Well, get this. I went to visit my very crafty friend Kori last week, and upon her coffee table was a very cute tank top and onesie for her new son, Dexter.
The first thing I asked her was how she made them. Turns out, she made them the same way the tote is supposed to be made. With Freezer Paper.
As I sat there drinking hot chocolate with marshmallows (both homemade!!!), she explained, "Your doily bled through. You needed to use freezer paper. That's the only way the other woman was able to make her bag look so good."
Oh.
So, I went back to Ashley Anne's blog. Maybe I had missed something. Nope. The only time she mentions freezer paper is when she discusses creating the stencil for her bag, which I didn't do.
Kori told me that if I wanted to make the tote again, I should try placing the doily on the freezer paper and using an Exacto blade to cut out each detail. Then, I should stick the freezer paper on the bag and paint over that.
I realize Ashley Anne probably created the DIY as a clever way to showcase her work as a photographer and earn more exposure on blogs, at which she was successful. I admire how she came up with an ingenious way to market her business, costing her next to nothing.
What kills me is that her post is more about the images than the actual DIY. Yes, yes, show us how perfectly you capture the steps and how well the photo is staged. Along with that, though, it would be really helpful if information on how to achieve the same results were included.
Since it appears I did not create the tote correctly, I almost think I should do it again and compare my results to Ashley Anne's.
So, you may not get the Martha DI-Why Not this week in favor of a canvas tote DI-Why Not redux.
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