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I'm experimenting again!
My daughter is staying with me now that she's out of the hospital and that has actually given me time to do some projects. Today I got inspired by some papers and images that I received from Heather yesterday. In the package she sent me were two Paris decos - one for me and one for her. You don't work in your own deco but you do in your partners. So this is what I did in hers.
Then I decided to try printing on a piece of sheer organza fabric. I cut a large piece and taped it down with low-tack painter's tape on a piece of cardstock. Ran it through my ink-jet printer hoping all the while that it wouldn't get stuck. Luck was with me and it ran right through. Now this is cool - it makes kind of a ghost image on the fabric and also leaves a decent print on the cardstock. How the image looks will also depend on what fabric you put it on top of when you use it. I chose an orange/yellow batik. You can see the rest of what I did ... a couple of columns of another batik, free motion embroidery clef symbol, then I burned the organza around the symbol in a quasi sheet music design. This goes off to Australia next week. Hmmm .. I think I have some sheet music fabric .. bet this image would look neat on that. Might have to try this again!
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It feels good to be back in the studio!
This is AMAZING!!! Oh I can't wait to see the deco all finished now - I'm so excited!! This one is ultimately going to be for my French grandmother - who will absolutely LOVE the idea that all the different artists came together like this. Now - WHY did you save the fabric deco for ME??? Are you *SURE* you liked the other one better for yourself??? I hope so!!!! : ) You are too wonderful!!! Great work - I just LOVE the cancan dancer!! Hopefully that will be a theme next month - I voted for it!!
(I bet you did too!)
Heather
heya =) i was checking out your art dolls. where the heck did you learn to do those little shoes and faces you do? i have been working on goddess dolls, but they are somewhat lacking. i have sculpted some faces from clay, but have yet to sew any of them into dolls. i am not trained in sewing, and i have trouble with the sewing machine. straight lines just don't work for me lol.
Posted by: nicci at October 26, 2005 6:26 PMheya =) i was checking out your art dolls. where the heck did you learn to do those little shoes and faces you do? i have been working on goddess dolls, but they are somewhat lacking. i have sculpted some faces from clay, but have yet to sew any of them into dolls. i am not trained in sewing, and i have trouble with the sewing machine. straight lines just don't work for me lol.
Posted by: nicci at October 26, 2005 6:26 PMDo you know the name of the poster on the Paris deco? I would really love to know!
Posted by: Leta at February 11, 2008 5:13 PM
Make your own version of Judi's dolls.
Many patterns available!
