While I was preparing a lesson for a recent class, I decided to paint up some panels for a new computer tote. I wanted something with a lot of color, and I found this piece of hand dyed fabric in my closet and decided it had suffered in the purgatory called my stash […]
Archives for March 2016
Got Glass Rubbing Plates?
One of my favorite things about working with Paintstik Rubbings (and teaching you to use them!) is that we can make rubbings from just about anything that is reasonably flat and has a texture. Including glass. See how you can save Grandma’s pie plate on fabric. Click To Tweet During one of the recent classes, […]
Testing A Flower Collage Overlay
Do you ever have an idea for a project you are working on – but hesitate to check it out because testing the idea could destroy all the work you have already done? I often find myself wanting to play it safe rather than pushing ahead with something that might be really cool. The nagging […]
A Kraft-Tex Bag Corner Tutorial
Almost 3 years ago, I made a lovely bag from some of my painted fabric. And, for the first time, I added pieces of Kraft-Tex to the corners to corners of the bag to protect them from wear and tear. (See Kaleidoscope Bag post here.) Just last week, as I was posting this link for [...]
Studio Storage Solution for Freezer Paper Masks
A while back, I took a studio time-out to clean off my 4’ x 8’ work table. (You can read about my sorry adventure here.) One pile of things on my work table was a bunch of freezer papers masks I had cut to use as examples in the Whole Cloth Collage course. In case […]
