Mixed Media Apron...my swap project

finished apron



mixed media, repurposed half apron




mixed media flowers created from various surface materials




layered colour and effects

I really enjoy hosting arty swaps and one of them is an apron swap. I had so many ideas about this project and when we moved house and I was pulling weeds in the back yard and discovered an old black apron half buried in a garden bed, I decided it was destined for greater things. I washed it and hung it on the clothes line to study any holes or damage...I was really suprised to find that the only damage was some bleached areas from the sun and exposure to the elements. I used a  6x6 Crafters Workshop stencil (Cosmic Swirl TCW156), deColourant, Lumiere paints for the background, and a variety of experimental materials and varigated threads to create flowers. The Thread Studio has a great range of fun and fantastic products for projects like this.
Tomorrow I am off to the post office to send the apron to my swap buddy, I hope she enjoys it.



the beauty of fiber

using a mix of goodies from the Thread Studio I have created a funky cuff for myself...I love how warm and soft it is and I'm thinking that I really need a different colour for each day of the week

I began with some silkworm cocoon fiber which is hand dyed, I added some of the stained gauze and hand felted some little flowers

the lace was stained with my Starburst Stains and once dry a little Smooch Ink finished the look

I used the Smooch Ink on the cotton thread to blend it in slightly and I just had to use some beautiful crystal beads to add a bit of bling

fused

it's no secret that I love fusible films and other heat activated goodies...I love to use my heat gun and wood burning tools whenever I can.

The top photo is shards of fusible film sandwiched between sheets of a product called Magic Film, it stays pretty flexible, so it would be easy to use your sewing machine on it.

The second and third picture from the top is ff shards sandwiched between sheets of Lamifix...this product ends up quite stiff...I don't suggest using your sewing machine on it...you could burn holes and hand stitch easily though. To get yourself either of those products just pop over to The Thread Studio.

The rest of the photos are shards of ff that I fused between full sheets of ff, I heat set with my iron and then used my heat gun and woodburning tools to play around with each piece