Category: Arts

Do you enjoy drinking beer so much that this makes you a huge beer fan wanting to have a beer themed phone case or a beer themed backpack? Did you ever imagined that there are online stores focused on Beer Artwork ? Craft Beer Art project is one (maybe one of the very few) of them, specialized in providing unique, custom artwork beer themed gifts and accessories.

What can you see on the Craft Beer Art project ? Some of the things there are so wild that probably you never tought they exist. Like blankets with custom design based on beer labels. In fact, everything for sale there is based on real, existing beer labels. Would you like to go to the beach with a beer themed beach towel ? They exist there! Do you like spending time doing puzzles? Why not doing a beer themed puzzle? You can also find beer themed stickers, pet beds, materials, posters and more.

In addition to selling beer themed crafted works of art they try to create the first museum dedicated to the preserving and celebrating the history and impact of art on the beer industry. You can help them to achieve this goal by signing their petition or contributing to their cause. Beer lovers and Art lovers can unite to help create something truly awesome!! Sign the petition here: Create an art of beer museum!

Let’s see what kind of beer labels are used while doing a short overview of the best beer brands in the world. Toppling Goliath Brewing Company’s Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout is creamy and satisfying, loaded with coffee and is one of the best-tasting beers to drink. From the breathtaking bouquet to the lip-licking maple aftertaste you’re going to fall hard for KBBS. If you can find it. Because if there’s one downside here, it’s not with the liquor, but with the fact it’s not widely distributed. If you have the opportunity though don’t waste a second snapping up this top-rated beer. You won’t be sorry. ABV 12%

Where do we hope to find the most beer fans ? Some cities are known as beer cities and here is one of them. Not to be outdone by bigger cities on the coasts, Grand Rapids calls itself “Beer City, USA” and makes good on the title. Founders Brewing may have put it on the map (aided by nearby Bell’s in Kalamazoo), but this western Michigan spot has taken the title and run with it, with more than 80 breweries in the area. Despite being housed in a former funeral home, Brewery Vivant is very much alive with flavorful farmhouse ales. Find their “Plein de Vie” wild-fermented ales, bourbon barrel-aged seasonal options, and year-round offerings like the Hop Field IPA with Michigan hops in this historic East Hills location. Over on the West Side and also repurposing an old community space — this time a firehouse — is the original location of rapidly expanding brewery, The Mitten. Baseball fans will appreciate the clever puns of many of the beer names, from the League of Their Own blonde ale to the raspberry and hibiscus sour Rose Canseco.

Source: https://craftbeerartproject.com/.

Let’s begin with a short history of bobbleheads. 2000 : Bobbleheads seemed to be 20th century relic by the turn of the century until a promotion by the San Francisco Giants brought the bobblehead back to the public eye. The Giants offered a Willie Mays bobblehead to the first 20,000 visitors on May 9th to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Candlestick Park, which was the last year of the Giants playing at that stadium. New variations of the bobblehead were made including the mini-bobblehead, bobble computer sitters, bobblehead banks, and even bobblehead air fresheners. The Guinness Book of World Record for largest bobblehead was set for a bobblehead in the likeness of TV show host Chuck Woolery. The bobblehead weighed 900 pounds, was 11 feet tall and was originally displayed at the McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois.

How are bobbleheads made? There are all types of bobble heads and they’re made from several types of materials. Generally, the most common bobble heads are made from resin and plastic. There are also ceramic and wooden bobble heads, but they are in the minority of the products currently produced. The resin bobble head dolls are solid and generally allow for greater details and finer contouring of the body. Plastic bobble heads are cast from a mold, but not all plastic bobbing heads are the same. Some styles rely purely on the mold as the entire product with the appropriate paint colors added. Our most popular bobble heads use a plastic inner shell that are not solid and are covered with felt cloth. The felt adds a layer of detail, a layer of feeling, and an additional layer of strength to the bobble head. With our bobble head animals, you’ll find that the eyes are made of plastic and some vary from completely solid colors to an eye complete with color and pupil.

The first mass promotion of the bobbing head doll was done for Major League Baseball’s World Series and these bobble heads were imported from Japan and made of paper mache. Shortly thereafter, the switch was made to ceramic for the bobbing head to become more durable and long lasting. Throughout the 1960’s, bobble head dolls became very popular. Sports teams made bobbing heads of their most popular players such as Willie Mays and even baseball team mascots like Mr. Met were enshrined in ceramic. The first bobble head craze ended in the early 1970’s. New collecting crazes began and went full steam ahead into the 1980’s including lunchboxes, action figures, and video games.

