DIY fabric printing

Most creative stuff I do tends to be trying to fix some sort of problem! This week I've been asked to make some statement banners for church. Easy right? Then add in: fast, cheap, simple, but professional! Um...not so easy! So after a little brain storm and looking at how much it costs to sew or print words into fabric, I had this easy, cheap but look good kinda solution!

You'll need: fabric, lead pencil, pen, fabric paint and I print out of what you want to write on your fabric

1. With the pencil, draw all over the back of the print out.
2. Put the print-out on your fabric, words facing you, pencil rubbing touching the fabric.
3. With the pen, trace the words firmly so the pencil rubbing transfers onto the fabric.
4. Colour in with fabric paint!

Too easy right? Totes man, totes!

Sorry the pictures are out of order

Too easy bunting!

I've only ever made bunting out of paper, using my sewing machine to see the paper together. So I thought I'd try my hand at the real kind this week! Here's an easy way to do it!

1. Choose your material
2. Make a template out of cardboard, whatever style bunting you want( you could go crazy creative at this point!)
3. With the material doubled over, with the bit you want to be seen on the inside, draw your template onto the material, then pin it.
4. Cut it out!
5. Sew the triangles together, but not the top edge( so you can flip it inside out)
6. Iron it! (use the template here too to get a good shape)
7. Using some bias binding(bout $2/meter at lincraft) sew the top of the triangles into the bias binding, leaving a gap between triangles if you want.

Done! Don't feel like you have to stick to the rules, coz that's the fun part! Use paper! Or doilies! Or baby clothes!
Whatevs man!

Have funsies my lovelies!!
Love tashface.

Mini chalk boards

I was wanting to buy some chalk boards for some parties I have coming up and was looking around and they were all above what I wanted to spend, so I thought: I'll make it!!! That's usually my creative process nowadays! Think of something I want then just make it! How hard can these things be? Too easy I tells ya! You can totes do this one yourself!

All you need is chalk board paint from a hardware shop ($14), and a few things from around the house or down at vinnies which make for creative chalk boards! I went for silver trays.

Then you paint them! About 5 times! That's it!!! Tooooooo easy!

Now... What else can I paint? A plate? A chair? My cat?
Hmmmmm......

Paper flower pom poms.

 

Concertina fold the  tissue paper. Cut the edges into semi circles. Tie a knot around the middle.

Pull the tissue paper out to form the flower.

 I was putting on a baby shower for a friend and made these for decorations. Super easy, super cheap, super effective. Now I'm thinking of adding a few orange ones and hanging them over my bed to form a floating headboard. Funsies!!

Vintage shabby chic chair! Oh yeah!

Sorry it's been a while peeps, but thats doesnt mean I have been workin my darndest at 52 Wednesdays! In fact, wait for it: there have been quite a few projects completed in preparation for 52's first ever all time market this saturday! (woot!)

There is also a brand spankin new facebook page to view all the projects in their instagramness, but here is where you will find out the juicy goings on and how to of all the projects! (double woot!)

So here is my latest project: (you can buy this on saturday if you want)


Before shot:
Picked this little baby up from vinnies! Old and forgotten, she has seen better days. Poor little wee thing. But....!


After shot: A lick or 4 of white paint, some spray laquer, some hessian and every girls best friend -a staple gun-, and boom! A vintage shabby chic chair. Perfect for a sunlit corner of your house (just perhaps wear pants when you sit on it!) Todays' top tip: wear pants!

Topographical Table

What do Hahndorf, Eumundi, Jabiru & Parachilna have in common? They're all places listed on "100 Best Towns in Australia"! Who would've thought eh?

Well now you can find out where all these places are, and more, whilst you sip on a cuppa tea at your very own map lamp table! Practical and educational! Amazing yes? Yes...?

So get yourself a little table and, wait for it... paint it white!

Scuff it up a bit, with sand paper, a bit of chain, drag it behind your car (parental supervision may be required).

Using a whole lotta glue, grab a map, and stick it on top, then laquer it to make it look a bit vintagey.


This one here turned topographical as the paper was quite thin and crinkled a bit, but my motto is "go with it!" That's how each piece gets it flavour! Go with the mistakes and use them to create! Now go go go!!

You've Got Mail!

Ever woken up and thought to yourself "Gosh! I wish I had some airmail from France waiting for me on my bedside table!" Well, now you can!!! Oh my goodness I hear you say!!

Step 1) Find a bedside table! Preferably a really hideous one from the side of the road. One that no matter what you do to it, it will be an improvement! And perhaps one that inspires you to sing "U-G-L-Y you ain't got no alibi"... no? (Don’t deny it, you know the song I mean!)

Step 2) If you know anything about me by now, you know what this step is: Paint it white!!

Step 3) Go kerazy! Go get your creative on and pimp it out! Eg: hot glue hessian onto a drawer, find awesome paper(like old envelopes from France, or music sheets or vintage magazines..) to glue onto the top (use LOTS of wood glue, soak the paper in glue!), and lastly put on an awesome draw handle (this one is from a little shop/cafe in Dee Why called "Favourite Things" good coffee, good knick knacks!

Step 4) Lacquer the heck out of it! Spray, brush, matte or gloss! Whatever you want! Too easy!!

PS. This bedside table will soon be up for sale! I’ll put up some deets bout that soon!