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Two new posts about me on the Canvas Corp Brands Blog

October 19, 2018Fabric and Fiber Arts, Home Decor, Tutorials@CanvasCorp, #canvascorpbrands, #ccbcrew, burlap and canvas, canvas, Canvas Corp, Canvas Corp Crew, ccb crew, crafts, DIY, DIY wedding, hand sewing, home decor, nautical, nautical decor, nautical parties and events, printed canvas sheets, sewingchasenfratz

Yesterday was my two month anniversary of getting married! I’ve been really busy with moving my studio, plants and personal effects and before that working on wedding projects so I’m a bit behind on writing new blog posts and coming up with new projects. However here are a couple of new articles about me on the Canvas Corp Brands blog that you might enjoy:

Crew Interview – Carolyn Hasenfratz

Two of the four table runners that I made for my wedding reception.

The following article was written before the wedding so it makes it sound like the wedding is coming up but it was really in August. The instructions are still good though!

Make a Table Runner With Printed Canvas Squares

Tutorial – Nautical Alphabet Initial Flag Banners

August 31, 2018Fabric and Fiber Arts, Home Decor, Tutorials@CanvasCorp, #canvascorpbrands, #ccbcrew, #handmadewithjoann, applique, canvas, canvas blanks, canvas flags, canvas shapes, ccb crew, DIY, DIY wedding, dyeing canvas shapes, hand dyeing fabric, hand sewing, home decor, nautical decor, nautical flags, nautical initial letters, nautical parties and events, sewingchasenfratz

Hand sewn-canvas nautical flag banners with my (former) initials CMH

One of my many DIY wedding projects was to make banners displaying Tom’s and my initials in nautical flag symbols. I made two sets, one with my (former) initials and one with his. To make them I dyed canvas flag blanks from Canvas Corp a lime green background color then appliqued fabric and felt on them by hand sewing with embroidery thread.

To learn how to make them, go to the Canvas Corp blog:
Nautical Alphabet – Initial Flag Banners

For more DIY Wedding ideas, see my Wedding Pinterest Board

Ring Bearer Pillow Made from Upcycled Wedding Dresses

June 12, 2018Beads and Jewelry, Fabric and Fiber Arts, Upcycling@CanvasCorp, #canvascorpbrands, #ccbcrew, #handmadewithjoann, ccb crew, DIY wedding, Jaquard Products, maker wedding, Procion MX dye, recycled fabrics, recycled wedding dress, ring bearer pillow, upcycled fabrics, upcycled wedding dress, wedding craftschasenfratz

I inherited the wedding dresses of my Mother and Grandmother but neither was in a condition to wear for my upcoming wedding, nor did either dress fit me anyway. I decided to take them apart to use what decorations and fabric pieces that I could for the new dress I’m having made and for accessories. The first accessory to be completed is this ring bearer pillow.

The satin flower on top of the bow was one of two that were on my Grandmother’s dress. One had been sewn to each shoulder. The large satin bow had been on my Mom’s dress where the train was attached to the back. I dyed the bow and some of the fabric from my Mom’s dress a light lime green color with Procion MX dye. Lime green is my favorite color and will feature prominently in the festivities along with coral, navy and white.

I sewed a lacy section from Mom’s train to the front of the pillow and embellished it with glass and faux pearl beads. As I sewed on the bow assembly, I added some ribbon for tying the rings on. I spent $0.00 making this because I already had all the supplies I used on hand. I’m very pleased with the results!

Make letter charms from paper collages

June 12, 2018Beads and Jewelry, Mixed Media, Paper Crafts, Tutorials@CanvasCorp, #canvascorpbrands, #ccbcrew, 7 Gypsies, 7gypsies, altered art, Architextures, ccb crew, charms, collage, crafts, DIY, DIY gifts, Gypsy Seamstress, jewelry charms, letter charms, mixed media, mixed media jewelry, paper crafts, vintagechasenfratz

Letter charms made by making a paper collage then adding letter stickers and jewelry parts.

