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Look what arrived in the mail this week!! This gorgeous new addition to my art collection is by @tramcolwinart who I had the pleasure of meeting and learning from a year ago at the @creativesocialretreat. She has just started making these little wood and watercolor pieces and I am smitten! Swipe to see the gorgeous wood grain edge that’s visible around the painting. I couldn’t help myself, I scooped up another one today. #sorrynotsorryI just had to show you guys how awesome the other side of this tote turned out! I had carved two leaf stamps a few weeks ago, so I used one on each side and I can’t decide which side I like better! (Swipe through to see both sides.) It’s a bit funny where they meet in the middle, but I’m ok with that if it means both stamps get to shine. This is going to be a birthday gift for my mom in a few weeks, so if you know her shhh, mums the word! I carved the stamps using @speedball_art speedy carve, and printed with black speedball fabric ink made for block printing, no heat setting needed. And you can actually get these exact materials in a kit through the marketplace for @thecraftersbox. Block printing is so easy to do, and really packs a punch! I hope my mom loves it. 😁Another day, another bag! A few weeks ago I carved this leaf stamp to make some napkins for a forest dinner. Well around the same time my mom mentioned she didn’t have enough tote bags, and since I had this extra canvas tote lying around I decided to use my new stamp to block print it for her birthday. Today I’m going to be finishing the other side, using the second leaf I carved for the event. I’ll post progress pics in my stories, along with more photos of this side.First finished project from this long weekend - I made a market bag! But not just any crochet market bag, it’s a bento bag which basically means it’s the fabric version of origami. Which makes me so happy! This is the Weekend Wanderer Mesh Bento Bag pattern from @1dogwoof. I used some cotton sugar ‘n cream yarn I had in my stash in this lovely creamy white color, and I’m in love! I’d also really love to make a second one in a bright white and then dip part of it in indigo. The cotton yarn is super sturdy, and I can already tell this bag will be able to hold so much stuff!I can’t wait to take it to the Farmer’s Market. More close up shots in my stories.Happy first day of Fall! I picked these perfect apples from a tree in my parents’ yard, and they are the best, most delicious apples, ever! And they are pretty too...#Cantstopwontstop using my @thecraftersbox paper eucalyptus for photo shoots. #sorrynotsorry Late summer flowers of the paper variety today. Check out my stories for a close up where you can *just* make out that they are glowing. Oh and there’s no reason for this photo shoot, I just felt like it...About Me
Entrepreneur, small business owner, Science teacher, Architectural School graduate, proud crafter and mom to the best dachshund in the world.-
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