spaceman

New cards! I'm loving this spaceman... I think he will take flight beyond the realm of paperworld onto men's tees. I'm hoping to do this in the next week or so once I get some more tees for printing.

owl, pinnied.

I have had some pinnies cut out, and for far too long grazing at the bottom of the 'to be sewn' pile. Today I pulled them out and finished sewing them, printed on an owl and... there it is! *sigh* along with a screaming, tantrumming child who needs to be dealt with, now. This post is being cut short... ah yes, the joys of motherhood.

Mao always finds the best spot to hang out... usually in my sewing room. When she's not in the chair, she's hanging out on the window sill. During winter, she becomes a real house cat, and searches out any piece of warmth.

...regarding the cards from yesterday- they didn't make it out for sale yet. I was about to put them into cellophane when I 'read' what I'd made. I do think that the idea of hidden message cards is pretty funny (as suggested by Curlypops and LittleEcoFootprints)! Though I think the ones bellow... hrm. Maybe not!!

best to look first

I've been making a lot of cards lately, production line style. The problem is, when I'm making stuff like this, I don't always look as closely as I should - which really is a problem when you use the pages of dictionaries. At a glance, they don't look so bad. But look a little closer at these. Oops. Not really greeting card material!!

my creative space

On the creative front this week, lots of sewing, printing, and card making. I think I had kind of lost my way with the creative side of things, or more to the point, creating the creative stuff! So this week, I have been madly making. It's been good. Ideas have been given shape, and I am feeling re-inspired.I've made these 'heart me' fold over skirts - they're off to Olive Grove tomorrow (if you follow this link, the shop is looking very different now. It's had a bit of a makeover, and has lots of new stuff in store).Also in my space, gorgeous handmade wooden buttons. I took some more cards and badges into The Friendship Tree the other day, and couldn't resist buying them.Op shopping today, I bought a bunch of vintage books with really tragic covers. I love them. I have future crafty plans for these. The cover of this one is classic. Inside, it covers all the essentials like 'artificial sex' and 'how to make people like you'. A must read for any modern teenage girl!!To have a peek into the creative spaces of other people, visit Kirsty over at Kootoyoo.

hoot!

Last time I posted I was whining about screen printing and my apparent inability to produce a screen that worked. Well! I have discovered what I was doing wrong. Turns out it was simple, and should have made sense. I was coating the screens too thickly with the emulsion. It makes sense that they should be coated thinly. Maybe I was a bit nervous about pressing too firmly on the screens...? Anyway, now that I think I have my problem pretty much sorted, I need to make a real effort to get some designs happening. I need to keep practicing. And the whole 'stop dreaming, start doing' thing is kinda relevant too...So anyway, here's the little owl I've been drawing and gocco-ing over the past week or two. Little owl has now made it onto the screen after three attempts. Thank god I got some good pointers, or I would have ripped my hair out if I had to strip and coat that screen yet another time. So now I'm feeling all owl happy, and I want to get this little guy onto some tops. Thing is, though, I only had two kids tees left, and they've both been printed on already - as you can see! Until I get some more tops, I think I might finish sewing a few pinnies I have on the go, and dress them up with little owl.(tu-woo!)

my creative space

I was hoping that for this weeks 'my creative space' I'd be able to show you some new prints. But alas, no. I have been having a LOT of trouble properly coating my silk screens and getting the exposure right. I know it's not rocket science. But something, some part of the process, is eluding me. Am I coating it too thick? Or WHAT!! (I want to screeeeeeam!)Deep breath. So instead, I have been sewing up some cowls. I've been using vintage wool which has been slowly accumulating it the stash. I'm happy with how these are turning out. With a bit of playing around, you can wear them lots of different ways. I took a few into the shop this morning when I tried to expose some screens (arghhhh!). I'll take a few more in to Olive Grove tomorrow, as it's my day to work in the shop.

Have a look at some more creative spaces over at Kootoyoo.