I love to make mixed media charms and beads to use in jewelry making. Recently I participated in a charm swap and made some initial necklaces for friends at JoAnn Fabrics and Crafts where I am a teacher. Learn how to make these charms by reading my tutorial on the Canvas Corp Products blog!

Mixing Brands in Vintage Inspired Handmade Journals

March 20, 2018Mixed Media, Paper Crafts@CanvasCorp, @DCWVInc, @DCWVInk, @JoAnn, @tim_holtz, @TimHoltz, @timholtzdesigns, #canvascorpbrands, #ccbcrew, #handmadewithjoann, 2 page scrapbook/memory planner layout, 7 Gypsies, 7gypsies, 8.5 x 5.5 inches, 8.5 x 5.5 pages, Architextures, Canvas Corp, ccb crew, collage, design tape, journal pages, Paper, paper crafting, paper crafts, paper ephemera, Paper Pizzaz, paper tape, papercrafts, patterned paper, printed cardstock, scrapbook page layouts, scrapbooking paper, tags, Tim Holtz, Tim Holtz Idea-ology, vintage look ephemera, vintage look journal, vintage look paper, washi tapechasenfratz

My paper crafting and mixed media supply stash is substantial. Recently when I wanted to make some vintage inspired handmade journals as gifts I was faced with a pretty overwhelming number of options. Sometimes if you have too many supplies you can feel overwhelmed and a little inhibited. To get my creativity revved up I decided to see what I could come up with if I limited myself to three brands only – Canvas Corp Brands, Tim Holtz and DCWV. Those three brands still give you a huge number of options don’t they – not much of a limitation! I narrowed the possibilities a little further by setting out items from this list in my studio:

7gypsies Gypsy Paper Pack Collection – American Vintage

Architextures™ 12×12 Papers – Collection I

Canvas Corp Black & Kraft Postcard Paper

7gypsies Gypsy Moments Cards: Are We There Yet?

7gypsies Gypsy Paper Pack Collection – Gypsy Seamstress

Architextures™ 12×12 Papers – Collection 2

Canvas Corp Nautical: Black and Ivory Compass Paper

Architextures™ Parchment Rub-On – Build

Canvas Corp The Watering Can: Seed Packets on Ivory Paper

7gypsies binding rings

7gypsies ephemera (discontinued)

7gypsies papers (discontinued)

7gypsies paper tape (discontinued)

DCWV Everyday Essentials Stack

DCWV Heirloom Stack

Tim Holtz design tape

Tim Holtz papers

Tim Holz ephemera

Tim Holtz mini brads

Ok I cheated a little bit – in the second journal I needed some patterned translucent paper so I slipped in some Vellum Swirls paper by Paper Pizazz.

Yes, that is still a lot of product to choose from, but it’s at least a somewhat more manageable subset of my stash! These slide shows feature 8.5 x 5.5 inch pages in pairs, starting with the front and back covers.

Vintage Look Journal #1

Vintage Look Journal #2

Give Your Mason Jar Gifts a Beachy Look

March 9, 2018Home Decor, Mixed Media, Rubber Stamping, Tutorials@CanvasCorp, #canvascorpbrands, #ccbcrew, 7 Gypsies, 7gypsies, altered art, Architextures, Canvas Corp, canvas corp brands, ccb crew, collage, crafts, Design Team, gift ideas, gift packaging, mason jar, mason jar ideas, mixed media, Paper, paper crafting, paper crafts, papercrafts, patterned paper, personalised gifts, printed cardstock, Schnarr's Hardware, tagschasenfratz

Handmade candle in a Mason jar, decorated with collage papers and a handmade tag.

My tutorial on decorating the lids and making tags for seaglass-colored Mason jar candles has been published on the Canvas Corp Brands blog.

To learn how I made the candles, you can read my tutorial on the Schnarr’s Hardware blog:
Make Old Wax Candles Into New Candles

Schnarr’s Hardware sells several sizes and shapes of Mason jars as well as lids and other canning accessories.

Carolyn Hasenfratz Design

Living the creative life with art, design, crafts, gardening, home decor and more!