love your veggies!

super ultra fabulous mini totes are here!

So, this collection of veggies is a bit of a mix,

some old favorites(mini versions) a corduroy carrot, an heirloom tomato,
and a few new friends to love, and now honestly ...
who doesn't love a potato?

:

:: pssst..cmon' take a quick peek @ the making of ::

scored these linoleum tiles at a yard sale last year

and finally put one of them to good use for some ~block style~ fabric printing

The material I used for these mini totes is actually

reclaimed canvas from some larger totes that never made it to the sale floor.

so in keeping with the eco/recycle/re-use theme,

I set out to see just what I could come up with for the designhold on while I...just fashion a makeshift roller (a.k.a. a mini paint roller),

fake the "ink" with some lightly watered down acrylics and voila!

You can fabric stamp to your hearts content..using what is already available,

and don't you just love that?

just in case anyone out there with kids is curious as to how I make ...um,well anything ..?

I just ~find.. a.. way~see that table in the photo above?

this is what it quickly tranforms into when you have four children at home

who love to create just as much as mama.

See that space in the lower left, yes I sat there ^ and lovingly hand painted

the detail on these mini totes amongst much joy and laughter

(we do get a bit silly when we're painting) :) with the proper motivation

anything is possible