Thursday 26 July 2012

my creative space - print

block designs
Stencil
Spoonflower
Screenprinting

Even when I'm busiest doing the other stuff (end of financial year - bleugh!) I need a little bit of creative squeezed in between.

This week I was delighted to receive this parcel from Spoonflower with some old designs resized, and also some experimental swatches of my block prints digitally printed. I love these two tiled designs and I like seeing them small like this, in fact I'm wondering how they'd look even smaller! I think they'd look great as a dress or Tova top, but which one to use!? Which one do you like?

Another I changed the scale on is my cloud print. Its so small here it would be perfect for quilting and smaller projects. I love that with Spoonflower you can play around and fiddle with designs, its fun to experiment. The small Lego print I've had before but its been out of stock for a while. Its in the shop now. Actually my Bricks print has been really popular! I sent off yardage to an Interior Design firm for curtains for a Lego room the other day! I hope to have a photo to share of that one day.

A couple of weeks ago I picked up some cheap screens on Ebay, planning on playing around a bit with screenprinting with stencils, which for some reason I've never done. I also got a new squeegee which was nice :-)

Here's my first experiment, a one hour project, it was quick and fun and I can see more in my future. After reading online I think I might buy some mylar to make the stencils more durable next time.

But now I'm off to see what creative everyone else has managed this week, here.

13 comments :

  1. I love them so much Susie! I don't know if I could choose between them - they really do look so fabulous together :) I'm intrigued... what's mylar?
    Kx

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  2. Gorgeous. I especially love the top two. Very clever!

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  3. It all looks great. I'dthe tempted to try the blue print as a Tova I think, it's such a lovely graphic pattern and I'm into blue at the moment. Have fun with your new screens!

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  4. Love the prints esp the red one. I'd be inclined to make myself a lovely summer lego dress!

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  5. so great! i love your screen print! good luck with your end-of-year-financial stuff xx

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  6. LOVE LOVE LOVE your brick print. My little stash is getting smaller and is only used for very special projects. Not sure if you ever saw what I made with it so here is a link. http://www.1creativecorner.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/more-peek-boo-toy-sacks.html

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  7. Love the new prints, they would look fab as a smaller print, used as a highlight band on a top, or turn ups on trousers.

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  8. just love the 2 tile prints at the top and definitely would look amazing small scale

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  9. All of this designing process is so much fun (I'm slightly obsessed). Loving the new prints!

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  10. Wow, these are awesome!! Love them all. Those clouds and legos are so cute.

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  11. Such gorgeous fabric... all of them! How excellent, screen printing with stencils :) fyi - I use ezy cut stencil paper which you can get from any good art supplies shop... the stencils last for ages! Looking forward to seeing your screen printing :)

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  12. Oh Yeah!! New printing supplies... how EXCITING! Cant wait to see what you do with those.
    Love your new prints, they're mesmerizing! Alisa x

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  13. That Lego fabric is AWESOME!! Actually all of your fabric is beautiful, happy to have discovered you today :)

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