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Christmas Idea #1 – Kitty toys
Last year I made cat toys for my friends with kitties. Our cats loved them so much that I thought I’d again make some for gifts. Before I start the tutorial I want to show you the quality control inspector. … Continue reading
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Tagged cat toy tutorial, catnip, catnip toy, cats, craft tutorial, crafts
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Image Transfer Frenzy
Last week’s Fearless Art Journaling class was all about transferring images to our journals and our paint cloth. We started with four laser printed images. To transfer, the images must be printed on either a laser printer or a copy … Continue reading
Watercolor Leaf Printing
I’ve been attending a really fun “Water, Paper, Paint” class at our East Branch library taught by a very talented Connie Walts. She has based her class on the book by the same name. I’ve not really explored working with … Continue reading
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Tagged leaf printing, watercolor, watercolor leaf printing, watercolor printing
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Felting Soap
As I mentioned earlier, my interview with Karen really inspired me to felt. And what better project than to felt our homemade soap! However, if you want to do this, you can use any soap bar you have around the … Continue reading
TP Art
This craft has been around for a long time. I first saw Carol Duvall demonstrate this years and years ago on her show and I thought it was so neat. In her book, “Paper Crafting with Carol Duvall” she called … Continue reading
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Tagged art journals, card making, craft tutorial, molded tissue paper, toilet paper art
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Making Stamps
I purchased this stamp-making foam quite a while ago on the recommendation of a friend. I pulled it out the other day to see what I could do with it. I started out using the real thin sheet and cut … Continue reading
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Tagged art journals, crafts, foam stamps, making stamps, stamp foam
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Sew Wild Inspired Fabric
As I said yesterday about Sew Wild, Alisa Burke’s new book, she really inspired me to try some of her techniques. This is one she demonstrated on her DVD. I started with some fabric from my stash. I still like … Continue reading
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Tagged Alica Burke, fabric, Interweave, mixed media, Sew Wild, sewing, surface design
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Embossing Resist Tutorial
I just love resists. I especially like using glue on fabric. See this post. Yesterday I wanted to try using embossing as a resist on watercolor paper. I’ve not used my embossing powders for a long time. In fact, I … Continue reading
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Tagged art journals, crafts, embossing, embossing resist, resists
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Dyeing with Perilla
I’ve been bitten by the dyeing bug. This time I wanted to dye using Perilla (Perilla frutescens), a volunteer in our yard. Perilla frutescens, a member of the mint family, is a purple and green annual. It has lots of … Continue reading
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Tagged dyeing with perilla, dyeing with plants, fabric dyeing, fabric dyeing with nature, perilla
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Fabric Birthday Card
Last year I had lost contact with Ginny, my mom’s penpal and friend. More about her and my quest to find her on this post. Well, her 95th birthday is coming up next week and I wanted to make something … Continue reading
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Tagged cloth card, crafts, fabric, fabric card, happy birthday card, mixed media, sewing
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