Prayer Flag Making

 I was very excited to participate in a Prayer Flag exchange through Book of Days run by
Effy Wild, Sisterhood of the Book, Facebook group.  Although I had never made a prayer flag before it seemed like a lot of fun.

Lucky day at the craft store I found the fabric sprays on clearance

with  an additional 40% off! Also used a coupon for the painting stencil.  

I wanted to see if these would work as well as the Crafter's Workshop ones.

I decided to use just the violet and pink after

testing out the greens.  The stencil...not so good.  Not as

strong as the Crafter's Workshop.  I don't think I 

will buy these again.

Measuring and cutting canvas fabric I had from

the fabric journals I had made last year.

This is my make-shift ironing board.  Forgot

the cutting mat was under it!

Bought this before and never used it because 

I was too impatient to follow the pre-steps to using it.  

This is one of my favorite stencils from Crafter's Workshop.  

The fabric paint went on well with only a few drips.

See the watercolor paper underneath? I will

use this later to make the envelopes.

Second color with another Crafter's Workshop stencil.

Drying time

I read on the back of the bottles that you could do

a watercolor technique by spraying with water first.  

I tried this, turned out nice, but didn't look much like watercolor.

2nd time on the "drying" line

Adding interface for strength to fabric flowers I cut out.

Cutting

Adding trims and flowers with Helmar's 450 adhesive.

Mini bead time to the flower center adhered with 

Diamond Glaze.  Also, I wrote the word JOY

previous with a black Copic pen and went over

the letters with a Micron black.

Looking to add a bit of dimension to the flowers.

I was wishing I had the Souffle pens here, but didn't

so I went with the Glaze pens.

As this point I am trying to decide if they are done.

I decide they need a large bead or something to 

break up the green on the bottom.  I ransack my

stuff and find nothing. Time for a road trip!

I brought one of my flags with me to the craft

store and tried to find something that would

be right.  Finally I found these hearts!

Here is where I use the watercolor paper to

fold into the inner envelope.  The template for a Square, Yet Cool 

envelope I have

had forever and from the book, Cut Up This Book!

published by River City Rubber Works.  

Clear envelopes stamped with Staz On and ready for the

post office.  The art girl is from Teesha Moore/Zettiology that

I bought many moons ago and is still one of my favorites. Sister came

from a StampinUp set, and the Martha Graham quote is from PSX.