Our Commitment
We have been in the business of providing material for altered book projects, beads for jewelry, arts and crafts supplies and art rubber stamps for over 15 years! We are committed to providing you quality products that can be used for your arts and crafts projects or to provide as gifts. This site was our original site and is currently the home of an extensive library of reference materials for the many projects, training sessions, and arts fairs that we have participated in over the past 15 years. Please, take your time to explore this site and enjoy the many detailed tutorials and projects derived using products that we provide.
You can shop with us from this site using the Featured Products area to the left, or you can do so at either our home shopping site for animadesigns or at our online store at Etsy. We look forward to providing you with the products you need to express your artistic visions.
You can shop with us from this site using the Featured Products area to the left, or you can do so at either our home shopping site for animadesigns or at our online store at Etsy. We look forward to providing you with the products you need to express your artistic visions.
Our Mission
Whether you are a fine artist, beader, book artist, crafts person, hobbyist or part of the maker movement, our goal is to provide you with unusual supplies for all of your creative endeavors. We feature unique beads, art and crafts supplies, collage, mixed media and altered art supplies, beads, jewelry supplies, vintage photographs, art rubber stamps, embellishments and craft items that go beyond the unusual to add extraordinary touches to all kinds of arts and crafts including jewelry, mixed media, assemblage, fiber arts, quilting, collage and scrapbook projects and more. We hope to be your go to resource for all of your art hobbies, crafts and maker projects.
Our Offerings
Our focus is on unusual craft items beads and amulets.
Our collection ranges from adinkra charms and other metal embellishments; jewelry and jewelry supplies, in particular, ceramic beads, and hand-carved bone beads. We have a large selection of skull beads in a variety of materials: especially bone skull beads and ceramic skull beads.
Our jewelry and pendants make unique gifts for all occasions.
We love the thrill of the hunt: seeking out items that can't be found everywhere and items which are rare or in short supply. We include folk art objects from around the world with a particular emphasis on unique objects from Mexico and Latin America that can help you create your very own version of Mexican folk art; tools to enhance your crafts and creative expression and other craft items.
Our collection ranges from adinkra charms and other metal embellishments; jewelry and jewelry supplies, in particular, ceramic beads, and hand-carved bone beads. We have a large selection of skull beads in a variety of materials: especially bone skull beads and ceramic skull beads.
Our jewelry and pendants make unique gifts for all occasions.
We love the thrill of the hunt: seeking out items that can't be found everywhere and items which are rare or in short supply. We include folk art objects from around the world with a particular emphasis on unique objects from Mexico and Latin America that can help you create your very own version of Mexican folk art; tools to enhance your crafts and creative expression and other craft items.
Specialties
Vintage handcarved textile block stamps are continuously restocked so be sure to see our current selection. Our wood block stamps are handcarved from seasoned wood in Afghanistan by skilled artisans and can be used to create wonderful patterns and textures on fabric, paper, metal mesh and many other surfaces.
We re-stock vintage photographs from many different historical eras frequently. You will find these listed in a separate category in our online catalogue.
Be sure to see our growing collection of skull beads in various materials and sizes.
We re-stock vintage photographs from many different historical eras frequently. You will find these listed in a separate category in our online catalogue.
Be sure to see our growing collection of skull beads in various materials and sizes.
Samples and Tutorials
Our gallery of samples and tutorials on walnut ink and other step by step instructions in the projects area are areas of the site that you will want to visit to jump-start your creative journey.
We sincerely hope that you enjoy exploration of our site. Feel free to contact using the contact form with any comments or questions.
We sincerely hope that you enjoy exploration of our site. Feel free to contact using the contact form with any comments or questions.
Projects
Book Arts
Here's our Intro to Book Arts which includes some definitions and links.
Check out our gallery of artists' books.
Please see a sampling of books from the Pittsburgh Book Arts Collective.
Check out our gallery of artists' books.
Please see a sampling of books from the Pittsburgh Book Arts Collective.
Tips & Tricks
These techniques will be sure to light your imagination and should serve only as a starting point for your artistic experiments.
Links
Anima Defined
an·i·ma ( n -m )
n.1. The inner self of an individual; the soul.; 2. In Jungian psychology: a. The unconscious or true inner self of an individual,as opposed to the persona, or outer aspect of the personality. b. The feminine inner personality, as present in the unconscious of the male.It is in contrast to the animus, which represents masculine characteristics.
[Latin anima; see an - in Indo-European Roots.]
an - Important derivatives are: anima, animal, animus, equanimity, unanimous. To breathe. Suffixed form *an -mo-. a. anima, animadvert, animal, animate, (animato), animism, animosity, animus;equanimity, longanimity, magnanimous, pusillanimous, unanimous, from Latin animus,reason, mind, spirit, and anima, soul, spirit, life, breath; b. anemo-, from Greek anemos, wind.
n.1. The inner self of an individual; the soul.; 2. In Jungian psychology: a. The unconscious or true inner self of an individual,as opposed to the persona, or outer aspect of the personality. b. The feminine inner personality, as present in the unconscious of the male.It is in contrast to the animus, which represents masculine characteristics.
[Latin anima; see an - in Indo-European Roots.]
an - Important derivatives are: anima, animal, animus, equanimity, unanimous. To breathe. Suffixed form *an -mo-. a. anima, animadvert, animal, animate, (animato), animism, animosity, animus;equanimity, longanimity, magnanimous, pusillanimous, unanimous, from Latin animus,reason, mind, spirit, and anima, soul, spirit, life, breath; b. anemo-, from Greek anemos, wind.
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