Sometimes You Just have to Laugh

I can not say to much about this you'll just-have to watch. LOL

Craft: Easter Bunny Table Runner

I needed a runner for my Easter table, this is what I came up with.

Hare by Durer

1) I found a picture of a rabbit I liked and I printed it.

Then I collected the supplies I'd need: 

Some transfer paper

Iron and wooden board

Ink jet printer

Some muslin the size you'd like to make your runner.

Trim enough to go around your runner.

Silk flowers

Either a print out of the bonnets I did or decorative paper.

Scissors 

Glue stick 

Fabric glue

Transfer Paper

2) Then I made some bonnets that would fit my rabbit.

Easter Bonnets

3) I placed each bonnet on my rabbits head and photo copied it 

onto the transfer paper. Following the transfer paper instructions 

I ironed it onto my muslin.

Easter Bunnies with Bonnets

4) I laid out two trims in order to see which would work best.

 Easter Bunny Runner

5) Then I played around with different embellishments and decided on silk flowers.

Easter Bunny Runner
 

6) I stitched on my chosen trim.

Bunnies in Bonnets

7) I added the silk flowers with a little fabric glue.

Bunnies in Bonnets

Now I'm ready for Easter Dinner.

                             

Marie Antoinette's paper shoes

If you saw my last blog you would have seen

 Isabella de Borchgrave paper clothing and shoes.

They were very inspiring so I decided my 

next craft should be some paper shoes. 

Supplies you'll need:

 One sheet of card stock

Two sheets of decorative paper

Print of pattern

Glue stick

Scissors

Marie Antoinette's paper shoe pattern

1) Cut out pattern pieces.

Marie Antoinette's paper shoes

2) Cut out amount of pieces as written on the pattern

 and as shown above.

Marie Antoinette's paper shoes

3) Fold and clip edges as shown on pattern.

Marie Antoinette's paper shoes

4) Glue the tops turned back and clipped edge between the the two sole pieces.

 Leave the heel area unglued.

Marie Antoinette's paper shoes

4) Then glue the heel piece together so that the two decorative

 pieces cover the card stock piece and clip edge. 

5) Glue the heel piece in-between the two sole pieces

Marie Antoinette's paper shoes

 6) Roll the heal piece around a pencil

 then glue it making into a tight circle.

 Bend the clipped part of the heal over top of each other 

and glue it to bottom of the shoe.      

                 

Marie Antoinette's paper shoes

7) Fold the shoes at the two fold points and decorate.

Marie Antoinette's paper shoes

These cute little shoes make great place card holders.

Isabella de Borchgrave: Paper clothing

A couple of months ago I went to an art exhibit at the Bellevue Arts Museum in Bellevue, WA . I wanted to see the work of Isabella de Borchgrave.

She is an artist who transforms paper into clothing. She was formally trained in painting and drawing at the Centre des Arts Decoratifs and the Royal Academy of Fine arts in Brussels. She has produced four major collections in the last twenty years.

She starts with a number of papers, white pattern paper, craft paper, and some tissues. She then paints it, crumples it, tears it, and glues it. Every year she uses over 2.5 miles of paper. She and her assistants have a library of over 4,000 books which they use to extensively research each project.

 I think I've found my dream job!

If you ever see a show of hers come through your area it's definitely worth seeing. 

In my Studio: Topiary Doll

What's up in my studio? Another doll. I'm getting ready for a big sale in Seattle on May 9th. It's a fundraiser for Coyote Arts a wonderful organization that raises money to pay art teachers to teach low income kids art.

LaVera's Beaded Doll

LaVera's Beaded Doll

LaVera's Beaded Doll

In my Studio: A gift of Words

I made this scarf for a poet friend of mine. 

Here's how I did it.

1.) I bought a plain white silk scarf. You can find 

these online or at a place where they sell dyes.

2.) I bought a fabric pen. I used 

Pentel Gel Roller for Fabric size 1.0.

I wrote her poems onto the scarf. 

3.) Then I used 2 layers of  a thicker silk,

 placing an iron on glue interfacing meant for hems in between them.

4.) After the thicker silk piece cooled I cut out the letters 

and sewed them on the bottom of both edges.

Valentino Spring 2014

It's time to look at some spring fashion!

 This is the most beautiful show I found. 

Total eye candy.