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DIY Tshirt Cloth Flower

Homespun, but Boldly Elegant I’ve got five new brooches, made from scraps. There’s something spiritually earthy when you upcycle to create beauty. The above T-shirt flower is my variation on this tutorial: http://prairiepatch.blogspot.com/2011/02/how-to-make-fabric-flowers.html Do try the original variation as well. … Continue reading

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Centered!

A freezing art studio, the spiritual center of my art, and insistent Gods = my giving up fabric painting for digital art integrated into my shamanism more than ever before. Continue reading

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DIY Rubbing Plates

How to make rubbing plates by painting old CDs with Jones Tones metallic fabric paint. Upcycling for fabric art. Continue reading

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DIY Wardrobe

I am happy. Can’t afford to buy many clothes but, bit by bit, have up cycled, stitched, and painted cloth, until I have more and more days like today. I’m wearing a blouse I painted and bloomers I made from … Continue reading

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A Happy Scarf and Tsukineko All-Purpose Ink

Tsukineko All-Purpose Ink makes fabric-painting easy. Learn All-Purpose Ink (API) basics by painting a scarf, using the Colors in Bloom Set. First wash a Light Jersey Circle Scarf, no fabric softener. Then, iron the fabric (for more controlled paint strokes). … Continue reading

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Mystic Garden Lamp, an Upcycling Project

Scored at the second-hand store! Hobnail milk-glass lamp: $5. Plus a $2 lampshade with masculine, modern lines to counterpoint the lamp’s old-fashioned femininity. Nevertheless, the shade required tweaking to harmonize with the lamp. The shade also had stains that needed … Continue reading

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Greater than the Sum …

Greater than the Sum of Its Parts—Combining Techniques: Tutorial and Painting in Honor of Goddess Brigid You can scroll past the tutorial for Product and Purchase Info. Click pics to see em full size and un-blurred. I like to combine … Continue reading

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Faerie Woodland Altar Cloth

I’m posting this here instead of Etsy bc I’m so in love with it that I have to show more pics of it than Etsy allows and share my process a bit. Click pics to see em full size and … Continue reading

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Creative Process: Hand-Painted Silk

Hand-Painted Silk Art Altar Cloth for Warrior Poet PG, you said on my Facebook page link you like to see the process. Hence this post. Click pics to see em full size. Folks, skip process to get to Product and … Continue reading

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Teddy Bear, Mother’s Helper

Everyone needs a teddy bear, even big capable guys! People especially need a teddy bear when far from home. I have a bear the size of my thumb. It was perfect when I used to travel—I traveled light, and it … Continue reading

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