Low-Carb Crafter is a forum for arts and crafts lovers, crafting for fun and profit, crafts to amuse and entertain, easy crafts, kids crafts, the very popular craft of scrapbooking, and crafts of all kinds. Fun crafts like mosaic, craft projects, craft ideas, a source for craft supplies for all kinds of craft projects. Find a craft that interests you, visit craft stores and shop for craft supplies for do it yourself crafting. Arts crafts ideas are limited only by the imagination and the crafters desire to create a craft of their own.
Join us in a colorful journey of mosiac designs from our favorite mosaicists, browse our selection of mosaic resources, a small group of friends in the business that took us ten years to develop. These include the best mosaic supplies and suppliers, millefiori, hard to find items in glass, ceramics or smalti. And please visit our gallery of featured artists.
Posted November 28th, 2009 at 9:05 pm in Crafters Gallery
This gorgeous ceramic jar is the work of Steve Irvine, a professional potter and a really creative guy. What makes his art pieces even more interesting than their fabulous designs is that Steve took his love of photography and pottery, and combined the two.
Believe it or not these are fully functional pinhole cameras. They have no lens, light meter, viewfinder, or automatic shutter, and yet they can produce gallery quality images. To see how Steve does it visit his website.
Amaze your friends at your next home event by taking a group picture with a beautiful ceramic accessory!
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Posted October 21st, 2009 at 1:23 pm in Uncategorized
Get Me OUTSIDE!
This is why I don't like treadmills in the spare bedroom, garage, working out at health clubs or other forms of indoor exercise, other than they are boring, boring, boring, wall mounted TV or not. I don't care if Oprah has Michelle Obama, Tom Cruise, David Letterman, Ellen, Donald Trump and Tiger Woods on the same show! (wouldn't that be a show?), indoor workouts just don't work for me, even if I have a window to look out of.
If you ever wondered why your new year's resolution to exercise and lose weight lost it's momentum after only a few weeks here is a clue:
Hello! It's winter out there, cold, rainy, gloomy, etc. Your brain wants to be doing something outdoors, walking, hiking, just about anything as long as it's outside while your body cringes at the thought. Some refer to exercising outdoors as eco-therapy, or green exercise, although I think that word green is overused. Did you know for example that the color green balances the nervous system and is supposed to have a calm, soothing, effect?
When there isn't a whole lot of green around during winter where you live it can be tough to get motivated, much less stay that way until spring. But don't despair, just by seeking the natural world you can reap the benefits of re-connecting with the environment – a reduction in anger and stress levels only to mention a couple. Take the dog for a walk, bundle up and breathe the fresh air.
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Posted October 12th, 2009 at 11:21 am in Craft WOPS
What inspires you, getting your hands dirty with pottery, cracking glass tile for mosaic, or maybe you are more of a "clean" crafter, a scrapbooker or a sculptor maybe?
No matter, it's what gives you pleasure and gets your juices flowing, right? Well, we would like to know which particular creative endeavor gets to share that most precious of moments, your spare time?
Please take a moment and vote, comment if you like and if you see a category of crafting that is unique to you, please let us know about it.
Thanks and happy crafting,
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Posted September 24th, 2009 at 9:21 pm in Crafters Gallery
I have received so many nice comments about the giant martini glass in my last post for the Grafters Gallery that I thought I would share the margarita glass I made as well. I made it especially for the bar of a Mexican restaurant so that the bartenders would make lots of tips. When it sits on a lighted base behind the bar it really gets peoples attention.
What bartender out there wants to double their tips?
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