I am so excited! I will be showing some of my pieces – mostly ice dyed fabric – at one of our local libraries this month. I’ve been busy getting stuff ready. Here are a couple of the pieces I dyed awhile back – two of my favorite pieces. I wish I would have mounted…
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Gelli printing with potato mashers/wisk
On my way to the grocery yesterday, I just had to stop by Traderbakers, a permanent flea market. I haven’t been in there for a while, so I was looking forward to seeing if they had anything I might use in my art processes. I will be taking a batik class in April at Making…
Read MoreOur Homemade Christmas Ornaments
Every Christmas we make each other ornaments. This all started back in 2005 – our first Christmas together. Dave blogs about this ornament and our tradition. I decided that I’d start to make us an ornament each year too. Before I show you the one I made for Dave, here is the one he made…
Read MoreMixing Fiber Reactive Dyes
Even though I’ve been using fiber reactive dyes now for about two years, I’ve never mixed “pure” dyes to make specific colors. I always just bought the premixed colors. After taking Jane Dunnewold’s Craftsy class, The Art of Cloth Dyeing, I thought I’d try to mix some with her formulas. On this day I dyed…
Read MoreReview: Cut-Up Couture
I was so excited to review this new Interweave publication. According to Interweave, Cut-up Couture: Edgy Upcycled Garments to Sew by Koko Yamase is “a cutting-edge design book that teaches how to use the copious fabric in men’s clothing to make 34 innovative garments and accessories. The simple sewing techniques showcase how to turn men’s…
Read MoreReducing Our Impact
Yesterday I watched OWN’s Super Soul Sunday which showed a documentary, “No Impact Man,” about New York City residents Colin Beavan, his wife, and daughter who spent a year working to decrease their impact on the environment. This included no television, no automated transportation, and no toilet paper. They switched from eating out to buying…
Read MoreEarth Day Stamping
I was hoping to get something Earth Day friendly done today, but play time has been a bit limited. However, I did work some pages in my journal using something disposable that we usually shred for the gardens. Here are my “stamps” made from toilet paper rolls and another roll that I can’t remember what…
Read MoreValentine Card
Every year I try to make hubby a different valentine card. Last year’s post HERE shows some of the ones I’ve made in the past. Last year I made him this wall hanger. I had forgotten that I had used my sewing machine last year to make this. It’s put together with stuff found in…
Read MoreSewing and Recycling
I’ve been doing a little sewing here at Happy Acres the past couple of weeks. I recycled some of my old material from my quilting days for these projects. We’ve been in dire need of some new potholders since the ones we bought on our Honeymoon in Hawaii are pretty sad looking. I had this…
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