tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384383882024-03-05T19:54:05.304-05:00blacklilypieThe work of illustrator and stuff maker, Tara Fortin. Blacklilypie is sweet punk and fuzzy goth.blacklilypie (Tara Fortin)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17069887424487440168noreply@blogger.comBlogger238125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38438388.post-23234106772840296522022-12-12T14:21:00.000-05:002022-12-12T14:21:05.553-05:00Spooky Christmas Clip art and Gift Tags digital download<p>Do you want to make some Christmas crafts with spooky cute bats and cats? I have created a cute clip art collection that includes gift tags, gift labels and clip art. Craft your Creepy Christmas!<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1313288050" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2001" data-original-width="2001" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8baQw0leVNs95zhzngGArKKpPgyiqVOL-0nXY4iww4aKGYsF5Vqc1pMOdFoufO7e9UAbejOA52eMfbOfigSv_ZyffB25J-fJOZq-epVxluNxWORT42aB67m0a8LBwwC_SMqc6ApML6BcCRcjNuQLQq-QauR7MRtNV52aTfIhV1YM4Oh-3lI/w640-h640/spooky2022.list3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p> </p><p>A black Christmas tree, a bats with a Candy Cane, A coffin shaped gift, Christmas balls woth creepy designs and a black cat all ready to celebrate. 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Thanks!<br /></p><br />blacklilypie (Tara Fortin)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17069887424487440168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38438388.post-49532502763473218562022-12-12T14:05:00.000-05:002022-12-12T14:05:11.866-05:00 Christmas Clip Art Candy Canes at Gumroad<p>Do you want to make some Christmas crafts with cute candy canes? 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Thanks!<br /></p>blacklilypie (Tara Fortin)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17069887424487440168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38438388.post-70977419063072391482020-03-18T14:03:00.001-04:002020-03-18T14:06:40.045-04:00Batcat Colouring Book Free DownloadThis is a little colouring book I made in 2008. Yes way back in 2008, kids.<br />
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Each image is an ink drawing on paper that I scanned, then brought down to my local copy shop and photocopied. I then brought them home and hand assembled them into little zines. They had a glossy postcard cover, I think I still have about 100 covers in storage.<br />
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It is a very simple little story of a day with Batcat around his house, hanging out with his little mouse friend. I made it mostly for children, this was before adult colouring came back into fashion! <br />
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This one is numbered. I don't know if i always did that. I always signed and drew a little batcat though!<br />
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In total there are 10 half page illustrations. I recently got the idea from a friend on instagram that it might be a nice time to have activities or colouring things for kids to work on during the self isolation phase of the pandemic. A great idea! These things already exist and why not! I started a Gumroad account and uploaded them.<br />
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So you can get them for FREE on Gumroad. This site also has a feature where you can choose an amount to pay to the artist if you feel like it on items like this, so thank you if you choose to add a small amount.<br />
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The pages print out on 5 full sheets of paper. I included the colour cover too, so if choose you can make yourself a little book/zine like I used to do. Its family friendly, safe for all ages. Have fun!<br />
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Reworking an older painting in Procreate. </div>
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I decided to try a repaint in Procreate on the iPad. I started with my painting of a Batcat Tea Party that I did some time in 2006. I used to sell prints of this on Etsy. The <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/784074147/art-print-batcat-teaparty-8-x-10-secret" target="_blank">new version is now available.</a></div>
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The older version. It was ink and acrylic paint on illustration board. I don't even know if I still have the original painting of this in a drawer somewhere...</div>
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I used to do a lot of painting, both for selling online and even just as personal work, but a few years ago I had a back injury and spinal surgery that made painting in the same way I used to difficult. I don't really do work in this style anymore. <br />
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I didn't spend much time thinking about reworking it in a serious way, just basically using it as a sketch and drawing over top. I only added one element, the batcat in the tree branches drinking a pop. At times I actually thought, that it was like those adult colouring books. But with about 10 layers in Procreate.</div>
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I think it was pretty successful! I do miss the gamble of painting. There is so much you don't control, and the best parts of my paintings were always accidental. I LOVE SPLATTERS! But digital painting has a LOT of marks in its favour! Obviously, UNDO. But also its relaxing, you can do it anywhere, you can stop and start with no prep, you can have multiple versions...CATS don't walk on it and leave footprints! And Procreate keeps stats on your work. This took about 20 hours, and had 24,000+ strokes.</div>
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You can download these bat garlands for free, and print them for your next Halloween party, or maybe just to spooky up your gothic home. Available in four colours. Scroll down to see the download links<br />
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Make sure to download the PDF by clicking the link, not just save this little photo to your computer. The PDF is way better quality, you will be prettier and crisper bats! These will print well on a 8.5 by 11 inch standard size paper.</div>
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<br />blacklilypie (Tara Fortin)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17069887424487440168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38438388.post-54148252118342101972020-02-20T16:16:00.000-05:002020-03-04T14:49:06.220-05:00How I make dolls from custom printed fabricI thought it might be helpful to make a post about how the majority of my dolls are made. Both for people who buy my dolls, and wonder about it what goes into it, and for people who are trying to make their own dolls.<br />
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I just took pictures as I was making a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/574771618" target="_blank">Batcat doll</a> that I sell in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/blacklilypie" target="_blank">my Etsy shop. </a><br />
