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Travel, Life and Works of Art

As I was beginning to think about packing for my trip home to Australia next week, I also began to think about what art supplies I would take - maybe a sketchbook or a small stitch project - something to fill the evenings. But that thought just felt a bit "off" this...

Assemblage Hand-Dyeing for Unique and Uncommon Results

Hand-dyeing my own fabrics and decorative fibers is one of my favorite things to do. I never get tired of seeing the beautiful colors and patterns that emerge after the fabric has been washed and ironed. So I'm really excited to let you know that my new online...

How to print your own fabric using an inkjet printer

Printing your own fabric is fun and easy and it can be used in all sorts of different ways in all types of sewing projects. Small to medium printed photos and images can easily be printed out using a standard size inkjet printer. Printed photos can be used to make...

Digital Art Journaling is fun and easy

I love art journaling! On fabric - because sewing is relaxing and painting on fabric is fun and messy. And also creating digital art journal pages which is perfect for times when you want to journal your thoughts or remember special moments, but don't feel like making...

If You Can Dream It

Another of the Fragments cards that I've been making recently. You can see the previous one I made here. I have lots more in various stages of progress so I'll share more soon. Sign up for the Fragments Online Workshop or join me for Fragments in Santorini,...

A trip to remember – and you’re invited!

One of my goals this year was to do more travelling, but little did I suspect when I set that intention last year, that I'd be doing it in such style. Later this year I have the privilege of partnering with Arts & Cultural Travel to lead a small and intimate group of...

Imagination will take you Everywhere

As I'm planning a trip home to Australia next month to visit my family, I've only just now begun to think of gifts to take. I was originally going to buy gifts, but decided instead to make things by hand which is much more personal and holds more sentimental value. So...

Faux Eco-Natural Dyeing using Procion Dyes

I've been doing some experimenting with faux eco-natural dyeing using Procion dyes in anticipation of my upcoming hand-dying online class. I love using Procion dyes because they are so easy and versatile to use, but using them in a way that they are not intended to be...

Fabric Dyeing with Faux Snow – Overdyed

Yesterday I shared some photos of my snow faux dyed fabric. I wasn't totally happy with a couple of the pieces so I overdyed them using a violet color dye. Adding another color into the collection has really made a huge difference in a good way. Cotton fabric before...

Fabric Dyeing with Faux Snow

This week I'll be doing some fabric dyeing as I need some color coordinated fabrics and fibers to use in my fabric art journals. I like to use fabrics and fibers of a similar color palette when making journals, because they help to provide a cohesive look to support...

Creating beautiful PhotoArt has never been easier

I've been using Photoshop and Photoshop Elements for almost 15 years to create digital art in one form or another, and over the years I've developed my own favorite techniques for combining imagery and photos to create beautiful PhotoArt. Now I'm really excited to...

Creative Stitch Alchemy Mini-Journal: Unfolding – Putting it all Together

In this week's session of the Creative Stitch Alchemy Mini-Course: Unfolding ... we're now ready to assemble the mini-journal. After spending the last four weeks creating the pages for our mini-journal, all that's left is to assemble them by glueing them onto a piece...