Gina if you will send me your info I will get my little gift out to you!!!
Some of what Gina has said was she needs to have a little fun!!!!!
Well Gina I hope you do get to have some fun and get back to coloring.....
First let me say "thank you" to Erin for being our cheerleader and putting this wonderful blog hop together also to Madame Samm for always keeping us on our toes and opening our eyes to new and inspiring ways to show our creative side.
If you read my blog you know that I have been trying new methods to work on fabric and recently I tried coloring on fabric with crayon and I just love it but in all honesty I have tried 3 different crayons 2 were generic and then crayola. All 3 times the crayola came out on top. The other two faded the more I ironed it. And you have to iron it to get the wax out so it can be washed. ( no affiliation just use of product)
What you do is decide on your pattern and simply color it pretty heavily like saturated with color. I then ironed it on brown paper bags, oh I guess about 5 times or maybe 6 until all the wax is out and there is no more showing on the paper bag. Then to make sure you can wash it or sit something wet on it in this case you hand wash it which is what I have done and the color looks wonderful, I think. So without further commenting here is my 2 mug rugs that I decided to do:
When I first read about this theme I thought of an umbrella with a pair of boots and then a beautiful bright flower and that is exactly what I colored and here they are:
I couldn't resist putting them in the flower bed because that means that warmer weather has finally reached Chattanooga!
and then here is a closer shot of each one.
You cannot see what I wrote and then stitched over because I used a peach color thread but it just says April showers bring beautiful flowers!
then
this one I drew the umbrella and boots on there and colored then stitched around them in black, used a stitch off of the sewing machine to make raindrops and puddles
All in all it was allot of fun and I am all about fun these days!
Now for the giveaway:
how about a box of Crayola crayons and a pack of 2.0 finished thangles. This way you get to have some fun and color too.
Thank you so much for stopping by and visiting with me. I have an early appointment and will not be back until afternoon so I will try to peek in if I can before then but please enjoy this last day of our very fun hop. Here is our schedule for our last day!
88 comments:
Love how you colored your mug rugs! Thank you for sharing.
These are so much fun! I was just reading about using crayons and was worried about the same thing that happened to you so I really appreciate you passing along your experience. You are certainly a talented lady and thank for sharing your creations with us today.
Both of your mug rugs are great. I am going to raid my kid's coloring box. I just love how it turns out! Great work and thanks for the giveaway!
These are both really lovely - I didn't realise this was has wax colouring worked and how vibrant the colours stayed. Thanks for showing us.
Very creative! Thank you for sharing with us. :)
The techniwue with crayon is beatiful. Very pretty mug rugs.
You have made cute mug rugs. My favorite is the one with the boots. Thanks for a great give away and I must test to use crayons.
What a clever way to do these. I never would have thought of that. Thanks for sharing this new technique and your mug rugs turned out beautifully!
Really cute work, thanks for sharing!
What a unique idea. I would have never imagined using crayons
My granddaughter would love to create her own fabric pattern!
I love your mug rugs. I need to prepare some fabric for when my granddaughter comes this summer and let her color so we can make a quilt for her little sister when she goes back home.
So cute. Thanks for sharing
Frederika
That's so clever! Thanks for introducing me to the crayon technique.
Fantastic!!! I really like how you did this...I have never used this method..interesting.
OK, now I have to try the crayon method - I have plenty of those with the Grands here twice a week. I love both the mug rugs - I am partial to the rain boots since I can never find mine when I need them. Thank you for sharing.
Great mug rugs. Thanks for sharing the crayon tips.
The mug rugs are lovely.
What great mug rugs. Very cute and they all scream spring to me. Thank you for shareing them & your creativity with us today.
How pretty, Sharon! I bet playing with the crayons brings one back to when you were a kid but this time one would want to color heavily and stay inside the lines, LOL.
Hi Sharon...well look at you....with crayons to boot...what a great idea and your mug rug are springing in your garden..how did you do that..? mine grown on barn wood lol
Thanks for sharing your technique. I really love how your umbrella and boots mug rug turned out! Will need to try this technique again soon.
We just returned from your fair city. I have a quilt made this way from the '80's. such fun!
Hi, Sharon. Very cute mug rugs. I like the umbrella and boots.I haven't tried using crayons to color on fabric before, but I know several people that have. It always looks really great. You did a wonderful job. Thank you for sharing today.
Crayons are a girls best friend! I still get excited at the sight of the big box [96] crayons. I haven't played with my crayons on my quilting projects ... looks like I will be very very soon.... Thanks for sharing, Beulah
As always, these are cute. Coloring fabric looks fun. I've only seen 1 whole quilt done that way and it was wonderful. Great job Sharon !
Adorable - love thangles - appreciate the technique.
Cute idea and your mug rugs turned out lovely! The boots are so cute!
What a great idea - I've never tried this technique before!
I like your mug rugs!
Thank you for sharing.
Boots and umbrellas clearly say April showers to me. Very cute.
Your mug rugs are adorable! What a great idea to use crayons to color them in!
I like your rugs, and thanks for telling how its done.
Fun boots!!
Your mug rugs are so very nice and spring-like! I love the technique for coloring on fabric with crayons--in a sense you're able to create your own fabric. And aren't mug rugs just the perfect place for practicing new techniques?!
Darling mug rugs you made! They spell April showers, yes they do, thank you for sharing!
