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Tutorials for creative projects and musings on creativity
I am passionate about creativity and believe that everyone is creative. For a number of years I ran a creative business initially called Blue Radish and later Rebecca Angela. My career has now moved in a different direction but I am leaving my blog up as an archive in the hope that it might help you be creative too. Enjoy!
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....