DIY Screen Printed Motorcycle T-shirt

Click for  DIY Screen Printed T-shirt tutorial. 

After the first screen printing project I felt brave enough to try a bit more detailed design. This took a bit more planing. Once I printed off the image, I sat down and figured out which areas I wanted to paint and marked it. And also all the areas covered in glue had to be thought out and marked. My original image was more detailed, so I had to cover up some areas with too many lines.

 Here is the original image, a coloring page from here. (Scroll down on the page. )

 You can tell when I copied it on the screen I skipped details. 

This image should give you an idea how I planned it. I skipped even more details once I realized it would be hard to get thin lines with the brush.  Grey = glue or blocked areas, red + white = screen printed area. 

I really like how it turned out and the best part is I can make more! I used to really like how quick and easy it was to use freezer paper for stenciling. But that was not reusable. DIY Screen printing may take a bit more work, but after washing the screen off I can reuse it easily. The glue stays and does not wash off.


 

Paul Street Shop

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Good, Old-Fashioned Crafting Fun - Loop Potholders

Two days ago I went looking for something for my son when I came across our old plastic weaving frame and a bag of stretchy cloth loops for weaving potholders. Inspired I brought it up for my 5 1/2 year old daughter to try out and she was thrilled. She loved picking out the colors to lay down the first set of loops and then the weaving went fairly smoothly with the help of the metal hook: first you weave the hook up and down through the loops on the loom, then you attach your new loop onto the hook and pull it on through. Simple enough for a kindergarten kid to do!

After all the weaving was done, I tried to
remember how to get the potholder off of the
loom. My quick internet search only showed
using a crochet hook to pull one loop end
through the adjacent one, but I remembered
doing all of that by hand. So, starting with a
loop at a corner, I removed it from its peg and
then lifted off the next one and slipped that
through the first, then the next, etc. continuing
all of the way around the frame. It got a bit tricky towards the last side when all of the loops
starting slipping off of their pegs because the
tension was gone from the other three sides, but
my daughter held things in place for us.

DIY Screen Printed T-shirt - Airplane

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Simple Brown Skirt for Girls

New Skirts

Simple Brown Skirt

A few months ago I did a tutorial on how to make a simple brown skirt.  I used the same method to make a couple more skirts for one of my daughters.  I did try something new- putting a 'bustle' type piece in the back.  I don't think I'll do it again with the same type of fabric, but it was a good learning experience.  Here are a few pictures of the process, but if you want more details on how to make it, please see my original tutorial on this blog here.

Brown skirt's method of measuring

Fresh Picked Strawberries = Pavlova

I have not been up to much this past week(s). I had a small disaster with a new pattern I was working on - through my own negligence I lost the file. I felt too worn out to start again and even though I wanted to sew something, I could not bring myself to sit down in front of my machine. Instead I keep thinking about dyeing yarn. Oh, and on sort of a whim I signed up for an online course. Handbag designing. I will tell you more about it later.  

No crafts this week, instead I caught up on laundry and cleaning. We did have one fun outing with my boys though. 

When we woke to clear blue skies, no humidity and comfortable warm temperature, I convinced (did not take long)  my boys to play hooky from home school and go strawberry picking.

 Even though we came at the end of the season, we were still able to find a bucketful of ripe strawberries.

Perfect for a Pavlova this weekend!

I am already looking forward to it! And this morning I rummaged through my yarn stash and found some wool I can dye. And I also have my first assignment to think about from the Handbag Designing course, so I have a lot on my mind. But, I should have some more fun things to share with you all soon.

Paul Street Shop

Earth Day Activity: Recycle and Grow

Wow- the beans sprouted within 3 days!

For last week's Activity Day Girls, we planted seeds in aluminum cans.  We also had a short lesson on Faith is like a Seed.  Here are the results, and my daughter's plant above (only a week later!)


