came from looking for wall art for our new studio. I kept coming across a saying by Pablo Picasso - Every Child is an Artist. With summer holidays approaching, what better way to keep children occupied, than letting them loose with some art. This also got … Continue reading Crafting with Children
Upcycled Powertex pot
Designed by - Anna Emelia Howlett If you saw my shows with Powertex UK on HOCHANDA on May 3rd at 12pm and 4pm you would have caught my water pot. Made from my mum's giant yoghurt pot I felt it was only fair to gift it to her. I hope you felt inspired to make … Continue reading Upcycled Powertex pot
Powertex Taurus Headdress
Powertex Taurus the Bull Designer- Shell North In this article my chosen subject matter was short listed to 'Taurus'. Because I really love wearable art and cosplay, so I knew sort of where I was taking this piece from the start. But with just a few bits needing inspiration. And so the Powertex Taurus Headdress … Continue reading Powertex Taurus Headdress
Powertex Inspiration
Where do you find Powertex inspiration? by Annette Smyth Do you find that sometimes your head can be so full of ideas that you have trouble choosing which one to start first. Then there are those times when you just cannot get going no matter what and it is easy to sit in that void. … Continue reading Powertex Inspiration
Create a Powertex mixed media tile – Jill Cullum
In this article Jill shares how she created a mixed media tile using Powertex universal medium
How to create a Powertex mixed media tile – Jill Cullum
Powertex Layers and more Layers First of all, a Happy New Year to everybody. Hopefully you will have lots of new Powertex goodies to play with. For my first blog of the year I wanted to go back to basics, create a simple piece that anybody can create whether they are an experienced Powertexer (is … Continue reading How to create a Powertex mixed media tile – Jill Cullum