I started sewing when I was about 6 years old, and way back then I loved nothing more than to sew “little” things. A stitch here, a stitch there, small pieces of fabric scraps being stitched together to make … well nothing really. It was just such a joyful thing to be able to sew […]
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Making moments count. That’s what life’s all about really, isn’t it? Days, months, years go by so quickly, and although it’s easy to remember the big special moments, the little ones get lost in the passing of time. Yet, very often it’s the small moments that hold special meaning for us. My art journal is
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Keeping an art journal has many advantages. It’s a great way to express your thoughts and feelings using words and images, and also a great way to practice new art and mixed media techniques. Because the pages are small, you can often make a page in only a short amount of time. I find making
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So you want to print on fabric but are confused by some of the products that are available? Don’t feel bad, you’re not alone. One of the most common questions I get asked, is to explain the difference between the liquid pre-treatments that can be used when printing on fabric using an inkjet printer. In
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In a previous tutorial I showed you how easy it is to make simple straight repeat pattern in Photoshop Elements. However half drop repeat patterns are also just as easy to make, and are also a little more visually interesting. A half drop repeat pattern is a pattern where the images are not aligned in
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I’m looking forward to a super creative year in 2016 and I hope you are also. One of the best ways I know to stay creative and inspired is to use a notebook to keep track of thoughts and ideas as they come to me, because otherwise they would just fall out of my head
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