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How to Convert a Color PDF to Black and White
I clicked through Google Analytics last night and found out two things about how folks are finding my site via search engines. 1) Someone out there was looking for “laser schwing”. 2) Lots of hits come from folks looking for answers to computery questions. I’ll talk about my new quest to become the number 1…
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It’s the Pits!
Yesterday, I finally got around to something that’s been on the to-do list for ages. I found a tutorial online on how to get armpit stains outta white t-shirts, and I tried it out. Booooooring, Steph. But guys… it was A LOT of shirts. Josh wears em all the time for work and is less…
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Quick Easy Way to Speed Up Your PC at Startup
When I got my new Dell laptop a couple of months ago it was love at first click. But there was one tiny thing that was still bugging me about it. Gawd Steph, you’re never happy! You have a brand new fast laptop with a crapton of memory and a spanky new copy of Creative Suite 5, what’s your…
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Quickie Mocha Coffee
One thing is majorly different in life these days. Ok wait, lots of things are majorly different in life these days. But one thing… I never wanted to be the kind of person that needed coffee every single morning to function. To the point where I’ve gone through chunks of time where I’d stop drinking…
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the voodoo that yudu so well – part 2: all the screens that’re fit to print! AND A GIVEAWAY!
now that we’ve covered how to burn screens with the yudu, i’m gonna share my experiences today in printing a big ol pile of shirts for an order i’m putting together for shopscad in savannah, georgia! there’s a lot of info to cover, but if you can hold on til the end i’ll tell ya…
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that voodoo that yudu so well – part 1, how i learned to stop worrying and love the yudu
ok i’m really bummed that i JUST found my camera that’s been missing for a week or more – i wanted to photodocument getting to know my yudu better! it was gonna be perfect… photos of us taking long walks on the beach, romantic candlelit dinners, canoodling at the movies – but instead you get…
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hearts and laserbeams how to: repeat yourself, repeat yourself part 4!
part 4: check yourself before you wreck yourself! ok so you’ve got your repeat pattern finished in either illustrator or photoshop – the most important thing comes next, making sure your repeat works! spoonflower’s a little spendy, so it would suck if you spent the money to get your fabric printed up and then got…
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hearts and laserbeams how to: repeat yourself, repeat yourself part 3!
part 3: making a simple repeat pattern! ok breaktime’s over folks let’s get back into it! today we’re gonna talk about how to make a simple polka dot repeat in both photoshop and illustrator. you can apply this exact same technique to pretty much anything you want to repeat! THE most important thing to remember…
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hearts and laserbeams how to: repeat yourself, repeat yourself part 2
part 2: setting up your file but steeeeeeeeeph, when are we gonna make repeats!!! i wanna make repeats!!! patience, grassplopper – the most important thing about getting ANYTHING printed, whether it’s paper or fabric or your mother’s face, the most important thing is setting your file up correctly from the start so you don’t run…
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hearts and laserbeams how to: repeat yourself repeat yourself!
part 1: what the heck is a repeat!?! ok it’s been a LONNNNNNNG time since i’ve done a how to, and this one’s a doozy! have you heard of spoonflower? it’s this awesome website that lets you print your own fabric! only problem is, not everyone knows how to make a repeat pattern – hearts…
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coming soon! crafty hearts and laserbeams workshops!
i worked like gangbusters last week to get together some proposals for craft classes i’d love to teach – it was really fun to have a few days where i did nothing but paint, sew, glitter and glue! the great news is after meeting with the kids are alright here in long beach, i’ve got…
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hearts and laserbeams how-to #1: sisterhood of the pocketed pants!
Hearts and laserbeams how-to 1: sisterhood of the pocketed pantsWell here it is, the first in hopefully a series of how to make/fix/cook/punch stuff! I’ll include pictures, drawings and diagrams where I can, and if ya want more info you’re absolutely welcome to ask for it! If you try the tutorials I’d love feedback on…
