Right before Thanksgiving, I participated in the Creative Hand Show & Sale, sponsored by the Kansas City Fiber Guild & Weavers Guild of Kansas City. I’ve been a guild member for over 20 years, and have been doing the sale almost as long. And each year it gets better and better. Not only do we […]
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Gelatin Plate Printing on Fabric: Day 2 of May Tutorial Blog Hop
Gelatin Plate Printing is fun and easy and doesn’t take any special tools. It’s a type of monoprinting, and each print will be different. The gelatin has an interesting texture that becomes more pronounced as the plate is used, and it starts cracking as it begins to break down. I’m a very tactile person, and […]
Art Sparks May Tutorial Blog Hop
Today kicked off the beginning of the Art Sparks May Tutorial Blog Hop. Tracie Lyn Huskamp started it with her tutorial on this sweet Stenciled & Stitched Special Occasion Greeting Card. Her step-by-step photos are great. I love the antique-looking brown background that she made with a walnut wash. And the bird is a stencil […]
Days 7 & 8 of 8 Days of heARTfest Valentine Tutorial Blog Hop
I want to get the rest of the tutorials posted before Valentine’s Day, so I’m posting the last two today! Day 7 is Melanie Testa‘s tutorial on making your own Valentine’s cards. In her own words, “I present a tutorial using stamps, sweet imagery and perforated edges.” You can find her tutorial here. Day […]
Day 6 of 8 Days of heARTfest Valentine Tutorial Blog Hop
Day 6 of the heARTfest Valentine Tutorial Blog Hop is Kelli Nina Perkins‘s tutorial on felted heart soaps. They are so colorful, and cute, and useful! They’d make great gifts, but make enough to keep some for yourself. Here is her full tutorial along with photos and instructions. This tutorial is part of the ArtSparks 8 […]