I actually got some work done yesterday! Using the fabric paper that I made last week (you can see it here) I constructed a notebook cover/organizer for my journal and notes. The fabric paper makes a strong, tough cover fabric, and I collaged together an inkjet print on fabric and some silk fabric scraps that […]
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If you’ve followed my blog for any length of time, then you’ll know that I’m a huge fan of machine needlelace. I love using it for all sorts of things … Decorative elements such as the center of this sunflower; Abstract floral embellishments … Filling for cutwork designs on quilts … Embellishments such asleaves, flowers,
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Last week I finished designing a new clutch purse using fabric beads in unusual ways – for handgrips and purse feet. You can see the finished design it here. Now the same clutch purse design takes on a whole new persona. Instead of using plain fabric, this one is being designed using using one of
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Still using the “Last of the Summer Roses” design that I used to make the small shoulder purse that you can see here, this time I’m rearranging the design in order to make a printed design for a large handbag. One of the reasons I love using photoshop elements so much, is that it makes
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If you’ve been following along, I’m currently doing a review of all the cool new stuff in the latest version 9 of Photoshop Elements. In this tutorial I’m going to demonstrate the layer mask tool. In previous versions of Photoshop Elements, in order to use layer masks basically you had to add a new layer,
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I recently treated myself to a new camera – a little Canon Powershot A3100. I needed something that I could throw in my purse when I headed out the door and my other camera is too large to fit and I was missing out on too many great photo opportunities! I’ve been so pleased with
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