Are you ready to kiss winter goodbye?  Prettify your spring-cleaning ritual with some cute storage options.  Create a personalized pouch with a bright, refreshing print to keep your life organized.

To make this project, you’ll need:

• Tulip fabric markers
• A natural canvas pouch

 
1. Put a piece of paper inside the pouch to prevent paint from bleeding through both layers of the fabric as you draw on it. 

2. Use a fabric marker to decorate one side of the pouch with pebble-like shapes, dots, and sprinkles all in the same color.  Allow the paint to fully dry.

3. Fill the remaining space with similar designs in contrasting colors.  Paint the reverse side of the pouch in the same way.

​Try making this project with other painterly or abstract designs.  Your creativity has no limits!

​In honor of Galentine’s Day, here are some snaps of gal pals having fun together from my vintage photo collection.

​These besties posed for this picture in the 1930s.  Wide-legged pants were first worn by avant-garde ladies during the Roaring Twenties, mostly by celebrities.  The lounge pants of the 1920s were pajama style and made of silky, opulent fabrics.  By the 1930s, women everywhere sported more casual wide-legged pants.  The marine style worn by the woman on the left came in vogue then.

These friends enjoy a beach day in the 1940s.  Women’s swimsuits of this decade were form-fitting and revealed the midriff, but still had straps.

Here’s to good times and forever friends!

Say goodbye to your old jeans and hello to your favorite people with this speedy, fun project.  These handmade Valentines are heartfelt and eco-friendly—now, that’s love!

To make this project, you’ll need:

• A piece of denim
• A set of blank cards and envelopes
• Tulip fabric markers
• Modge Podge Matte glue
• A foam brush
• Washi tape in several colors

 
1. Trace the outline of a card onto a piece of denim.  Cut out the rectangle of fabric that will cover the front of the card. 

2. Iron the fabric to remove any wrinkles. 

​3. Use Tulip fabric markers to decorate the denim with designs.  Let the paint fully dry.

4. Use a foam brush to spread a thin layer of Modge Podge Matte glue on the card’s surface.  Apply the denim to the card and press it down firmly, smoothing the fabric as needed.  Let the glue dry for about 20 minutes.

5. Trim any excess denim from around the card.  Cover the edges of the card with Washi tape.

​Try doing this project with other types of fabric and a variety of paint designs to make cards that are perfect for any holiday or special occasion!