Handmade Beaded Jewellery in Dublin, Ireland from balanced. » Sewing http://balancedcrafts.com/blog balanced. - Handmade Jewellery in Dublin, Ireland Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:17:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Spoonflower Contest – Week 4 http://balancedcrafts.com/blog/2008/12/spoonflower-contest-week-4/ http://balancedcrafts.com/blog/2008/12/spoonflower-contest-week-4/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:54:21 +0000 Rach (admin) http://balancedcrafts.com/?p=247 One of my designs was picked for Spoonflowers Fabric of the Week Contest this week. There are some other really great submissions as well, but of course, this post is obviously to get you to vote for me. :p

This is the design…

And here you can see what it looks like printed up.

If I win I get 5 yards of free fabric plus the design will go on sale at their Etsy shop for one week. The rules for the contest can be found here. That’s it. Go vote! :)

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I’ve had some images that just didn’t look quite right with the previous options, but with these, well, I’m in love.

Here’s one of mine with the half-brick in 2 yards.

]]> http://balancedcrafts.com/blog/2008/11/spoonflower-update-new-design-options/feed/ 0 Speaking of fabric… http://balancedcrafts.com/blog/2008/09/speaking-of-fabric/ http://balancedcrafts.com/blog/2008/09/speaking-of-fabric/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:49:33 +0000 Rach (admin) http://balancedcrafts.com/?p=145 Furoshiki is a great way to use fabric and you don’t even have to know how to sew!

Perfect!

Using techniques similar to origami, it can be used for gift wrapping, grocery shopping or simply as decor. It is reusable and multipurpose and very eco-friendly.

Oh how I’d love to receive a gift wrapped in gorgeous fabric. :)

]]> http://balancedcrafts.com/blog/2008/09/speaking-of-fabric/feed/ 0 I’m so excited!! http://balancedcrafts.com/blog/2008/09/im-so-excited/ http://balancedcrafts.com/blog/2008/09/im-so-excited/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:57:50 +0000 Rach (admin) http://balancedcrafts.com/?p=141 I finally got my invite for Spoonflower!

I couldn’t wait to try it out so I did this image up real quick. Already it looks like a fabric I would love to have!

Ah, the possibilities are endless! I’m going to be painting for a while.

I also was concerned about  shipping to Ireland, but it’s surprisingly much less than I thought it would be.

I am stoked.

]]> http://balancedcrafts.com/blog/2008/09/im-so-excited/feed/ 0 A Sewing Machine I Think I Could Handle http://balancedcrafts.com/blog/2008/08/a-sewing-machine-i-think-i-could-handle/ http://balancedcrafts.com/blog/2008/08/a-sewing-machine-i-think-i-could-handle/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:47:00 +0000 Rach (admin) http://balancedcrafts.com/?p=52 I admit it, I’ve always been a little intimidated by sewing machines. Machines in general, really. My mom tried to teach me how to sew on her god knows how old sewing machine when I was younger. I listened, but in my head I was screaming, “TOO MANY STEPS!”. heh

But, oh joy, how happy was I to see this! A sewing machine you can control via Gameboy!? That sounds just doable to me.

“This system includes the IZEK sewing machine, Nintendo® Game Boy® , connection wire and a special cartridge that contains stitch pattern designs. The Game Boy’s on-screen menu will guide you through all the functions you need to make sewing fun and easy.”

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