Gallery
Featured Artist: Belinda Schneider
 

About Belinda
	Introduction My name is Belinda Schneider. I'm German and I currently live in Luxembourg. Travelling is my biggest passion and my professional life has enabled me to travel all over the world. I speak German, English, French and some Spanish and Italian. Art has always been an exciting hobby for me. While I have been involved in paper arts most of my life, ARTchix Studio  has opened up the mixed-media world to me. Coming from a large family (13 brothers and sisters) sharing is natural to me. So I've always been happy to share my artwork or projects with others which has also resulted in publications in Somerset Studio and ARTitude Zine and others, many times using ARTchix Studio products. Some favorite things are flowers, rock music, books, Indian and Mexican food and going to the movies.		Belinda's Top 5 ARTchix Studio Products 1. Copper Heishi 2. Small Brass Wings 3. Hand Dyed Ribbons 4. Heart & Soul collage sheet 5. In My Closet transparency sheet
			Belinda's Website http://www.picturetrail.com/belindas

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Artwork #1: Artist Trading Card
	Title Queenly ARTchix Products Classic Gold Dot Borders Loveliness Collage Sheet
	Instructions 1. Cut a piece vintage text a bit smaller than Artist Trading Card size and glue onto black cardstock which is Artist Trading Card size (approx. 2 1/2" x 3 1/2"). 2. Cut crown and wings from tarnished copper mesh. Glue wings behind image from Loveliness Collage Sheet and attach to Artist Trading Card. Glue on crown and attach turquoise Swarovski crystals. 3. Paint wash over background with ivory acrylic paint. Add turquoise and brown acrylic paints. Write "queenly" with brown acrylic paint, add turquoise acrylic paint accents. 4. Create frame from Classic Gold Dot Borders and glue onto Artist Trading Card. Age gold border with brown and turquoise acrylic paint accents.
Artwork #2: Artist Trading Card
	Title Self Portrait ARTchix Products Tiny Crowns In My Closet Transparency Sheet  Small Brass Wings Copper Heishi Brass Gears Lil' Duos Collage Sheet Mini Mix Collage Sheet
	Instructions 1. Cut piece of vintage text a bit smaller than Artist Trading Card size and edge with brown acrylic paint. Glue onto blue cardstock which is Artist Trading Card size (approx. 2 1/2" x 3 1/2"). 2. Cut 2 numbers from In My Closet Transparency Sheet and glue onto corners. 3. Cut square from vintage text and glue onto Artist Trading Card. Glue your photo on top of square adding Small Brass Wings, Tiny Crown and Brass Gears. Glue on "ME" from Lil' Duos Collage Sheet and butterflies from Mini Mix Collage Sheet. 4. Paint accents with brown and sky blue acrylic paints. 5. Glue Copper Heishi onto corners.
Artwork #3: Fabric Wall Hanging
	Title Here We Live ARTchix Products Brass Heishi
	Instructions 1. Create a house shaped felted wall hanging from brown and burgundy merino wool or make an art quilt from fabric. 2. Cut out fabric images and body shapes, halo, hat and heart from fabric. 3. Lay images onto each other and stitch down around the edges. Add a swirl at the end of the man’s hat using embroidery floss. Stitch on rays using a straight stitch and add French knots onto ends. 4. Place heart onto felt and stitch down. Stitch on rays using a straight stitch and add French knots onto ends. Attach “2” Number Charm. 5. Sew Haute Couture Purse onto woman, and 3 buttons and 2 Brass Heishis onto man. 6. Create a frame by gluing Brass Heishi onto outer edges with Sobo glue. 7. Sew hanger onto back.
Artwork #4: Felted Bag
	Title Kiss Me ARTchix Products Tiny Crowns Small Brass Wings
	Instructions 1. Create a felted bag from rusty red merino wool or make one from fabric. 2. Cut heart shape from fabric. Cut fabric image and glue onto fabric heart with Sobo glue. For additional support since it's wearable art, add stitches with black thread. 3. Add the word "kiss" - glue onto bag and add stitches. 4. Stitch rays and French knots around heart with a straight stitch adding French knots at the end. 5. Glue on Small Brass Wings and Tiny Crown using Sobo glue.
Artwork #5: Fabric Collage
	Title Girl
	Instructions 1. Cut fabric into 7" x 7" and lay onto batting. 2. Cut out images from fabric sheet. 3. Cut three house shapes from different fabrics and sew onto background with different colored threads. Lay on fabric images and sew onto houses. Attach found fabric numbers with black thread. 4. Create black shadow around house shapes by simple backstitch with black thread. 5. Attach various buttons with colored threads, tie knot on the front and leave some thread ends hanging down.