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This is my character, which I do a lot of different things with. This doll was designed in <a href="https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/adobe-illustrator-draw/id911156590" target="_blank">Adobe Draw</a>, which I used on my iPad Pro. In reality, most of my dolls are being designed in <a href="https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/procreate/id425073498" target="_blank">Procreate on the iPad</a> now. But the process is pretty similar.</div>
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Here is in the the app. Its a very simple design. I decided on the body shape and the arms and legs, tail and wings. </div>
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Its very easy to get clean black and white designs with this app. You can see I keep things on different layers so I can move them around.</div>
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Ok this isn't really a pattern design tutorial, so I am breezing past all the
hardest and most important bits of doll making, which is designing the doll and getting everything worked out! I often make a pattern, have it printed, sew it, then make corrections. Once in a while a doll comes
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Ok next step after you draw the doll parts. I upload the image I drew in Adobe Draw to Photoshop on my desktop computer. I add a light outline and a bleed in the same doll colour around all the pieces. The "outline" isn't necessary if your doll is a more simple design, like straight legs or round head, but for designs that have detail, like those little bits on the side of the batcat's head, I find the outline helpful. I will show you why later on. </div>
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So once all the doll parts have their bleeds, its time to assemble them in a file to be printed. You can <a href="https://www.spoonflower.com/" target="_blank">get fabric printed at Spoonflower,</a> which has a lot of different options, so deciding <a href="https://www.spoonflower.com/spoonflower_fabrics" target="_blank">what kind of fabric </a>you would like FIRST before designing this layout is helpful, as they are different sizes. This layout below is for a Fat Quarter (1/4 yard) of Minky fabric.</div>
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You can see there is a front and a back, and each arm and leg and the tail also has a front and back, which are mirror images of each other. The wings are the only part of the doll that one have one piece as I add faux leather as the back. Also a lil seal friend!</div>
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Ok our fabric has arrived! You can see I get it printed by the yard. I wash and dry the fabric as suggested by the manufacturer. Minky looks the exact same after washing. </div>
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Next step I take is backing it with interfacing, which you can see on the roll at the top of the photo. Why do I use this? Minky feels really nice and soft and fuzzy, but its a PAIN to sew. It stretches and is super slippery. It also lets fibers from your stuffing poke through your doll, which when the doll is black looks SO BAD. This solves all these problems and is cheap and easy and will make your life better. You can use any interfacing really I use a sew in one, but I actually spray it with temporary quilt adhesive to make it stick while I am making the dolls. </div>
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I then cut all the pattern pieces out quickly, I will cut some of them out more carefully later as I sew them.</div>
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I am going to sew and stuff all the arms, legs, tail and wings before I sew the body.</div>
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Here are two parts of an arm. If this was a simple doll with a round hand i would simply pin them together and sew around the edge. </div>
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But this Batcat paw is a bit more complex, he has little fingers. How do I sew that? Well I use my little USB powered lightbox (or I used to pop it up against the window) to trace the outline that I had added in Photoshop to show me where to sew. Another way is to actually sew around the outline on just the top paw piece, which will transfer your line the bottom of the interfacing. </div>
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So I match up the two paw pattern pieces by cutting out the one I traced the sewing line on, and matching it to its partner. I then clip it all and sew around it, leaving the end open for stuffing.</div>
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Here is one turned right-side out. You can see the tools I use for this. I have a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letraset" target="_blank">Letraset </a>rubbing tool that I have literally used on every doll I have ever made, I stole it from my dad when I was a teenager. Guess its *vintage* now. If you want something like this, there is a tool called "That Purple Thang" that is really similar. I also often use a little pair of pliers along with the Letraset tool. Minky really slides against itself well, so turning things right-side out is actually really easy.</div>
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All the parts are sewn and stuffed (plus a bunch of random other <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/707643004" target="_blank">Crow doll</a> legs.) After they are stuffed I quickly sew the tops closed. No need to be careful or pretty about it as that part is hidden inside the doll.</div>
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Moving on to the body of the doll. I have started attaching the dolls wings and tail at this stage, but you can certainly do it after by hand sewing them on. I did that for most of my dolls for years.</div>
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This part can get tricky. Since you are making this doll inside out, legs and arms can easily get sewn in backwards. Take a minute with each doll part you sew in and think about how it will be when it is turned the right way out. I honestly some times have to think of my own body folded like this doll is. I have made hundreds of dolls by now and I can still make errors.</div>
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This is the point where you will become super annoyed. (And also start thinking, why did I decide to make a blog post about this mess??) Anyway, each arm and leg has been sewed in its proper place, and each one makes it more difficult as there is only so much room in an inside-out doll. But just sew one one at a time. You may need to have some arms and legs poking out of the stuffing hole while you sew. </div>
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PHEW! Everything is in the right place and it looks great! Its the evening now so the photo makes it look a bit scruffy, but you can brush him up a bit and it all gets nice and black again. Now just stuff through the stuffing hole you left, and do a nice and neat stitch by hand to seal up the hole. Minky is pretty forgiving in this way as well.</div>
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Hope this helped you understand how my doll is made. I have made A LOT of them, but I use only a normal household sewing machine and you can get all these materials at your local fabric store. You could do the same sort of doll and give it a hand sewn or drawn face. If the "sewing the legs while inside out" part is super scary, just hand sew the legs on the outside. </div>
