Fabric paint
I cut the ends off some stalks of celery, and was reminded that the ends make awesome rose stamps… so the Bean and I pulled out some plain home-dec fabric and some fabric paint, and had at it… I did one side, she did the other. I think it’ll be a new bag.
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Cause I’m a selfish seamstress at heart. I used the rose stencil in the Alabama Stitch Book as inspiration, enlarging/drawing it freehand, and then painting it in. LOVE...
Read MoreAlabama Chanin knock-offs
I’m working on bday pressies for my sister. Her birthday is in April. Depending on the website I refer to, her birth flower is either the daisy or the sweet pea. So, I decided to do 1 of each. I found an old daisy papercut stencil from Martha Stewart living (at least 5 years ago), and copied the idea, though I drew and then painted freehand, to make a colar for the peachy-pink shirt. I’ll use powder blue knit for the appliqué ala Alabama Chanin.I looked at some pics of sweet peas online, particularly this one, and then painted freehand on the blue shirt. I’ll appliqué...
Read MoreThere’s a reason I sew…
I can’t draw! I need ocean/fish stamps for D’s Sunday school tomorrow (all about the ocean), so I cut up some sticky craft foam and made stamp holders from strips of cardboard. Hopefully it will...
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