DIY Fabric Design

Recently I took a 3 part sewing class at Stitch Lab. For the first class we made a little drawstring bag. I brought in some fabulous vintage Barkcloth to make a pillow in class number 2. For the 3rd class we were making a skirt and I could not decide on the right fabric. Sure the stores were full of choices, but I thought it would be more fun to make my own. No, I didn’t go out and grow my own cotton and start from absolute scratch I should say I thought it would be more fun to embellish some fabric for my skirt. Today for I Love to Create I’ll show you what I came up with.


SUPPLIES
Black and White Cotton Fabric
Sponge Roll Brush
Tulip Fabric Spray Paint
Stencil 101 Décor
Tulip Slick Fabric Paint


The first thing I did was snag a few yards of black and white polka dot fabric. I thought it would be a nice back drop. Next I spread my fabric out in the yard and emptied a few bottles of Tulip Cool Color Spray onto the fabric in a random pattern. My pumping finger was sore for days, but the effect was worth it.


Chronicle Books had recently sent over a copy of Stencil 101 Décor: Customize Walls, Floors, and Furniture with Oversized Stencil Art for me to review. You might recall from my Raised in Craftivity and I Love to Create: Stencil 101 that I am a bit of an Ed Roth fan. I am still trying to find just the right piece of home décor to embellish with the stencils, but in the meantime I thought I would use one on my skirt. The book is full of several cool choices like birds, butterflies, circles, hounds tooth and more. I also love that new patterns are plastic which makes for super easy clean up. I always wondered how people who stenciled walls got the patterns to line up so perfectly and after reading Stencil 101 Décor I now know all about handy dandy registration marks.


Armed with my stencil, pencil, foam roll brush and some Tulip Slick Fabric Paint I spread the dyed fabric out on a flat surface and got busy. The stencils are large squares so it went quickly. I allowed the print to dry completely.


After that my fabric was ready for sewing class. The material worked perfect for my drawstring A-line skirt and I was pleased as punch with the results!


I just so happen to have enough fabric and enough time in class left to whip up Tallulah a matching version!

Crafty Roundup

Another week, another dose of crafty inspiration for everyone out there who loves to create! Check out some of the hot ideas in our www.ilovetocreate.com project library!

– Feeling blue? Make a new tie-dye shirt using the Moody Blues™ Tie-Dye kit!

– Create this puzzle piece necklace! It's a fast and fun kid's project using Aleene's® Crystal Clear Tacky Spray™.

– Jazz up any room with this Crafty Loteria Wall Clock using Crafty Chica products.

– Enhance your décor in richness with these Puzzle Vases using new Earth & Sky Crystal Glazes.


Check out what some of our other crafty bloggers are up to this week!

– Make cute handmade gift boxes at Inspired at Home.

– Crafty Chica™ shows you how to create faux Easter chocolates.

– A Peep® project goes terribly wrong with Vickie Howell.

– Make your own designer necklace with Jennifer Perkins, The Naughty Secretary.


Here's some more inspiration and ideas we found this week on the web!

– Make paper cherry blossoms with DIY Maven at Curbly.

– Express Your Creativity shows us how to make cool crafts from old records like this cupcake stand!

– Crafty Nest shows us how to make amazingly modern hemp pendant lamps.

– Create a colorful, custom scarf with Sacred Yoli.

– Make a pretty paper corsage for Easter at Instructables.

– Swelldesigner shows you how to make Tie-Dye Rainbow Rosettes!

– Creative Home Arts Club shows you how to make pretty ribbon eggs.

– Put your buttons to good use on these simple button eggs from DotComWomen.

Hope you love these ideas and feel inspired to make them yourself! If you have an idea you would like to submit to our Crafty Roundup using Aleene's®, Duncan, Crafty Chica™, or Tulip® products, e-mail us at ilovetocreateblog@yahoo.com! We'd love to see what you do!