Recycling burlap bags
From two weeks ago at Refugee Focus where I volunteer. About once a month I teach refugee women a fun workshop. This time was making bags out of burlap sacs.
From two weeks ago at Refugee Focus where I volunteer. About once a month I teach refugee women a fun workshop. This time was making bags out of burlap sacs.
Washi tape was on sale, and I got a handful of rolls to play with. My daughter made a card with it.
My hands can’t draw, but they can cut and stitch. Fabric and yarn on paper.
From time to time I try to give watercolor a try. And although the results are nothing spectacular for now, each time I do a little better. Last week I got as far as making circles about 1″ wide. They stared at me, I stared back, lost about what to do next. And I decided… Read More Watercolor and zentangle
I aged the muslin by dying it in tea (thank you giant box of Lipton). And I made heat transfers from a page of hummingbird stickers. These beautiful, tiny birds flutter around our house from time to time. If I was a better gardener, I could plant shrubs that attract the birds, and see them… Read More Clutch purses with humming birds
I am on vacation this week and taking the time to get ready for Junk in the Trunk. These are going to be cuffs, I need to add buttons. Or you could use them as bookmarks as well.