Here Comes the Sun

The sun is another favorite image. I especially like it when it has a face. This is a T shirt for sunny days.
The image is from The Graphics Fairy.

Let's go for a Ride

This picture makes me think of an earlier era of sophisticated ladies and gentlemen going for a merry ride in an automobile. The image is from The Graphics Fairy .

Elephant Tee

Just to give you an idea of the procrastinator that I am.  I planned these T shirts and bought them in spring 2013.  Just now getting them made in summer 2014.  This is a favorite image of mine and I have a friend that loves elephants.  Perfect match.  The image is from The Graphics Fairy.

Newborn Onsie

First off, a warning.  I borrowed this idea from something I have seen for sale retail.  That may mean it  is a copy righted design. I am giving it as a gift, which is personal use.  You might have trouble if you use this design for sale.

I love the sentiment and the simplicity of this design.  It is just right for a new baby.

Rooster Quilt Blocks

I made these blocks for a friendship quilt.  I thought the white-on-white fabric would add some interest. Boy did it. The roosters all look like they are wearing white tatoos.  I decided I  liked them that way.  The last guy looks off balance. I may need to make some alignment marks on the backs of the transfers.  See how much I'm learning ?

Love and hugs to Gwen.

Turquoise and Red Scarf

This is an infinity scarf.  Both colors of dye were used in the one dye bath. There will be more of these coming.

 

Plum Blossom Hoody

I made this for my niece, the baby's mother.  I hope she likes it.

Wasabi Romper

This is real, actual tie dye, at last.  I first dyed with the green (wasabi), then over dyed with teal and bound it with rubber bands. I wanted the green to predominate so binding before dyeing with the blue left a lot of the green showing.


This is an outfit for my great nephew who is just learning to walk. Won't he be cute ?

Oh, and a slightly larger T shirt for his adoring aunt.

Amethyst T Shirt

I've got a bunch of dyeables and a supply of dye so its dying time again.  This one is for me.

I mixed Plum Blossom and Amethyst in the same dye bath. The amethyst mostly took over and I'm happy  with the results. I'm using the low water immersion technique.  The variations are due to the t shirt being crumpled into a small container.
I have dyed spots on both arms and one colored finger.

Arizona Green Tea Necklace

This is the can that started me on the pop can series.  I love the graphics on it. The little blossoms against the blue-green background would make lovely art or a great wall paper.

This time I mounted the pop can pieces in bezels.  They look much more finished that way.
I got stuck on the larger bezels. The outside dimension is 3/4 inch. I thought 5/8 inches would work as the inner dimension. Nope. I had to cut them down by hand to make them fit.  I still have enough left from one can to make some more stuff.

Bamboo Tile Necklaces

You can find these bamboo tiles here and there. Mine are from a place mat where they were all strung together.  The tiles are about the same size as a domino and have two holes drilled top to bottom.
I decorated the tiles with paper or stickers and ran a narrow cord through the holes to make a pendant.  The only jewelry findings I needed were jump rings to hang the dangles.  Easy Peasy !

Matchbox Necklaces

I got this idea from a book quite awhile ago. Enhance a matchbox and wear it as a pendant.  An advantage is that a matchbox is soft cardboard that is easily manipulated with a paper punch or even a sewing needle.  To me, the most intriguing question is : what is in the matchbox ?  You can put in a special keepsake, image, or even a tiny booklet. Naturally, you don't wear it open, but the item is there, close to your heart.  I made one for myself with my Father's picture inside.

 

Vernors Earrings

This is the second entry in the pop can series.  In case you are not from Detroit, Vernors is our native ginger ale. That is soda or pop, no kick except the ginger.  This little guy and the green and gold signs have been around town forever.

 

Not Tied Dyed

Are you ready for something other than jewelry ?  This is my first go at Tumble Dyes.  They are so fast and so easy. My first reaction  was : I need more colors and more things to dye.These dyes are actually paints in a spray bottle. Scrunch up your fabric, spray, then heat set in the clothes dryer, or with an iron if you are using glitter.  Yep, glitter !  and it stays on, at least so far.


There are a couple of spots where I held the gold glitter spray close and got spots of gold.  Elsewhere I held it further back and got a light overall dusting of glitter.

This is a practice piece. I just wanted to see what I could do.  With a little something more, it would be a nice scarf.

Paper Beads Necklaces

I started this project way back here  with my paper bead tutorial.

Now I have completed necklaces to show you.  Because the beads have nice big holes I used mostly twine for stringing.

Baby Bibs

The baby has grown out of his first set of bibs so I got to make some new ones.  Transferring images is so easy and fun I may have to come up with more reasons for making things.  The bibs are from Dharma and the images are from the Graphics Fairy.

Fridge Magnets

This project has been on my to-do list for a long time. Then Mom mentioned she needed magnets. Aha ! Time to do it.  Instead of picking out a lot of images I used the same papers as I used for the paper beads here.  I punched out circles of paper, glued them face down to the glass marbles and then glued on the magnets.  I forgot about how strongly magnets attract each other and giggled as the magnets swam off of their appointed spots and stuck to each other.  Boxing these babies was impossible until I made an insert of cardboard with holes punched in it to hold the magnets in their place.

Rooster Tea Towels

I wasn't satisfied with flour sack towels so I bought toweling by the yard to make tea towels. It comes hemmed on the sides so all you have to do is cut it to length and hem.  The colorful rooster images come from the Graphics Fairy .  Another very quick project.