I recently began working on an art doll and you can see where I began here. Now, lying amongst the silks and satins on my cutting table, sometimes she looks dejected … … sometimes she looks hopeful … She has a strong personality despite her SpongeBob Squarepants body shape. But she’s waiting quietly while I […]
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From time to time I like to challenge myself by creating new ways to use my favorite fabric embellishing techniques. For this project I chose to make an art doll which is something a little out of the ordinary for me. I chose not to draw or paint a face mainly because I’m not all
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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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I’ve just finished a new art bag using one of my latest digital art designs called “Reminisce”. Isn’t she pretty? I can’t wait to take her out on my next shopping trip. And yes! I do actually use my art bags because they’re not only beautiful, but they’re designed to be functional as well. I
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or How I Made a Mousepad in 5 Minutes I’ve been threatening to make a new mouse pad for quite a while, but of course my “to do” list gets longer every day and it wasn’t a priority up until the other day when I finally couldn’t stand the sight of my old mouse pad
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This week I’ve been super busy making some fabric postcards, and along the way discovered that injured prints make fabulous postcards. This is a print that really went screwy. It was printed using digital grounds on textured fabric (it’s a real pain in the *** when these prints go wrong because it takes so long
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