Fiber in Altered Art (FAT) Postcard

This is a postcard I received from Audree today. She was my partner in a recent FAT postcard trade. I love this little "Oriental" card. I have added it to my growing collection of fabric postcards. You can see the postcard I sent Audree here.

Postcard from Norma

Isn't this postcard from Norma wonderful. I love the bright flowers. Norma embellished the flowers with beads and rhinestones. This postcard swap was in Fabric in Altered Arts 2 Yahoo group. We've all moved to the new group now and swaps are starting there. If you are interested in a great little group that trades fabric altered art, check it out. We have monthly fabric postcard swaps.

Birthday Tour

My birthday was in late April and my DH planned a great day yesterday to celebrate. We took the new lightrail into downtown Phoenix, had lunch at the Matador (one of our favorites), and toured Chase Field. We have been season ticketholders since day one (March 31, 1998) but had never taken one of the tours of the ballpark.

It was a great tour. This "SEDONA RED" photo is of the back wall in the Diamondback dugout. After the tour we rode the rail back to Mesa. Later joined our DS's family for dinner. Great way to celebrate a birthday.

Now if the D-backs can just win a few more games! Go D-BACKS!

Trashy Fiber Clutch Part III

Here is the finished clutch. After sewing the clutch together, I sealed the painted fused plastic with a matte medium and added a leather flower. I painted the flower with the turquoise paint used on the fused plastic. The clutch closes with a large snap. I am quite pleased with the little clutch. Fun to make and went very quickly. Most time consuming part was waiting for paint and sealer to dry.

Trashy Fiber Clutch Part II

Here is the clutch ready to be stitched together. I fused a piece of lightweight fleece to the cotton fabric for the lining. I then made a sandwich with the lining/fleece and the painted fused plastic on top. I couched two turquoise fibers onto the sandwich. Next I cut out the shape of the clutch. You will notice that the flap is shaped to follow the design in the fused plastic.

Next up is to stitch this piece into a clutch. This has been a fun project. I think I see more in my future.

Trashy Fiber Clutch Part I

Fiber Art Traders yahoo group is having a Trashy Fiber Clutch trade. The base is made of fused plastic bags. I fused my bags together this morning. I placed the plastic bags between a brown bag from Mystic Paper and ironed them until they melted together. I then painted with Lumiere Metallic Arcylic in Super Copper and Pearl Turquoise purchased at Mystic Paper. I think I will now couch some fibers onto the fused plastic. Fibers seem appropriate since this is a fiber group. I think I will make another and experiment with stamping onto the fused plastic.

Last step is to add a fabric lining and sew into a tote. FAT has many interesting trades. I don't participate in all of them but I do try to do a few each month. Many members of the group are published artists.

Fabric Postcard

This is a fabric postcard that I completed while watching America's Next Top Model this evening. I have decided to try and use things that I have in my studio for my new swaps. This is my postcard for May on Fabric in Altered Arts 2. The group decided to have a postcard swap each month but not have a theme. So I decided to use more of the sample class fabric (see fabric ATCs below). The image is from Vintage Workshop. Fibers are a gift from a Yahoo group friend. I love the finished postcard.