Day 81-hopful cards!

Tonight I have tried out screen printing at home for the first time since doing my learn to screen print course, it went quite well, but note to self- in the future do this outside! and build a higher table first...ouch my back is sore from leaning over our little dining table!


Buy one now!!
http://www.etsy.com/listing/70548369/screen-printed-card-handmade-in

see pics below

cards ready, best to have everything you need to print ready first before you get ink on your hands

 lounge room-chinese laundry style

screen print-cut out of contact with masking tape around the edges

"hop u get better"

cute

 cute and cuter

 cute cute

 cute cute cute

cute cute cute cute cute!

craft out hopful crafters

xxoo

Day 80-Statue of liberty cushion

Tonight's craft is the third cushion in the series, the statue of liberty cushion.

I am super excited as I will be visiting the "big apple" next month (end apr/start may)

yep 365 is going to NYC!!

craft out!

xxoo

Day 79-Paree cushion!!

Tonight's cushion is the eiffel tower print.
I have very fond memories of the eiffel tower as my beautiful fiancee proposed to me when we visited there two years ago, see pics below of the cushion, and a happy snap of us there!
cheers

 pic from the bottom, it truely is beautiful

 awwww sweet memories, yep "i do"

craft out lovers

xxoo

Day 78-The Taj Cushion

This weekend my sister Rachael is staying and anyone who stays at my place nowadays realizes that craft is compulsory! see pic below as rach helps out...

Yesterday I was at one of my fav shops called "The Works" ( mainly homewares ) and they had a 3 pack tea towel set with iconic prints on it, funny thing is that the 3 places are meaningful to me, i was in paris two years back with my fiancee and he proposed to me at the eiffel tower, then last year i was in india and visted the taj mahal and then next month i am heading to new york!! so i had to buy them and whip up some more cushions. 

Today's cushion is the "taj".

tea towel before

the set, in order of when i have visited

pinning in place

finished, love the orange colour

 back view

 the cushion, sitting against the quilt i bought in india

 "365 days of craft" label

 looks great out on the deck with all the wood

craft out

xxoo

Day 77- Floral tote

Friday oh friday!!
Tonight I have whipped up a quick floral tote bag, I think I am all "Jabot'd out".
I have used some vintage floral fabric, with a plain cream drill on the sides and a few odd buttons to finish.
See pics below,
okay I am off to bed, sleepy zzzzz
craft out

 my old woven label from uni "solid bronze"

crafty crafty

xxoo

Day 76-jabot goes leather

Tonight I have tried out the jabot with leather, I love the two colours of leather together, as well as the idea of using such a sturdy fabric as a frill (a real contrast of technique vs fabrication).
It was tough work trying to sew through 3 layers of leather and two layers of fabric... i snapped one needle and the machine kept skipping stitches!! I think i needed a shoemakers leather machine for this!!
one or two layers of soft leather seems to work fine on the domestic but more than that and its a nightmare.
Ive never mastered leather on the industrial either, ive tried various leather needles, and thick threads, and wax coated threads etc etc, none seemed to work...any advice??
Anyways it still worked out in the end... see below

 fabric from a vintage scarf finishes the top and combines the two leather colours

modern leather jabot in boho autumn colours

or wear it lady gaga style...

craft out

xxoo

Day 75-Paisley Jabot

Tonight the jabot week continues, I have used the off cuts of the paisley fabric from day 67's upcycle project. See below the paisley jabot with another vintage brooch feature to finish...

craft out

xxoo

Day 74-jabot 3

Tonight's jabot has abit of a nautical feel, I have used the stripe fabric which I used on the back of the whale from feb 26th and a vintage clip on earring as the centre piece. Cute!
night night....zzzzz

fabric, choppy chop

vintage clip on earring comes in handy!!

cute nautical look!

Do you like?

Buy it now for just $25

http://www.etsy.com/listing/70077139/nautical-neck-piece

Craft out

crafty sailors

xxoo