Does 'cozy' make you think of blankets, fireplaces, and hot cocoa? Well, just because it's warm and sunny out doesn't mean you won't appreciate a comforting, welcoming home in the summer too. Welcome to the summertime side of an inviting home: wildflowers, natural materials, fresh air, and bringing the outdoors in. Key Takeaways Light and
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Beth has posted her pictures from our Tyvek play date. Now it is my turn. As always we both started out with the same idea but ended up with different results. First Play Date Beth had received in the mail a piece of Tyvek that was painted, shrunk, and covered with lace. Yes, covered with lace! It was beautiful! We tried to make one like it. First we just laid the lace on top of the painted Tyvek and ironed it. Once shrunk this is what it looked like. But the lace did not shrink and stick to the Tyvek as we had hoped. Feel free to notice that I forgot to iron the Tyvek on the back. When you iron it on the front all the lovely bubbles are on the back. Then we painted the Tyvek and while the paint was still wet we attempted to attach the lace by pressing it into the wet paint. When the paint dried we shrunk the Tyvek with the iron. This is what we got. But again the lace did not shrink and stick to the Tyvek. On our last and successful attempt we used mat medium to glue the lace onto the painted Tyvek. We let it dry. Here is what we started with. This is what we got after it was shrunk Yeah! It stuck! Second Play Date For our second play date I came prepared with Tyvek that was painted a variety of colors and had a variety of organzas, laces, ribbons, threads, and glitter Mod Podged to the surface. I couldn't find my mat medium that day and since then have also used 1/2 and 1/2 white glue. They all work. It is hard to tell but the Tyvek pieces are about 10 inches by 14 inches. I cut them up to about artist card size. Here is me shrinking a piece. And here is what I got. Do notice the writing on the Tyvek. I used a postal envelope and you can see the writing peeking through the paint. Just looks like a design unless you are really really close like this picture. The lovely purple on this last piece was a piece of organza that I had printed on my gelli plate. It has those wonderful squiggly lines on it in the upper left-hand corner. You can't tell that I didn't paint the lines right on the Tyvek. I plan to use these lovely pieces to make brooches. Here I am modeling a potential brooch. Doesn't it look fabulous on my paint shirt? We won't talk about how I look. And here is one that I have Smooched a little, sewed a few beads on, backed with felt and attached a pin. I've worn it to church a couple of times now. Next--Tyvek in a much more sculptural technique. Judith
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This month I’m playing a little game I came up with, called Adventure by Fate, where each week I partake in a different adventure – decided by the roll of a wooden block. My second roll landed on “Camp out under the stars” – so I did just that. I drove out to the suburbs […]
They say when your creativity is blocked, it helps to be near water. When you can't get to the water, bring the hues of the water to you with this soft slow stitch kit. With Yards of Joy personalized textile collage kits (12x15), we package curated fabrics and notions to inspire you. You create your masterpiece and stitch to release the day's tension. A 12x15 piece of muslin and 12x17 piece of Heat n Bond lite are included in this kit. "Dreaming back to a simpler time when writing was done by hand to tell the stories of those exploring out at sea. This curated fabric collection brings together the colors of the coast with the thoughts of days gone by." Personalize this kit with a saying of your choice (up to 5 words) on printed fabric. Just let us know when you check out. See our suggestions in the images. Yards of Joy Slow Stitch Kits provide just a little bit of inspiration and instruction to get you started, but the rest is entirely yours. These collage and sewing kits are about your creative journey. I hope you enjoy stitching as much as I enjoy putting the pieces together for you. Included in this Slow Stitch Kit: - 12” x 15” inch muslin backing (our large backing fabric allows you to create a large piece or cut it into smaller projects. - 12” x 17” piece of Heat n Bond Lite (I hate to pin, so I've included bonding in case that's not your favorite either) - 25+ generous cuts of fabric, notions, laces, ribbons, buttons, printed fabric sentiments and more. Fabrics include Art Gallery, Moda, Michael Miller and others, some out of print. - 3 yards of embroidery thread (a yard of each color) - Fabric words. "be still" will come with this kit unless otherwise noted. Please put your sentiment in the personalization field. - Minimal guidelines to get you started Fabric designs and notions might vary slightly. We promise, you’ll love your kit! (Scissor in images is not included) To see some of our other slow stitch kits, follow the links below. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1072879139/slow-stitch-kit-woodland-holiday?ref=shop_home_feat_2&frs=1 https://www.etsy.com/listing/1045952122/bumble-slow-stitch-kit-bee-fabrics?ref=shop_home_active_2&frs=1 https://www.etsy.com/listing/1049795346/bee-happy-slow-stitch-kit-textile?ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1 https://www.etsy.com/listing/1047377966/slow-stitch-kit-personalized-textile?ref=shop_home_recs_3&frs=1 https://www.etsy.com/listing/1063945734/slow-stitch-kit-give-thanks-personalized?ref=shop_home_feat_1&frs=1 Please bookmark this shop and check back often as I have lots of beautiful fabric crafts coming your way.
We recently started buying our veggies from a local organic and biodynamic producer in the Gold Coast hinterland. Its becoming a family ritual every Sunday to drive down through the beautiful valley and load up with produce for the week ( and water from their spring). I’m really passionate about supporting local farmers and when...Read More »
