crafty goodness for one and all...
So, amidst my plumbing adventures, getting ready for the wedding this weekend, and the everyday minutiae I have been happily working away on new projects and ideas.
My little soldered glass collages have morphed into something wearable. I suppose the smaller ones could all be wearable, but the solder I'm using at the moment is not 100% lead free. Probably not life threatening for occasional wear, but why risk it? Anyway, a few nights ago as I was working on a handful of collaged charms and thought they might be cute on a cuff of some sort. So without further ado, here's the bracelet I threw together.
I haven't dyed anything since junior high when my friend Tammy and I tie-dyed some t-shirts. Yesterday I tried my hand at vat dyeing garments. I choose a really nice deep red to work with not thinking how seriously labor intensive it would be when the rinse cycle rolled around. The color turned out really nice after it was all said and done.
I also worked up another collage this time featuring a little boy. I printed it and a few other little collages out on transfer paper and made patches to sew onto the "magic" t-shirts. Logan calls them "magic" because they start out white and then all of the sudden come out red...a child's wonder is SO SWEET!
It's crappy and overcast here today so the color isn't coming through very well in the photos. The color is pretty close to true in the top picture, not so much in the second one. Nevertheless, here ya go:
I made a little lap dress for my niece with an altered photo of an infant and a t-shirt for me with the "daring" collage I did for last weeks' Illustration Friday. These four shirts will be my test dummies to see how they do after several washes and some regular wear and tear before I officially start selling them. If they can stand up to Logan and Caleb then they're damn near indestructible. Keep your fingers crossed!
Now, I must get back to laundry and packing. Sigh.
My little soldered glass collages have morphed into something wearable. I suppose the smaller ones could all be wearable, but the solder I'm using at the moment is not 100% lead free. Probably not life threatening for occasional wear, but why risk it? Anyway, a few nights ago as I was working on a handful of collaged charms and thought they might be cute on a cuff of some sort. So without further ado, here's the bracelet I threw together.
I haven't dyed anything since junior high when my friend Tammy and I tie-dyed some t-shirts. Yesterday I tried my hand at vat dyeing garments. I choose a really nice deep red to work with not thinking how seriously labor intensive it would be when the rinse cycle rolled around. The color turned out really nice after it was all said and done.
I also worked up another collage this time featuring a little boy. I printed it and a few other little collages out on transfer paper and made patches to sew onto the "magic" t-shirts. Logan calls them "magic" because they start out white and then all of the sudden come out red...a child's wonder is SO SWEET!
It's crappy and overcast here today so the color isn't coming through very well in the photos. The color is pretty close to true in the top picture, not so much in the second one. Nevertheless, here ya go:
I made a little lap dress for my niece with an altered photo of an infant and a t-shirt for me with the "daring" collage I did for last weeks' Illustration Friday. These four shirts will be my test dummies to see how they do after several washes and some regular wear and tear before I officially start selling them. If they can stand up to Logan and Caleb then they're damn near indestructible. Keep your fingers crossed!
Now, I must get back to laundry and packing. Sigh.
posted by Amy at 10:57 AM
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