Welcome to the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #5- Ribbons, Twine, and Fibers!!
We are so happy to have May Arts Ribbon as our sponsor this month. The are generously offering our random winner 3 spools of fall inspired ribbons!!
May Arts Ribbon was
founded in the early 1980’s in Riverside, Connecticut. The original products
were high-end silk flowers imported from Taiwan, which were decorated using
quality ribbons. The decorative ribbons proved so popular among customers that
the business gradually evolved into a dedicated ribbon wholesaler.
As a family-owned and
operated business, May Arts began a long-standing tradition of quality, affordability and exceptional
customer service. We are dedicated to carrying on this same tradition by
offering high quality products at competitive prices. Our friendly,
knowledgeable staff is always happy to answer your questions or to assist you
in placing your order.
May Arts carries a wide selection of quality ribbons to
choose from; such as grosgrain, silk, satin, burlap and a variety of prints and
patterns. All inventory is held in stock, so we can ship orders out right
away—typically the same day.
Guest Designer
We welcome our October Guest Designer, Yvonne Yam.
Greetings from sunny Singapore! My name is Yvonne and I love to create art using found stuff! My style is quirky and colourful and I love playing with mediums. Check out my blog Do More With Less.
Yvonne made this gorgeous 6x6 canvas for our October Challenge.
Design Team Host
Our host design team member this month is Lalo!! See her project tutorial below that uses lots of May Arts goodness!!
Hello Mixed Media Monthly Challenge peeps! I’m so excited to be the feature for this
month’s challenge and to show you some cool ways to incorporate ribbon into
your projects.
The challenge for this month is ribbon and I used a bunch of
different awesome May Arts Ribbon to add texture and interest to my piece.
To start I added glued to the tops of some “inkable” ribbon strips
and adhered them to a canvas.
I wanted to add color and shine to my background and what
better way to do this then with spray ink.
It really is important to use the right kind of ribbon for this
step. Here I used May Art’s ¾ inch
canvas because it holds the ink and will not dull the colors.
To add texture and even more shine I tucked some May Art’s
3/8 inch metallic/velvet under the inked ribbon.
The last this I did was to embellish. I used May Art’s netting ribbon to anchor my
focal point. Then using some of my
favorite Burlap String to add the details.
So reach for your ribbon to add some texture and interest
this month. I can’t wait to see all the
awesome mixed media ribbony goodness you all make!
Now for more inspiration from our Amazing Design Team
Melanie
We don't have many rules, but ask that you do follow the ones we have!
* Mention in your post how you used Ribbons, Twine or Fibers in your project
* Your post must link back to the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge post
* Add a link to your direct post, not your entire blog
*You can combine with as many other challenges as you want.
* You can enter up to 5 times, create whatever you want, and HAVE FUN!
