We decided not to decorate for the holidays this year. This was the first time I’ve not decorated a bit for Christmas in my life, but we both just didn’t feel like putting the time in to do that. One of the traditions I love that I wanted to keep was making Dave a Christmas…
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How to: sewing mini journal covers
I’ve been making small lately. One of the fun things has been sewing mini journal covers. They cover mini composition notebooks, just perfect for your pocket or purse. The first one I made when figuring out the measurements turned out way too puffy and big. The fusible interfacing, the stuff I use for the regular…
Read MoreMounting a fabric print
I am really trying to make something of the fabric I create. Just like the journal covers I posted about on Saturday, it’s hard for me to cut into my fabric, but I’m pushing through that. Here is my finished mounted on canvas gelatin plate piece made in this gelatin printing post. When I was…
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First of all, I want to say I absolutely love my Gelli Arts Gel Printing Plate and I use it a lot. However, last year when I saw this video by The Frugal Crafter on how to make a permanent gelatin plate, I just had to try it. I wanted a round plate to play…
Read MoreDyeing fabric with ink
I was looking through my pictures getting ready to write a post today, when I ran across photos I had taken several months ago for a tutorial on dyeing fabric with ink. I dyed the fabric for The Printed Fabric Bee challenge. On this post I talked about the stencil I made from a plastic…
Read MorePreserving Botanicals
I really love to sun print, but I don’t like waiting for the ferns to be ready for my projects. I’ll be prepared next Spring and even now when I want to print and don’t want to take the time to forage through the garden. They are all waiting for me because I’ve preserved them!…
Read MoreHow to: Making Stencil Masks From Stamped Images
I was on a stencil making frenzy the other day. I wanted to make stencils with my Silhouette Portrait out of some of my wood printing block and potato masher images. Since I love those images, making stencils out of them would give me another way to use them. I’ve made stencils from photos and…
Read MoreHow to: Triple Fabric Bracelet
I love playing with fabric and today I’ll show you how to make this bracelet. For this Triple Fabric Bracelet I used some of my sun printed fabric from this post. If you make one of these I’d love to see yours. I see more of those in my future. Thanks for dropping by.
Read MoreHow to: Easy Ribbon Bound Journal
Looking for an easy journal to make? Here’s fast one – a ribbon bound journal. Here is what you will need: Paper for the cover. I used some beautiful handmade paper I had purchased a while back, but you could use any type of stiff paper for the cover. Six or more sheets of…
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