Day 179-crafty collage

A collage (From the French: coller, to glue, French pronunciation: [kɔ.laːʒ]) is a work of formal art, primarily in the visual arts, made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole.

craft out

xxoo

Day 178- Phonebook organiser

Have you got a few old phonebooks sitting around the house? 

I have about five!

I mean who uses phonebooks anymore now that we have google? 

apart from as a door stop...

or can you turn them into something fun and useful??

recipe

-take one phonebook and saw it in half

-heat up a glue gun

-divide the pages into even sections

-glue and dry

-fill with pens, rulers and general desk bric and brac

Well I am taking their advice to "please recycle old directories"

 divide the pages into even sections and glue gun into place

 add your bits and pieces

Craft out

xxoo

Day 177- quirky collar

Did you like last night's guest blog? do you have a craft project you would like to share? email me at broncobowerman@hotmail.com

Tonight's craft is a quirky collar necklace

 sketch and cut out a collar shape

actually cut out 2

 gather some lace with a gathering stitch

 pin the lace 

stitch the lace to the felt with my lovely "Brother" sewing machine

 use the glue gun to attach the lace and the back panel

 glue my label on the back

its a cross between an old fashioned maid with an emo twist!

craft out xxoo

Day 176-Guest Blogger Laura Day

Its Manic Monday again! and time for another guest blogger!

Laura Day from learn 2 screen print workshops is sharing her recipe for a printed dog hoodie, see the process below...

-sketch a doggie inspired artwork 

-cut this out of contact with a stanley knife

-buy a dog hoodie (sorry we didnt have time to make one!)

printing

 perfect finish! shame we dont have a dog model handy...

 miss laura and myself on the deck with our red and black craft projects!

would you like to learn screen printing?

If you live in Melbourne and would like to learn screen printing then I highly recommend enrolling in one of Laura's classes. The two main things I loved about her workshop was, firstly the relaxed and inspiring art studio atmosphere and secondly you leave the class with finished projects to take home. In the "beginners course" you leave with your very own printed tote bag, a small collection of printed gift cards and if you have time a printed t-shirt! Check out her website on the link below

http://learn2screenprint.com.au/

For "365 days of craft" followers laura is offering a special deal! 10% off her "beginners course" for the first five people to call (just mention my blog when you call to make a booking) 

Laura can be contacted on 0405 469 296.

Craft out!

Day 175-sunny sunday printing with miss laura day

Today was a lovely sunny sunday and I had a guest come to play craft!
Miss Laura Day from "learn 2 screen print" bought her mobile printing press over to my house and we spent the afternoon sketching, cutting, printing, chatting and eating!

You may recall I featured Laura's printing workshops on my blog back in february http://www.365daysofcraft.com/2011/02/screen-printing-day-out.html

Since then Laura and I have caught up a few times and it was Laura's turn to play craft at my house. Amongst all the chatting we did manage to complete a project each, so tonight my bearded neck warmer is featured below and tomorrow Laura's printed doggie jumper will be featured for the "Monday night guest blogger slot".

If you live in Melbourne and would like to learn screen printing then I highly recommend enrolling in one of Laura's classes. The two main things I loved about her workshop was, firstly the relaxed and inspiring art studio atmosphere and secondly you leave the class with finished projects to take home. In the "beginners course" you leave with your very own printed tote bag, a small collection of printed gift cards and if you have time a printed t-shirt! Check out her website on the link below
http://learn2screenprint.com.au/

For "365 days of craft" followers laura is offering a special deal! 10% off her "beginners course" for the first five people to call (just mention my blog when you call to make a booking) Laura can be contacted on 0405 469 296.

Okay back to today's craft

sketching my beard onto contact and cutting it out with a stanley knife

 contact attached to the screen ready to go

 add some ink

 time to get messy

 testing testing

 yay the print turned out really crisp and clear

I then overlocked this into a cylinder and and bagged it out with contrast striped lining

 (see the stripey lining inside)

 it works as man scarf too

craft out

Day 174, resource rescue and afternoon winter bbq

Today Andee and I went on an adventure to check out the "resource rescue" centre in bayswater.
This recycling centre has been running for over 20 years now and has recently relocated to the outer melbourne suburb of bayswater (just 5 minutes drive from our home).
Located in an industrial estate this warehouse collects off-cuts from factories and companies around Melbourne, anything from cardboard, foam, bottles, frames, fabric, wire, metal, plastic, tape.... its endless, a crafters dream! They supply a large amount of pre-school's with craft supplies and you can fill a garbage bag for $25 bucks!!! check it out at http://www.discountcraftsupplies.com.au/
I think this will become my new favourite shop!

the resource rescue website

 some pics inside the warehouse...

 and another 

as for todays craft its a little lame...

we were heading to a friend's birthday for a lazy saturday afternoon BBQ

and I had a bag of clothes for their 2 year old daughter, so I made a big bow for the gift bag

using some newspaper...

i actually ended up sticking it together in the car, "HA MOBILE CRAFT"

at the winter afternoon BBQ I was admiring their laden down citrus trees!!

such tiny trees and soooo much fruit! (lemons and mandarins)

 and a little afternoon fire was in order for the chilly winter day

craft out

xxoo

Day 173-Chirpy yellow for a grey day

Today I have spent the day cleaning the house all day!!! and its a friday.... its not just any friday, its my very first friday off, as I have now dropped down to four days a week at work YIIIPPPPPEEEEE!!!
Its the first time since...pretty much ever that I am not working fulltime! I know its only one extra day a week, but it will go a long way to giving me more time for the blog/ wedding/ breathing space!!

Today's craft involves some...
- super bright yellow felt
- a pile of black bits and bobs (buttons, beads, lace motifs)
and hot mr gluey gun

bits and bobs

gluey gluey

 walah! bright fun original

 it looks quite good against my striped top

 happy friday!

craft out xxoo

chirp chirp

Day 172-mr moustache to you sir

Tonight I have trialled making a few of the moustache sticks out of felt and some pieces of dowl.
I know most of you have probably seen these sticks on the net but they are still great!
If you have read earlier posts I am thinking of making sticks like these as my name place settings on the dinner tables at my wedding. After making a few of these now I am considering making the bulk in a different way as the felt cut outs take quite abit of time and its hard to make them stiff enough to stay in the right spot on the stick without drooping. I am now thinking of possibly just printing these images onto thick cardboard and attaching these to sticks with a hot glue gun. After all they just need to really survive the night and provide some fun for the guests taking pics at the tables. I like the idea of not just using lips and moustache's but also beards, glasses, funny noses etc...

the dowl sticks with felt cut outs attached

 bron dons the mo

 inspector clueso style

 mo cut out 2

they are fun for pulling faces!

craft out!!

xxoo