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Three art quilts finished and more

By: Lynda February 22, 2024

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Since my last post I’ve finished three projects, and worked on a couple more.

Leaf Printing In Hawaii

By: Lynda February 6, 2024February 6, 2024

Fabric paint, fabric printing, Hawaii, Jacquard Textile Paints, leaf printing, preserving, vacationingHawaii, Jacquard Textile Paints, leaf printing, preserving botanicals, vacation4 Comments

If you read the last post you know that I bought some paint while in Hawaii to play with while on vacation. I’ve always admired these Monarch Ferns. I love the little spots on the leaves. I asked several people what they were, and the response I got was that they were weeds that they…

Shopping for art supplies in Kona Hawaii

By: Lynda February 3, 2024

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We recently returned from a trip to the Big Island. When we travel to Hawaii if I bring any art supplies it’s something small like watercolors or hand stitching. This year I wanted to print some leaves that I love seeing in this area. I gathered all of my supplies and decided to pack everything…

Making New Leaf Prints

By: Lynda October 22, 2023

Fabric paint, fabric printing, leaf printing, Lutradur, preserving botanicals, spray paintsleaf printing, Lutradur, Marabu Fashion Spray paints, preserving botanicals2 Comments

We recently returned from a wonderful trip to Alabama. While there I picked up some leaves. I want to create something to remember this visit, so I made some new leaf prints. To start I needed to preserve the leaves. For information on preserving leaves and other botanicals check out this blog post.

Resisting with Daisies

By: Lynda August 8, 2023August 8, 2023

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I’ve been on a daisy kick lately, and thought I’d use resist with daisies to see what happened. It’s really the same process as printing with daisies. If you missed that post, see this link.

Printing with daisies

By: Lynda July 19, 2023July 19, 2023

Fabric paint, fabric printing, gardening, leaf printingdaisy printing, gardening, leaf printing, printing8 Comments

After irises, my favorite of flowers are my daisies, specifically Becky Shasta daisies. They are so easy to grow. Since I’ve been on a printing spree, I thought it was time to see how they would print. To watch my video tutorial, scroll down.

Transparent vs Opaque Textile Paint

By: Lynda June 4, 2023

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I usually use transparent textile paint, but since I am teaching a leaf printing class for a summer kids camp this year, I wanted to see the differences in the paints. I’m using Prochem textile paints. On the left is the transparent; on the right the opaque. So I decided I’d do a test to…

Printing with Collard Greens Update

By: Lynda April 14, 2023

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Two years ago I posted about printing with collard greens on this post. I’m revisiting this printing because I’ll be teaching at a kids’ summer camp, and wanted to get in some practice. Since collards aren’t in season around here yet, I bought some at the store. When you are looking for any leaves to print,…