Hi Everyone, Its JustJillMcD here with another blog post for Gwen Lafleur Studioss Artist Tribe. A few months ago, I scored a box of vintage clothes at a tag sale. Inside the box was a tattered silk taffeta dress that was on the verge of falling apart. Since then I've been on a mission to find ways to incorporate the fabric into my art work. One idea I had was to alter the silk taffeta with Distress Oxide Inks. Here's an example of some of the altered silk in a collage with some coveted Japanese papers. Today, I want to... Read more →

It's Kuchi Time! All of us in the Artist Tribe have been busy creating projects to showcase colorful, beaded Afghan Kuchi patches. It's my turn today and I can't wait to share my project with you and show you how you can make this easy wall hanging out of rug canvas, Sari Ribbon, and a Kuchi Patch. You'll need 2 different hook rug tools for this project, a traditional latch hook and a new tool for me: a Locker Hook. Recently I saw a hooked rug with pattern and texture I'd never seen before. After doing some research to find... Read more →

Hi everyone! This is turning out to be such a great week. I'm finally on a much needed week of vacation and my Dad and his new companion are here visiting from Tennessee. Now we're all getting ready to head out to Cape Cod for a few days to find enjoy the last whispers of summer. Life is good. But it got even better when I opened FaceBook this morning and found that the wonderful people at StencilGirl had chosen me to be the winner of the #StencilGirlSummer contest on Instagram! I can't tell you how honored I am to... Read more →