“Daisy” Revisited

If you remember my recent post about The Making of “Daisy” The Art Bag, then you’ll recognize the design on this new art bag.

This is “Daisy” Version 2. I just loved the “Daisy” design and wanted to try it out on a different bag shape so I chose the original (and my personal favorite) art bag shape for version 2. This time though, I used my new printer to print on a large piece of “fabric paper” – approx 12″ x 10″ . The printer did a fabulous job printing on the rough texture, and this is the result …

Handmade Handbag

Handmade Handbag

This is the back. I put the bag closure on the back of the bag using a magnetic snap so that when opening the bag you don’t have to disturb the beautiful bead embellishment on the front.

Handmade Handbag

You can see the beautiful texture that the “fabric paper” creates …

Handmade Handbag

and here …

Handmade Handbag

And this time I also fine tuned the inside pockets so now everything is organized and easy to find.

Handmade Handbag

I’m enjoying making my art bags so much that I’ll soon be offering them for sale on my new Etsy website at ArtyZenTextiles so stop by from time to time and check it out.

PS – I print my designs on fabric using digital grounds. You can find out more about digital grounds here.

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Journal Cover – Poppy

Using the same technique as I used on this journal cover, this is another of my digital art designs printed on fabric paper treated with digital grounds. I’ve treated the surface with a sealer which gives it a soft gloss finish and helps to protect the fabric paper. The results are a strong, flexible and water resistant surface, with lovely texture, and best of all sewable either by machine or hand.

I really like the colors and the design and I think this design will look great on an art bag.

Art Journal

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Fabric Art Necklace

It’s not often I can find time to sew for myself but I took a little time today to play around some more with digital grounds and ended up with this lovely necklace – just the thing to dress up a plain dress or jacket. I printed on a piece of fabric paper I had lying around, and it gave the image wonderful texture.

Fabric Art Necklace

Fabric Art Necklace

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