Back when I first started, very shyly, to post coloring pages instead of just printable boxes, one of my very first mandalas was a celestial one that has become one of my most popular designs. Since then, I've considered re-visiting the basic idea a few times, and finally did it this week.
The coloring page version of this sun is available here.
I hope you enjoy this printable box with a sun and rainbow design. Click the image below for a larger version, print on card stock, cut out, score lines, fold, glue!
So yesterday someone posted a picture of Groovy Mandalas on one of the coloring lists I'm on- and a few people talked about how much they loved it, how it was their first or their favorite coloring book.
I'm feeling just.. wow. No words to express my gratitude.
So hopefully they will enjoy this mandala- with my thanks. Click the images below to print and color!
Remember the moon and stars mandala the other day? Modifying the moon face a bit, I got this happy sun. I hope you enjoy this box. Click on the image for a larger version, print it on cardstock, score the fold, fold and glue!
Usually I don't post videos, but this one was too cute.
I loved Zombie Felties and Steampunk Softies by Nicola Tedman and Sarah Skeate, and I'm looking forward to Beaded Bugs by Nicola Tedman and Jean Powers. So I fully expected to love Zodiac Felties.
The tiny finished dolls could be sewn to pin backs, glued to magnets or have a small loop sewn on the back to add to key rings. They could also be used in a mobile.
It's the attention to detail that make these charming and inspiring.The dolls are hand stitched, with beads, charms and embroidery to add character. In this book, the representations are artistic, however since the shapes are simple you can modify the accessories to match personality with astrological symbol.
If you're a beginner at hand sewing, miniature sewing or embroidery, the beginning of the book shows good diagrams of all the stitches you'll need to know and talks about the tools necessary. The templates for the dolls are provided full size to scan and print or copy if you access to a copy machine. Because the shapes are overlapped, you'll need to make a couple copies of some of the pages. Otherwise you could trace them using tracing paper then use the tracing paper patterns to make sturdier templates using cardboard, which is the method I used. I keep the templates in envelopes marked with which pattern it is, and the page number.
I'm absolutely charmed by the planetary figures which aren't part of the astrological symbols as well. The sun is yellow and bright looking with tear drop pearl finish accents and pearly eyes. The moon has her eyes closed and hair accented by sparkling clouds.
At the end of the book is a background you can scan and copy to make cards to gift the finished felties. It's the same sort of pretty art that the rest of the book is photographed in.
I recommend this to crafters 12 and up because of the diminutive size of the felties and the tiny detail work.
Published by Andrews McMeel Publishing.
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I love Facebook, especially when people like Samuel and Julie show me things they've done with the mandalas I've drawn. Thank you all for the encouragement and compliments!
I hope you enjoy this mandala. It's based on moon phases. The circle with the crossed lines is the astronomical and astrological symbol for earth. I filled in the quarters of that with the 4 traditional elements. I hope you enjoy it! Click on the images for larger versions.
The current contest voting @Spoonflower is a limited palette Art Deco contest. The rules allow 4 colors, I decided to go with two colors and did this celestial print. There are a LOT of great entries in this contest, (276!) if you want to go vote and look at all the pretty art deco designs.
I hope you enjoy these boxes based off the art for that contest. Click on the images for larger versions, print on card stock, color if you want, cut, score, fold, glue.
In 2006, I made a hat for my friend Melissa, just started crocheting working off the idea "What would be a good Melissa hat?" (includes crochet pattern for stars, but not the pattern for the hat)
A few days ago, I thought "What would make a good bandanna for Melissa?" and this was the result. I colored my example in her favorites, teal and lime. The 8x8 inch version below can be colored however you wish. I hope you like it! Click on the image for the larger transparent PNG version.
Based on the Celestial Mandalathat I drew at the beginning of the year. (coloring page, printable box and printable card) I had the swatch printed on the new cotton silk from Spoonflower to see if I'd like it for a fashion scarf. The answer is yes. It's got a gorgeous hand to it. Now I'm debating between a nice tasteful scarf or going all out and making myself a colorful shawl.
You can order this fabric or any of my other fabrics from my Spoonflower page. I do like the sun and moons on this one.
I also recolored the dolphin mandala I did yesterday just for fun. This is a pretty reduced version, but I was thinking of setting it up as 12 inch panels for throw pillows.
Still on a mandala kick. This one is one of my favorites so far. Simple with 4 points, lots of swirls and a celestial theme. The original is a bit bigger than the version I used on the printables. Except for the coloring page, the printables are 300 ppi. Click on the images for the full sized versions. Hope you like this as much as I do!
Another one of the first boxes I made was a star and moon design for my very good friend Melissa who loves all things celestial. I re-drew the original when I re-drew a whole bunch of my original boxes a couple years ago. You can find that here. The original is just a regular gift box. I was doing a lot with digital stained glass effects at that point until I finally found a method for doing it that I was really happy with.
The template I made for this version is the same one I used for the pink dotty argyle box that I made for putting soap balls in as a gift. It's one of my favorites of the templates I made this year. The lid is very fitted, and scoring and pre-folding are absolutely essential to get this one to turn out right. This one uses a flower as the star which was inspired by a pair of vintage costume earrings I have.
Click on the images for the full sized versions. It takes 2 sheets of cardstock. Print both images at 100 dpi.
