Enchanting Elephants Mixed Media Happy Pack
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This curated kit of elephant themed mixed media supplies gives you unique papers and embellishments, perfect for paper crafts, art journaling, collage art, and much more.
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I've scoured the globe to find unique, interesting, and beautiful products that are perfect to be used in mixed media artwork, scrapbooking and card making, textile arts, and pretty much any other application you can think of! I'm excited about the variety of supplies I was able to find, many of which are one of a kind!
What's inside...
Printed & Specialty Papers
Each Happy Pack comes with two hand-printed papers, each printed by me with a vintage, hand-carved woodblock from India*. These papers are printed on handmade mulberry paper from Thailand and they measure about 5-1/2" x 6." You can choose a warm or cool colorway when you add your pack to your cart - warm will get this gorgeous coral paper printed in gold, cool packs have a seafoam green paper (a heavier weight as well,) printed in silver.
You'll also receive a gorgeous piece of hand-marbled paper from India, which features swirls of cream, gray, black, and silver. This piece measures about 6"x9."
Finally, you'll get a beautiful piece of gold paper with circles - like punchinella, only it's a thin paper! This is perfect for adding layers of texture into collage and backgrounds in art journaling and mixed media.
*A note about my hand-printed papers... many of my blocks are retired from a previous life in textile printing and have worn or missing elements. These prints will not be perfect - there will be lighter areas, small missing bits of the design, etc..., but I think it just gives it more character.
Each Happy Pack comes with two hand-printed papers, each printed by me with a vintage, hand-carved woodblock from India*. These papers are printed on handmade mulberry paper from Thailand and they measure about 5-1/2" x 6." You can choose a warm or cool colorway when you add your pack to your cart - warm will get this gorgeous coral paper printed in gold, cool packs have a seafoam green paper (a heavier weight as well,) printed in silver.
You'll also receive a gorgeous piece of hand-marbled paper from India, which features swirls of cream, gray, black, and silver. This piece measures about 6"x9."
Finally, you'll get a beautiful piece of gold paper with circles - like punchinella, only it's a thin paper! This is perfect for adding layers of texture into collage and backgrounds in art journaling and mixed media.
*A note about my hand-printed papers... many of my blocks are retired from a previous life in textile printing and have worn or missing elements. These prints will not be perfect - there will be lighter areas, small missing bits of the design, etc..., but I think it just gives it more character.
Unique Embellishments
Your Happy Pack comes with three types of embellishments, and the first was a find that I'm still excited about - beautiful hand-embroidered elephants made by the Hmong people in Thailand. Each piece is one of a kind - they're different sizes and colors, although with the same basic design. They measure around 3-1/2" wide by 2-1/2" to 3" tall, although this varies a bit. You'll get one piece, in either mainly warm or cool colors. Second, you'll get three glass elephant beads. The first is about 3/4" wide with gold accents and is Czech glass, straight from the maker in the Czech Republic. You'll also get two ivory colored elephant beads. I like to add these to dimensional and assemblage pieces, make a tassel or a hat pin, or add them to a necklace or charm bracelet. Finally, an addition to the pack that couldn't possibly be more elephant-y, a hand-printed elephant image using a woodblock from my personal collection and acrylic fabric paint. What's more, it's stamped on paper that was made with the help of the elephants of Sri Lanka - that's right, this is Ellie Poo paper... the pulp is made with fiber from elephant dung! (Never fear, there's no smell, even when wet!) How's that for upcycling? |
Ribbons & Trim
The ribbons and trimmings for this pack come from India. I couldn't decide between the blue and the red elephants, and thus the two colorway options were born! The elephant ribbons are embroidered on fabric that's about 1-1/2" wide, and you'll get a foot of your chosen color. The second trims in this pack are, for the cool kit, a beautiful 3/4" trim with gold bullion embroidery on turquoise fabric with sparkling accents, or brightly colored shisheh embroidery with mirrors on black fabric - this is also about 3/4" wide. You'll receive a foot of the trim for your colorway. |
Drawstring Elephant Pouch
These fun pouches were handmade by an artisan in Thailand and feature screen-printed and painted elephant images on a thick, canvas-like fabric. The insides are lined with an indigo patterned cotton, and they measure about 3-5/8" wide by 3-3/4" tall. I love these little pouches to use as gift bags, to store embellishments when I travel to teach or take classes, or to use to travel with jewelry. You can also take them apart and use the fabric and images in your artwork if you'd prefer, or find a creative way to incorporate it as-is! |
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