Being unemployed and without money sure does boost my
innovativeness…(is that a word?). I'd like to have some screens
made to print my drawings but that's just not in my budget so I
decided to try transferring them using gel medium….ok…but 'iffy'…
sometimes they looked ok…sometimes not. My next idea was to use
a light box and trace the image onto the fabric with permanent marker.
Since I don't HAVE a light box I commandeered an old picture frame..
taped the image to the glass…layed the fabric over the
frame…held it over a lamp... and transferred the image.
Finally…something I can live with! I like doing a
combination of paint and free motion sewing to finish
these up. I had planned to use regular pin backs on the
brooches but couldn't figure out a way to ship them...
without worry of damage... that I could afford. After a
little research the solution is to use laundry pins. I had
to source them from overseas to get a price I could live
with. In the mean time I'm trying to get a few finished
up so they'll be ready for the laundry pins. My
plan is to put a small selection in my Etsy shop
to see what sells and what doesn't…always scary
putting your art out into the world. I look at the art
of some of the published artists I follow and think…
mine is just a good as theirs…but then when I think of
putting my own out there I have all these doubts….
I'm pretty sure that's what most artist go thru…
we'll see….
