SURFACE DESIGN cosmic voyage

SURFACE DESIGN - COSMIC VOYAGE 
THE COLLECTION

This is designed for wall paper:

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The Fabric8 Contest 2014

Robert Kaufman Fabrics and Spoonflower collaboration The Fabric8 Competition 2014

This is my entry:

The theme is a COSMIC VOYAGE
Unfortunately did not make the 100 semifinalist list....
Maybe next year
Congratulation to the 100 semifinalist wishing you all the very best.

A SCARF FOR STEPHANIE

A SCARF FOR STEPHANIE

Over a month ago, my friend Stephanie got a dress to attend a @James Bond @casino charity event.  She had a fabulous new black dress for this event and wanted a scarf designed for it.

I absolutely love designing a piece when I know who it is for.  I get a real buzz.  I do feel the final outcome reflects the persons personality.

The dress is black lace with a nude lining underneath.  It has simple lines with short cap sleeves. Very classic.  Stephanie certainly has the curves to carry this dress.  The black dress would be worn with a most glamorous shocking pink and nude pink 6 inch spike, with a silvered toe.

I very much wanted to bring out the Lacey look so the scarf/wrap as it is a long one was going to be feathery and translucent.
The pink heels were the inspiration for the colour theme.

My finished work

• "Fantastic personal service & a unique item, very recommended."
• j h., 16 December 2012

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Mixed Media Greeting Cards

MIXED MEDIA GREETING CARDS

Happy new year everyone!!!
Wishing you all the very best for 2014.  Hope you all achieve all that you set out to do this year.

I decided to blog a bit about handmade cards, as I have been sat writing all my thank you notes to all my friends and loved ones, and all those who have sent me pressies for Christmas

Handmade Greeting Cards, mean a lot more these days in the world of mass produced material.  I do very much enjoy and feel privileged when I receive a card that is handmade.

For an artists and crafter it is a blank canvas with unlimited potential.  It is also a fabulous sounding board for experimenting with techniques as you are working on a small scale.  A lot of my art works including the wearable art, originally start out as an idea on greeting cards.

I have just completed a collection of HEARTS
These are all original works and not prints.  They have an array of textures, colours and contrasts.  I have used various techniques, Origami folds intermingle with mixed media collage and some tangles and doodles like the +Zentangles +zentangles101 +Zentangled Momma   etc.  it all comes together in this collection of hearts.

The Cards are blank inside
I have packaged them in the following sets:

SINGLE CARD

PACK OF 3

PACK OF 6

PACK OF 12

Do have a look see, would love to hear your thoughts.

Aloe Soap

Handmade Soap with Aloe

Aloe is succulent plant, with thick plump fleshy leaves and a spiky spine at the edges of its leaves.  Its the pulp from these fleshy leaves, that is used as a gel in my soaps.

I grow all of the aloe used in my soaps.

There are records and descriptions found on Papyrus dating back thousands of year initiating the use of Aloe as a herbal ingredient.  Today its found in just about everything.

I use the pulp from the fleshy leaves in my soaps.  It is a clear almost translucent jelly like texture.  Quite soothing to touch.

The Soap bars are handmade with a lye base.  I add the pulp and mix it in almost towards the end of the soap making process, about a couple of minutes before pouring into molds so as not to over cook or over process the pulp.

The soap trays are left to mature at least a month, sometimes more.

I then wrap the soaps in natural fibers like wool and cotton sometimes incorporating some flax.  This give the soap a scrubber quality so it gently exfoliates the skin.

Here is my batch of Aloe soap with a design detail inspired by nature.

One block of soap measures 6 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm and is approx 70 g in weight.  they look like adorable parcels.

To Use: Thoroughly wet the bar of soap, then rub to build a good lather. It will take a bit longer than normal soap to get a lather as the soap has to work its way through the wool.  Once you get a good lather it is simply luxurious to use. 

The wool acts like a scrubber or buffer, so no need for bath mitts and flannels etc.  and the oils and aloe in the soap moisturize the skin. 

After Use: simply rinse, give it a little pat on your towel and leave to dry.  The wool will shrink with the soap as it gets used, so it will always maintain the contours of the soap.  There's no need for soap dishes and trays.  No slimy soap mess, just leave it on the wash stand to dry.

I have packaged the soap in 3 sets

One single bar of soap (great as a trial)
Handmade Natural Fibre Felted Soap Natural Facial Scrub/buff/Exfoliate with Aloe Gel 1 x 70g
 Pack of 2
Handmade Luxury Natural Fibre Felted Soap Facial Buff/Scrub/Exfoliate 2 x 70 g
Pack of 3
Handmade Luxury Natural Fiber Felted Soap Facial Buff/Scrub/Exfoliate PACK of 3

If you do try it, I would absolutely love to hear, how you liked it.

Tea Tree Soap

Handmade Soap with Tea Tree Oil

A nicely matured batch of Handmade Soap with Tea Tree Oil.

Tea Tree oil is very soothing and relaxing.  I think, one of my favorite oils.  Its quite good on Acne skin as well.

The soap is wrapped in wool.  The wool acts like a scrubber, exfoliator, skin buffer.  

I have cut the bars into little cubes measuring 5 x 4 x 3 cm and each cube is approx 70g

The pattern is a cream or off white base with slithers of green sage and yellow running through it.  Looks delicious enough to eat.

HANDMADE SOAP WITH TEA TREE OIL

I have grouped them in three packages:

One single piece.
Handmade Wool Felted Cleansing facial soap scrub with Tea Tree Oil by Mimi Pinto

Pack of 2
Handmade Wool Felted Cleansing facial soap scrub with Tea Tree Oil by Mimi Pinto PACK of 2

Pack of 3
Handmade Wool Felted Cleansing facial soap scrub with Tea Tree Oil by Mimi Pinto PACK of 3

+Tea Tree Oil Information +Tea Tree Bay +Tea Tree Wonders +Tea Tree Web +Network Green

Handmade Lye Soap

A Lye Based Soap using my Nana's Recipe

HANDMADE SOAP

It all started when my kids developed sensitive skin, commercial soap just did not work on them.

Handmade Wool Felted Cleansing soap scrub with Shea Butter by Mimi Pinto PACK of 2

Mum suggested why don't you try making soap, use Nana's recipe.  She said I used that on you'll  when you were little it was a real treat.


Handmade Wool Felted Cleansing facial soap scrub with Tea Tree Oil by Mimi Pinto
Natural Pure Merino Wool Felted Luxury Body Soap/Scrub, Buff, Exfoliate Handmade by Mimi Pinto 3 x 125g
so I tried a batch and have never looked back since.

Natural Felted Luxury Body Soap/Scrub, Buff, Exfoliate Handmade by Mimi Pinto 2 x 125g Kids love it.  The soaps are wrapped in Merino wool and natural fibers, Felted they have colorful designs and are easy to grip

I now sell these online at amazon.

Handmade Luxury Natural Fiber Felted Soap Facial Buff/Scrub/Exfoliate PACK of 3

To use: wet thoroughly, rub in your hands to build a good lather and use. No need for flannels and bath mitts and scrubbers. It will last a long time

After use: rinse pat on your towel and leave to dry.  the wool fibers will shrink naturally, with the soap as the soap gets used.  there is no slimy messy, no need for soap dish/tray etc and it looks really pretty on the wash stand

For gardeners and the green fingered its great of scrubbing dirt off

There are soaps with various oils, Tea tree which is really soothing to the skin, as is Aloe.  I used this when the kids had chicken pox.  The Shea Butter and Coconut cream are rich in moisturizing oils so great for the skin