Hand-painted Scarves

I plotted out this project months ago, found knit fabric on sale and bought a ton of it. My current favorite scarf is a jersey knit, and I've been thinking about painting or stencilling on it for a while, but couldn't decide what to do. So, for a holiday gift for a few family members, I decided to dye this fabric and use the freezer paper stencil technique. The tree, to me, represents the bareness of winter, but on a scarf is all warmy and toasty and comfy and cozy.

These ones, in a way, represent my desire for spring (I know, today is only the first day of winter; it's going to be a long few months)...they started out with just the green grasses, then I decided that they needed blooms, and for some reason, orange just felt right. I used the bottom of a paint bottle for the big blooms, and a crayon dipped in paint for the little ones.

I've really been enjoying creating these gifts for friends, family and the little people in my life...I feel like these gifts mean more to me to give because I've actually spent tons of time on them, and infused them with a little bit of me. And really, they're pretty much one of a kind...or in a series of sorts...wearable art!

Nothing is safe in my house...

If it's plain, and in my path, watch out. I'm gonna paint on it.
RE's owl goes "whoo, whoo" and is named "Owl-Boy". Oh, and he's "blinking" at her.
This is the best I could do for an action shot...she wouldn't hold still

The best part about this one is that it's RE's drawing...I loved it so much, I used it twice. When I showed them to her this morning, she proclaimed that the one on black was "mommy, daddy and Iyan" and the one on yellow was "Owey B, Owey B's daddy and Yindsay."

The stencils...I love the way those look just as much as the final project.


She flipped out on this one, loving her "spider friends" and talking about how one was bigger and one is smaller. This one I did freehand instead of stenciling. I thought just going to town on it would be more fun than cutting out all those tiny bits on freezer paper.

I think I'm ready to do one of my own shirts...but for some reason I just can't decide what do put on mine!

Ahhh, and for the record, I'm using Jacquard fabric paints, though always looking for something better!

RE's rad robot shirt...girls NEVER get to have robots on their clothes.



















The freezer paper part of this shirt...



















Then I added more supplies (a crayon, a chopstick), and made it a proper tree...




























And this VERY creepy inspiration for my next teeshirt...RE needs something for Halloween (and maybe mommy does too). He lives on our back patio...and is now HUGE. I'll try to get another shot of him...he's obviously found a good spot cause he's catching something to eat out there. He creeps me out; RE thinks he's her "spider-friend". Everyone and everything is her friend these days. Ew.

RE gets painty

Nothing quite like the glee a toddler gets when presented with a big T-shirt, and a license to make a mess. I still have paint on my house key from using it to open the paint tubes. Must do this at least once more before the summer is out.

Oh the possibilities...

I have 75 feet by 18 inches of crafty possibilities, and I cannot wait to dig in. I'll be creating some stencils with the freezer paper, and getting crafty on some solid tees that RE has...if hers turn out well, I'll probably do some of my own as well! I've even got a skirt planned out in my head to paint on.










Speaking of digging in, this being the first post and all, I do hope that those of you who choose to read this blog enjoy the crafty goodness we share with you on here.

How did the name come about? Well, in addition to being 2 mommies to 3 kids, wives to 2 husbands (separate, of course), having a full time job, a part time job, a small business, and 2 households to run between the 2 of us, we're crafty too! Anytime the children show up in a handmade, or handcrafted, or hand altered garment, the chorus resounds with, "Oh my goodness, you craft/sew/knit/crochet/embroider/draw/paint/write too?"

Yep, we do.