The pumpkin pirate was a big hit for my daughter. She loved it...but my son said he wanted a real pirate. So I did some searching online and found this cool pirate. Taking longer than the pumpkin with all the colours and making those jeans just right. I am using a bit of sparkle fun foam for the sword. Not sure how that will go over with my son. If he doesn't like it I have a bit of grey felt to do the job. The Process is the same as the pumpkin. I flip the shirt inside out...draw it. If you can't draw you can transfer a design on then cut the pieces out. Start sewing the bottom pieces first so the eyes and buttons of the eyes are last. I pinned these pieces.

This is a new outfit I made for the kids today. I said I was going to make a pirate t-shirt as they already have a ghost and a bat.  Recycled old white t-shirt. The hat was made from recycled dress pants, the felt I had on hand already but is store bought...the main part of this craft is recycled. I began with two pieces of felt then sewed them as shown in the photo. Then I drew on the t-shirt inside out how big I wanted the hat over the pumpkin. I trimmed the access orange inside the hat before I closed the top of the hat to make the scull bones on top stayed white. I will finish it with white around the brim of the hat. Maybe a bit of sparkle afterwards..not sure yet. I did reverse applique on the teeth and scull areas. It's kinda cool. Never tried it before so I had fun doing it. The eyes are white felt with a blue button for the dark of the eyes.


From the time it took me to find everything I needed, design it on the shirt then sew it...took me just over 4 hours this morning...which makes it the afternoon now...phew time flies when you are sewing I tell yah! Forgot to eat lunch..haha. Happy crafting folks!

Pattern: I normally draw on the inside of the shirt to get the dimension correct then place fabric over the areas and cut to size. I don't use patterns for these kinds of projects but now I have it created so I will make a template for another.

I took 2 hours this morning to work on this Waldorf Inspired Ballerina. I will be making a tutorial of this soon. I first have to make sure it looks good before I show you how to do it.

This is my template for my ballerina. This is my first try at making this Waldorf inspired ballerina. I still have to figure out how to complete the shoes on her and fix the upper body better. Also, I have to make sure her arms are long enough. Her legs are the right length I think.

 

I am debating my method of how people can buy my crafts in the future. A lot of people ask me if I am selling online. I would like to know what you think about purchasing method/s you would use. Feel free to check off the method of purchase you would most likely use.

Feel free to leave comments as well below.

I painted this mural one year for my oldest sister's birthday I think about 8 years ago. I designed this wall mural in high school...many moons ago but thought it would look great on her garage door. So, my youngest sister helped me transfer the painting to the garage door and we painted it the next day. Just a couple a days ago I received an email with the photo of the shipwreck renewed to its original glory. I also painted a lovely wall mural for my father one year for father's day. I don't have a photo here but if I can find it I will post it at a later date.



I have no formal training in the arts but it's fun trying all the different mediums.

This is a template I will refine and make the face different in a later version. Thought I would share my templates as I go along to show my design process. I was making all the other designs at the same time while one dries I sometimes get an idea...so I dart off to create that one while still fresh in my head... phew busy 3 hours.

This ornament can be personalized or the year put on the bottom.

White lines on a ball can be designed to enchant the heart. This design will be cherished throughout the generations. Uniquely hand painted so no two are exactly alike.

I will be trying my hand at painting lace on glass balls later in November. This is my first try at painting lines with a number 10 liner brush. It's not as easy as one might think. A steady hand requires practice...so off I go to master this art.

I took some time today to design a couple of ornaments.  This is an abstract snowflake I created that was inspired by the dots on the ball itself. Would be considered a blemish or dark spot. So I decided to go along with the dots creating this ornament.




Making the design  big on the balls make the glitter more prominent and sparkles more. A flat white will not do on this medium size glass ball. Unique and one of a kind. Each ball is hand painted with care and precision.