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I made this doll last year. I was wanting to do a doll with two different faces and this one is ...sort of that, it has the same bunny but opposite on either side. It turned out GREAT! </div>
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This year I decided to size up the pattern,
because it was just so teeny tiny (THOSE SKINNY EARS! THOSE TINY TOES! They were so hard to turn right side out after sewing!) and the whole thing was hard to sew. Plus I just think
its better bigger! I think it worked well before but its so much more big and floppy and satisfying now.</div>
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The original smaller doll beside the new, larger size. I didn't change anything really, just printed it at a larger size on the fabric. I actually draw my dolls at a huge size then downsize them for printing, just in case I want to make them larger some day.</div>
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I personally think its one of my better dolls, but that is just preference, because I made this for me! Often the dolls I like the most are not the most popular ones. who knows why? Like all my printed fabric dolls, I made this to be in stock continuously, I can make as many as I want.</div>
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Here is the pencil sketch I took a photo of with my iPad. </div>
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I drew the bunny in Procreate on the iPad, with an Apple Pencil. In the past I would have used Illustrator for this sort of thing, but using Procreate worked really well! I actually created the bleed around each piece in Procreate, kind of drawing them separately then "assembling" the bunny you see above from the individual pieces. </div>
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I then send it to my computer so I can work on the pattern layout in Photoshop. I lay them out in a file that is the size of a yard of minky fabric. I try and keep all the legs going in the same direction so the fabric lays the same way when its assembled.</div>
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A new pattern test today!</div>
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Two spooky skeleton cat dolls are fresh in the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/blacklilypie" target="_blank">blacklilypie etsy shop</a> today. </div>
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These dolls are a slight variation on my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/509724450/soft-skeleton-doll-black-minky-fabric" target="_blank">Soft Skeleton Doll</a> that I have been making for a few years.<br />
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Sometimes pattern tests come out with a lot of little quirks that have to be ironed out. I mean, that is why you do a test...but once in a while a doll comes out perfectly, exactly how you wanted it to on the first try. Even though I started with my older skeleton pattern, I still drew this one out in full in Adobe Illustrator.</div>
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I think I might do a few more colour variations of this doll. I like how the spatter pattern makes the black and green one feel special. A halloween themed one? White cat body with pink bones? </div>
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Working my way through creating all my fave animals... and obviously its CROW TIME.<br />
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His best part is his Edward Gorey sneakers. Fashioned after <a href="https://www.google.com/search?safe=off&client=firefox-b-d&tbm=isch&sxsrf=ACYBGNSAJ8CYDzbCgpKsGbVPleb09sl7cQ%3A1571943226541&sa=1&ei=OvOxXf_UIInitQWP4bG4CA&q=edward+gorey+the+doubtful+guest&oq=edward+gorey+the+doubtful+guest&gs_l=img.3..0j0i24.8856.11773..11922...0.0..0.143.2229.0j18......0....1..gws-wiz-img.NJ4hLi_vhtE&ved=0ahUKEwj_2f_syLXlAhUJca0KHY9wDIcQ4dUDCAY&uact=5" target="_blank">The Doubtful Guest</a> I think.</div>
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blacklilypie (Tara Fortin)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17069887424487440168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38438388.post-4747373064517586972019-10-24T13:09:00.000-04:002019-10-24T13:09:45.346-04:00Its 2019, almost 2020.<br />
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Been a while.<br />
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I have been thinking a bit about how things I make and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/blacklilypie" target="_blank">sell on Etsy</a>, or post on <a href="http://instagram.com/blacklilypie" target="_blank">instagram</a> are sort of impermanent, hard to point people towards. I used to upload to places like flickr, or here on this blog, even tumblr (RIP good tumblr) and they had a long life. I still get hits coming from blog posts I made years and years ago. So why didn't I keep doing it?<br />
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As I have sort of changed from making one of a kind things to plush dolls and other decor that are not one of a kind, it makes sense to have places that continue to exist so people can actually find me. Maybe some people's Pinterest pins will actually link to things I sell and people will actually be able to buy things.<br />
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Anyway, this is maybe like life #5 or 6 or something of this blog. I think I may just post new items I make and sell on Etsy (<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/trixieandtilda" target="_blank">I have two shops now</a>) So many of the items I will post about now are going to be available,so check my etsy shops or other links because you will be able to actually get your own if you like. Thanks for reading a blog, in 2019, almost 2020.<br />
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blacklilypie (Tara Fortin)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17069887424487440168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38438388.post-33391014074879553442015-05-28T17:00:00.001-04:002015-05-28T17:00:24.478-04:00Baby Quilts for Cool BabiesOk, you can't leave a blog to die with the last post being a dead cat post.<br />
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I recently made a baby quilt. I have made <a href="http://blacklilypie.blogspot.ca/2007/10/big-project.html" target="_blank">quilts before</a>. I have made <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/WQS0_ItqUI_OjXFsEQjmAt5sZldOvg-UBEQDXxUE9gg?feat=directlink" target="_blank">baby quilts before too</a>. So I almost, almost know what I am doing...kinda.<br />
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So I had a bunch of fabrics already, and I kind of wanted to do something not too cutesy...I thought lightning bolts would be a good idea. I searched Pinterest to see if there was anything that would catch my eye and right away I saw a pattern that I liked. Why try and figure out something if someone (who actually knows how to quilt) has already done it...<br />
