The Making of a Beauty Queen – Part II

Putting rhinestones on a dress. Hmmm, well there are flatbacks, which definitely helps. Flatback crystals, like the name implies have a flat back to sit flush on the fabric, but have a faceted topside – making the crystals look like they’ve been imbedded into the fabric. There are glue-on and sew-on flatbacks. Glue-ons are used [...]

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August Team Challenge: Autumn Delight

A bag! I would make a bag. A highly structured bag. I’ve had a stash of rigid stabilizer on hand for months because I’ve dying to try a bag that holds its own shape. So I’d settled on the idea and would actually get to challenge myself on two fronts – new technique and new [...]

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August Team Challenge: The Inspiration

What could I do with that fabric? The jacket idea was really tempting, but I couldn’t think of a way to add a detail or technique that would challenge. And of course, there was that money issue too. Running around, too many red fabrics and can’t figure out which the customer would like better. Max [...]

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August Etsy Team Challenge: The Process

I’ve participated for the first time ever in a team challenge! The eSMARTS team decided to start having a monthly challenge as a way to showcase our talents. This month’s theme was “nature/natural”. Since this is my first challenge, I was really trying to challenge myself and do something a little out of the ordinary [...]

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