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Etsy Finds Friday

Just wanted to say a quick thanks to everyone who came out for Kraftwork last night.  It was a huge success and a great confidence booster for Eva since she sold almost everything!  The organizers Christy and Shannon  do a fabulous job with this event.  And it was really nice to meet some blog readers.  All in all it was a good experience, but man — I’m tired.  Selling at craft fairs is hard work!

If you live in or near Atlanta, be sure to mark your calendar for the Indie Craft Experience May 30-31 at Centennial Olympic Park, where there are sure to be many talented and hard-working crafters.  

Here are the finds for this week.  You can tell that spring is on my mind!

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’60s Old Country Wallpaper (vintage), $58 for 150 square feet from My Wagonette.

Easter Egg Emery Sharp, $10 from The Daily Pincushion.

Moss Green Teapot with Bluebird, $65 from Red Hot Pottery.

Bunny Slipper Baby Booties, $24 from Jennifer Ladd.

White Flowers limited edition print, $25 from Gennine’s Art Store.  Read her feature on Etsy.

Cathedral Window Quilting Kit, $9.95 from Marsye’s Shop.

Everyday Bag, $55 from Walking Wardrobe.

The Giraffe, encaustic and mixed media, $85 from Earthtone Studios.

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Dog Gocco Print

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We made some gocco print notecards with one of my daughter’s drawings.  I find it frustrating that I can rarely get a good screen impression on these.  The screens are so expensive that I hate to try again.  My tracing probably needed thicker lines.  I’m amazed at all the Etsy sellers who have great gocco screenprints.  I think I’d like to learn how to make real screenprints sometime soon.

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Child’s Artwork Tote Bag

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Do more with your child’s artwork!  I used my embroidery machine to sew my daughter’s drawing onto the fabric, but you could transfer your child’s design and hand embroider, print on fusible paper or printable fabric, have your child draw with fabric markers, or a number of other options.  We use tote bags frequently and I thought it would be nice to have a pint sized version.  They can haul their own snacks to the park, carry home groceries, or tote a change of clothes.

Here is the tutorial for the bag: childs-artwork-tote-bag. The pocket method that I used is a bit different from the version pictured above and the pocket is smaller (6″x6″ finished size).  Also, I did not include specific instructions about creating the drawing on the pocket, but you could use any of the methods mentioned above.  So this is a versatile tote bag pattern that you could edit in many ways.

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Kraftwork this Thursday

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If you live in Atlanta, be sure to come out this Thursday for Kraftwork at Young Blood Gallery from 7-10pm.  This event takes place on the first Thursday of each month and is sponsored by the Indie Craft Experience.

This week, I will be there with my six-year-old who has designed her very own set of animal softies, Eva’s Art Sewing.  Around the beginning of the year, she started asking me (repeatedly) if she could have a job.  So we came up with this plan.  She’s the designer and I’m the laborer.  I wanted to encourage her entrepreneurial spirit, so we’re donating half of the proceeds to the World Wildlife Fund and I’m letting her keep half to buy art supplies.  We would really love it if you can come out to see us!

Here’s a photo of her horse.  She drew the design, then I digitized it for the embroidery machine, we sewed it and stuffed it.  Eva created the background scenery for this photo.

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