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Its backed in a pretty bad-arse (for a baby) flannelette with drum kits and skulls and stuff. I know from experience that having a back that has a busy pattern can hide a LOT of flaws and generally make your life a billion times easier and better. I just bought all these fabrics at my local Fabricland.<br />
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I did some quilting with red thread around the outside. I had intended to do a bolder, fatter red, but didn't have a needle to fit it for my sewing machine. Oh well.<br />
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Oh and here is a pic for scale.<br />
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See, its baby size. I think this is after washing it, which I always do to make it all rumpled up and vintage-y looking. I also took pics of it in case it got lost in the mail, which I had nightmares about.<br />
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The only major fail I had with this quilt is using Warm and Natural quilt batting, which is nice and all but fibres from it started coming through the quilt top. Its called "bearding" and you can't really fix it unless you take the quilt apart. I usually avoid this problem on my toys and dolls by adding a layer of thin interfacing on the back of the fabric. Fixes it perfectly, but I didn't think of it. UGH.<br />
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So yay a non-cutesy little wild-child baby quilt.<br />
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<br />blacklilypie (Tara Fortin)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17069887424487440168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38438388.post-88501377358640888872014-10-20T13:19:00.003-04:002014-10-20T13:48:14.249-04:00Goodbye Rocko the CatThis is a sad post. You will need to hug an animal after reading it. Or a cake if an animal isn't available.<br />
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Rocko the Cat is gone.<br />
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My cat life partner had to be put to sleep this past weekend. He was 13 and some, and he had some ongoing health problems, but on Friday his little body stopped working correctly. He went to the cat hospital but it turned out he wouldn't recover.<br />
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So I am super crazy sad, and its so quiet in the studio. This little guy was my 24/7 companion for almost all of my adult life and its going to take some getting used to to not have his annoying, but sweet fat face around. Rocko has always been heavily featured on my blogs over the years. I thought one final post for him would make me feel better.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Baby Rocko. Ok, maybe teen Rocko. I think its 2001 or so. Ugh so small. </span><br />
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He was SO NAUGHTY and a bit wild in his youth. He wrecked things a lot. Chewed expensive things, scratched stuff. He also slept in drawers and would get fur on ALLL the black things.</div>
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Always so helpful when you are trying to work. I have hundreds of photos of him in my studio, hanging out while I work.</div>
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He liked both of us for different reasons. Nathan was the soft touch who spoiled him. Rocko craved the particular petting and baby talk Nathan gave, and I could not replicate. It made him purr like nothing else. </div>
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I was the one who gave him constant attention, he follwed me from room to room and slept on me. I think I was his cat wife.</div>
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He got fatter and fatter as time went on. He is a big cat to begin with, but he did love to eat. His face got very round. All of him got very round. </div>
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This beige/grey fade on his foot is his best feature. Its lovely.</div>
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Here are some glamour shots of him. Fancy cat. Like all cats he doesn't like to pose. I just took SO MANY photos of him that I have dozens of very pretty headshots if he decided to become a cat actor.</div>
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He lived in 3 different apartments with me. Was there through all of university, dull jobs afterwards, my working at home days...I have never really lived in a house without a cat. I mean, who do you even talk to?? People???</div>
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Here is one of the last clear shots I have of him. Taken with the iPad. He also lasted through film cameras, shitty 1.8MP digital cameras, flip phone camera, iPhone camera, all the way through to iPad. :-)</div>
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Just chillin' on the couch, being handsome.</div>
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And the last one isn't as pretty, but it really sums up how he changed in his final years. He was snugglier and sweeter then ever. Started to get very strict cuddling routines. He talked constantly in the tiniest squeaks and chirps and was generally attached to me all day every day. Even though he had started to get sick and I often had to manhandle him, give him medicine, bath him...he never ever got upset at me. Near the end he took up A LOT of my time. He would get confused and have to be steered to do things, but he repaid with so much cuteness that it was ok.</div>
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This was a sunday morning, before breakfast. We would spend quality cuddling time for a few hours by ourselves. It was one of my favourite times of the week.</div>
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My partner just up and exclaimed that our nightstands were friggan' ugly. I kind of agreed. They are standard ikea ones, a kinda greyish white striated finished laminate. They had also seem better days. </div>
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Why did we even buy them??! </div>
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SO lets wreck them!!</div>
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Ugh, so boring. The laminate is peeling a bit from those bottom cut outs too. I peeled off any edges of laminate that were sticking out, glued and filled the edges then sanded them. Then I took off the doors and the little shelf.</div>
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Oh, did you like that subtle, chalky finish? That is great but ohmygosh so dull. Lets wreck it more by dripping black inky paint on it. Also use a straw, dip it in paint then blow forcefully through it to get amazing spatters. Let each side dry before moving it.</div>
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Ok, now once it is all dry you have to clear coat it. I used a satin polycrylic with a pretty small brush. Do a few coats (let each one dry) especially on the top where it will get wear.</div>
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But they are SO MUCH BETTER than the boring ikea grey joykillers. I didn't even have to change the knobs like I thought I would, because they disappear. YAY.</div>
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If you are thinking of trying questionable projects, you can't beat using an old Ikea piece as a starting point. Literally every step of this was a disaster, but I pressed on and the end product is super neat! </div>
