Recycling My Blouse
I bought this blouse two years ago and have probably only worn it twice. Feeling the need for something new, but also feeling the pinch of our economic times, I decided to give this blouse a new lease on life. I bought a package of Rit dye in Cocoa Brown. Gee, I can't even remember the last time [...]
Stenciling With Modellos
Sometimes it is just easier to use a Modello™ for a stenciling project than a stencil. If you are not familiar with Modellos™, they are one time use stencils that can be custom ordered to the size you need. To learn more about them, visit Melanie Royal's website. Susan Siefer of MadPatter Productions recently had [...]
A Simple Tree
I recently created this very Simple Tree for a teenaged girl's bedroom. It really would look nice in any room and I could easily see it in a mudroom with hooks on the trunk and branches for hats and coats. To create a Simple Tree of your own all you need is an overhead projector and a [...]
Exploring and Experimenting with Stencil Art
A recent post on DesignAmour prompted me to do a bit more research about stencil graffiti art. There were some great links in Melanie Royals' post that day and if this type of stenciling stirs your creativity, I urge you to follow through to some of those sites to inspire you when it comes to thinking [...]
Baseball Shirts
Over the years I've painted a fair amount of baseball shirts in playrooms and bedrooms for children. Living in the Boston area, home of the Red Sox, that is the team shirt I am most often asked to paint. There are two ways I do these shirts. The first is to lay an actual Red Sox [...]