I will be displaying a few of my smaller paintings, a wide selection of my cards, crocheted Christmas ornaments and many of my quilled ornaments. This year I am adding some new items which I hope will appeal to people looking for gifts for boys.
I made some stencils for the first time with not much idea of what I was doing. Then I painted some leftover pieces of mat board and added the stencils. The final step was to cover the back and make a border on the front. These signs have hang-tabs on the back but are also light enough they can be stuck on the wall with Fun Tak. I think they turned out well and hope that others like them too.
Because I had the stencils I figured I might as well use them again but this time I put them on T-Shirts.
I came up with another item that I hope will sell. I often get pains in my hands and the rice/wheat bags I had were much too big so I took them apart and made small ones.
I think I am going to do a few signs with a different stencil design for the fair - just for fun!
It is always interesting to see what items do well at the Wynndel Christmas Art & Craft Fair and will I never make a killing I usually do okay - time will tell.
Wishing you well Val! You've been busy! The signs have a retro feel and that might serve you well. The bags are pretty, and a great idea too. Love the artist at work with paint splatters :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Sheila - I am keeping my fingers crossed.
ReplyDeleteI would have sworn I left a comment on this. I like your idea to have designs that appeal to boys too. They are often left out. The t-shirts are a good idea, but then you have to worry about having the correct size. The design for the artist at work is cute and would also make a great design for t-shirts, aprons, tote bags, etc. Good luck with the show.
ReplyDeleteThanks Joan. When I was gearing up for the fair, I remembered a complaint for a woman at last year's fair, thus the idea was born. Where I live the problem is not the sizes of the Tshirts but get some that don't have printing on them - a real challenge. I am always willing to put a stencil on any item and am open to commissions. Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteYou always come up with the most interesting things. These signs sort of have the tie-dyed backgrounds that really keep them interesting and not looking flat. I too think that the boys will like the designs. My fav is the dragon I think. I haven't heard of rice bags but like the idea and concept. What did you use to put these designs on the t shirts?
ReplyDeleteAm sure that you will have a successful outing.
Hi Nelvia, thanks for stopping by. I like to keep busy and it doesn't matter if it is art or some other form of creating. Also, living in a small community the same people come out to these events all the time so you need to keep things interesting. For the designs on the fabric I just used regular acrylic paint but I mixed it with a fabric medium so that it will be pliable and long lasting. The actual applying was done with a stencil brush. As for the success tomorrow, I am just hoping it doesn't snow. Take care and have a good weekend.
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