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The nightstand update is literally the first thing I did to my standard beige rental bedroom. Better find some more stuff to DIY/wreck...</div>
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blacklilypie (Tara Fortin)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17069887424487440168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38438388.post-13896536060252659262014-08-26T13:59:00.004-04:002014-08-26T14:03:41.056-04:00Sometimes ScrewupsSometimes screw ups happen.<br />
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I just completed a design called Skull Feels. Nine skulls with different expressions, pretty straightforward right? NOPE.<br />
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Sometimes it takes a while to get to where you want to be. This design had some screw ups, which I worked on, and I think it came out good in the end.<br />
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Here is an example of the final products I made with this design.<br />
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See it all turned out ok. The background of these items (except for t-shirts) have a faint bones pattern that you can see up close. These things are available at my <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/blacklilypie/shop" target="_blank">Redbubble shop</a>. You can see bigger and clearer images of A TON of items I put this design on.</div>
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The <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/blacklilypie/works/12505402-skull-feels-grey-version" target="_blank">GREY VERSIONS are here</a>. And the <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/blacklilypie/works/12525710-skull-feels-pink-version" target="_blank">PINK VERSIONS are here</a>.</div>
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Ok, so lets get to the <i>screw ups</i> parts of this post. (Under the cut)</div>
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Ok so I drew my little faces, you can see the original one <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/196837622/skeleguy-silkscreened-doll-with-soft?ref=shop_home_active_5" target="_blank">is actually the face from my skeleton silkscreen guy</a>. I just liked his face and wanted to do more.</div>
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I transferred them to illustration board, and started painting. I don't know why I decided to do a really dark background with tons of crackle and spatter and stuff... But it was the worst.</div>
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Like, it pains me to even put this single photo of this screw up into the world. Ok, so realizing that this painting is complete crap, I retrace my faces...</div>
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And start again, this time doing the EXACT opposite and painting <i>super</i> clean.</div>
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Ok. Its done.....Um. I don't like it at all. I mean, its clean and perfect and stuff, but a big meh to me. I think it would be nice framed as an original painting, because it is crazy flawless, but not really feeling it for products and stuff like I hoped.</div>
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So I scanned it and "placed" a crumby low-res jpeg of it in Adobe Illustrator and built vectors of all the faces using the original as a guide.</div>
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OMG SO MUCH BETTERRRR. The small tweaks and nudges you can do with a digital design made all the difference with something this simple. Each face got a bit more refining and I think that all my screw ups helped me get to this point. Maybe some people would be like "Huh? It looks the same." No, it really doesn't. The painting version looks like a slightly bad knockoff of this digital one.</div>
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Sometimes you just have to scrap stuff or salvage stuff and redo it. Some projects are perfect from start to finish, but seriously, that isn't really all that common with me. A lot of projects get too annoying after you screw up once or twice. I have a bad habit of ditching them in a corner. Maybe this post will remind me a bit to stick it out.</div>
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And then I made <a href="http://society6.com/blacklilypie/skull-feels_mug#27=199" target="_blank">this mug</a>. YEAH! ITS A GOOD MUG. :-)</div>
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<br />blacklilypie (Tara Fortin)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17069887424487440168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38438388.post-63555629118290065782014-07-15T11:45:00.000-04:002014-07-15T11:58:37.143-04:00Real Life Test DriveI rarely, rarely keep anything I make.<br />
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Other than original paintings, I basically sell everything I make. <i>Or at least try to, har har</i>. So now that I have branched out into the world of print on demand it is SO SWEET because I can actually have some shit for myself!<br />
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Yesss. Getting shirts (and bags) and other junk from <a href="http://society6.com/blacklilypie" target="_blank">Society6</a> or <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/blacklilypie/shop" target="_blank">Redbubble</a> or <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/blacklilypie?sub_action=shop" target="_blank">Spoonflower</a> is AMAZING. </div>
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I got these two from Society6, and they are pretty great. The <a href="http://society6.com/blacklilypie/regular-day_t-shirt#11=50&4=135" target="_blank">"Regular Day" grumpy dude</a> is a tri-blend black, fitted women's tee by American Apparel, and the <a href="http://society6.com/blacklilypie/stay-back-phd_t-shirt#11=50&4=86" target="_blank">"Stay Back" Batcat</a> is a regular black women's fitted tee. You can get them in a ton of colours, and in different styles of apparel too. I have always thought American Apparel's sizes were tiny, its wise to get a size up, or if you have boobs...don't have boobs. Also the tri-blend seemed to be a bit smaller than then regular black tee. Looks fancy though! </div>
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<a href="http://society6.com/" target="_blank">Society6</a> sometimes has free shipping <i>worldwide</i> too, so if you follow them on social media (or artists who use them, LIKE ME) its a great way to get cheaper goodies.</div>
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The colours came out pretty true. Its always a toss up when you get something printed, the colours never look the same onscreen and in person.</div>
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Here is one without the fancy Hipstamatic filters. Not too bad, maybe the design is a bit lower on the body, but pretty darn close. Tee held up to washing too, which is kinda a big deal.</div>
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I <a href="http://society6.com/blacklilypie/give-me-coffee_bag#26=197" target="_blank">got a bag from S6</a> a while ago and it is super great. I was thrilled with it.</div>
