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Making Colors

I’ve been amazed at blending and creating colors from just the basic three colors. It started as yarn dyeing, and took me to watercolors, which helped me understand color on a whole different level. I haven't painted in a bit. But I have been playing with yarn dyeing….. The inspiration, a photo from a spice market in Morocco! The spices, the colorful clothing, and the sky! I discovered if I do my yarn dyeing in multiple steps, laying the colors in one at a time, (wash, add another color, wash repeat as many times as you desire) that the colors come out cleaner! I’m loving the results. The above set is Morocco spice, especially dyed for someone! It is best to think of the color wheel and lay in your lightest colors first, do some planning. Think of what color the overlapping colors will make. Red is the strongest, so I always add that one last. Want to warm it up? Put the entire skein in a weak color bath of a warm color, red, orange, or yellow. Cool the color, try a weak

Featured Etsy Seller of the Month

The Etsy seller to be featured this month is Diana of Faerie Garden Fancies ! From her Bio: I am an artist & teacher. My favorite materials to work with include but are not limited to paper, paint, glue, scissors, polymer clay, pencils, watercolors, camera, and computer. I am sometimes disguised as a substitute teacher, as I attempt to figure out how to reconcile my passions with making a living. I live in the country with my partner and our four still-at-home, unschooled kids and one very spoiled cat. For more info about me, check out my blog at http://bunnykissd.blogspot.com ! I think one of my favorites is the Chocolate Candy Pendant I love her Magical Mermaid Doll Crazy Kitty Take a look at her shop for more goodies.

Recycle to create..

Fun ways to help mother earth, and economical also! Enjoy! - Embellish a tee shirt to fun and flirty tutorial with Positively Splendid -Sneezerville shows us how to recycle a sweater into stylish leg warmers -Craftbits always has great ideas! Here is one for a luminary from plastic drink containers that looks elegant! -Kaboose has a sweet little tin can pot tutorial for your Herb garden -Turn a boxy men's tee into a great fitting one for yourself with bekathwia and Instructables