Fabric Dyeing.......Show 'n Tell 3

More Fabric Dyeing reveals...

Dry Fabric, folded, clamped and rubber banded,

then soda soaked

Clamped Fabrics batching in dye...

Kitchen clamps from IKEA

Pleated, folded, wooden circle blocks 

and rubber bands

This is what they look like after wash out:

Folded and rubber bands

Folded and IKEA clamps

Folded, wooden circle blocks and rubber bands

Folded, curtain rings and rubber bands

Folded and IKEA clamps

Folded, clamped, rolled. rubber bands

More show 'n tell tomorrow...

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LuAnn Kessi

Fabric Dyeing......Show 'n Tell 2

I am sharing more of the dyed fabrics today...

This one is nick named Medusa:

Dry fabric, tied with rubber bands 

then soda soaked...

Medusa is covered in ice 

then dry dye powder on top...

Fuschsia Red, Peacock Blue, Hydrangea

This is what Medusa looks like....3 days later

Medusa.....ready for rinse out

Medusa......you make my heart skip a beat!

Close up view on the ironing board...

This was worth tying every single rubber band!

More Fabric Dyeing Show 'n Tell tomorrow...

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LuAnn Kessi

Fabric dyeing......Show 'n Tell 1

I spent Monday dyeing fabric...

3 days later I made it back to the Quilt Palace

to process the dyed fabrics:

The dyed fabrics have been 

rinsed, washed and dried...

Here comes the Show 'n Tell:

Golf, Wiffle and Soft Balls......tied.

Dry fabric, balls tied, then soda soaked...

Ice Dyed with powdered dye...

This is what it looks like....3 days later

Fabric Dyed Balls....ready for rinse out

Pretty gorgeous.....wouldn't you say!

More Fabric Dyeing Show 'n Tell tomorrow...

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LuAnn Kessi

Art Beads.....Skeleton Key Houses

House Beads......FUN!

These are simpler than the grunge houses,

with a skeleton key pressed into them:

Skeleton Key House Necklaces

The coin beads are very FUN to create

and stack nicely under the birdies...

This is a great way to incorporate all the 

different bead shapes I have been creating...

they all work with these necklaces.

Instead of pressing a skeleton key into the house,

I made windows and doors.

These are a bit smaller 

than the skeleton key houses.

The beads and jewelry are piling up around here.

I am thinking of opening an etsy store.

Do you have any advice for me?

Many Thanks for your comments!

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LuAnn Kessi

Art Beads.......Grunge Houses

This is what the bead table looks like today:

I pulled out a few beads and charms that might

work with the grunge house beads 

I made last week.

Can't resist using a few of the birdie beads...

Grunge House Beads

All of this has me inspired 

to make some jewelry...

Grunge House Necklaces

The bird beads and skeleton keys 

work nicely with the houses.

Instead of skeleton keys.....feather charms

Grunge House Necklaces...

I need to make more!

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LuAnn Kessi