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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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Silk Luminaries DIY
I love candle light and pretty candleholders, but my rambunctious kitty would set the house on fire. Elizabeth Buffington suggested I whipstitch 3″ square silk “hoops” together to make a luminary with LED tea lights. I got obsessed creating designs, … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, backlit, block, bureau, candle, candleholders, candles, designs, dye, dyeing, fireplace, Francesca De Grandis, Helpful, Hints, Jacquard, kitty, LED, letters, light, lighting, lights, Lumiere, luminaries, luminary, make, mantel, ornamentation, painting, picture poem, pretty, resist, Sacred, silk, space, spreading, tea
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How to Use Resist
How to Use Jacquard Permanent Water Based Resist in Silk Painting Some folks want me to share how I use resists, hence the following instructions. Dye spreads every-which-way on silk unless resist lines contain it. Dharma Trading Company, a major … Continue reading
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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Tagged bold, cloth, design, feminine, floral, Foil, Francesca De Grandis, garden, girlie, glass, Hobnail, Illuminated, Jacquard, Jones, lamp, lampshade, Lumiere, marker, milk, milk-glass, modern, mystic, Neopaque, old, opaque, paints, paper, pattern, pink, project, shade, silhouette, silhouettes, simple, Tee Juice, Tones, Tutorial, upcycling, vintage
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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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Recent Dye Art Projects; Also Free-form Three-Dimensional Beadweaving
Vintage scraps, bones from an outhouse, and other stuff I use for art. Continue reading
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Tagged art, beading, bones, creative ideas, dye, Dye art, Dye-na-Flow, dyeing, Francesca De Grandis, God box, hand-painted clothing, humor, Jacquard, Jacquard Products, joke, lace, Lumiere, nature, necklace, painting, Pearl Ex, t-shirt, vintage, weird
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Domestic Elf Pendant: Fantasy Dye Art Project
On days off, Santa’s elf is a domestic elf, and needs a bit of fantasy jewelry: Domestic Elf Pendant; Fantasy Dye Art Project Continue reading
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Tagged art, beading, beads, cloth, creative, dye, dyeing, elf, fantasy, hand, hand-painted, ideas, Jacquard, Jacquard Products, jewelry, mystic, pagan, painted, painting, silk, stardrenched, upcycling, vintage, wearable art
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I’m Not a Normal Woman
I’m Not a Normal Woman: Love affairs with guitars, cheating with another man’s mandolin, & a crush on Jacquard Products. From my upcoming book. Continue reading
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Tagged blog, connectivity, drummer jokes, Dye art, ecstatic path, Francesca De Grandis, Gibson, guitar, humor, Jacquard, mando, mystic, romance, self-help, singer songwriter
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Ten Tips for Creative Dyeing
Ten Tips for Creative Dyeing = creativity AND fun flow. If you don’t dye, apply this to poetry, music, healing, or other art. Continue reading
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Tagged creative ideas, dye, dyeing, Francesca De Grandis, Jacquard, painting, silk painting, Tee Juice
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