Project #2

You might recall these typographical city prints I blogged about last year. They've been swimming around in the back of my mind, waiting for a good project. I decided to try my hand at making a similar version for my favorite {and shockingly overlooked!} city...

I messed around with font, placement, and size until I came up with this. Then I traced it onto freezer paper and made a stencil. {You can find excellent tutorials here and here.}

Using fabric paint and a stencil brush, I quickly jazzed up a plain canvas tote meant for library books.

The front {above} and the back {below}.

Not perfect, but not a bad first attempt. Onward and upward!