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So far, I have only had good experiences with the stuff I test. I always check out pics that other people send me when they order my stuff. (WHICH I LOVE!) but there is nothing better than getting your mitts on the real thing and seeing how it holds up to harsh treatment. I am planning on slowly replacing all my wardrobe and household items with junk with batcat or grumpy boy faces on them. Slowly but surely...</div>
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blacklilypie (Tara Fortin)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17069887424487440168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38438388.post-36668910650699730922014-07-11T14:11:00.002-04:002014-07-11T14:13:14.469-04:00Fabric from Spoonflower<div style="text-align: center;">
I made a ton of fabric designs from my art a while ago, then promptly uploaded them all to <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/welcome" target="_blank">Spoonflower</a> and forgot about them....heheheh. Ok, I got my act together, and ordered a set of swatches, and it just came in!</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Hkw2UdX-4ZFilGTDMqq_Lgbj1tAu416ZUD4um7hF1sF7mWoQMxBXRWTHQ9IGXIJsLKUdfyL8qLjIWq5Q0emTMf0qLkC-GQgjnMGdnXoC8C4MwBAgjcE12W7zvNU4ePqXyB_39A/s1600/spoonswatch-blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Spoonflower fabric swatches by blacklilypie (http://blacklilypie.blogspot.ca/)" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Hkw2UdX-4ZFilGTDMqq_Lgbj1tAu416ZUD4um7hF1sF7mWoQMxBXRWTHQ9IGXIJsLKUdfyL8qLjIWq5Q0emTMf0qLkC-GQgjnMGdnXoC8C4MwBAgjcE12W7zvNU4ePqXyB_39A/s1600/spoonswatch-blog1.jpg" height="500" title="Spoonflower fabric swatches" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/welcome" target="_blank">Spoonflower</a> is a site that lets you design fabric, and then they print it for you. They have a ton of different options of fabric to choose from, plus they print wallpaper, gift wrap and those neat wall decals your mother-in-law buys. You can buy your own designs, or just buy from other designers. Its a community as well, lots of design inspiration. Lots of amazing stuff to be found. Here are the <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/blacklilypie" target="_blank">designs I have available right now...</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/blacklilypie" target="_blank"><img alt="Spoonflower shopfront grab by blacklilypie (http://blacklilypie.blogspot.ca/)" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6EFnLHNTZtDcGibKLln2rPPvfMYmz4NfvHqLaUyR-UcePh76BdBWXzIRGtXkCRXtlRy-bm0wp0bb1U-jzVE1lJ28qpAexHwxyg1ZKHV81mMANDsleee92JN33c-kvOUPMEF3jw/s1600/spoonswatch-shopgrab.jpg" height="530" title="Spoonflower screen grab of blacklilypie's shop" width="640" /></a></div>
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When you upload a design to spoonflower, before you can buy it (or sell it to others), you have to get a swatch. Which makes a lot of sense because a lot can go wrong with something like this. Its good to have a real life test print, to check out the colours as they are never quite the same on fabric as they are on screen. I mean, that goes for ALL printing. I test print everything.</div>
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So here are some images of the swatches. </div>
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They came out great! The printing is super crisp! Tiny details are clear. The colour ones look awesome! I actually did a lot of black and white, but seeing the colour swatches, I might make more colour patterns in the future.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG4qYEAbuLpggVouK8SmAZ-NCR7cqF5lyjHQ780P8nl_1i6K_koPIAzhiJ4ryN3EBtNiassJxfMTVR5FUSI-3vlwyDa1fj6m2Cz5-WBoh5YNI0vOyVBbJcTo5tYCAy3NwMPD4V-A/s1600/spoonswatch-sideby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Spoonflower swatch kona cotton closeup by blacklilypie (http://blacklilypie.blogspot.ca/)" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG4qYEAbuLpggVouK8SmAZ-NCR7cqF5lyjHQ780P8nl_1i6K_koPIAzhiJ4ryN3EBtNiassJxfMTVR5FUSI-3vlwyDa1fj6m2Cz5-WBoh5YNI0vOyVBbJcTo5tYCAy3NwMPD4V-A/s1600/spoonswatch-sideby.jpg" height="480" title="Spoonflower swatch on kona cotton " width="640" /></a></div>
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We went to to see the <a href="http://www.gallery.ca/dor%C3%A9/en/" target="_blank">Doré exhibit at The National Gallery of Canada</a>. Which was interesting, but mildly disappointing personally because I had confused him with another artist in my mind. Like getting chocolate when you wanted vanilla really. You can't ever really complain about seeing AMAZING art. In my opinion Doré's best work is this:</div>
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So mostly we spent the weekend eating, sweating then eating again. I don't get to see my parents very often, we mostly just wanted to hang out so we could compare what british shows we have watched. (My mom didn't like SHERLOCKKKKK! *internaly weeping and judging*)</div>
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We did do some Canadian stuff. We touched beach, saw people doing extreme water sports things.</div>
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But maybe the best part was when it was too hot to do anything, we just got in the car and drove, and ended up on the top of Champlain Lookout in Gatineau Park, we got there as a storm was blowing past and it was crazy neat.</div>
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All the pics and driving were <a href="https://twitter.com/NathanPlastic" target="_blank">done by Nathan</a>, who I told I would credit for his hard work because its not cool to steal content. haha. Plus he is better at taking pictures. All the ones I took of this amazing storm are pathetic.</div>
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My parents slept in my cramped studio with all my prettyboy Supernatural pin ups and half finished projects. They never, ever complain, and they always buy extra ice cream "JUST IN CASE." :-) Ugh so cute.</div>
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I just finished and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/194504373/papier-mache-bat-and-donut-hanging" target="_blank">listed this papier mache bat</a> with a wire skeleton. The donut (and his feet) are hinged to his body, so it kind of swings back and forth.</div>
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My super elaborate idea sketch. Hahaha.</div>
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I think this is almost the completed face. I used like, the tiniest brush I had, and then cut most of the bristles off to make it tinier. Then sealed it with varnish before doing the rest of the sculpture. </div>
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The wings I gave a weird crack/resist effect. You only get one shot at it! Painting over a wet layer, so it kind of breaks and resists the paint as the bottom layer dries. Also because he is not flat I basically had to do each wing segment at a time so it wouldn't all run everywhere. Lots of interesting imperfections.</div>
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The donut looks pretty good in real life. Adding a few coats of gloss always helps food art. heh heh.</div>
