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Archive for May 2008

May 16th, 2008

how-to of the day - making silk paper - playing with the background colors

I’ve decided that I want to mount the canvas onto a piece of cotton, before it’s stretched onto stretcher bars (or cheat, and just use a pre-stretched canvas from an art store) But what color to use for the background?
I quite like the way it looks on black - it’s clean, simple and […]

By Chloe -- 2 comments

May 15th, 2008

finishing the memorial textiles

 I thought I should share with you what I’ve been working on for the past several weeks… As you know, I’ve been working with my mom, Noreen, to create a set of memorial textiles (antependia - or sacred textiles) for my grandmother’s church.
It’s been exactly a year ago today that my beloved Nana passed away […]

By Chloe -- 19 comments

May 14th, 2008

Random Acts of Kindness contest

Christine, our resident scrapbook guru at the Mad Cropper is holding a “Random Acts of Kindness” contest to win one of these fabulous Kodak Easyshare 5300 all-in-one printers:

The catch?  You’re not entering to win something for yourself - you’re nominating someone that you feel deserves to win!
Go spread the love and enter :-)
image source: Kodak
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May 13th, 2008

how-to of the day - making silk paper - part seven

Is the glue completely dried (if not, don’t try to sew it - you’ll end up with a big, gummy mess)?   If it is, you can start to embroider!
I want a loose, free line of embroidery, so I’m not marking anything onto the surface of the silk paper.  I do know where I want to […]

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May 13th, 2008

how-to of the day - making silk paper - part six

Do you still like the way your canvas background looks? I like how this one works with the painted silk paper:

I’m going to baste the silk paper onto the canvas using some good quality fabric glue (I’m a big fan of The Ultimate) You don’t have to glue the silk down, but […]

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May 12th, 2008

how-to of the day - making silk paper, part five

Hello my lovely Tangled Thread readers - I hope you had a wonderful weekend & Mother’s Day :-)
Ah, back to the silk paper… In my last post, I showed you how I was using wax crayons and fabric paint to color a background to mount the paper on.  I’ve now embroidered on the canvas using […]

By Chloe -- 1 comment

May 11th, 2008

Artsy bloggers roundup

A quick and easy market bag to crochet for ‘WOW MOM’s!
Noreen Crone-Findlay designed a quick and fun market bag in honor of all the Wow Moms out there. And it’s good for dear old mother earth, too!
Decoupage a Byzantine Cross Pendant
Eileen shares instructions for a decoupage Byzantine cross pendant made from cardboard - of all […]

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