At Random

At Random

Hi There!

It seems that winter is upon us

with much of the country

experiencing snow and icy

conditions.  What better time

to turn your mind to a

craft project!

Leave you with that thought

as I turn to Craftyfield who has

brought in a fabulous project to

share with you:

"I do like making "wearable" art, such as

 handbag charms, keyrings and such like.

 These things don't take much space,

 are unique and therefore completely personal.

Instead of hard covers for my phone I tried

 to make my own and I am now on my 

3rd and still like them! 

Someone else saw the advantages and 

commissioned me to make one, 

so of course I obliged!

This first side is simply stencilled 

(Tim Holtz) with So Soft textile paint 

mixed with Starlight Textile paints.

 On this side I stamped the Chambord castle

 image (Paper Artsy) with Archival ink and 

coloured sky, castle and grass with

 diluted So Soft paints.

Just make sure to decorate before 

making up the cover as it is a lot easier

 to stamp or stencil on flat surfaces!

To make up the case I use a scrap of

 ironing board cover (an old one of course) 

but any kind of felt, wadding or 

thick material will do the trick too.

Don't worry too much if the finished item

 isn't perfect it all adds to the "personal" touch. 

And as I have already given this, 

I can tell you it was well received...

So what wearable art have you

 done or are intending to make?"

This is marvellous Craftyfield,

I can almost feel the sewing

machine coming out .......

Speaking as one who suffers

from the dark coloured case for

'phone and also for specs, 

hiding in the depths of my

black lined hand bag this is

a great idea!

You won't know why I used the

term "suffers" unless, or until,

you are in a similar position 😁😀

Now if you have a yen to try

decorating a fabric, or any other

 item, the SALE is still on 

so take a look at our Alter offers

'Till tomorrow 

Mickie xx