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Tutorials for creative projects and musings on creativity
I am passionate about creativity, as you may have already gathered! I believe that everyone is creative. And creativity takes courage. Sometimes we need encouragement to keep at it. Sometimes we just need a little help to set our creativity free. I know, my creativity has taken a long and winding path. I love to write on this subject in my blog. See my latest posts below and click through to read the blog including my most popular posts from my Blue Radish blog.
Designing Fabric with The Spoonflower Handbook
Spoonflower brought out a lovely book called The Spoonflower Handbook a while back. Do you know Spoonflower? They are a digital fabric printing...
Beware of Printing on Fabric with an Inkjet Printer
In this blog post, I want to issue a warning about printing fabric with an inkjet printer. In Ten Fun Ways to Make Marks on Fabric I mentioned...
Ten Fun Ways to Make Marks on Fabric
In the coming weeks, I have some fun projects to share with you - all to do with different ways to make marks on fabric. This week, I thought I'd...
Make Your Own Cheap and Easy Silk Screens
Setting yourself up to screen print can be an expensive business but you can make cheap and easy silk screens. I used this method to make a batch of...
Comparison is Creative Poison
Sizing ourselves up against others is natural but I believe comparison is creative poison. It doesn't serve the vulnerable creative inside us well...
Breaking Through Creative Block
I've been thinking about breaking through creative block lately. For quite a while, between deciding to close Blue Radish and starting Rebecca...
Tutorial – Square-Based Fabric Bucket
This square-based fabric bucket is great for extra storage. It is very quick and easy. This pattern will make a bucket with a base that is about...
Recovering from Creative Mistakes
Recovering from creative mistakes is an important skill. Not developing strategies to cope with mistakes can lead to a lot of extra heartache....