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Giveaway: Fabric Printing at Home book and How to freezer paper stencil a scissor boarder

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Clothing is my favorite “canvas” and the new book Fabric Printing at Home is packed full of techniques and inspiration on how to create all sorts of amazing prints on any textile. Enter to win a copy of Fabric Printing at Home by leaving a comment in today’s post by Jan 16, 2015. (open to U.S. and Canada residents only please) Then pop on over to Craftside to see a tutorial on how to freezer paper stencil a scissor boarder to upcycle a dress.

More about the book from Quarry Books:

Fabric printing at Home book

You don’t have to be a fashion designer to create your own amazing fabrics! Fabric Printing at Home will show you how to print your own custom fabrics using everyday items from the kitchen and around the house! With tons of color photos, step-by-step instructions, and helpful hints, you will be crafting your very own fabric designs in no time! Learn to make print blocks, rubbing plates, stencils, and fabric resists from a wide range kitchen materials. See how your favorite fruits and veggies create perfect shapes and texture patterns for your fabrics and how to upcycle simple materials for surface design. This family-friendly guide shows how to make fantastic, colorful fabric designs with accessible, non-toxic materials.

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Comments

  2. I always wanted to learn how to do this. This amazing book will help me considerably! Hope to win because I can’t wait to start using this book, and then tell everyone how I did it with the help of this publication!

  8. The dress is SEW cute !!! Wow…would love to win the book and start learning !!!

  9. I would love to win this book. my retired husband and I have recently started learning how to stencil fabric, and this would be a nice how to book for us.

  12. I’ve been meaning to try freezer paper stenciling to give older clothes new life! This book seems to have very cute ideas to help me start. 🙂

  16. The print on that dress is adorable. I would enjoy learning more about printing on fabric.

  17. I would love to learn to do this to update some of the things in my closet that have just been hanging around! A great way to shop in your own closet!

  21. Thanks for tha chnce to win a fab book! Can’t wait to see what great projects I can work on next!

  22. My daughter and I have been very interested in learning some printing on fabric techniques. This book looks like it has some great ideas.

  27. I created fabric in the sun before and used it for an apron. It was a lot of fun and unique!

  39. Fabric printing? Never heard of it. I like the idea, though. I can imagine uses for many prints – peace sign, red circle with strike denoting a negative,paw prints, hearts, etc.

  45. I would love to do some fabric painting at home. How cute is the dress with the scissors? Just adorable. Thanks for the chance to win this inspirational book!

  47. I recycle used sheets into crafts. Printing on them would add a whole new, wonderful dimension!

Have you read?

Time Flies — And Sometimes It Has Wings Made of Vintage Paper and Buttons

Have you ever been to the cuckoo clock shop at Tamborine Mountain? It’s like stepping into another world — a charming, ticking wonderland filled with thousands (yes, literally thousands) of clocks. Some are grand and ornate, others tiny and tucked away like secrets waiting to be discovered. I remember walking through the shop with my kids, completely enchanted by the whirring gears, dancing figurines, and the joyful chorus of chimes. It was one of those places where time feels like it both stops and flies.

That same feeling came flooding back when I stumbled across this adorable craft project from Teawagon Tales called Time Flies. In true vintage style, it’s a whimsical little DIY that combines scraps of fabric, old paper, buttons, and clock faces into sweet butterfly-like creations — a beautiful mashup of memory, imagination, and just plain cuteness.

It reminded me that crafting is a little like walking through that clock shop. Each piece holds a story, a tick of nostalgia, and the joy of noticing small details. You don’t need much — just some leftover fabric, maybe an old book page or two, and a few bits from your button tin. And suddenly you’re creating something that feels like it fluttered out of a fairytale.

So if you’ve got a stash of pretty paper or vintage bits and bobs you’ve been saving for “something special,” this might be the perfect project to give them new life.

Take a look at the full tutorial and soak up some serious inspiration:
Time Flies – Teawagon Tales

And if you ever find yourself near Tamborine Mountain, do yourself a favour — pop into that cuckoo clock shop. It’s pure magic for anyone who knows that time isn’t just measured in minutes, but in memories.