birthday bunting

Screenprinted buntings for my boyfriend's birthday in March. More bunting coming soon!

bird vest

I had some fabric left from the lining of the jacket that I have finished a couple of months ago and it was just enogh to make a vest...and I love vests. No pattern used, just copied the measurements from an old h&m vest.

Chocolate chip cookies

More cookies!
After getting a subtle messege from my housemates (see photo) I simply had to make more cookies! I followed this recipe this time for the best big fat chewy chocolate chip cookies and they are sooooo nice! The only ingredient I changed is the sugar, I used 200g of caster sugar instead of 200g dark brown soft sugar and 100g caster sugar (I simply don't like them too sweet and I didn't have any dark brown soft sugar anyways)... so I kept it simple and it did the trick! I forgot to mention, I have used milk chocolate and white chocolate chips...

The Bungaloo

I just found these fantastic prints by The Bungaloo . Check out his website!

Split fountain

I can't wait to try this technique, I haven't found a real tutorial yet, but it looks pretty straightforward although I bet it's quite tricky to get it right. I found these images on the three steps ahead blog. I also found some other beautiful applications of this technique but I can't remember the link! Oh well...

screenprinting frenzy

Screenprinting ROCKS! I had so much fun screenprinting my owl doily yesterday! I started out by printing just a white stencil of the face of the owl on different coloured paper, when the ink was dry I screenprinted the doily on top with red paint! I love it, so much fun.

I was invited by Chiu to join the BIAD print club for a few sessions, the atmosphere was so inspiring and lively! Also everyone seem to know what their fair bit about screenprinting which makes it such a great place to learn and collaborate.

PHOTOS:

1. the cut out stencil for the first print layer (the owl face)

2. the owl face printed on different coloured paper

3. Rubbing the emulsion off the screen (the doily is coming to life!)

4. tracing the doily on Mark Resist paper with Kimoto Pake pen

5. Chiu explaining the coating process

Lino prints

I am in love with fantastic lino prints on fabric by Alana. I was thinking of making some lino prints on fabric too and I will shortly...with a little tutrial. In the meantime, this tutorial is great and tells you all you need to know about printing with lino blocks. It's great fun!
First spotted on creature comfort