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Chigirie Tip of the Week

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Chigirie transforms a serving tray from bland to beautiful with washi art
09
Oct

5 Ways To Decorate With Chigirie Chigirie Tip: Transform, Repurpose and Embellish Learn Chigirie with Joan Mead-Matsui Chances are you have some items in your home you don’t want to throw out. Are they gathering dust? Packed away and forgotten? Chigirie makes an extraordinary holiday, hostess, or special occasion gift. My Chigirie Tip of the Week shows you where to find those project ideas that are right under your nose. Lampshades, decorative serving trays, wooden […]

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Chigirie Tip of the Week

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Chigirie pumpkins, gourds, and Fall Splendor are the perfect fall theme for your next Chigirie
01
Oct

Surround Yourself With Collage Art Chigirie For All Rooms Look Around You…What do you see today? Chigirie Tip of the Week for October 1, 2019, directly ties into the changing landscape. Add a Personal Touch I’ve never been one to buy art prints although I own a few prints by famous artists like Andrew Wyeth. My love for original paintings and paper collage is one of the reasons I create my own Chigirie, Japanese Torn […]

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Chigirie Tip of the Week

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Joan Mead-Matsui Tuesday Chigirie Tip
17
Sep

Working with Layers How to Layer Your Design With the Best Results If you stopped by chigirie.com last week to read my Tuesday Chigirie tip about working with your background, now’s the perfect time to take a moment and review that tip. We’ll briefly focus on working with paper this week. Take Your Time This Chigirie Tip of the Week shows you how to work with layers. Many designs require at least two layers of […]

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Artist Stumbling Blocks

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Chigirie Japanese Torn Paper Collage Art
09
Aug

Join “Learn Chigirie with Joan Mead-Matsui” today and you’ll find the support to tackle those projects that seem complicated. I’ll guide you along with step-by-step instructions so you can create projects you’ll cherish for years to come.

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A specialty bookstore in Seattle changed my life

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22
Aug

  Sometime around the mid-1990s, I was weary of the politics of public relations and marketing and gradually discovered art was much more relaxing and the freedom of self-employment was too good to ignore. That’s when I decided I needed a break and scaled down to a part-time temporary position as a secretary at a Scranton, Pennsylvania law firm. While working part-time, I formally launched “Mrs. Matsui’s Origami, (handmade paper creations),” a craft business dedicated to […]

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