I’m weaving this now! 🙂
A customer wanted something geometrical and in these colors, to make sofa cushions that will match her carpet. I like when I get loose directions. It gives me more creative freedom.
I also finished another mini Art Journal page. Mixed media.
Altering a book, not finished yet.
And playing with my frugal homemade alcohol inks/sprays.
How to make it: take an old and seemingly dried out marker of any kind, take it apart and put the “spongy thing” in alcohol. Shake, leave it a while to allow the ink to come out, shake it some more if needed, then pour your lovely alcohol ink into a spray bottle and start playing with it! 🙂
Easy and veeery inexpensive. Me like that. 🙂
Have a great day!
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Hello Sonya, Great to connect with you again. I really loved the idea about the markers will try it I have loads. Looks like you are creativiely busy with new things me too. I have a lot of things that you have not seen on my blogs… Joy
Hi Joy, it’s so nice to hear from you! I’ll check out your new creations, I know they are amazing! 🙂
Sonja, you simply amaze me every time you show what you’re up to. I hope you show us your pillows/cushions when you finish. Love the idea for thrifty alcohol inks. You rock! Xoxo
Sadie thank you so much for the kind words! I will photograph the finished weaving and the cushions, and maybe I will finally make something for my home too! 🙂 xoxoxo!
Hi Sonija, you made some wonderful works and I like your idea for ink. Maybe I will try it.
Carmina
Thank you Carmina! 🙂
Heyyyy ! Even I could do that 😉 The marker thing…
Finally something on the art front that boosts my confidence a bit 😛 Thank you very much 🙂
LOL! Tatsat of course you could do that, and anything else you wanted to! 🙂 It’s all about playing!
Just stunning as usual…and I love the fabric you are weaving. I will most certainly be making some of those alcohol inks…thank you so much for sharing! Would vodka do?!*
🙂 Bonnie vodka would definitely do, actually any kind of alcohol. One cup for me, one for the markers. LOL! Thank you for the kind comment! xo!
Such a lady of many talents…amazing. I thank you for the great tip on markers as I love to play. You inspire me to try it all…make a small journal…spray it’s pages and weave it a cover…right now, this minute…but…as I am about to go out and I don’t know how to weave and don’t have any alcohol…I will carry that delicious idea smiling all day…thank you.
Rose thank you very much! 🙂
Wonderful work your doing Sonja!! What a great tip about making your own alcohol inks from old markers. Thank you I will have to try it out.
Thanks Monika! It’s always nice to make something out of “junk”. Recycling recycling recycling. :))
Hi Sonja,
Lovely piece of weaving! I look forward to seeing the finished cushions 🙂
Thanks Ellen! I hope to finish the cushions in a few days and post the photos. There are many things I don’t photograph in time and it always makes me mad. But this time I’ll do it. 🙂
Beautiful weaving. love the design. And that’s a great journal page. I like the white and black.
Thank you Terri! 🙂
Sonja, I love the geometric look of the weaving! Are you positioning the inlays by hand or are you using shafts to incorporate them? It’s a great look! Can’t wait to see it finished! chris
Chris I do it by hand. I wanted the squares to be different size so making them by hand was the easiest way. 🙂