Marbled Leather Cuffs - Made from belts!

Have you ever opened an antique book and been obsessed by the beautiful marbled pages on the inside cover?  All the beautiful colors swirling around together inviting you in to an adventure.  I always wondered how those pages were made and after several YouTube videos and a few deep dives into the artsy corners of the web, I saw how difficult it was to get those effects.  Fortunately Marabu has something called EASY MARBLE and now you can get a very similar effect with a water-filled tub!  As much as I wanted to make paper, I thought marbling some leather cuffs might look amazing.  I'm so happy with them, too!  Get out there and try something new, sweet friends, and always

Make Your Mark!

I couldn't stop making them!

Using the Easy Marble Neon Colors!

STUFF I USED FOR THESE CUFFS

Marabu Easy Marble: http://amzn.to/2F2oT7t Easy Marble Color Shifts: https://bit.ly/3fOtN9E Metal Snap Kit: https://amzn.to/2TmQjOb

Drop the colors in, swirl and dip!

Watch how to make these marbled cuffs here OR 

watch the video on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/7AA3KVg1riM

So 80s!

Save your old belts!  They make amazing jewelry!

The only cuffs you want on your wrists!

Art Crayon Art Journals

I'm cuckoo for Marabu's Art Crayons and all of the beautiful art journal techniques you can create with them!  I was so excited about my pages I decided to bind them with fabulous marbled covers. What I've created are my initial pages which will eventually be rubber stamped, decoupaged and written on.  You know, like a real, organic art journal that just keeps on keepin'-on!  What I love most about the art crayons is that you can manipulate them with sponges and water and when you're finally satisfied, you can spray them with a fixative for further work with other mediums.  I had some scrap wood pieces from another project and they made perfect covers.  Turn your work into beautiful art journals and don't forget to Make Your Mark!

A few of my new journal pages

 The clear school glue technique is my favorite!

Bound for glory!

Watch how to make them here!

STUFF I USED

5 1/2" x 7" thin wood pieces

Marabu Art Crayons

Watercolor paper

Swing Arm Paper Cutter

Clear washable school glue

Pad/Book Compound

Stencils

Clamps

Black and white gesso

Marabu Easy Marble

HERE'S HOW TO MAKE THE PAGES

Technique One

1. Moisten a cosmetic sponge

2. Rub an Art Crayon on the end

3. Dab onto watercolor paper using different colors

4. Repeat with a stencil in a contrasting color

5. When dry lightly spray with a fixative

Technique Two

6.  Go crazy with Art Crayons on watercolor paper

7. Blend the colors with a lightly damp cosmetic sponge

8.  Stencil over the page with black gesso

9.  Lightly spray with a fixative

Technique Three

10.  Coat a piece of watercolor paper with white gesso and let dry

11. Use a generous amount of Art Crayon color

12.  Blend the colors with a dry cosmetic sponge

13. Stencil with white gesso or a fun paint

Technique Four

14.  Paint over a stencil with clear, washable school glue and let dry

15.  Go crazy with Art Crayons

16.  Blend the Art Crayons with a dry cosmetic sponge allowing the color to be removed 

from the dry glue

17.  Stencil over the pieces with black gesso or another color

Technique Five

18.  Stencil with black gesso on watercolor paper

19. Add a generous amount of Art Crayon over the top

20.  Paint over the Art Crayon with a brush and water for a beautiful watercolor effect

HERE'S HOW TO BIND YOUR JOURNALS

1. -4.  Make sure your art journal pages are the same size as your wood covers

*I cut my pages first and then filled them with different Art Crayon techniques

5. Fill a tub with water and sprinkle your favorite colors of Easy Marble on top

6.  Place paper face down on the Easy Marble to pick up the beautiful marbling

7. Let dry

8.  Moisten the marbled pages with a light spray of water to relax the paper

9.  Add glue or decoupage medium to the wood piece

10.  Center it on the marbled paper making sure it's completely flat

11.  Cut out the corners at a slight angle

12. & 13.  Add glue to the flaps and glue them to the other side

14.  Clamp your art journal pages between 2 covers making sure everything is 

completely even and flat and then spread Book/Pad Compound along the edge and let dry

15.  Cover up the binding with matching paper using more glue

Bound art journals ready to embellish even more!

 Go crazy with color and stencils!

If you don't have wood, you could use a sturdy cardboard OR chipboard