Tie Dye Shirt Infinity Necklace

Next time you have some leftover Tulip One-Step tie dye from your tie dye party, squeeze that dye on an old cotton shirt in your closet and turn that shirt totally new accessory you'll want to wear everywhere!  This project is great for giving a punch to your little black summer dress or for adding a pop over a plain tee!

Abstract Drip Dye T-shirt

I love when summer tie dye season rolls around, cause I'm always bursting at the seams with new ideas with our Tulip One-Step Tie-Dye!  I love coming up with fun new ways to use it!  This technique is very Jackson Pollack-inspired!  I absolutely love making my own abstract art on canvases, so I just transferred that idea to a shirt and I love the results, don't you? Here's how you can make your very own!

Personalized Sequin Quote Art Tote

I guess you could say that I'm a big quote art gal.  I love quote art in giant uppercase sans serifs and pretty swoopy hand lettered looks too!  So I love experimenting on different surfaces, from totes to tees to canvas!  Here's a fun little DIY I whipped up at work in just an hour or two. Let me show you just how easy it is to make!

Rainbow-Drip Tie Dye Shirt

Tie dye season is upon us and here at iLoveToCreate we are bursting at the seams with tie dye ideas to do with our Tulip One-Step Tie-Dyes!  I for one, just love the look of dripped dye and wanted to combine it with my love of all things RAINBOW!  I had been tie dyeing some projects for my niece and had some leftover dyes that I wanted to use up, so this makes the perfect stash buster project to use up all that dye!  Let me show you just how easy it is!

Make your own tie dye socks

I know it's still winter in a lot of places (sorry, East coast), but one sure way to hurry up spring and summer is to make yourself a pair of one-of-a-kind tie dye socks using Tulip One-Step Tie-Dye!  If these socks don't SCREAM warmer weather, I don't know what does!  Here's how you can create your own vibrant pair for every day of the week!!!!

Neon Watercolor Shirt with Tulip Fabric Markers

Since I'm the social media specialist for a craft company, I see lots of projects and gets lots of ideas on DIYs I think would be fun to try! Every now and then, I actually take a break from posting and actually create something.  This is one such time!  Inspired by the cool Tulip Fabric Marker watercolor technique Pattie created last year, and my love of neons and geometrics, I bring to you this fun tee I whipped up in about an hour!

Easy Image Transfer on canvas using Collage Pauge

We've been in a BIG image transfer mood these past couple of weeks in the design studio here at iLoveToCreate!  I printed out several of some of my original photography and my crafty friend Miranda has been helping transfer them onto canvas and wood. They have been turning out so awesome & distressed.  The photo transferred above actually looks almost like painting. Let me show you how we did this cool and artful technique!  I promise you are going to want to try it for yourself once you see how easy it is to do!

Neon Marble Paint Ornaments

We've been on a big neon ornament kick lately in our design studio!  We even are going to get a small white Christmas tree and hang them to add a pop to the room for the holidays!  This neon marble set definitely was a LOT of fun to make and all it took was some neon Tulip Soft Paint and clear ornaments to make them!  Here's how you can make your own fun and funky set!

Glitter Swirls Ornament DIY

Hey everyone, I wanted to bring to you one of the easiest and classiest ornaments you can make on the fly...and you really only need 2 things...a clear ornament and a bottle of Tulip 3D Fabric Paint!  Hurray for easy holiday crafting, right?

Glitter Swirl Glass Ornaments DIY

The holidays are upon us and what is more fun than getting cozy and crafting up a storm?  These glitter swirl ornaments are the perfect way to add a little sparkle to your home this season and they are super easy to make! We were inspired by these neon puffy paint ornaments that Margot Potter made last week! You can make bunches of them in an afternoon!  Here's how you can make your own in minutes!

Happy Face Neon Glitter Ornaments DIY

As I've been perusing the craft and department stores this holiday season, I've been noticing a lot of brighter color ornaments.  A lot of them in shades of bright neon! Neon has been a part of my life since 1991 (no joke...I had a bright orange button-up made by my mom). Anyway, I wanted to add a fusion of neon to my holiday ornaments this year and I knew I had to use Tulip Fashion Glitters and 3D Paint a.k.a. Puffy Paint.  Here's how you can make your own Happy Face ornaments of your own!

iLoveToCreate at the Southern Women's Shows!

Madge with our Fearless Leader Alexa and the Ever Craftacular Crafty Chica

Last week I had the distinct pleasure of representing iLoveToCreate at the Southern Women's Show in Charlotte North Carolina.  I was joined by the lovely and talented Crafty Chica, Kathy Cano-Murillo  and Swell Designer-Alexa Westerfield (iLoveToCreate's social networking diva.)  We had three big stage classes each day and all day tie dye booths set up at the back of our stage booth manned by a bevy of wonderful, talented volunteers.  

 Teaching PattieWack's Popular Watercolor Wonder T-Shirt Class

I taught three classes all designed by the amazing Ms. Pattie Donham a.k.a. PattieWack!  Pattie is one of the most versatile women in the craft industry and is the Spokesperson and Lead Designer for iLoveToCreat.  She can do everything from sewing to painting to surface design to building...well, you name it, this gal can do it and do it with style!  She's a TV Host, spokeswoman, designer, product designer, writer, visionary...she's at least seventeen different kinds of awesome.  Her watercolor wonder t-shirt class was such a huge hit, people were fighting to get a seat!  But guess what?  You can make a shirt of your own by following this link to her tutorial online! 

 The Never Ending Tie Dye Line at Southern Women's Show Charlotte 2012

We had a non-stop stream of crafty and crafty curious folks during the four day event.  Several things stood out for me.  Firstly, I loved how everyone gave every project their own spin.  Every project in every class was unique, and everyone had a great time.  Secondly, though there were a few Grumpy Gerties, almost everyone left with a huge smile on their face.  Even the Grumpy Gerties cheered up when Crafty Chica took out a bucket of glitter jars and handed them out like trick or treat!  From young kids to old folks, they all got something out of the experience, not the least of which was the joy that comes from making something with your hands.

We had them shouting from the rooftops, "I LOVE TO CREATE!"

 Oil Cloth Inspired Silk Pouch Class with Crafty Chica, I had so much fun making this!

And that is some powerful stuff right there.  Because ultimately, that's the point.  We all loved to create as kids.  We could sit for hours with a coloring book or a mud pie or a bin of building blocks blissfully unaware that there were rules about the end results.  Because, there are no rules.  The only rule when creating is having fun!  But somewhere along the way, our inner critic switched on and our outer critics told us we weren't artists.  It's so fun seeing people let that stuff go and just dive into making art.  Watching so many people have so much fun made all of the hard work we put into setting up and breaking down and making a great experience worthwhile.  They were long days and I was plum tuckered, but I was also pleased as pudding to share the spark of creativity with others.

Crafty Chica and Alexa tag team on a Watercolor Wonder t-shirt

If you live in the Orlando Area, we need you! Kathy and I will be joined by her lovely daughter and iLTC Blogger Maya Murillo at The Southern Women's Show Orlando! Volunteers will receive 150 dollars in free craft supplies and a free lunch for helping us at the show. Or come and take our classes, but come early because it's sure to be Standing Room Only again!