My inspiration for this project for my nieces Christmas gift came from a book called, Bend the Rules with Fabric by Amy Karol. The pattern for the dolls came from the Donation Dollies website.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Swedish Dala Screen Print
I took the image from LiL Blue Boo's Blog (tons of cool stuff!) and turned it into a screen to print some Christmas tees for my family to celebrate Mom's Swedish heritage.
Friday, December 24, 2010
Each Snowflake is Unique
A couple of days of advent we spent studying, reading about, and making our own snowflakes. What miracles! And such an awesome testimony to our Creator God. The thought that we are infinitely more unique and created for such a greater purpose than even these beautiful ice crystals is amazing!
I used a paper doily for the "snowflake" shape on the shirt.
Then we sprayed the shirt with fabric spray paint over the snowflake.
As that dried, I made a screen using the photo emulsion technique.
I applied the emulsion to a handmade screen (organza fabric in a 14'' embroidery hoop), made a transparency of the above image and "burned" the image into the screen by exposing it in the sunlight for a couple of minutes (not a recommended method due to it's inconsistency, but it happened to work this time!)
I used a paper doily for the "snowflake" shape on the shirt.
Then we sprayed the shirt with fabric spray paint over the snowflake.
As that dried, I made a screen using the photo emulsion technique.
I applied the emulsion to a handmade screen (organza fabric in a 14'' embroidery hoop), made a transparency of the above image and "burned" the image into the screen by exposing it in the sunlight for a couple of minutes (not a recommended method due to it's inconsistency, but it happened to work this time!)
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