Download: Cups & Saucers Embroidery

I'm glad you liked my Little Dresses embroidery templates. I'd LOVE to see what you make with them! Email me the link to your flickr and I'll post.

Anyway, here's another download.

I'm in the process of moving to a house a few blocks away so all my supplies are stowed away for now. But once I'm settled in, it will be projects galore. I've been itching to sew! I'm also getting into making toys again, so maybe I'll plush templates next week or when I'm settled in.

Here's a simple project though:
Using tea, you can dye tea towels for a used, vintage look. It depends on the kind of teas you have and how long you place the towel in the solution on how dark your fabric becomes.

Once dry and ironed flat, transfer your doily images onto the fabric. You can do this by tracing the doily with a soft pencil, putting the traced image face down onto the fabric, and rubbing it on from the opposite side.

The harder you rub, the more defined the transferred image will be.

Now you're ready to embroider! It'll look neat because it'll have a nice aged feel to it, which I personally like.

Oh, and if you happen to be in Berkeley, you should visit the Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles.




Pretty!

Ich Liebe Schneewittchen

She looks a bit ghostly here.

I love Snow White. It's a really sweet story with the right amount of creepiness.

I also love this German adaptation. I think there's an English version around somewhere, but we all know how the story ends up anyway. There are several parts to this. The intro is rather long, so slide to 1:46 if you'd like.


Part 1

The rest are here.

Peter Max Needlepoint Book

One of the more interesting craft books I own is The Peter Max Book of Needlepoint. It lays out instructions on how to make things like accessories and homegoods incorporating Peter Max's art.












Peter Max has a look that's his. The bright, saturated, psychadelic colors, the curved, flowy lines...





These images are from the sixties. I prefer his work from back then. He does a lot of painterly looking stuff now. He has a large image hanging in the De Young Museum at the Golden Gate Park which I like a lot and reflects vintage Peter Max.

Source: Peter Max

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Have a great week all!

Project: Tiniest Garden Part 2

I'm *EXTREMELY* pleased to welcome Christy as a regular crafter for APAD! As mentioned before, she's a very talented and very nice lady who runs a super neat, crafty blog, Sweet Tidings. She has a lot of sewing and paper craft projects in her site as well, so make sure to visit :)



1. Happy Gnome Bookplates and Labels in Gift Tin

Forgot to buy a gift? This is the perfect last minute gift craft to
make for any celebration.

Materials:

Printable sticker paper (A4 or letter size)
Colored inkjet or laser printer
Purchased gift tin
Ribbon/twine
Cellophane sleeve(optional)

Make multiple copies of happy gnome bookplate file to fill an A4 or
letter sized photoshop file. Print and cut out with paper cutter. Do
the same with SM-frame icons in pink, teal and purple. Handcut each
sticker label. Arrange bookplates and labels inside the gift tin. You
may want to put the bookplates and labels inside a cellophane sleeve
first if you like. Tie a ribbon or twine around the gift tin and
decorate with coordinating happy gnome embellishments like a cut-out
pink mushroom tag or gnome tag.

2. Happy Gnome on a Hill Cupcake Topper

Add a dash of magical whimsy to garden themed cupcakes. A happy gnome
standing on a mound of chocolate hill is just the sweetest treat!

Materials:

Letter sized board paper
Colored inkjet or laser printer
Toothpick
Craft glue
Chocolate cupcakes (plain or iced)


Resize happy gnome icon file to desired size and paste multiple
copies on a letter sized file on photoshop. Print on board paper. Hand
cut the happy gnome figures. Trace shapes of cut out gnomes on blank
piece of board paper. These will serve as backing/lining for the paper
toppers. Apply glue on the back of cut out gnomes. Position toothpick
in place and sandwich toothpick between backing/lining paper.

3. Tiniest Garden Magical Seed Packet

Enough of traditional ho-hum seed packets! This terrarium garden seed
packet will surprise and delight your green thumbed friends!

Materials:

Letter sized white board paper
Inkjet or laser colored printer
Craft punch
Craft glue/Hot glue
Stapler
Ribbon/twine/raffia
Glitter

Resize terrarium garden icon file and make 2 copies to fill a letter
sized photoshop file. Print and cut out the outline of the images.
Paste the edges together using craft glue or hot glue ( the latter is
recommended). Using a paper funnel, fill the packet with flower, tree
or herb seeds. Cut a piece of gingham paper (you may use the 12x 12
pink gingham file) using paper shaper and cover the mouth the
terrarium bottle. Staple in place. Wrap a piece of
twine/ribbon/raffia around the neck of the seed packet. Embellish with
dimensional sticker or cut-out tag using coordinating happy gnome
elements. Add some glitter for a fancy, magical finish.

4. Happy Gnome Handmade Dimensional Stickers

Make your own dimensional stickers to jazz up your handmade crafts and
scrapbooks! You can use this method with the rest of the A Print a Day
digital kit product line.

