Friday, December 02, 2011

Swarovski Crystal Friendship Bracelet

I love these beautiful bracelets from today’s featured Etsy seller, Doloris Petunia

Friday, November 25, 2011

White Christmas Tree with “Robins’ Egg Blue” Decorations

I have to admit, I’ve had this tree up since last Thursday!

I found this retro crafty tree skirt at Goodwill for $3! Score!

Friday, October 28, 2011

New Product: Hand Screen Printed Owl Scarves

I am loving how these scarves turned out! They are truly a labor of love, being that each scarf was hand screen printed multiple times to create the desired graphic look. If you know anything about screen printing, you know the feeling of holding your breath… just hoping the ink will pull through properly leaving you with a clear and centered image. Since each scarf required me printing multiple images, all it would take was one bad pull of the ink through the screen, and the entire scarf would be ruined! But that is the art of a handmade product: the artist works carefully and thoughtfully to produce a unique and special item. Luckily, these turned out just as I had hoped.

I used a lightweight natural 100% cotton linen fabric for these scarves. The “woven” print graphic is taken from a scan of some antique woven fabric I had. The owls are from an illustration out of my sketchbook. When the ink dried, I sewed the sides under for a nice finish, and added a fancy ruffled black and white trim to the ends. This scarf is a lovely addition to any free spirit’s wardrobe. I wear mine with a chambray oxford shirt and dark jeans,and it turns such a simple outfit into something much more interesting!

To purchase one of these scarves, which have been produced in a limited run, click here!

Please look very carefully at all of the photos because I want you to see that the scarves are not only beautiful, but they are celebrated by inconstant “flaws” which I see as pretty. Some have a cool faint “bleeding” pattern, and I thought it looked cool so I didn’t throw it out as a mistake. I think they are a welcome trademark of an item that is clearly not made in mass,but is made with love. I do promise however, each scarf will maintain an integrity of presentation that I feel good about as the creator! Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or want to see larger photos before purchasing!

This outfit also features a Ninkybink bag (see here)

A video showing the screen printing process.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

A Glimpse at Screen Printed Owl Scarves

I burned 2 screens for this project. The owls are from my own illustration, and the “woven” pattern is taken directly from a scan of antique hand woven fabric from my archive.

I very carefully screen print the images over and over, until the whole length of the scarf is covered. It can be nerve-wracking because the hope is that each hand pulled print will turn out dark enough, and lined up properly!

Here are the finished scarves! 

Available to purchase very soon! I’m still working out a few details & I will post when they are available. Thank you!

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Black Swamp Arts Festival

Here are a few things I purchased at the Black Swamp Arts Festival

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Sunday, July 03, 2011

Several Craftster Businesses to check out

I was going through some business cards I picked up at The Renegade Craft Fair. Check out some of these creative crafty businesses:

The Weekend Store

Jen Skelley

La Familia Green

Nice

The Binding Bee

I’m Smitten

Isette

Maureen Duffy

Cross Hair

Frantic Meerkat

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Hand Screen Printed Christmas Cards

Here are some pictures of a few of the many Christmas cards I made by hand this year. I used my Yudu screen printer for this project, along with cool stickers, fancy paper, ribbon, and scrapbooking tools. I’m pretty happy with them! I love making my own. 

Wednesday, December 01, 2010

Drawings

This is an illustration I am working on for a project. I plan to hand screen print my own Christmas cards this year! Maybe I will even make a video tutorial while doing it.

This is a colored pencil drawing I messed up on and don’t like very much, I’m scratching it. Done, finished! On to something else!

Also, I wanted to share this cool DIY project I saw today! Make your own Free People Christmas stocking.

Friday, October 29, 2010

Donald Trumpkin Halloween Pumpkin

Look what my mom made for her work’s annual Pumpkin Contest!

She won the contest and $100! I am so proud of her! She’s so artistic.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Cowgirl Halloween Costume

This is the “Before” and “After” - I revamped a Leg Avenue brand Cowgirl costume to make it my own (and work appropriate). I took out the cheap muave vinyl corset and put in denim, added pockets, and added layers of white eyelet to the bottom.