I’ll be honest, I’m equal parts proud and horrified.
This goofy little panty stamping project makes me giggle. And though there are bajillions of crafty-time videos out there by kwatrillions of crafters, I can see that I have a unique voice in a super saturated market.
But there are some quality issues with the video that were super frustrating. I bought extra equipment and shot three different versions trying to remedy the technical issues. In the end, I cut and posted the thing despite the fact that the biggest issue remains so obvious.
I stand by the content. Hopefully, I’ll find some resolutions on the technical side because I have lots of silly projects I can’t wait to share.
In my last post, I hinted at my obessession with bees.
I also threatened crafts inspired by a frolic in the California poppies.
Well, here’s proof I’m a woman of my word:
Baby bee T.
This baby tee was ombre dyed to a rich marigold with fiber reactive dye, then washed & dried gently. It also needed an ironing to be a good canvas for ink stamping. I stamp baby clothes with ink instead of painting on them. Flaky or puffy fabric paints on baby stuff just makes me anxious.
Isn’t that little bee the cutest? It’s my favorite block stamp – today, anyway. Tomorrow, I might be all about the hummingbird action. For now though, I’m really into little bees. This little bee.
But come bee-stamping time, I find that my black ink pad was totally dried out. Whoopsies. I had dyed a bunch of fabric and stuff yellow to go bee-stamping wild, only to be foiled by an old pad. Serves me right, I guess. I kind of took old blackie for granted.
Of course, that didn’t stop me from finishing this project. I had the crafting bug, pun intended, and I had to see it through. While perusing my ink stash, I was drawn to this awesome elderberry ink pad – really dark reddish purple. I gave that a go, and wouldn’t you know it, it’s for sure better than black. It doesn’t really look very purple against the yellow, it’s just more…vivacious than straight black would have been. And that vibe really echoes the intense wildflowers at the preserve the other day.
