Bloomfield, Connecticut, July 15, 2011 – The C‑Thru Ruler Company (C‑Thru), parent company of the Art‑C™ brand of mixed media supplies and tools, today introduced “Media Mixology,” a marketing alliance in which the Company has partnered with manufacturers that sell products that are complementary to the Art‑C collection. The Art‑C... Continue reading

Judges select top innovations for exclusive media & buyers’ event The Craft & Hobby Association’s (CHA’s) judge panel are pleased to announce CHA’s Hot 20 New Products being launched from the 2011 CHA Summer Conference & Trade Show in the Innovations Showcase. The products selected were featured at the exclusive... Continue reading

We've created a YouTube channel for Art-C Mixed Media. Go to http://www.youtube.com/user/artcmixedmedia and subscribe to our channel to keep up with the latest content. And our first video has been uploaded, featuring a tutorial with a mixed-media Artist Trading Card project. You can view this video here: Let me know... Continue reading

Today we are going to explore the Artist Trading Card, or ATC. ATCs are collectible, small-scale pieces of artwork, similar in size to traditional playing cards and sports-trading cards. A=Artist (that is you!). The artist creates this tiny piece of artwork, and places their contact information on the back side... Continue reading

Today is my 24th Wedding Anniversary, and I wanted to make something special to add to our home and celebrate the 'double dozen'. I took some pictures along the way to show you the progress. As always, please click on pictures for a larger view. Here is the finished piece.... Continue reading

We will be presenting a workshop on Friday, March 25th at 1:45pm. As well as a make and take during the 'Sample Making Frenzy' on Saturday evening from 6:30-10:30pm. For more information, check out the Collins Group website: http://www.thecollinsrepgroup.com/SPRING.html And remember to 'Like' our Facebook Page, to stay on top... Continue reading

We are so excited to show you the new releases being presented at the CHA Winter 2011 Trade Show and Conference this weekend. No more peeking - it's time for the full reveal! This is the two page new release flyer, images available for preview. To download the printable version,... Continue reading

Presenting ART-C Canvas Colorables! Beautiful pre-printed designs on raw canvas. Printing can withstand wet or dry media. Works with ART-C Paints & Pigments, Glitter Mists and even art markers! On the 11" x 8 1/2" wooden tray show above, the background was collaged with papers from the BOTANICAL Collage Elements... Continue reading

At the CHA Winter Trade Show next week we are expanding the ART-C brand with a technique-focused, artist quality collection called Paints & Pigments. The four assortments include three colors each for a total of twelve different colors and are called: Antique Mystical Pastoral, and Victorian And we have also... Continue reading

With CHA Winter just around the corner, we thought it was time to give you a sneak peek at what is coming up for the ART-C brand. Here are some of the booth samples. Make sure and come by Booth #2338 to see them in person! And those are just... Continue reading

Today I have a technique post on the Little Yellow Bicycle blog, featuring products from ART-C and Little Yellow Bicycle's Savor line. I invite you to visit the Little Yellow Bicycle blog to see the technique post and detailed step-out photos. If you are new to the ART-C blog, please... Continue reading

Welcome to the new ART-C blog. We will be posting lots of inspiration, project ideas, techniques and videos here. A tentative launch date is January 1, 2011. Come see us at the CHA Winter Conference and Trade Show. Our workshop is listed here. Please subscribe to this blog's feed so... Continue reading