a little update on the crafty front

a little vinyl elephant pouch













a messenger bag i made for a craftster swap












a messenger style denim purse that i free-motion machine embroidered. it's lined in turquoise and has a zippered pocket.

folk fest success!

just wanted to update with a few of my most recent designs. quite a few bags and purses sold at the folk fest this year-- not bad for a lazy sunday!

i've been experimenting with machine embroidery which i do believe will be my new addiction. it's like drawing with a needle and thread, so fun.

artFIBERfest

soooo, about 2 weeks ago i packed up my trusty cherry-red-vehicle and drove down to issaquah washington for the first art retreat i've ever attended called artFIBERfest. it's a super rad event organized by the super rad teesha moore (http://www.teeshamoore.com/) and it consisted of 3 full-day workshops all with a fiber theme.

i took traci bautista's 'big sac' workshop which was all about freestyle fabric painting and random sewing machine construction.

here it is in progress before being sewn up and a shot of traci talking about different fabric painting techniques




the next class was kristin steiner's 'tiny triptych of self-knowing' which is a work-in-progress still...

then i took dj pettitt's 'travelling chic' purse class. she taught the coolest technique using tar gel acrylic medium and iron heat to create a sealed collage.

sweetie pie dj, the kindest, most helpful teacher.


here's me and one part of the finished product from dj's class. i'm looking a little worn out at the end of day 3


all in all, it was an awesome, magical, & inspiring time; something i am glad i took the chance to try on my own. i'm defnitely planning to return next year...

more photos can be found on my flickr site
http://www.flickr.com/photos/54469047@N00/

printed shirts

there's something about birds and branches that i can't seem to get away from...




these were all for craftster swaps or presents. fortunately i still have all the screens so printing on anything is pretty easy. i haven't quite figured out the right way to print on paper yet though...

here is a short history of my vinyl creations

the first bird and branch wristlet

the second bird and branch wristlet

branches and leaves pouch

one little whale

a tree with blossoms purse


and the latest bird and branch wristlet (these seem to be popular!)

i'm hoping to do more custom stuff and orders from the public, but i don't really have the resources to set up any type of online business at this point. email me at k8kre8s@yahoo.ca if you're interested in ordering something.