Recently, Lynn over at Fibra Artysta offered to make me my own screen so I could try my hand at screen-printing. Of course I wanted to try it! So I sent her a little drawing. . .
. . .and in two blinks she turned it into my very own custom screen! woohoo! You can barely see it, but my skelly dudes are on there. Using the screen was really an easy process. Dylan and I figured it out right away. We taped some freezer paper to the table (just to protect it), taped the fabric down too, then taped the screen on top.
Then we smudged the special screen-printing paint across the screen. Ideally, we would have used the proper squeegee tool (although I don't know how anything with a name as silly as squeegee can be proper in any way), but we didn't have such a thing so we just used the edge of a flattened macaroni and cheese box. It worked! In minutes we had our own little skelly society.
Then we cut one out, sewed it to some polka-dotted fabric, stuffed it, added a little color here and there, and gave it stick limbs. Now it's all ready for the upcoming festivities! Who says skellies are just for Halloween? Now I'm addicted and want to make more and more and more!
And guess what?
FibraArtysta is offering up a give-away prize to one lucky commenter so YOU can try it too! The giveaway is for one large screen and one bottle of paint. The winner can choose a ready-to-print design or they can send her an image for a custom screen. And they choose their own color of paint too. Sweet!
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Just leave a comment on this post to enter.
Good luck!
That is really neat. Would be great for christmas ornaments.
ReplyDeleteDebbie
that's so cool! i would love to try something like that!
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That is incredibly COOL!!! I love how the prints came out Jo! I'd love to try this too.. hmmm... Christmas cards?? :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this!
That sounds like so much fun!!
ReplyDeleteWe couldn't get the skelly pattern, could we???
they are way cool!
ReplyDeleteHalloween scream printing...Please count me in.
ReplyDeleteLove the skellies! Not just for Halloween at all :)
ReplyDeleteoh my I love the skellies and the whole idea wonderful wonderful
ReplyDeleteThe skellies look amazing! I'd love to try silk screening, what a wonderful giveaway! Thanks Jo & FibraArtysta! Deb
ReplyDeleteVery cool Jo! Thanks for sharing this idea and new "friend" with us! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so super cool! Thanks for reviewing this, I think I'd get hooked!
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Your work is always delightful! You two make a wonderful team.
ReplyDeleteI already have an idea for a screen...
How cool is that! Makes me want to make skellies too! Twyla Marti
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool! I love the they are totally custom!!!
ReplyDeleteLove Screen Printing. What a great giveaway. The Skellies are really cute!
ReplyDeleteI love the skellies with their stick limbs!
ReplyDeleteI recently taught myself how to print onto fabric using linocuts. I want to learn screenprinting too.
This has to be the best giveaway ever. Thanks so much for the draw! Cheers, HeatherB.
ReplyDeleteOoooooh! What a cool way to make lots & lots of your wonderful skellies, Jo! And I do, I do, I DOOOOO want to be included in the drawing! After all, I too have a macaroni box! LOL! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteThanks to Fibra Artysta for pointing me your way, your dolls and other arty stuff is wonderful and gives me a smile. Very cool!
ReplyDeleteVery cool. Your skellies are great! Would love to win a screen & the paint to go with it!
ReplyDeleteThose are sooo cute! It's like a skellie party! Can't you just hear them playing "Dead Man's Party" on the sound system? They'd be dancing around and flailing those little arms and legs!
ReplyDeleteThose are way too cute!! You could string a bunch up and have a garland. What a great way to decorate!
ReplyDeleteI added myself to follow your blog. You are more than welcome to visit mine and become a follower if you want to.
ReplyDeleteGod Bless You :-)
~Ron
Would love to try out the screenprints. your doll turned out great!
ReplyDeleteI want to be an artist too!!! Skellies for every occasion!! Love your work...Hebo, Or.
ReplyDeleteThis is absoluetly cool! I worked as a silk-screen final art drawer many years ago, and it's so wonderful to see it here! Your skulls look incredible! I'd love to try it with my Goddess designs... ;)
ReplyDeleteKisses from Nydia.
I have been wanting to try my hand at screens and I love the skelly too cool
ReplyDeleteI would love to try them. You had great fun with them.
ReplyDeleteAs always, you inspire me to make time to be creative... Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI have been wanting to try screen printing for awhile but i have so many directions to be pulled that i daren't think about it. however, i'd love to be in the mix.
ReplyDeleteI have one screen and I'm game for another! Maybe I'll design my own this time. Love your screen of the skellies.
ReplyDeleteCount me in! It's a neat idea too.
ReplyDeleteYayyyyy! I love your skellies, and I love these screens - I have been intending to buy a couple for months but cash has been tight, so I had to put it on hold. And win one for freeee you say? Awesome! *fingers crossed*
ReplyDeleteOh yes, Lynn's designs are fantastic. Thank you so much for the opportunity.
ReplyDeleteI love the use of the macaroni box!
ReplyDeleteLove your skellies, and other dolls you've posed photos of, thanks for the opportunity.
ReplyDeleteYour screen print turned out great!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely fabulous! I'd love LOVE love to get my hands on one! :)
ReplyDeleteOoooh...the mischief I could get into with something like this!
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This looks like so much fun!
(Finger-crossing begins in 3...2...1...)
How cool is that! I'd love to give this a try. I'm going to go check out her site now. Thanks for sharing. Maria
ReplyDeleteScreen printing can take the imagination in so many new directions =)
ReplyDelete~kate
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Love this giveaway!
ReplyDeleteNow that is cool! A great idea for kid friendly dolls, if the paint is non-toxic. Super cute skellies, Jo & Dylan.
ReplyDelete-Becky.
What a Fantabulous giveaway!!!
ReplyDeleteI love how your skellies turn out Joee!
ReplyDeleteI can see how this screen print could really be fun!
Leah
yippee squeegee goodness! can it be that easy? loving it.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to win this prize, I want to try screen printing but the screens are too expensive right now for me.
ReplyDeleteYour screen printing idea is great. What a good way to embellish lots of things around your home and studio - screen print dollies, pillows, curtains, t-shirts a dog bed . . . I could go on and on! It certainly would be fun to make up my own design and fancy up the studio!
ReplyDeleteI'm curious about screen printing, and have looked at various 'kits'. I love the idea of the mac and cheese box... I think I can try this much 'cheaper' than I thought!!
ReplyDeleteI'm not one to win, but enter me...I could be on a lucky streak!!!
I haven't tried screen printing in years, would be fun to try again!
ReplyDeleteLori
This is so awesome! I hope my name gets picked!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for such a generous giveaway!
Sylvia
anaboocreationsbysylvia.blogspot.com
coolest. thing. ever.
ReplyDeleteI have a book on screen-printing. I so want to learn how to do this, for all kinds of reasons. Yours came out wonderfully!
wow..this is awesome.....your skelly screen is fab. Your whimsical creations always bring a smile to my face!
ReplyDeleteLove, violette