It's fun to know that we never get too old to play with crayons. Great idea. Nicely done.
What fun mug rugs! I have used crayons on fabric too, but only on white or muslin fabric. I like how the printed fabric shows through the crayon on your mug rugs. Thanks for sharing.
Those are wonderful mug rugs. I have been wanting to try coloring some fabric myself, I even have an embroidery piece that I want to start but you have to color it in first. Thanks for the information on how you did your mug rugs. That should be very helpful to me.
super cute! I love the boots!
I like how your colored mug rugs turned out....very cute! Have you tried washing any of your colored projects? Just wondering if the color changes??
Great mug rugs. I was listing to American Patchwork Quilting Radio the other day (I can't remember the guest) and she was describing how she uses color pencils to color on her fabric, then paints it with something from the craft store and it sets everything. The fabric can even be washed afterwards. I know that's not enough info to be very helpful, but perhaps you don't mind listening to a few podcasts to find it.
So glad I stopped by today. You mug rugs are super cute and I love how the crayons make the image semi transparent. I had never heard of using crayons but am going to give it a try today.
LOVE the boots!
Your mug rugs are adorable! The rain boots and umbrella say April! I love the idea of colouring with crayons and am determined to give that a try! Thanks for the inspiration.
such pretty mug rugs here!! my favorite is the umbrella and the boots!!! beautiful work, thank you for sharing!!
Awesome mug rugs! Thanks for sharing. I love this blog hop :) Thanks for the chance to win :)
Cute mug rugs, I like the coloring you did.
That is a neat idea, thanks for sharing your blog in this fun blog hop.
I have used Crayola on some of the Crabapple Hill emb patterns. She tells us to really color it heavily and then place a paper towel on top and iron to set. Of course don't plan to wash any of the projects I have made so will have to follow you to see if the crayon washes out or not:) Love the idea!!!
Thanks!
She will have a blast...thanks for stopping by.
Oh it is so freeing Marjorie...have fun. Thanks for stopping by
Hi Madame Samm I guess they pop up all over....nice to have you stop by...
Please do it is very freeing and allot of stress less fun...
Oh I hope you had a great time....thanks for stopping by.
Oh you are so welcome..
Thank you I like how they held the color so well....
cute mug rugs thanks for the giveaway
ABreading4fun [at] gmail [dot] com
Love your mug rugs. Thanks for the chance to win.
I like your idea with the markers. Really cute.
What a wonderful project to do with kids. 3bakergirlsgo@gmail.com
Absolutely FUN!
Sharon, your mug rugs are awesome! That is a very interesting technique that I shall need to try! Thanks for participating and inspiring us! I am a follower and enjoy your blog post! Thanks for the giveaway offer! I need a little fun these days!
How cute are your mug rugs. Very unique. Thank you for sharing with us.
That looks like fun, I'll have to give it a try. Your mug rugs are cute, thanks for sharing and thanks for the giveaway. vickise at gmail dot com
These are so cute! Thanks for sharing and for the giveaway.
Love the mug rugs. I have been wanting to try coloring on fabric, so thanks for the chance to win the crayons.
Lovely spring colors in your mug rugs. They are sweet!
Looks like fun to try... your mug rugs are so cute!
Very interesting technique. And your designs look wonderful. Thanks for sharing and inspiring.
Love your idea.Your mug rugs look fabulous.Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing your creativity. I havent tried using crayons yet but I am going to. Love what you have done with your mug rugs.
Your mug rugs look great and coloring sounds like a fun technique!
Lovely rugs. I should try working with crayons, you certainly got some very nice results.
Coloring is one of those techniques that I do WANT to try, too. Thanks for the heads up on Crayola. Your rugs are so cute and fit the theme perfectly. Great job!
I would have never thought of using crayons. What a great idea!
Your rugs look so nice! thank you for sharing.
I love the idea of coloring on fabric! What nostalgia! What fun! Thanks for the inspiration. And thanks for sharing your delightful mug rugs!
Very cute! I used to make wall hangings with my middle school science kids, having them color animal pictures. Great fun!
Do not enter me into your giveaway. I have enough crayons to last me a 100 years!! I just want to say I am so glad to see crayon work with embroidery in a Mug Rug.
Crayon work is my favorite to use with embroidery. I have been using this method since the early 1970's. Yours are so cute!
Glad you entered the Hop.
Love your mug rugs!! I have never colored n fabric before, you are so creative!! Thanks for sharing.
I really need to give coloring with a crayon a try it looks so fun! Love your boots under the umbrella, so colorful and cute.
I love your mug rugs....isn't it fun to color fabric and it really turns out nice...thanks for the lovey giveaway.....
Great work thanks for sharing!
Wonderful...and you've just inspired me for a summer project I can do with my daycare kids! Thanks! pbstrand@msn.com
Fantastic - thank you so much for sharing a new technique, this is awesome. Something I can encourage my daughter to do when we're creating together - I love it! Thank you!
Thanks for participating in the hop, and I hope you had fun!
What wonderful mug rugs. Thanks for sharing how you did this. Are they special fabric crayons or just everyday crayons? Thanks again for sharing your wonderful mug rugs.
Fun idea--that would be a great summer project with the kids. Thanks for the fun idea!
Sarah thank you so much for stopping by and I do think it is making a come back and you are right it is so much fun.
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