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He hangs from an invisible wire that attached to his wing tops. I designed him to be viewable from all sides, so you could hang him from a ceiling.</div>
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Its always fun to make these papier mache work, but it takes FOREVERRRR because you have to wait for each coat of stuff to dry. Like, this was hanging around for weeks. Turned out cute in the end though. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/194504373/papier-mache-bat-and-donut-hanging" target="_blank">He is here.</a></div>
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Ok, so its been a year since I posted anything. Heheheheheeh *nervous laughter*</div>
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But I decided to start it up again, because I am working on rebranding a lot of my stuff and a blog just fits better now. </div>
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I *just* made a <a href="http://www.blacklilypie.com/" target="_blank">new little hub website</a>. Live today.</div>
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Blacklilypie.com had been pointing to my etsy shop for a few years now. It was just the easiest way to show people what I do. But recently I have been doing work for selling on sites like <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/blacklilypie/shop" target="_blank">redbubble</a> and <a href="http://society6.com/blacklilypie" target="_blank">society6</a>, so I thought, I should make the website I should have had for years now. </div>
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So I made my website in an afteroon. It is pretty much the most basic of sites that an 8 year old who wanted to get into web design would make, but its functional. Its probably only a temporary one that will be replaced with a serious bizznas one with an incorporated shop someday, but not this day.</div>
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So the blog is starting up again, I will probably be posting lots of work in progress pictures, shop updates, sprinkled with instagram pics of cats, Ottawa stuff, and me doing a derp face.</div>
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blacklilypie (Tara Fortin)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17069887424487440168noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38438388.post-34833385892563913482013-06-03T11:49:00.000-04:002013-06-03T11:49:58.375-04:00Some new stuff at RedbubbleAdded some new items to <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/blacklilypie/portfolio">my Redbubble</a> recently.<br />
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If you don't already know, <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/blacklilypie/portfolio">Redbubble</a> is a print on demand site. How it works is: I upload designs, and when someone buys it, they are printed and shipped directly to the person who purchased them. <br />
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This lil teapot is actually from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/151796242/strawberry-tea-clipart-instant-digital?ref=shop_home_active">a digital download set</a> I did for my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/blackforestcake">cutesy Etsy shop</a>. I just changed some colours and added a few bits. I think the patterns came out well.<br />
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blacklilypie (Tara Fortin)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17069887424487440168noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38438388.post-76700432827911695942013-05-29T14:20:00.000-04:002013-05-29T15:30:34.806-04:00Digital DownloadsI have had a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/blackforestcake">second Etsy shop since 2009</a>, it was a place for my sweeter creations. I sometimes make <a href="https://www.etsy.com/transaction/29283550">cute animal things</a>, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/transaction/22143551">kid friendly things</a>, and its kind of hard to showcase those type of items in a shop with my regular coffins and vampire items.<br />
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This year, I only had a few items in my cute store, so I decided to test out Etsy's new-ish feature that allows you to sell digital items. Like, knitting patterns, design work or printable/digital scrapbook items. I often get messages from people who want to use my work for other purposes (wedding invites, birthday cards, etc) so why not?<br />
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DON'T FREAK OUT. This stuff is pretty cutesy. Its just a sideline, its not a total personality shift or something, haha.<br />
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So for a few dollars, you can download a ZIP file of a bunch of high quality images for use in any of your personal projects. This was the first one I did. Its the closest to my regular colour preferences...You get a bunch of super clean PNG files with transparent backgrounds, repeating wallpapers, printable posters and also JPEG copies of everything.<br />
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I updated this older set of illustrations so they could be blown up large and still be smooth. I want a fox party!</div>
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This is a combo of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/151800391/cat-faces-clipart-instant-digital?ref=shop_home_active">Clipart Cat Faces</a> and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/151834696/bookplate-labels-critters-reading?ref=v1_other_1">Printable Label / Bookplate</a>s</div>
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Lastly, I made a <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/152209246/bat-garland-clipart-instant-digital?ref=v1_other_1">printable Bat Garland! </a></div>
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A few different colour combinations of a nice bat, and printable pages with directions for cutting and stringing them.</div>
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Doing digital-only work has been a nice change. I think it gives me space between making physical items to relax and just work without struggling or problem solving too strenuously. </div>
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My next post will have some of my <i>less sweet</i> work I have been updating my <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/blacklilypie/portfolio">Redbubble</a> with.<br />
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blacklilypie (Tara Fortin)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17069887424487440168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38438388.post-71785597529669447522013-04-22T18:36:00.000-04:002013-04-22T18:36:13.338-04:00Art Doll - Blue Cat<div style="text-align: center;">
I thought it would be interesting to paint a doll before sewing it. This is my little test guy.</div>
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I made a rough pattern out of paper first, then traced it on the fabric. This would be the basic ink outline. I didn't really plan what he would end up looking like, this was more of a "figure out how this is going to work" scenario.</div>
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I mixed my acrylic with fabric medium, so when it was complete I would be able to heat set it.</div>
