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Today's piece is made in a similar manner as the one yesterday, but there are some differences and some mistakes for learning.

Again I painted the sticky side of the Wonder-Under, this time in red and yellow. When it was dry, I ironed the Wonder-Under, paint-side down, onto a piece of base fabric. I chose a yellow fabric with a little bit of pattern. I used dilute acrylic paints this time and you can see that the transfer went quite well.  (Check yesterday's post for more detail on the process.) If you want a less dense coverage with the paint, dilute it with more water. More of the base fabric will show through.

I applied some gold and red Jones Tones foils but I made a couple mistakes worth noting. 2 times !!! I ironed the foil on with the colored side down. OH NO.  A coating from the foil does transfer onto the cloth (altho without color) and after that, foil will no longer stick to that spot. Unfortunate but not a disaster. Also, when you gently pull off the wrongly placed foil piece, it takes some of the paint with it! The most obvious example is the bright yellow "spot" on the lower right hand side. It turns out to be a rather interesting feature, but that was lucky. 

A piece of gorgeous gossamer lace was layered on top and ironed to the piece, which was sandwiched between pieces of parchment paper. 

I grabbed some peach colored Angelina "hair." This stuff is so easy to play with! I sprinkled some on the upper right corner and some on the lower left, covered it with parchment and touched it with the iron for just a few seconds. It melts onto the piece and adds more texture and shine. The small thready looking things on the right side of the picture below are Angelina. It doesn't show up very well in this picture tho.

Another of the many things you can do with Angelina is to make a "fabric" by spreading a fairly thin layer of Angelina, in one or more colors, onto a piece of parchment in a cohesive grouping. Cover with another piece of parchment paper and iron for just a few seconds. When you remove the top parchment, the Angelina should have stuck together, forming a fabric. You can use this as it is, or cut shapes and forms from it to use on a piece of art. Some colors of Angelina change color slightly if you apply the iron for a little longer. Experiment with it and see if you like it. 

I think this piece is fun and I had fun making it.

Tune in for more new fabrics with different techniques!