“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.”

The above has been true for me lately! Last week I finished my logo design for my business cards and was very pleased when I picked up the freshly printed order on Tuesday. Combined with my letterhead, envelopes, and clothing hangtags, the assignment went over well with my teacher and classmates.

My class also started screen printing this week! It was very messy, but very fun. We learned how to set up the screens and boards, and how to tape off the different prints. This week was just test prints, trying out different kinds of fabrics and different inks. Next week I will start printing yardage for my final project.
Left to right: Cherries, my dog Eva, and the boyfriend's knife set.

The cherries and knives will be used in my final, but I will also be printing on t-shirts, or any other knit item of my choosing. I had one more image that I did not test print because I was running out of time. Next week for sure!

My other project I have been working on is for Costume Specialties, my Alice in Wonderland theme. I've got the wire and mesh frames built on the shoes and have started covering them with paper mache (much to the delight of our dog, who attempted to eat the freshly paper mached lid to one of the teapots).


I started out with a pair of Sam & Libby open-toed heels that I got at Goodwill for - you guessed it - $6.99. I created the skeleton with floral wire from Michael's, some masking tape, a bit of newspaper, and a roll of screen door mesh from Ace Hardware. The only complaint I had about this method is that the mesh tends to splinter off into tiny little bits when it's cut up, and I have pulled many a metal sliver out of my poor little fingers.
I will post more pictures of the teapots soon - I intend to get my paper mache on this afternoon.

Cheers!
Red