At Random

At Random

Hallo There!

Saw some canvas bags on the

website and thinking about the

projects that were created with

bags during the last year I just

had to buy a couple.

So glad I did.  I couldn't believe

it when I came across a lovely

idea by Angela Radford and here

 she is to show us what to do:

"Hi all, here today to show you what

 fun I've had with Starlight Textiles Paints.

 Start by masking off the areas where

 you don't want the design and attach

 the stencil to stop it moving.

 Place a piece of card or craft mat inside 

the bag to prevent the colour going through

 to the back.

 I sponged the colour on as I find

 that works better than a brush.

When all the stencilling is complete allow it 

to dry over night and then iron to fix

 the colour. 

You could leave it like this but.....

 I couldn't help it had to do some stitching

 to complete the design and added ribbon

 and little bells. 

Hope you like my sweet little bag.

 Happy crafting, Angela xXx"

Thank you Angela, I for one am

smitten with your sweet little bag!

Now folks, if like me, you don't

have any Textile paints, then you

can use any acrylic paint with 

the addition of a Fabric Painting Medium

I'll let you know how I get on......!

Otherwise you know that Starlight Textile

Paints are available from the Craft Barn

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

PS:  Don't forget the SALE

Fabricated

Fabricated

Hallo Everyone!

I'm quite excited to have

Karen Gist here today with

another of her fabulous

creations so without further

ado, over to you Karen:

"Hi, I have chosen to decorate the Cotton

 Carrier Bag for this project. 

What a fantastic bag this is!!! 

Its made of sturdy cotton, 

is a good size and has a zip...I love it!!!!

To start - stamp the sunflower from the 

PaperArtsy set ELB24 on some scrap paper

and cut in half.

 Enlarge it by using a photocopier or your 

scanner software and print out. 

Now trace the image onto your bag. 

I chose the sunflower but you could 

use any stamped image this way.

Paint your image. 

You can see by my photo that these 

Starlight Paints are super shimmery! 

They have a lovely consistency for fabric too.

Punch shapes into some fairly stiff card

 to use as a stencil. 

I used a Woodware scalloped circle but you 

could use any shape you fancy.

Dab paint through the circles randomly

 over the rest of the bag.

Add some other circles by dipping a bottle top

 into the paint. 

Heat set all the paint using an iron then doodle 

around all the shapes using waterproof pens. 

(I used Uniballs for this)

Sew some ribbon and braid across the top of the bag 

and add buttons to the small circles and

 large buttons to the handles. 

Tie a length of ribbon to the zip pull and you are done!

Supplies used:

Cotton Carrier Bag

PaperArtsy Stamps

Starlight Textlle Paint

Ribbons & Buttons

Karen your bag is just

right for the summer.

Thank you very much for

a lovely project

I'm going to have to make one 

of these - I can just hear people

asking me where I bought it

Hmmmm..... pocket money opportunity?.....

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx