Rust Dyeing Fabric

This past week I invited two friends over to learn how to rust dye fabric.  We used rusted wire, motorcycle sprockets, nails and something square.  First wet the fabric with water, then spray with a mixture of vinegar and water.  Wait at least 24 hours for the rusting magic to occur.

Ameba Grass

 Four Squares a Day

This fabric is called Foggy Mornings.  It was created by rusting and then adding tea (tannin) to the iron oxide .  This created a mordant that turned the fabric black.  It was like doing a chemistry experiment.


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Angelina

I made this pot from Angelia fibers.
This was another class I took at the Fabric Art Shop.

Creative fun at She Scrapbooks

These are the books I made at She Scrapbooks.  I did the Ink Boot Camp and Glimer and Glam.

 



Visiting the Villages

Last weekend we stayed several days at the Waterfront Inn at the Villages.  What a great time we had.  I took a class at She Scrapbooks.  Next post will show you the techniques that I learned.

Waterfront Inn at the Villages



They had the most beautiful sunsets.



Great Restaurants and shopping.



Time to be Silly - Michael and Katelyn

5 Things I love by Samantha

Visiting Samantha and her puppy

Bind-It-All Albums

Template Booklet

I have been taking an online class to learn how to bind albums with the Bind-It-All.  What fun I have had. 

Decoupage Calendar

Inside Calendar Booklet.  See the handmade envelopes.

Acrylic 4x4 booklet

Canvas 6x6 booklet

Gateway pages.  Both pages open up for additional pictures.

Split page

Inside calendar album.  I digitally added these elements to make and inside page.

Buzzards in High Springs

We are having a convention of Buzzards in town.

Each day they meet at 6:45PM to talk about the days work.

Then and Now

Do you believe this?  That is Stevie when he was three years old and that is his daughter , Samantha at almost three years old.  Look at the eyes and the smile.  Stay tuned for more blasts from the past!!!!!
Click on the picture to make it bigger.  I am taking another class at Jessica Spargue.com.  More digital design work.  Yeah!!!!

This might be a sign........

We were driving home the other day and this was in front of our car.  That gives a whole new meaning to Bar-B-Que to go.  See the fork hanging on the right.  The wood is stacked neatly on the trunk. I bet they have the sauce inside the car.  OOOOHHHH I can't wait for the food to be done.

Then I looked out the back window.  Yikes we are being stalked by a van held together with rubber bands.

Painting with Sparklers

Celebrating July 4th

I have learned how to set the camera to "bulb" which allows me to capture sparkler painting.
Michael painted Katelyn's car.

See the snowman.  Look at the bottom of the photo.  There are three Katelyns........

This was the masterpiece.  It took three volunteers...Michael, Katelyn and Franna Nanna.  Each sparkler was tied to a string.  The idea was to make a tunnel.
In case you want to know the mosquito's were just awful.

This is a secret message.
Can you tell what it says.  
Only  Katelyn knows.