Category: Original designs

Reduction printing: first try

I just tried reduction printing for the first time choosing lino as my medium. I used an artificial lino base: it’s some kind of plastic/rubber. I feel this is easier to cut than the traditional lino and it also lasts longer, although the latter is not a concern for reduction printing, because in reduction printing… Continue reading Reduction printing: first try

A5-square organiser

You will know if you’ve read some of my earlier blog posts that a few years ago I got really into rings organisers. You can read my first post HERE, and you can read my post about making my own Personal-size rings organiser HERE. For this first attempt I used tarpaulin (“tarp”), a kind of… Continue reading A5-square organiser

Making my first traveler’s notebook

Update: You can see this notebook in my video on YouTube. I came across the “traveler’s notebook” style notebooks online recently. They seem very convenient for a number of reasons, mainly their modularity. Such a traveler’s notebook (TN) consists of an outer cover/shell, often made from thick leather, which is filled with individual notebooks that… Continue reading Making my first traveler’s notebook

Princess dress

I made a Princess dress for a 5-year old. I didn’t use a pattern, I just cut out the fabric pieces by eye and used a measuring tape to ensure I was making the dress to the right dimensions. Sorry, no in-progress pictures! It was a fair bit of work but not that hard as… Continue reading Princess dress