MATERIALS:

Adults should do the holes

We used 16 oz. cans.  If they have a ridge on the bottom, you can use a bottle opener/can piercer to poke it.  If not, just use an ice pick and hammer.  I used the cheapest dirt at Walmart- less than $1 per small bag.  We used yogurt or sour cream lids as water dishes/catchers.  Water it a little everyday to keep the dirt moist until the seeds pop up.  My daughter and I kept ours inside by a sunny bathroom window that tends to be very warm (almost like a greenhouse).

After we planted the seeds

If you want to use the 'flags' here is the document:
Cut just below the upper word 'grow'.  It folds down over the popsicle stick and then tape/glue.

Happy Earth Day!

Gratitude and Grace

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Gold and Olive Green Sari Necklace

I really liked a bracelet that Dora has in her Etsy shop but, of course, I had to see if I could make one myself for myself.  I looked all over at bead stores to find the beads, certain that she found them nearby.  Nope, she found them at a bead show a long time ago.  So I looked online and found some that would work pretty well for me.  I had bought these gold beads recently and thought they might look good together.  I got distracted and still haven't made the one like Dora's.  I need better garnets...

Dora makes awesome jewelry!

I don't usually make necklaces, but thought I would try this one out.  I usually make head jewelry.

I've listed this in my shop if you're interested.

Thanks!

Window Light Versus Steady Stand SS300

Last week I received a Steady Stand SS300 from Modahaus.  I was one of the crafters chosen as part of theTotally Tutorial's Exchange Program. After I made the Chain Mail Bracelet Tutorial  using the Steady Stand, I wanted to play around a bit and compare how pictures turn out with and without using the Steady Stand. { I was NOT asked to review the Steady Stand and I am not getting paid for writing a post about it. I did receive it for FREE and in exchange I was asked to make a craft tutorial using it - which I already did . So yes, this post is a  freebie for the Steady Stand.  }

First of all. It came in this handy little sleeve that you can use to bounce light. It was super easy to set up, I did not even glance at the directions. Now, onto taking pictures!

I have a small point and shoot camera, that's considered a dinosaur by today's standards. Taking good pictures is a bit trickier with it and it does involve me tinkering with the set up and the pictures quite a bit. Here you can see how I usually take pictures. If it is really sunny, I take pictures by the window. If it is overcast, I go outside with my white cardboard background. Simple, but I always have issues with shadows.

I set up the Steady Stand SS300 right by the window and started taking some pictures. At first I used my good old basic setup then I took the same pictures using the Steady Stand. Here are the results :

Chain Mail Beaded Charm Bracelet

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Scrapbook Paper Egg Treat Bags

I was supposed to make this last week but I was dragging my feet. Thankfully this is such a quick and easy project, I only needed about 15 minutes to make dozen of these.

I used colorful scrapbook paper and cut out egg shapes. (template at the end of the post) 

EASTER Projects Roundup

Easter is around the corner, but there is STILL time for a few projects! Here is a roundup of Easter projects  we shared in the past:

Coconut Chocolate Nests Recipe

Easter Chick Hair Clip Tutorial

Bejeweled Plastic Eggs Tutorial

Bunny Hair Clip Tutorial

Painted Wood Eggs Tutorial 

Quick T-shirt Dress Tutorial

How to Make an Easy Pioneer Trek Skirt

My aunt needed a couple of trek skirts for the stake youth conference coming up, but they were for unspecified young women.  I have no idea the height or weight of the girls, so I had brain storm an idea so that it would fit anyone or most anyone AND look a little attractive so that they would wear it.

Here is the pattern I came up with.  It has a waistband in the front and a drawstring/tie back.  The back half extends to 40 inches in length from one side of the front to the other.  The front is about 14.5 inches across.  That is about 54 inches, give or take for the waist expansion.

I used a Full Size Bed Sheet.  I used the top and bottom edges for the hems of the skirt.  The + 2.5" hem is the extra length needed if you are NOT using a bed sheet.  I made 2 skirts- one for a 5'8" girl and another for a 5'4" girl out of one bed sheet with a little extra leftover.  I apologize if these are confusing patterns or instructions- someone with a little knowledge of basic construction should do okay with it.  Most of the 'how to' is with pictures.  If you need clarification, just let me know!

Here are the measurements and instructions