Yellow Owl Workshop's Make It Yours

Patterns and Inspiration to Stamp, Stencil, and Customize Your Stuff

Ebook
On sale Mar 28, 2017 | 192 Pages | 9780770433666

Transform everyday objects into handcrafted pieces to wear, share, and display.
 
In Yellow Owl’s Make It Yours, you’ll learn techniques for bringing personal touches to objects all around your home. Upgrade your plain scarf with a colorful abstract design. Turn a dresser into an eye-catching art deco showpiece. Whip up a desert-inspired quilt to enliven your living room. Expert printer and Yellow Owl Workshop founder, Christine Schmidt, shares her trade secrets for creating gorgeous projects using unexpected materials, from gold leaf to cake fondant. What’s best: the included Yellow Owl Workshop templates and techniques can be mixed and matched to create countless more projects! Featuring inventive ideas for every room, skill level, and time constraint, Yellow Owl’s Make It Yours will teach you to print, stamp, stencil, and dye your way to a personalized life.
 
Projects include:


   • Monogram Leather Clutch
   • Roll Stamp Table Linens
   • Fruit Shoji Blinds
   • Shibori Dyed Bed Linens
   • Plaid Tote
   • Upholstered Chair with Hand-Printed Fabric
   • DIY Delftware
© Douglas Adesko
CHRISTINE SCHMIDT is the founder of Yellow Owl Workshop, a company known for its distinctive designs printed with natural materials. Their products are carried in more than 500 stores worldwide, including West Elm, Urban Outfitters, J. Crew, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and SFMOMA. Yellow Owl Workshop has been featured in Dwell, Martha Stewart Weddings, the Washington Post, and on websites such as Daily Candy, Design*Sponge, and Apartment Therapy. She is also the author of Print Workshop. Christine lives in San Francisco with her husband, Evan Gross, and her daughter, Emmy James. View titles by Christine Schmidt

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Transform everyday objects into handcrafted pieces to wear, share, and display.
 
In Yellow Owl’s Make It Yours, you’ll learn techniques for bringing personal touches to objects all around your home. Upgrade your plain scarf with a colorful abstract design. Turn a dresser into an eye-catching art deco showpiece. Whip up a desert-inspired quilt to enliven your living room. Expert printer and Yellow Owl Workshop founder, Christine Schmidt, shares her trade secrets for creating gorgeous projects using unexpected materials, from gold leaf to cake fondant. What’s best: the included Yellow Owl Workshop templates and techniques can be mixed and matched to create countless more projects! Featuring inventive ideas for every room, skill level, and time constraint, Yellow Owl’s Make It Yours will teach you to print, stamp, stencil, and dye your way to a personalized life.
 
Projects include:


   • Monogram Leather Clutch
   • Roll Stamp Table Linens
   • Fruit Shoji Blinds
   • Shibori Dyed Bed Linens
   • Plaid Tote
   • Upholstered Chair with Hand-Printed Fabric
   • DIY Delftware

Author

© Douglas Adesko
CHRISTINE SCHMIDT is the founder of Yellow Owl Workshop, a company known for its distinctive designs printed with natural materials. Their products are carried in more than 500 stores worldwide, including West Elm, Urban Outfitters, J. Crew, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and SFMOMA. Yellow Owl Workshop has been featured in Dwell, Martha Stewart Weddings, the Washington Post, and on websites such as Daily Candy, Design*Sponge, and Apartment Therapy. She is also the author of Print Workshop. Christine lives in San Francisco with her husband, Evan Gross, and her daughter, Emmy James. View titles by Christine Schmidt

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