This
is a decent set of permanent (not water-soluble) crayons. I use them
for mark making in my mixed media projects. The pigments are decent and
noticeable. I'd say they are a cheap alternative to good quality
permanent crayons if you are on a tight budget and if you want them for
non-professional use, needless to say. Amazing value for money.
DOWNSIDES > The sticks snap half easily if you exert a little bit of pressure. > The paper labels covering each stick aren't the color of the stick but the family color they belong to. > The choice of color isn't the best. There are too many oranges and not enough greens and not even a brown.
Great telescopic canvas pouch that holds tons of stuff. I put all my Ohohus inside (36 markers) and there is still room for more. Very cute design, and it can easily be stored when not needed. It stands up easily. Beware not to use the pouch when painting with acrylics as it can be easily stained. Good value for money.
Wonderful 300 gsm watercolor paper perfect for mixed media, watercolor painting and heavy collage. I've used this with acrylic paints, collage and mixed media, and it stands well multiple layers of paint, embellishments and other materials (chipboard die-cuts, burlap, fabric, other paper, etc.) as well as spray inks. It's slightly larger than A4 (see my photo). Easy to remove from the pad. It's quite smooth but it has a bit of tooth (see my photo). Best non-professional watercolor paper I've ever used. I'll buy it again.
I bought this to use it in my mixed media projects, so I cannot comment on how it works for cheese making or cooking.
I
have used it both to create rugged textured backgrounds and elements of
decoration and I'm very pleased with the results. It needs heavy gel
medium to glue it to the paper. I'd say it's not the best cloth for
mixed media, but it's very good nevertheless. I've uploaded a photo of a
project I'm working on, which has the background made of this cloth as
well as the 'nest', tinted with different ink sprays. It absorbs inks
beautifully with little amount of ink used.
For the rest, it's great value for money as this is a quite large piece of cloth.
The
only downside for mixed media it is that that the gaping between
threads is quite large, which makes the handling of the fabric on
projects a bit annoying.
This is a beautiful semi-opaque heavy-body turquoise acrylic. It's a bit pricey but a tiny amount of product goes a long way. The color is absolutely stunning and very versatile as, depending on the quantity I use, it looks a quite dark or almost translucent. This is the first Liquitex professional heavy-body acrylic I've bought, and it's totally worth the money.
The
tin box caught my eye as well as the exotic blend fair-trade tea
selection. The tin design is wonderful: very modern, beautiful and
eye-candy. Each variety of tea has its own pocket in the cardboard inner
drawer structure. This structure is removable and I now use the box as
container for my stencil.s
I love that these teas are organic and fair trade, something that is really important to me.
All
the flavours have in common that are light and clear, not strong or
full bodied. However, they're good teas/tisanes and I've enjoyed them
all. They're perfect to make a cup of tea not more. Not even a
one-person teapot, as the flavours are delicate and get lost if I add
more than a standard mug of water.
My favourite tea in this sat
is the turmeric variety and, if I had to choose one, this would be the
one I'd buy again. I found that the matcha variety is especially
disappointing. The other varieties are lovely light drinks, but I prefer
teas that are a bit more flavoursome and are a big stronger..
This is one of the larger telescopic stand-up pencil pouches I've found on Amazon. It's not only made of good sturdy quality canvas, but it's also taller than most similar pouches. This being the case, it allows me to store, comfortably, a good amount of my Tombow markers plus many pencils and shorter markers. In all honesty, if I filled the pouch with all my Tombows, it would be difficult to zip it; however, I can mix these up with other shorter pencils and markers. The upper body slides well up/ down thanks to the lateral pull on tabs. The pouch stands comfortably on the table. For the rest, the illustration and overall design of the pouch is very cute, but the colours are neutral and not overwhelming or too gender specific. I use this pouch both as storage pouch and vertical pencil container. As it's made of fabric, I would not have it around when I use acrylic paint. The average zip is, perhaps, the weakest bit.
