Swap one - finished!

I finished up my fabric for the hand printed fabric swap (organized by Leslie at Mase & Vale).  I've never actually printed fabric before so this was a bit different for me.  I went with the carve a stamp, dip in fabric paint and stamp on fabric route and it came out pretty well.  At least I think it did.  Here's hoping my swap partners feel the same!

To start, I had to carve some stamps:

Then I had to print the fabric:

Then I had to let it all dry:

As you can see, I did two bird designs.  One I just free-handed and the other is based on an old-school swallow tattoo.  I actually used a vibrant red to print some of the fat quarters as well but didn't get a picture of that.  

Tomorrow these will be 'winging' (couldn't resist) their way to four separate swap partners.  I hope they like what I've done and I hope they each find some good use for the fabric.  Needless to say, I can't wait to see what I'll be receiving!

For my next trick:

I'm also part of an ornament swap, so I've got to get working on that.  I've still got about 2 weeks to figure out what I'm going to do, make it and send it off.  I'm having issues deciding on a medium.  Any suggestions?

P.S.  Five more days til Desert Bus!

And there it is again!

Can you spot my Space Invaders cushion?  Look at all that crafty goodness!  It all starts on November 18th and the donations are already almost at $6000.  Mark your calendars and be sure to check out Desert Bus!

On the agenda...

...I have to finish up my printed fat quarters for the Hand Printed Fabric swap.  Fortunately, I have a three day weekend coming up and will be able to have those done and ready to post.

I also have a Christmas ornament swap to do by the end of the month.  I have a few ideas floating around in my brain for that one, although I'm still trying to decide between shrink film, felt or paper.  Maybe a combo of all three?

I need to come up with a foolproof way of organizing all of my craft-related ideas.  At the moment, I have things jotted down in various journals/notebooks, notes in my phone, and numerous post-it notes.  There's got to be a better way!  I'm thinking I might make my own 'craft central' journal.  If I get around to that, I'll be sure to post pictures.

In other news, The Boy spotted my Space Invaders cushions twice in the Daily Diary video on the Desert Bus for Hope site.  You can check it out, too - just click the link to the site, hit play on the video and keep your eyes peeled.  It first shows up around minute 2:21 and a few seconds after that as well in close up!