Hokey... yet vintage St. Pattys day crafting

 
I love good old fashioned crafty stuff....
when people made things that were a different time and era.
Like who makes place cards anymore....sound fun, but whenever my family tried it...we all switched places anyway.

Nut baskets or containers usually hold about 9 nuts....lol.

No wonder everyone was smaller back then....you only got a few nuts and that was it!

Cute...but another craft that might take too much time!

I think I am getting lazier!

Ok...everyone like a crown...this is the one I would most likely make!

You could be QUEEN OF THE GREEN!

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My sale pattern of the week is....

Easter Chicks stitchery pattern .... a Pdf instant download. 

It's only $2.99...this week only!

SALE IS OVER :(

This is a sweet pattern, 2 chicks on easter day. Stitchery Design size is 6"x 6". It can be made into a pillow or frames up.

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I have my baby cat Froy...he is a stinker!

I recently drew him in adobe illustrator...and put one of my pattern designs on him!

This design matches his fur the best.

and this one is a wilder design ....which fits his personality.

I love him so much!

But I love all my three cats...they each have a different personality and good points!

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On last Sunday I made a funny little bunny doll....with chenille stem legs, arms and ears.

The egg she is holding is needle felted wool.

Some times you need a break from the usual stuff your working on.

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Designing and illustrating...

On this post I would like to share a little about the process of making repeating pattern designs...

designs that could be used on fabric, a shower curtain, pillows, stationary and so on.

Above is a flower pot design...very simple yet sweet.

I chose a gray background to highlight the vibrant colors I chose.

The line in the flower pot really isn't there....that is part of the adobe illustrator program.

I basically drew this flowerpot with flowers and colored it....on the computer.9

Sometimes ....It first starts as a line drawing in black, then I color it and in the diagram shown above... I got rid of the black lines outlining everything.

To make drawings seem less flat...it is good to add texture...like with these tiny dots and blobs. I added it to the flower pot and flowers...in a different shade.

Here is a hexigon with a simple yellow background and white flowers....

then when I add background textures and different shades of flowers ...the repeating pattern becomes much more interesting and less flat.

Most repeating designs start with drawing and illustrations put on a background like this gray square.

Everything is mathmatically placed down to the pixel...to create a perfect repeat.

The right side has to line up the left side and the top to the bottom.

Above is my computer screen with the repeating design....that repeats perfectly to infinity.

I put my profile on the corner and changed up my outfit to match the colors in this design.

This is just for labeling this design as mine.

Here is how this flowerpot design could look on products....a dress, lamp shade, purse, cell phone...etc...

Pretty fun!

This little diagram just shows how different a simple illustration looks with a white outline...from no outline on down to a big outline.  Sometimes it is fun to use so the illustration pops out at you and gets your attention.

I just thought you might be interested in my perspective of fabric design...there are a lot of classes on line....if you want to know more. 

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This is my pattern sale of the week!

It is only $3.99!!

Egg-stra cute bunny rabbits pattern.

These cheerful bunnies are ready for spring! They are super easy to create. Choose bright & vibrant fabrics or get a completely different feeling with sweet & soft fabric. These pretty eggs can be made into wearable pins with or without the 18 sayings provided. Bunny measures: 5 1/8" x 9 3/4". Egg measures: 2 1/4" x 3 1/8".

Sayings included:

Happy Easter, Welcome Spring, Hip Hop, Bunny, Cute chick, Spring has sprung, Bliss, Bloom, Giggle, Frolic, Joy, Miracles, Laugh, Tickled pink, Primitive, Rejoice, Egg-stra cute, and Egg-ceptional.

Here I used Amy Butler fabric...is bright and fun colors....and it could be made in soft pastels to give a completely different look!

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Illustrating a profile....

Recently I made an illustrated profile of myself.

I really hate all my pictures...they always seem not like the real me.

So I decided to give it a try and even though it is cartoonish...it fits me better than photos.

I used adobe illustrator and selected a photo and faded it.  Then I sort of traced over the image and colored it in.

Hey my wrinkles are not here....lol

Instant face lift....lol.

Plus art is an interpretation anyway!

I decided to wear my favorite color and have rosy cheeks.

I added a background circle of my surface pattern design and some extra flowers.  Then at the end added my name.

I love it and started using it on my instagram and facebook.

If you want to learn illustration on the computer....I highly recommend Bonnie Christine's classes on skillshare!  She teaches so much!

You need to be computer savy however.

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I have a little Irish doll in my etsy shop.

She is a finished OOAK doll.

I gave her fun fluffy green (with a little white) yarn hair and there are two wool clovers in her hair. She has big raggedy ann eyes and a sweet heart mouth. 

Her simple dress is green with leprechaun hats....and a lace trim on her dress with a lace collar and wood green and blue button...plus lace on shoulders. She has a scrunched seam binding ribbon belt. Her legs are a fun green shamrocks design. She has a wool shamrock that says "Lucky" . It has a pinback , so that you can wear the pin if you like. 

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My daughter Selina is having a BIG sale in her etsy shop!

There are paddle boards for punch needle!

You get 3 for $8.00...plus ....

all three pattern designs....for the tudor rose, flag and pumpkin.

There are the tiny mini hoops...all her packs come with a free design...this one has the "Life is good" design.

The earrings come with this flower design...so easy!

There are 3 sets in one package.

She has all kinds of necklace blanks...she cuts them from wood.

Sweet bunny in the hexie!

Another bunny in the Polaroid blank.

Magnetic needleminders...this one is a cute cat.

Sitting puppy....and there are many more designs.

This is Selina....pretty in pink!

Plus these are some more of her products and she she finished items too.

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And just to make you laugh.....

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Happy Weekend...lucky

Lucky is already enjoying his weekend...lounging on my quilt.

He enjoys everyday however...lol.

This is his favorite quilt from Mary Jane farms.

When I switch it to something else he is kinda mad.

This one is super soft.

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If you haven't seen my little mini video...its kinda fun...

I take a pic of my drawing....lock it in a layer on the computer then draw/trace over your drawing and make it pretty.

I was just pushing the 1st layer on and off so you could see the original and then how it will look as a finished design.

I love mixing goofing around with pencil....erase...make mistakes...but then when I retrace it really looks nice, clean and precise.

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I am just starting to put some of my surface pattern designs on spoonflower....

This is my shop page....you may have to click on the pic to make it larger.

These are some of the designs that will be available... after my test swatches come back.

Pansies....my favorite flower!

This one has a different background and the colors are slightly different on the pansies too. 

I am going to keep adding to spoonflower this week.

My daughter has designs on spoonflower too....she has the swatches back from hers.

Here is one of her designs....woodland critters!

We are both working on some projects we can't reveal right now...wish we could cause it is so exciting to post new thing....but it will come later.

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My St. Patricks day raggedy pattern is only $2.99 this week only!

sorry...sale is over

There are 3 super fast & easy to stitch up designs...make Shamrock Raggedy Ann into a pillow, a Lucky clover pocket on a heart that can hold a treat or flowers, combine the Shamrock with flowers design with wool to decorate a basket front! 
They make great gifts and fun decor. You can frame the designs too!

Sale patterns are digital u print only , not intended for classes.

Have a warm winter weekend!!

(by the fire, under a throw or quilt)

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