Tie dye with stamping

stamps used:  Hot Potatoes

I decided to stamp on some of the silk cloths I tie dyed a few weeks ago.  Not sure but think they could be silk handkerchief but not sure.  They are about 10 1/4" square in size.  Anyway had fun pulling out my Hot Potatoes stamps to stamp onto these silk pieces.  Unfortunately Hot Potatoes stamp company is out of business but I still love these big bold, solid images to use with paints.   I have plenty of them so guess I will be stamping on the cotton cloth dish towels that I tie dyed, too but at a later time. 

Basically all you do is get out your old fabric paints ...... that I thought I got rid of years ago but found them tucked away in a corner ..... sponge the paint onto the rubber stamp then press on the fabric and lift off .  that's about it.  I let them dry completely overnight then went into the hall closet and pulled out ..... again .... my old iron that hasn't been plugged in for years!!!  I was surprised it worked!  Anyway I gave them a quick iron to set the paint and get out as much of the wrinkles as I could. 

It's always fun to do something you haven't done in years!  So everyone go looking around in your stash and see what you find from days gone by and HAVE SOME FUN doing something old again.

Thanks for stopping by and come back again soon.

Stamp on silk

stamps used:  Unity stamps

Was going through my stash and found some silk scarves so figured ... why not? ... stamp on them ... so ... I did!  

Got out acrylic paints and went to town just stamping randomly on the scarf.  For the top scarf I just stamped images with acrylic paints then added ribbon and beads to the ends.  The bottom scarf I found some fabric color wash sprays and sprayed the white scarf.  It's a little dark but that is because of the color washes.  After it was dry I again stamped images with acrylic paints ...... added ribbon and beads to the ends and they are done!

Birds, birdhouses and feathers!

Today over at Just For Fun Rubber Stamps is our JFF April challenge with the theme ... Birds, birdhouses and/or feathers!

 I stamped a few small muslin bags for friends with a bird that was water colored with ordinary dye ink from ink pads.  I used to stamp and color on bags, t-shirts and sweatshirts all the time but haven't for years so this was a blast from the past for me.  Also have a fun front fold pocket card for you that is another blast from the past design.  It's fun to bring back the old and make it new again!  check out Sue Wisniewski - YouTube for a video how I created the front fold pocket card and don't forget to give it a thumbs up if you like it.  thanks for stopping by ... come back again soon.
stamp credits:
Just For Fun stamps - birdhouse row, warbler, sm.