When cheaper materials appeared bobblehead dolls began resurfacing again. In 1990s they were manufactured from plastic and collectability was achieved by limiting of the manufactured series. San Francisco Giants were the first baseball team who reintroduced bobblehead dolls as giveaways at their game on May 9 of 1999. Modern bobbleheads are so-called mini-bobbleheads which are 5 to 8 cm in height and are often used as prizes in cereal boxes. Today bobbleheads are made of solid, durable plastic, poly-resin, and flocked which means that they are made from plastic shell covered with fuzz-like flocked layer. Bobblehead dolls are still much sought collectables.

The easiest way to see what specific bobbleheads are going for is to look on eBay. In addition to viewing current listings, you can also see the completed listings and their final prices. While there will always be deviations from the norm, with the proper search string and timeframe, it can be very easy to see the expected price range for a specific bobblehead. Naturally, when something has value, people are curious which versions command the highest values. With bobbleheads, there are few categories which tend to draw the highest values.

We offer variety of bobblehead dolls and thousands of bodies’ style with high quality material –polymer clay which lasts lifetime. Custom bobbleheads, like, female custom bobbleheads, male custom bobbleheads, holidays custom bobbleheads, sports custom bobbleheads, pets custom bobbleheads, accessories custom bobbleheads.Our products are applauded for their extremely like and high quality. See more details at bobbleheadsme.com online shop.

Painting and coloring for grownups are a hot hobby this days probably because of the high stress world that is the norm today. It’s tempting to paint so that you finish a section of the picture at a time, but that will necessitate a lot of brush washing and waste paint. Rather paint one color at a time, from the largest areas of this color to the smallest. Working from the top of the painting down helps prevent accidentally disturbing wet paint. Tip for painting by numbers: Be patient! Don’t splay out the hairs of the brush in an attempt to paint in an area more quickly. This will quickly ruin the brush and destroy the fine tip. Apply gentle pressure to bend the tips of the hairs slightly and glide the brush along the surface. Think of it as the paper (or canvas) pulling the paint off the brush rather than using the brush to push the paint down.

In different shop, what included in paint by numbers kits is different. No matter where you buy paint by numbers, you should check kits after get it. Usually, there are some basic elements included, such as one paint by number canvas, corresponded inks, and some painting brushes.

Prepare them before you start painting as you’ll need them to clean your brushes when they start to get all gunked up. Remember to wash your brush completely when changing to a new color. With acrylic paints, lukewarm water usually works best.

Diamond painting is an easy and enjoyable activity for crafters young and old. Based on the same concept as mosaics and paint-by-numbers, diamond painting uses tiny “diamond”-like facets to create colorful designs and patterns for finished designs that sparkle. Your fabric design chart should be covered with a protective plastic film. When you peel back this plastic film, the chart area will be sticky. It is recommended that you do not remove the entire piece of plastic at once. Instead, slowly peel back the plastic film as you work. If you take a break from your project, re-cover your work-in-progress with the plastic film to prevent your project from gathering dust or drying out and losing its stickiness. Paintingscart.com sells diamond paintings, paint by number paintings, pre made, custom photo and multi-panel paintings. See more info at Paint by number.

Diamond Painting is a new craft hobby that’s a mix between Cross Stitch and Paint By Numbers. Created in 2015, Diamond Painting was designed as an easier, faster, and more therapeutic alternative to Cross Stitch. ometimes it’s the little things that matter! When you start making progress on a painting and begin filling in gaps, you get a satisfying “snap” and a sense of achievement, as dorky as that sounds!

Some say you should always leave the best for last. The “Work Your Way Up” method involves starting with your smallest quantity color first, and then finishing up with the color you have the most of. Things should get easier as you go along, since you can place more of the same color at a time with your Diamond Pen Multihead.

Each Diamond Painting Kit comes with everything you need to get started!

– Pre-printed canvas with design chart (with pre-applied adhesive)
– Color diamonds delivered in separate bags (labeled)
– Diamond pen tool
– Pair of extra-sharp tweezers
– Wax pad (used to pick up diamonds)

What is the difference between 3d & 5d Diamond Painting? The difference between 3D and 5d diamond painting is in the number of facets that the gems have. 3D Diamonds have 3 facets, while in 5D they have 5 facets on each side. More the facets are, they give a more sparkling effect.

This style of painting is based around combining the concepts of mosaic art and paint-by-numbers. You build your painting up using tiny diamond shaped facets to create an eye-catching and extremely colourful design. The resulting artwork gives you a finished painting that truly sparkles and shines.