New Project

"Of all the diseases on earth, sin is the most contagious, the most repulsive, and the most fatal."

I think thats going to go on one of my t-shirts I'm designing. 

So far I've taken 3 photos from my collection and sketched them into stencils.

Now I just need to blow them up to a larger size and turn them into cardboard cut-outs. After that I'll use spray paint to stencil the outline of the images onto the shirts. THEN I'll just add in the touches of color.

Hmm... still need to figure out how to get the writing onto the shirts.. Maybe fabric paint and pre-made stencils.. Maybe just by hand. I'll cross that bridge when I come to it I suppose.

OH! if I figure out how to use the scanner, I'll let you take a peek at the designs I've come up with.

SHIT SHIT SHIT!!!!

SCORPION!!!!! ITS TINY!!! (AND IF YOU'RE FROM AZ, YOU KNOW THOSE ARE THE WORST KIND TO FIND!!!!)

AAAAAHHHHHHGGGG!!!!!!!! TWINKIE!!!!! SAVE ME!!!!!

Stamped Tea Towels

Whoa! I just discovered this while gazing through Design*Sponge - a cool modern design blog. But its such a great idea! So I think I'm going to make these for Christmas presents for the women in my family. When you're as poor as me, this idea sounds GREAT because 100% cotton hand towels only cost about $3 each. 
These towels are not all 100% cotton (tisk tisk), but they only cost $25 for three each of three different types of towel fabric at Target. 
I thought these ones were probably the best buy out of all the ones I found. Like the Target ones, 9 of them only cost $25 and they're 100% cotton "floursack" material ( I love it! Floursack reminds me of my grandma's house and baking cookies). But the best part is, you can mix and match with different colors like the ones below. I found these at Amazon by the way.

These ones are nice too. A bit cheaper, 6 for $15, and they're unbleached so the cotton really comes through and it also adds a nice vintage look to it. Check them out at The Towel Place. 

Now I just need to figure out how to make my own stamps or find some that are cheap but still look amazing and hand-carved. Oh the dilemma.. At least I have till Christmas.