I recently bought some blank graph paper journals to map out knitting patterns and decided to spruce one up to give as a gift. I found this really awesome bicycle paper that I adhered to the cover, and made a screen using the same bicycle image (enlarged) and screen printed it on the paper... add a heart print, and viola! I also sewed together this neat striped paper, put in some eyelet holes and fastened it with some red twine and a heart tag I made with red velum.
My favorite green sweater somehow developed this significant hole during it's ventures. Rather than mending the hole with green thread, I decided to patch it using some swatches from one of the many pieces of unused yardage in my garage. I love this fabric... and I just may make a matching dress (too much?).
I have been lacking creative inspiration for quite some time now (hence the lack of blog entries). I figured out that part of the problem may be that I have nowhere to gather my ideas.
Today, I covered this cork board with some really neat thrift store yardage, hung some egg shaped planters (purchased at IKEA) from the back of the frame, and viola! A place to put all of those inspiring 'things' that I find on a daily basis... magazine clippings, swatches of fabric, paper samples, yarn, whatever inspires.
I recently bought some blank graph paper journals to map out knitting patterns and decided to spruce one up to give as a gift. I found this really awesome bicycle paper that I adhered to the cover, and made a screen using the same bicycle image (enlarged) and screen printed it on the paper... add a heart print, and viola! I also sewed together this neat striped paper, put in some eyelet holes and fastened it with some red twine and a heart tag I made with red velum.
