It’s taken nearly a year, but ever since my daughter made me a hand painted scarf for Mother’s Day in her Waldorf class, I wanted to take out my silk paints (from a class I took over ten years ago!) and paint more scarves. My daughter wanted to give her teacher a hand painted scarf for Valentine’s Day since although her entire class made scarves for their mothers last year, no one made a scarf for her teacher. My mother’s birthday was also coming up, so because she is a “scarf person” like me, I thought that she’d appreciate a hand painted scarf made for her by the kids.
I was amazed at how quickly the kids painted the scarves. I think that because they paint every week at school, they are at ease in combining colors and not “thinking” too much about their painting. They didn’t start with any specific design, but ended up with a blend of colors that looked like a Monet painting…
We let the scarves dry completely and then I did the steaming. Even this part of the process is easy–I just rolled up the scarves in paper and then set them in a steaming pot (careful not to let a drop of water touch them) for half an hour.
Beautiful hand painted scarves for two very special people…It was such a simple project with such lovely results. I’m not going to wait another year to do some more!
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Twitter: lynnnash10
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Wow! How beautiful! I think this is what I will have the boys make for their grandma’s birthday
Hi Lynn,
Yes, I do hope that you can make some painted scarves. Love your Waldorf stars! Thanks for visiting…Lori
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What beautiful scarves! This looks like a professional product! Congrats! I came here through tghe Blog Hop! Hope to see you again.
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Hi Joan, Thanks for visiting and I’ve loved your color explorations on your blog! Aloha, Lori
These would make such wonderful homemade gifts! This was a terrific share!
I’m visiting you today from Thursday’s Favorite Things.
Hi Rosey,
Thanks for visiting and for co hosting this week! I love TFT! Aloha, Lori
This is gorgeous! What a beautiful job you do!
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Hi Dede,
Thanks so much…I joined your great Link Party. Aloha, Lori
Love the color combination! This seems easy enough to do on my own, since I’m an artist. What’s the place to buy undyed silk and what brands of silk paint should I look fo?. Do I need special brushes, or do watercolor brushes work? Thanks for writing me back:) or email Jeannette.Coevorden1(at)yahoo(dot)com
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Hello!
You’ll have great fun with these scarves if you’re an artist! I buy my silk scarves (hemmed) from Dharma Trading Company (online) and I use Jacquard silk paint. I bought my paint a long time ago at a workshop, but I think that Dharma also sells Jacquard paint. Yes, watercolor brushes will work! For my kids, I just covered the table with plastic, but if you can, it’s nice to stretch the silk scarf (like a canvas) on a wooden frame–you’ll have more control of your design that way. Have fun! Please let me know how your scarves turn out! Aloha, Lori
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Gorgeous creation Lori! Thanks for sharing with us at Inspire Me Monday at
Create With Joy
http://create-with-joy.com
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Thanks so much! Lori
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Gorgeous! Found your post on Thursday Favorite Things! I would love to have you share this on The Creative HomeAcre Hop today
http://www.theselfsufficienthomeacre.com/2013/02/the-creative-homeacre-hop-4.html
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Hi Lisa Lynn,
Thanks so much for visiting and I’m off to visit your site! Have a great week, Lori
Lori, I am so glad that you stopped by! Thanks for linking up to Talkin’ About Thursday link party. I hope you will come back next week too!
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I love the colors
Thanks so much for sharing this on The Creative HomeAcre! I can’t wait to see what you share next time at…
http://www.theselfsufficienthomeacre.com/2013/02/the-creative-homeacre-hop-5.html
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Hi Lisa Lynn,
Yes, I was amazed at how well the kids worked with color! Thanks so much for visiting…Lori