Materials:

Letter sized board paper
Scissors
Colored laser or injket paper
Foam core
Double sided tape
Super glossy acetate sleeve/glossy coated adhesive paper

Resize happy gnome elements of your choice (i.e. happy gnome, flower,
tree and mushroom icons) and create assorted copies on a letter sized
photoshop file. Print and cut-out. Cut out a small piece of foam core
and apply a piece of double sided tape to each side. Peel off one side
of the sticker and attach to cut out image. Your super happy
dimensional stickers are now ready to use!

Elements from kit Tiniest Garden

Blog: Sweet Tidings
Shop: Happy Handmades

Download: Embroideries

I'm crossing over from digital paper crafts to--embroideries!

My grandmother taught me how to cross stitch. And in grade school, EVERYONE had to know each specific type of stitch, and we had to complete a project at the end of that semester. I think I made a cross stitch princess in a rocket ship or in a really tall house.

So for my first free embroidery template download, I made simple little girl dresses.

You can do the basic back stitch or mini running stitch for the dress outlines and make satin stitches on the ruffles and details. You can also do cute little French knots or starbursts as accents.

There are 3 files in the folder, and each file has 2 dresses. The files will be in black and white. The image above is just a color suggestion. You can download the templates for FREE here.

Let me know what you think! Oh, and if you've made something out of it, send me the link to your flickr and I'll post it.

Oh, and personal use only please.

Yay Download!

I haven't had a stationery download in a while. It's a simple, colorful floral graphic with a tea stain and slight distress.



You can download it here.

Oh, and if you haven't read my Twitter update, I MIGHT skip August's Parasol Magazine because I will be *extremely* occupied this month. The other 4 issues are always available to read though! And make sure to support the artists, creative folks and advertisers! I am sure they will appreciate it.

I'll have time for this blog of course.

By the way, feel free to add me on Twitter for downloads, announcements and random updates like mistakenly using my glass of soy milk as a cell phone holder and other such things.

xoxo
Yasmine

p.s.
Oh and thanks Stina for sharing your project!

Super cute! She ironed on the terrarium from the Tiniest Garden kit.

P.P.S.
Link is fixed!

Parasol Mag 4 and Other Things

Issue 4 is up! And you can download it here.

Featured in the magazine are:
Sarah Applebaum
Annie Vought
Anders Nilsen
Kevin Bauman
Mike Bailey-Gates
Nicole Szenher
Stylesmith
Whitney Smith
One Red Robin
Rackk & Ruin
BROOKLYNRehab
Le Blahg, Brightside Project
Maria Adelmann
Tricia Aung
Maize Hutton
Hadley Smith



ALSO, I have a new kit up called Doodles & Lace. It includes Photoshop brushes and Illustrator brush & vector versions. It contains the following designs:

1 doily
1 frame
3 lace borders

You can find it here :)

AAAAAND I have a new banner. It's a culmination of things I find interesting yet they work together somehow.

Needless to say, I had a productive 3-day weekend.

Hope you have a great week!

xo
Yas

Projects: Tiniest Garden

Hi Everyone! I'm super pleased to welcome my first guest crafter, Christy of Sweet Tidings! I'm a fan of her blog, and was more than pleased to collaborate with a super sweet and talented lady.

For this project, we're using elements from the kit, Tiniest Garden.


1. Happy gnome scallop tag- Resize icon-happy gnome file to 300 px by 300px size (or smaller) on photoshop and create multiple copies on a a single A4 file. Arrange icons at least 2 inches apart from each other so gnome design can be cut out using a 2" scallop paper shaper. Punch holes on tags and attach baker's twine, yarn or ribbon. Use this cute tag to decorate gifts and cards!

2. Gnome and mushrooms in a jar- Create a fun paper gnome garden terrarium using happy gnome and mushroom icon elements from the kit. Re-size the icons depending on the size of the jar you're going to use. Pad the bottom of the jar with shredded pastel or candy colored paper. Cut out the gnome and mushroom icons and arrange inside the jar. You may add other decorations if you desire. Attach a tag around the jar using the mushroom tag element and baker's twine. Write field journal notes on the tag.

3. Gnome cookie bag- A handmade kraft paper bag decorated with a homemade sticker using the floating island gnome icon. Lay-out the gnome icon file on photoshop, resize as desired and print on sturdy board paper. Hot glue to the front of the paper bag. Seal the paper bag and decorate with craft ribbon.

4. Gnome index card- Share favorite family cake and cookie recipes using the happy gnome index card. Lay-out multiple copies of the file on Photoshop, print, cut-out and decorate with bakers twine or patterned paper (12x12 gnomes printed on tracing paper/vellum). Makes a great gift for foodie friends.

Till next time!

Christy's Blog: Sweet Tidings
Christy's Shop: Happy Handmades