7cm Print Frame
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    7cm Print Frame

    I made a frame so I could put one of my Celtic knotwork frog prints up over my desk. The frame is several layers of laser-cut walnut and a square of museum-grade UV acrylic. The back attaches with strong magnets.

    Small Celtic knotwork frog printed in green on a copper square, with a white mat in a walnut frame.
    Framed Celtic Knotwork Frog Print
    Back side of the 7cm walnut print frame showing the four round magnets in the corners and an engraved Evermore ambigram in the center.
    7cm Print Frame (Back)
    7cm print frame, open with the back off, showing the UV acrylic, magnet closures, and the black inside of the back panel.
    7cm Print Frame (Open)
    7cm print frame, open with the back off and the matted print in place, magnet closures, and the black inside of the back panel.
    7cm Print Frame (Open with print)
    Frog Celtic knotwork print in a walnut frame hanging on the wall over a desk with a small clock, a netsuke of a skeleton playing a mokogyo, a silver tissue box, and a few Retro 51 pens standing point-up.
    Framed Celtic Knotwork Frog Print Hung

    There is a 4 minute video about making the frame:

    If you have 7cm prints you want to frame, the cut file for this is in the free Subscriber Archive.

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    Celtic Design Fabric
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    Celtic Design Fabric

    I finally got around to making a Celtic knotwork / interlacing fabric design to go with my Celtic key pattern and spiral designs.  This design produces an endless panel of knots.  Getting the knots absolutely perfect to make seamless tiles is a fun challenge.

    I posted some bags I made (pouch with green spirals, pouch with blue spirals, and an azuma bukuro style dice bag) with a few of the fabrics I made before.  I hadn’t posted about the fabrics specifically, though.

    I have been adding these to my list at the fabric printer in case anyone else has a use for them.

    Fabric with an endless pattern of intricate Celtic knots in shades of blue with yellow stars on a darker blue field lying flat with a bright orange-red and bronze 20-sided die with black numbers.
    Endless Celtic Knot Panel Fabric in Blue
    Four pieces of fabric arranged like shingles: a field of spirals in shades of blue, a Celtic key / maze pattern in an almost-black on blue, the same key / maze pattern on a warm brown, a different key /maze pattern (like squared spirals) in dark on a minty green. A bamboo body pen sits at an angle across the stack (for scale).
    Celtic Art Fabric
    A piece of fabric adorned with a Celtic key / maze pattern that looks kind of like spirals but square in blues, red, and gold lying flat with a marbled blue 20-sided die with metallic copper numbers.
    Royal Squared Spirals Fabric
    Fabric with an endless pattern of intricate Celtic knots in shades of blue with yellow stars on a darker blue field.
    Endless Celtic Knot Fabric Blue
    A piece of fabric adorned with a Celtic key / maze pattern that looks kind of like spirals but square in dark green on a pale minty green with white stars.
    Squared Spirals Fabric in Green
    Close-up of a flat piece of fabric with a field of spirals in shades of blue.
    Spirals Fabric Blue
    A small fantasy/Medieval belt pouch. The main body is cotton fabric printed with interlocking Celtic spirals in various shades of blue. The front, bottom, back and flap are black faux/vegan leather. The flap is decorated with silver spirals and, there is a sliver spiral triskelion on the front below the flap.
    A small fantasy/Medieval belt pouch. The main body is cotton fabric printed with interlocking Celtic spirals in various shades of blue. The front, bottom, back and flap are black faux/vegan leather. The flap is decorated with silver spirals and, there is a sliver spiral triskelion on the front below the flap.
    A small fantasy/Medieval belt pouch. The main body is cotton fabric printed with interlocking Celtic spirals in various shades of green. The back has slits to accommodate a belt.
    Green Spirals Dice Pouch (Back)
    A small fantasy/Medieval belt pouch. The main body is cotton fabric printed with interlocking Celtic spirals in various shades of green. The front, bottom, back and flap are medium brown faux/vegan leather. The flap is decorated with black spirals and, there is a black spiral triskelion on the front below the flap.
    Green Spirals Dice Pouch (front)
    A small fantasy/Medieval belt pouch. The main body is cotton fabric printed with interlocking Celtic spirals in various shades of green. The front, bottom, back and flap are medium brown faux/vegan leather. The flap is open, showing a green braided kumihimo drawstring with brass aglets and a brass magnetic closure.
    Green Spirals Dice Pouch (Open)
    Azuma Bukuro Dice Bag (open)
    Azuma Bukuro Dice Bag (open)
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    Knotwork Frog Print
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    Knotwork Frog Print

    Frog celtic knotwork design printed in green on a copper square on white toothy paper being held up by the corners

    I finally got a chance to play with my new Open Press Project Postcard Printing Press! I cut a plate with this new knotwork frog I designed, and got some pretty good results after a little fiddling. After starting on this, I noticed that frogs seem to be bubbling up out of the collective unconscious a lot right now. I wanted to join the Open Press print exchange, but ran out of time to get prints to them. Maybe next year!

    One minute printing video:

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    More Celtic Art Washi Tape
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    More Celtic Art Washi Tape

    A staggered stack of four Celtic art washi tapes (two key patterns, one knotwork, and one spirals design) without their packaging for better viewing.

    I couldn’t resist designing some more Celtic art washi tape.  I did another key pattern, much wider this time (45mm), in purple and red (with some pale blue accents).  I made a variant of my Spirals design (similar to the Spiral Flow fabric I did) in shades of blue.  I also did  a riff on a classic Celtic knotwork/interlacing design in shades of purple (with a green accent).  All have gold foil outlines and accents.

    If you are into it, I made enough to share.  The new washi tapes are up in the shop, individually and in a discounted bundle.

    A staggered stack of four Celtic art washi tapes (two key patterns, one knotwork, and one spirals design) without their packaging for better viewing.
    Four Celtic art washi tapes
    Roll of 45mm-wide washi tape with Celtic key patterns in gold foil on deep purple with red and light blue accents.
    Celtic key pattern washi tape (45mm wide)
    Roll of 20mm-wide washi tape with a pattern of Celtic spirals in shades of blue with gold foil outlines.
    Celtic sprials washi tape (20mm wide)
    Roll of 25mm-wide washi tape with Celtic knotwork in shades of purple with gold foil outlines.
    Celtic knotwork washi tape (25mm wide)
    Rolls of 45mm-wide washi tape with Celtic key patterns in gold foil on deep purple with red and light blue accents.
    Celtic key pattern washi tape (45mm wide)
    Rolls of 45mm-wide washi tape with Celtic key patterns in gold foil on deep purple with red and light blue accents.
    Celtic key pattern washi tape (45mm wide)
    Rolls of 25mm-wide washi tape with Celtic knotwork in shades of purple with gold foil outlines.
    Celtic knotwork washi tape (25mm wide)
    Rolls of 25mm-wide washi tape with Celtic knotwork in shades of purple with gold foil outlines.
    Celtic knotwork washi tape (25mm wide)
    A roll of 20mm-wide washi tape with a Celtic spirals pattern sits on an open journal. A strip of the tape has been applied to a blank page along one edge.
    Celtic Spirals Washi Tape on Display
    A roll of 25mm-wide Celtic knotwork washi tape sits on an open journal. A strip of the tape has been applied to a blank page along one edge.
    Celtic Knot Washi Tape on Display
    A roll of 45mm-wide Celtic key pattern washi tape sits on an open journal. A strip of the tape has been applied to a blank page along one edge.
    Key Pattern 2 Washi Tape on Display
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