Vegan and eco conscious Handbags

MATT & NAT is a cruelty free and eco-friendly Handbag manufacture based in Montréal, Québec.
I really like their current line, with it's Ikat patterns and hippy feel.
With each purchase of this limited edition Ikat bags, MATT & NAT will donate $21 to charity water, a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations.

Making an arrow shaped foam stamp

So you really like arrows and you really want to make an arrow shaped stamp...well, you are in the right place! Follow this easy tutorial and stamp away:

Materials : "Glue All" glue, craft foam (3"), balsa wood (4") and a painting brush.

Draw your arrow design on the craft foam using a pen or a pencil.

Using scissors, cut out the arrow shapes.

Glue the foam pieces onto the balsa wood.

Using a soft painting brush, apply paint (acrylic or fabric) onto the foam.

Press the stamp onto fabric or paper.

You can experiment with different kinds of brushes for applying the paint onto the stamp. Every brush will give different print result.

EM by Miri featured on Heart Handmade Blog!

Check it out here: http://www.hearthandmadeblog.com/handmade-cat-crafts/

Making printing blocks

A quick photo tutorial on making printing blocks.

You can use the blocks for printing on paper or on fabric.vExperiment with printing on different materials!

I used speedball Linoleum Cutter and Staedtler Mastercarve Artist Carving Blocks.

 Draw your design on the carving block

 Carve out the parts you don't want to have ink on 

I also found on YouTube this great block printing tutorial. Enjoy!

Help an important cause and you could win a beautiful vegan bag!

The ghosts in our machine is a prototype in development focusing on the Animals used in our modern world industries, and it gives voice to the voiceless. By donating $20 and up, you will enter the contest to win this beautiful vegan bag from cow jones industrials .

Go to www.indiegogo.com/THE-GHOSTS-IN-OUR-MACHINE and help this important cause.

Submit Your Best Repeats!

Pattern People is now accepting submissions for their upcoming e-book, Repeat After Me: Creating Pattern Repeats in Illustrator and Photoshop by Claudia Brown and Jessie Whipple Vickery.  Submit your designs by June 15th.
More info here: http://www.patternpeople.com/submit-your-best-repeats/

How to Screen Print Using the Drawing Fluid Technique

I found this great Tutorial on YouTube, from the wonderful BLICK art materials.
It's a fast overview/demonstration of how to make a screen print using drawing fluid. And because I myself use this technique quite often, I can say that the demonstration is true to the processes. There are some tips I would like to add, but that will have to wait for my next post!
In the meanwhile enjoy and create!
http://youtu.be/TVJzHzhyo-U