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8 New Tips to Create a Garden Theme Bedroom With Leaf Metal Wall Art Gardens are great! Many of us have worked with some sort of garden, even if it was a mini garden in our front yard or backyard. While gardening can be hard work, there is something invigorating about the hands-on activity of working with soil. Also, it is rewarding to taste the fruits (and vegetables) of our labor. If you want to capture the glory of gardens as a bedroom theme, then follow these basic guidelines: 1. Select a light bed The bed does not have to be lightweight in weight per se. Consider: -ornate brass beds -white or off-white beds -headboards with a floral design -cast-iron beds with wicker 2. Add floral wall art to the walls You can add a variety of wall art with either floral or garden themes. Pressed flowers or ferns are one idea. This amazing process can increase the flowers life while allowing it to retain its beauty. You could also hang up pictures, such as botanical prints, on the walls. Finally, consider lovely botanical wall art, such as leaf metal wall art. Various styles and sizes of such art are available. 3. Choose a painted wood or pale wood dresser, or chest of drawers Use a Battenburg lace or classic floral print tablecloth (circa early 1900s) atop the chest of drawers or dresser. 4. Choose curtains that create a light and spacious appearance You have several styles from which to select, including eyelet, floral-print cafe, ruffled curtains, and tab-top. 5. Choose beside tables that support a garden theme You could select skirted round tables topped with a fabric that complements your bedspread. Another option is a table with a glass-top, such as those for outdoors. Yet another option is a painted wood table that looks weather-beaten. 6. Accessorize, accessorize! Accessories always put the finishing touches on any themed room. Likewise, you can use a wide array of accessories for a bedroom with a garden theme. Your options include: -animal figurines -birdhouses -dried flowers -fresh flowers -lace doilies -potpourri -wreaths 7. Choose lamps with a basic appearance Consider ceramic and wrought iron lamps as options. Of course, you could also select a lamp with a floral pattern. Once again, the importance is that the lamps provide a light appearance. After a tough day in school or at the office, such lamps can create an ideal aura for reading a book or magazine. 8. Use beddings that are light You have many options, including chenille, delicate floral, eyelet, gingham checks, lace, and pastel quilts. Such beddings can effectively complement various types of floral and garden wall art, such as leaf metal wall art. Regardless of which style of bedding you choose, make sure that it has a light appearance. While putting a garden in your bedroom is somewhat impractical, the next best thing is to create a garden theme for it. You can use various items, such wrought iron wall art, to create a light and relaxing environment! About the Author This article was written by Alyssa Davis and provided by Metal-Wall-Art.com, a site featuring unique music wall art and metal wall art .

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A Guide to Specialty Art Paper

Creativity is a tricky endeavor. To get the right look, you need the right materials. As any artist knows, anything can serve as a canvas, but for the truly exquisite look, you need something special. In this short guide, we’ll explain some of the art and craft products available and some possible applications for these products.

Curious iridescent paper is certainly one of the oddest products on the market today. Normally, embossed iridescent paper is not so much a paper, but more like plastic or a thin, flexible and colorful metal, and as such, is well suited for sculpting and other crafts. Iridescent paper is often made by foil stamping and lasers on light-sensitive chemicals, and can only be used as a writing media with dry-erase or permanent marker. Curious iridescent paper, however, will absorb ink and can be used for any variety of projects from drawing, painting and writing to crafts such as collages, paper mache sculptures and scrapbooks with a little extra flair and texture.                                          

Vellum makes a unique, translucent, and slightly iridescent paper for accenting crafts. Originally made from animal skin for scrolls, vellum has remained in common use to this day, especially in England, where British Acts of Parliament are still printed on nothing but vellum paper. Most modern vellum imitation is made from acid free cotton and is perfect for calligraphy and other projects requiring an antique or rustic look. Thin vellum paper and glue make a beautiful laminate for crafts such as scrapbooks and leaf catalogues.

One of the medium vellum cardstocks of note is Bristol paper, a smooth, heavy pasteboard of fine quality. Originally made from pasted rag paper in Bristol, England, this hard stock is often the choice paper for technical drawings, but offers intriguing creative possibilities. Bristol is unique in that it is thick enough to have two working surfaces "front and back" that will not interfere with each other and each side can serve as its own writing or drawing surface. Artists working with friction-based media, such as crayon, chalk, or charcoal will want to use a rougher texture board, while smooth finishes are generally more suited to other types of media, such as inks and watercolor.

For a breathtaking and unique look, silk paper provides a strong yet soft alternative to more mainstream options. Silk crafters have been making paper since the 2nd century, B.C.E., and it has stood the test of time. Originally a product of China, it is the oldest of all luxury papers and is still in major use today throughout the world. It is truly amazing to witness the limitless creative uses artists and craft persons have found for silk paper. Machine embroidery, three-dimensional sculpture, jewelry, quilting, book coverings, collage, and mixed media are just a few of the possibilities, and the list is limited only by the artist's imagination.

Globalization and increased efficiency in paper production opens up a whole new world of possibilities to today's artist. While at times the sheer bewildering array of new papers may seem overwhelming, for the professional artist or graphic designer who is willing to take the time to explore such oddities as McCoy silk papers, Curious iridescents, or Springhill vellum bristol, the results can be quite gratifying.                            

This is Michaela from www.TheArtCanvas.net. Thanks for reading this article on Specialty Art Papers! If you’d like to find out more, visit my website at www.TheArtCanvas.net.

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Michaela Blassnig is the manager of www.theartcanvas.net, a leading article site for Artists, Hobbyists and Collectors, as well as a skilled artist who works in a wide range of media.