Another craft date with my sister, Antoinette. This time we painted fabric using C&T’s line of Liquitex® paints and inks. We did silk color washing, sun printing and then were not sure what to do next.
My sister brought over a linen table cloth that had been contact stained by being stored wet. It was about 6′ x 10′, yellow, with a red border. Antoinette had bought it at a rummage sale in the hopes of giving it a new life. We decided to paint it with big strokes of color. When we were done we hung it up to dry on my son’s soccer rebounder.
As we were walking away I realized it matched this dress Antoinette had given me. It was the brightest, most colorful, ugliest dress ever, and i had sworn I would never, EVER wear it. But now the brush strokes on the tablecloth looked just like the dress. So I ran inside, stripped, and threw on the dress so we could get a picture of the dress and the table cloth together.
Antoinette is delighted with the table cloth. And I am thinking of making her an apron out of the really colorful dress so that she can have a hostess set and be very matchy-matchy.
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Wonderful fun. Reminds me of Scarlet, making her ball dress out of the curtains. I can tell you and your sister are kindred spirits!
Ooh!! I love that dress! Keep it or repurpose it, but it desetrves a life of being seen!!
I love the cloth painting, ladies!!
Wow Amy that dress is so YOU!!!
I was thinking you were going to say that you would make napkins our of the dress. I think I like the apron idea better.
I actually Like the dress!
I actually Like the
Me too! Very retro.
Me too! Very