Supply List
Download the PDF for the Cardboard House Here.
Book cover with flowers + Nest
2 hardbook covers, mine are 18 x 12 cm (7 x 4 inches)
A bunch of fake flowers, mines are roses from Michael, Jo Ann for example
Scissor + a rag
Glue stick and a strong glue
Gel medium + sponge brush
A pen
An awl
A needle + a thread
Feathers or buttons or pearls
Scrapbooking papers or/and vintage papers like old dictionary pages new or us
Rusty wire + a plier (you will need it also for binding our home book)
Tim holtz rub specimen (optional)
A real nest or fake nest
Tintypes (optional)
A hammer (optional a shoe will do the trick) + a mat
Tim Holtz long fasteners (optional)
Small found objects I use 2 bones, a metal found in the street
Cyanotype supplies
Cyanotype kit
A foam brush
Watercolor papers
Clips
Carboard like an Ikea frame
Turmeric or paprika or curry
Sea salt
A spoon or a straw
Dishwasher soap
Transparent paper for kitchen (optional)
Flowers leaves (you can flatten them before if you want)
A plastic container
Plastic cup to pour the mixture of cyanotype
A woodburning tool
Cold wax (optional)
Collages + white pages
Pages of old books (found in thrift stores, flea markets cheap ones)
Leftovers of scrapbook papers
PDF of cardboard house (to print)
2,3 colors of cheap paint + a brush
White gesso or white paint
Gel medium + a brush
Mica project
Mica pages/scraps
Bits of leather from old bags, belts…
Feathers
Vintage papers
Inkjet personal fotos
Stamps
Found objects
Bolt and nut zinc plated steel or brads
Strong glue
Double side tape
Rusty wire biding
Rusty wire in USA
Wire in Europe
A plier
An awl
Gel medium + brush
Fabric
A needle + thread(optional)
Fabric
A scissor
A mat
Writing a poem
Pages from old/new books
A pen
A needle + DMC
Red ink
Stamps of your choice I found mines in Lisbon Flea market
Blanket stitch on fotos
Inkjet on photo mat or glossy (what you have at home) or
Original fotos (if you have many)
A needle + DMC or/and wool
An awl + a mat
Acetate
Double side tape + scissor
Wrapping our book cover
8 fabric ribbons or/and silk/coton ribbons (pick what you have at home)
An awl + a mat
A scissor
Bonus Lesson
Dry patchwork with pockets
Iron transfer
Fabric (if you have ecodye, rusty, from old shirts…)
Laces and or crochet leftovers
Double side tape
Scissor
Gel medium + brush + a rag
Woodburn tool + a spray bottle or wet rag
Original color fotos ( I buy them from Dona Amelia + vintage portuguese ephemera)
A needle + threads