Tuesday, July 19, 2011

The Dollhouse Project


 My Dollhouse Project for July.
Each month is a different art form of a house.
This house is a picture of a house we saw in Thailand.
Of course I had to include an elephant and bird here too.
Since I was making one pillow I figured I would make another
for my aunt.  It is a picture of my aunt and uncle when they were young.
Soon it will go in the mail to her.

This is a fun project if you have never done something like this.
You just cut a piece of fabric the size of the
paper that feeds through your printer.  Iron it to the sticky side
of freezer wrap, which is also cut the same size.
Pick a favorite picture and print it to the size you want.
It feeds right through the printer and you have a fun photo on fabric.
Then it could be sewn into a quilt, on a tee shirt, or on a pillow.
Use your imagination.  If you make something with this idea,
let me know what you did.  I would love to see it.

Note:  if you think you will wash it you can set the ink
with a mixture of water and vinegar soaked in a light cloth,
then press over the top of the picture to help set it.
I have done this with other paints, but not computer ink;
so you might have to test it to make sure it works.

Enjoy and have fun, I did.