Well, it’s that time again – another Printed Fabric Bee Giveaway! Last month Jackie Lams chose Art Nouveau as the topic for The Printed Fabric Bee challenge. I absolutely love this and had so much fun creating my fabric. In yesterday’s post I showed you how I created this piece. Here again is the piece…
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Art Nouveau Challenge
The Printed Fabric Bee challenge last month was creating a piece that screamed Art Nouveau. Well, I’ve always loved that style so this was extra fun for me to do. Jackie Lams was the queen for April and chose this great topic. Here is the finished piece (12 x 12) for her collection. So I…
Read MoreMaking fonts into stencils
Several of you emailed me about the lettering on my Reclaimed Intentions Banner from Friday’s post which included the Intentional Printing book giveaway. I wish I could say it was my hand printing, but it’s not. I printed it with stencils made from fonts. I’ve made a short video to show you how I make…
Read MorePrinted Fabric Bee Giveaway #5
Well, it’s that time again for another Printed Fabric Bee giveaway! This month Carol requested a 12 x 12 inch square of fabric of our interpretation of the colors and textures found in woodlands. When I think of woodlands, I think green. And since I’ve been a bit obsessed with palms since our last trip…
Read MoreMaking Freezer Paper Stencils With My Portrait
As you know, I really love making stencils with my Silhouette Portrait. If you just joined my blog, you can find my post about stencil making here. I’ve been making them with Dura-Lar .005 clear film. That material works pretty good, especially for playing on paper. As long as the design is not real intricate,…
Read MorePrinted Fabric Bee Giveaway #3
Well, it’s that time again to give away another set of 6-inch fabric squares created by The Printed Fabric Bee. Before we get to the giveaway, I wanted to tell you a little bit about this challenge and my piece. This month was Gerrie Congdon’s choice. She wanted her pieces to be 8 inches by…
Read MoreThe Best of 2013
I love to look back each year and see what I’ve accomplished. Part of my review is to look at what interested you. The top five 2013 posts using Pinterest and blog traffic were the following: The Pinterest crowd continues to pin our soap recipes. The Coconut Cocoa Coconut Milk Soap was a…
Read MoreBook Review/Giveaway: Stencil Girl
Congratulations to Melinda from Colorado. Thank you all for entering. More giveaways coming up soon. Today I am reviewing Stencil Girl – mixed-media techniques for making and using stencils by Mary Beth Shaw, a new publication from North Light books. But not only am I reviewing this book, you have a chance to win my…
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…
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