Block Printing

I block printed a new white bag that will primarily be used for storing my sketchbook and pencils.  I am not happy with the colour choices or the fact that I didn't plan out the colours or design ahead of printing.  I procrastinated for months for fear of 'ruining' my white bag and ruin it I did!  Printing on to a white background is as bad as breaking a new page in the sketchbook or applying paint to a brand new unblemished canvas!

Anyway, I have got the 'deed' out of the way and can now concentrate on the contents that are going to be in the bag rather than the bag's outward appearance.   After all, aren't we constantly being told it is what is on the inside that counts?  :)

In other news, I helped a community interest company make up herbal blend teabags that were grown from their own herbs.  It made for an interesting couple of hours.

Colour Prints

Thank you all for your feedback on the last blog post.  I printed two more bags in the same design using Duck Blue and Bengali Rose professional fabric paints and am very pleased with how they turned out.  The reverse side has just one motif in the bottom right corner.  I propose to have them in my (neglected ) etsy shop by the end of the month.

Today is supposedly 'Blue Monday' the most miserable day of the year (don't they say this throughout the year?) and not being one to conform I am feeling most upbeat!  I have been out early and stocked up on groceries, I am in the warm, have books to read and am in good health.  What more could I need or want?

If you are not feeling particularly chipper today, hang on to the thought that things will get better.  They will.