I keep some sheets of Soft-Kut and my Speedball carving tools next to my ironing board. My iron takes no time to heat up, but I like to pretend it does and in the time I have decided it takes to get hot, I work on hand carving stamps. So, every time I iron a shirt for work, I spend 5 minutes or so working on a stamp.
This weekend my daughter spent the night with us on her way to her next placement. She came to say good morning to me and saw the materials near the board. As I sat at my sewing machine fixing a blouse for her, she carved a stamp. She hasn’t had much free time in the last 7 years for anything not directly related to school, so it was fun to watch her sit and focus on a random act of creativity.
So, today I decided it was time to collect all the stamps scattered over my work table and try them out. I gathered up some of my hand dyed fabrics and some bottles of fabric paint and headed to the deck.
And because I can’t resist......here is the token tomato photo for the day......
So, today I decided it was time to collect all the stamps scattered over my work table and try them out. I gathered up some of my hand dyed fabrics and some bottles of fabric paint and headed to the deck.
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| Have I mentioned how much I enjoy my outdoor studio space? |
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| This was the perfect spot to do some stamping - the sun was now on the other side of the house and there was a slight breeze blowing. |
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| Simone’s starfish stamp! |
And because I can’t resist......here is the token tomato photo for the day......
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| Grape tomatos - coming along quite nicely! |
