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Category Archives: Projects
Meet Insul-Fleece
We have a hot new product called Insul-Fleece™, a metalized mylar insulated interfacing that comes as a 27″ x 45″ cut in a Craft Pack.
It’s easy to sew through and you can machine wash and tumble dry with no bunching. And with just one craft pack you can make a whole lunch bag, several pot holders, or two of the below handy, dandy Christmas Casserole Carriers featured in Christmas with Possibilities by Lynda Milligan and Nancy Smith. To get (Continue Reading...)
Lutradur Calling Card Case
This stylish calling card case created by Creative Troupe member Diane Knoblauch makes a thoughtful and one-of-a-kind gift. Diane layered Lutradur® over silk for a delicate and artistic look, but because of Lutradur’s strong fabric-like quality, it is sure to hold up as it slides in and out of pockets.
Lutradur Calling Card Casedesigned by Diane Knoblauch
Materials Lutradur® Mixed Media Sheets silk fabric Acrylic paint, such as Liquitex® Spray gold mist Heat tool (optional) Instructions: Cut Lutradur and silk fabric to desired shape and size. Paint Lutradur with acrylic (Continue Reading...)Wistful Afternoon Shawl TAP Project
This shawl carries a dreamy, romantic sentiment, making it the perfect accessory for an afternoon wedding or a cool night on the town. Creative Troupe member Lynn Corona used TAP™ Transfer Artist Paper to embellish her shawl with sweet vintage-inspired imagery, and employed her creativity to add the choicest flair in all the right places. The final result is ultra-feminine and very pretty.
Wistful Afternoon ShawlDesigned by Lynn Corona
Materials:
TAP™ Transfer Artist Paper Image (this image was color washed and texturized with brushstrokes (Continue Reading...)Junk to Jewel: Old Candlestick to Elevated Felted Pincushion
The Junk
The Jewel
Supplies
12” tall candlestick – (mine was about 4.5” diameter for pillar candles)
One men’s large sweater – felted. (You may need additional felted yardage to give you the pincushion size that you are after)
2 – 2.5oz roving – color doesn’t matter as it will be covered up
Large felting needle
Paper for tracing pattern
Decorative pins (mine came from the scrapbook store)
Carpet/button thread
Tapestry needle
Decorative ribbons
Instructions
With roving and a felting needle, create a half ball shape a little wider than the diameter (Continue Reading...)
Butterfly Wall Hanging Project with Ultra-Light Lutradur
The beauty of this Monarch Butterfly Collage wall-hanging created by Creative Troupe Member Heidi Rand is the combination of silk and Ultra-Light Lutradur® and how they convey the rugged delicateness of the subject itself. If you haven’t worked with Lutradur this project is sure to please. Pick an image, Find some scraps of gauzy or silk fabric, and have fun with this new product!
Monarch Butterfly Collage Wall-Hanging ProjectDesigned by Heidi Rand
Materials:
Ultra-light Lutradur® – letter size Liquitex® Matte Medium Foam paintbrush Ink jet (Continue Reading...)Outdoors In: Ultra-Light Lutradur Lamp Shade Project
This “Outdoors In” lamp shade created by Creative Troupe member Kathleen Brown really takes advantage of the whimsical translucency of new Ultra-Light Lutradur®.
If you get the chance to enjoy a lazy day this summer season, keep your eyes peeled for leaves, flowers, and other gifts from mother nature that you can bring from “outdoors in” and incorporate into your own easy lamp shade. This project not only puts a very seasonal touch on your home decor, but also preserves the warm memories (Continue Reading...)
Lois Jarvis’ Rusty Object Image Transfer Technique
I met Lois Jarvis at Spring Quilt Market a few months ago and she told me how she likes dyeing things with rust. I was intrigued, as I had never heard of rust dyeing before and she invited me to visit her website that’s dedicated to surface design and dyeing with rust and promised I could learn all about it there. Later she sent me this rust image transfer technique project to share with all of you and I have (Continue Reading...)
Mixed Media Ultra-Light Lutradur® Greeting Cards
Creative Troupe member Sonja Lee-Austin created these elegant greeting cards by collaging pieces of new Ultra-Light Lutradur® and paper after running them through her inkjet printer. Similar to our Lutradur® Mixed Media Sheets (which is a mix of regular and heavyweight), Ultra-Light Lutradur can be sewn, heat tooled, painted, glued, inkjet printed, and more. Sonja has shared her technique for creating these fresh, seasonal cards with us, and we share it will you at the end of this blog post!
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Fabric and fast2fuse Heart Ornaments
I came up with these heart ornaments as thank you gifts for all the wonderful women that helped me make projects for the Super-Simple Creative Costumes book. They were fun, easy to make, and used up some scraps from other book projects I had hanging around. Soon I had more than I needed for my thank you’s so they became Christmas ornaments, gift card holders and even package tags. I hope you have as much fun with them as I (Continue Reading...)
Garden Tote Bag TAP™ Project
This tote bag project makes the perfect summer gift for mom or a gal pal. It demonstrates the technique of printing an image onto a sheet of TAP™ Transfer Artist Paper then enhancing the printed image with oil pastels before transferring the image on to the base in the project (in this case a very clean, white tote bag).
Garden ToteBy Lesley Riley
Materials:
TAP™ Transfer Artist Paper Iron Plain tote bag from craft store (white or light colors work best) Portfolio oil pastels (Continue Reading...)