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I found that I had to build up layers so it wouldn't all run together in a soggy mess (although sometimes that is EXACTLY what looks the best.) I did thin washes and spatters, blasted them with my dryer (which I always use when I paint) And slowly built up this little guy's face.</div>
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I left the toes and wrists open and added little hands and toenails. Then stuffed it.</div>
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I think he turned out quite good for a test run! His feet are my favorite part.</div>
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Little Blue Cat is available <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/130145898/art-doll-blue-cat-original-painting-on?ref=shop_home_active">in my Etsy Shop right now</a>. I am planning to make a few more critters now with this format, its a nice combo of painting and sewing for me.</div>
blacklilypie (Tara Fortin)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17069887424487440168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38438388.post-10536897345133291512013-04-12T18:11:00.001-04:002013-04-12T18:12:39.473-04:00Makes you late for dinner.I haven't been drawing much, because sitting in a chair makes my back hurt. Which is a pretty serious concern for someone who sits at the computer or sits at the sewing machine, or sits at a drawing table all day.<br />
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I think I prematurely aged. Possibly going to be one of those "Ow my back" people for life now. Its really helping my cheer levels, which were pretty high to begin with. *Sarcasm chasm, watch out*</div>
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I think I am on the mend though. I completed this. (For no discernable reason...)<br />
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The Hobbit is so cute. Re-watching it, I still think its cute. All the characters are cute. All the actors are cute. Ugh, Bilbo's house is so dang cuute. The movie has no women in it, which is terribly UNCUTE, but other than that problematic crap...CUTE. Should have put off seeing it until all three movies were finished, though. Waiting is the worst.<br />
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blacklilypie (Tara Fortin)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17069887424487440168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38438388.post-28566534388013544692013-03-28T16:30:00.001-04:002013-03-28T16:30:46.419-04:00Heat Transfer PatchesI had some heat transfer paper squirrelled away, and I decided on a whim to try to make some heat transfer things.<br />
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I took a bunch of images I had created lately and printed them on the inkjet transfer sheets. I had a few <a href="http://www.avery.com/avery/en_us/Products/Crafts-%26-Scrapbooking/Fabric-Transfers/Dark-T_Shirt-Transfers_03279.htm?N=4294967234&Ns=&refchannel=938b1828c503a110VgnVCM1000002118140aRCRD">Dark T-shirt</a> sheets, and a few <a href="http://www.avery.com/avery/en_us/Products/Crafts-%26-Scrapbooking/Fabric-Transfers/T_Shirt-Transfer_08938.htm?N=4294967234&Ns=&refchannel=938b1828c503a110VgnVCM1000002118140aRCRD">Light T-shirt</a> ones. I generally like the Dark T-shirt ones better because I use a lot of dark fabric, and I like pressing it onto black cotton. But the Light T-shirt ones work well for certain images. It was also way easier to press with the iron and peel the backing paper off.<br />
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Tip: Make sure you use a de-fuzzing sticky roller or something to remove fluff from the fabric before ironing. Even the most microscopic bit of fuzz will be super visible on the white parts of the image after you iron it. Go crazy on the fabric and brush off the transfer with a dry paintbrush.<br />
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I thought I would include some pics of my horrible failures. You know, so you can feel better about yourself. I mixed up The Dark and Light T-shirt transfers when pressing them, and since they have different processes, this happened. That black and white teapot is part of the disaster sheet.<br />
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The full page tea set was going to be a zipper pouch, but I neglected to remember that after sewing a zipper pouch, you press it flat, and you cannot iron a transfer once its set on paper. So...I am going to make something else with the tea set. Appliques probably.<br />
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So once the transfer was on fabric, I backed it in black cotton and zig zag stitched around the outside. My early 2000's Singer did not like to do this at all. But my early <a href="https://twitter.com/blacklilypie/status/306807954152243200/photo/1">1970's Singer</a> just breezes through.</div>
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I made a few, photographed them and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/blacklilypie?section_id=11980062">listed a couple of them in my Etsy Shop.</a> I am keeping the "1st Place in Disinterest" for my own jacket, because I try not to care about things that are stupid. Its a lifestyle.</div>
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So I guess the experiment was a partial success. The images look crisp and they are nice and flexible. I still think this counts as a "test batch" though as none of them are quite perfect. </div>
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After my <a href="http://blacklilypie.blogspot.ca/2013/03/unexpected-wedding.html">bro's mini-wedding</a>, I got to stop by <a href="http://journeytocasimir.blogspot.ca/">my friends farm</a>!</div>
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I just have two words to say: Goat baby.</div>
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Argh! So cute, I can't handle this shit. She was so light and small. Her name is Fiona, she is a Nubian (I say like I actually know anything about goats...) <a href="http://journeytocasimir.blogspot.ca/2013/03/first-kid-of-2013.html">Go here to see a post about her birth and more pics of her.</a><br />
Her interests include: Wearing a little coat and making people baby talk like fools.</div>
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She's only a day or so old, and so sleepy and pliable, it was hard to not be a bit grossed out by her sweet little face. She was shivering from the horrible Canadian cold, so right after this she was taken out of the barn and brought to cuddle on a warm lap inside the house.</div>
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I also got a sneak peek at the goat's milk soap curing on the rack.</div>
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Smelled so good in there. This is all spoken for. There is a waiting list. This small business is growing fast.</div>
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But the soap <a href="http://journeytocasimir.blogspot.ca/">maker/farm boss</a> is my best friend so I always skip the line. Aw yiss.</div>
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This has been a "good feelings" post by Tara.<br />
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