It's so much fun to give an old table a whole new look, and it's even more fun when using something unexpected.... like postage stamps. I found this old beat…
Easy wardrobe update-- stamp a pattern on your clothes with bleach!
We are all so busy during the week between work and family that I always try to carve out time on a weekend morning to go for a walk with my long time friend Sharon! We covet our quiet time together to let our guards down from the demands of business to catch up on our families and just be free to enjoy a nice walk in the woods! Last weekend I collected some interesting leaves on our walk to bring back to the studio for some leaf printing. I enjoyed the results and call the series "Weekend Walk". Give it a try yourself or if you like the results I have fabric for sale - just let me know if you're interested and we can talk about the rest! Please note for the best results choose leaves with raised veins or texture! Begin by painting the underside with a fabric paint or silk screen ink. Flip the leaf paint side down onto your fabric. Press gently with your fingers or use a Brayer to roll across the back of the leaf. Gently lift up the leaf - this is fun right! Keep going until you feel you have enough leaves for your design. Next I wanted to paint the overall piece with a wash of fabric paint. I use Pueblo fabric paints because they behave like water color. Once I painted the fabric I tossed on some Kosher salt (large crystals) and left it to dry. Below is the final result.... "Weekend Walk Series" has been born! I can't wait to see what I collect on my next weekend walk! Have fun and let me know if you give it a try!
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By now my friend Kim and I made it a habit to meet every couple weeks for a fun project and I love this so much. This time we decided to make some napkins and kitchen towels. We got some fabric paint…
I am feeling a little giddy today because Cami from Tidbits is here to share something so genius that I know you guys are going to LOVE IT! She is so talented and creative! ~~~~~~~~~ So happy to be here! I have adored Kristen's style for some time now, so it is a thrill to be...Read More
Each of us expresses our creativity in a different way - in all life situations and thus in the interior design. Some people like bright colors, others
I’ve made prints by carving depressions in styrofoam but not cutting all the way through but this sure looks easy and looks like you get a great print. Pop on over to the Gelli Arts blog to s…
These leaf stamped napkins can be made using the tree just outside your front door! They're a quick and low-cost way to bring a little nature to your dining table this fall.
Emboss Velvet With Rubber Stamps and a Household Iron: Embossed velvet is striking and beautiful. Images are sunk into the pile of the velvet so that you get a textural as well as visual effect. The images often also take on an iridescent quality. Embossing velvet is easier than one might think... T…
My friend Misty reminded me of the time we experimented with stamping with bleach. There are several approaches to do this but one of my favorite is what I did on this page. First you brayer your background color onto a piece of white cardstock. I like the whisper white card stock that Stampin' Up makes because it's buffered which means it has a very smooth surface. I chose one of the new In Colors: Island Indigo. It's a nice deep blue with some green tones. The stamp I chose is called Ornate Blossom. It works good for this technique because it is a bold stamp, very few fine lines that could bleed too much. The next step will be to have some sort of non-reactive tray with a folded paper towel to make a little bleach puddle on. Make sure to work in a well ventilated area and protect your surfaces. You'll need enough bleach on the paper towel to be damp without being dripping wet. When you stamp your image on the paper it removes the ink that was brayered on. Depending on the ink you use there is a lot of variation, which I love. After you are done stamping remember to rinse your stamp with water then clean it with a conditioning spray such as the SU Stampin Mist. Here is a close up on one of the places I stamped. What I love is the color variations you get from the chemical reaction. The ink surrounding the image changes a little bit turns a little more blue. FYI: after the bleach dries it becomes inert so it won't damage your scrapbook pages over time. Just make sure you let it dry completely before placing anything else on your page. The drying process can be sped up with a heat gun at least 10"in away from the page so it doesn't get too hot. Another close up of the final page. I hope this inspires you to try this fun technique! Supplies: Ink: Island Indigo (SU) Card stock: Whisper White, Melon Mambo (SU) Chipboard: Basic Gray painted with acrylic paints & sponged with Champagne Mist shimmer paint (SU) Stickers: Glitz and Glitter Journal Spot: My Mind's Eye
Milk Bottle Earrings With Stamped and Colored Designs: I enjoy exploring with upcycling materials for jewelry. Using plastic milk or juice cartons, I cut some earring shapes. Then I explored my stamp collection. My favorite stamps are the maps of San Francisco. One has the street map and the others are …
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Inspiration to go stick paper on stuff…. Mickey Mouse side table by Bombus (only one of the many amazing decoupaged items available from her Etsy shop) Demented Decoupage by Boxboy – vi…
Emboss Velvet With Rubber Stamps and a Household Iron: Embossed velvet is striking and beautiful. Images are sunk into the pile of the velvet so that you get a textural as well as visual effect. The images often also take on an iridescent quality. Embossing velvet is easier than one might think... T…
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