AND THIS IS MAKE YOUR MARK.

TODAY WE'LL BE DOING ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS: STAMPING.

WE'LL BE CREATING OUR OWN STAMPS; PETER WILL BE HEADING BY TO SHOW US HOW TO STAMP METAL FOR SILVER GARDEN MARKERS; WE'LL BE CREATING OUR OWN OTOMI FABRIC; AND KELLY NISHIMOTO WILL COME BY TO SHOW US HOW TO TRANSFORM A SKIRT WITH POLKA DOTS.

LET'S GET READY TO STAMP AWAY.

♪ THIS SHOW IS MADE POSSIBLE BY KRYLON.

KRYLON HAS BEEN FORMULATING PAINTS THAT DELIVER COLOR, DURABILITY, AND FAST DRY TIME SINCE 1947.

OUR RANGE OF PRODUCTS EXPANDS FROM INDOORS TO OUT WITH A VARIETY OF FORMULATIONS TO MEET PROJECT NEEDS FROM PLASTIC AND LAMINATE TO RUST PREVENTATIVE AND CRAFT AND HOBBY PRODUCTS.

AND BY ECLECTIC PRODUCTS, MAKERS OF E6000 FAMILY OF ADHESIVES.

E6000 PROFESSIONAL STRENGTH ADHESIVES FOR CRAFTS, DECOR, HOME REPAIRS, SCRAPBOOKING, PHOTOS, FRAMING, AND MORE.

E6000 INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH ADHESIVE.

FAVECRAFTS.COM IS PROUD TO SPONSOR MAKE YOUR MARK.

AT FAVECRAFTS.COM YOU CAN FIND CRAFT PROJECTS, VIDEOS AND TIPS, NEW CROCHET, CHRISTMAS CRAFTS, SEWING, KIDS' CRAFTS, JEWELRY MAKING, KNITTING, PAPER CRAFT PROJECTS AND MORE.

AND BY PLAID ENTERPRISES.

PLAID HAS BEEN HAPPILY HELPING CRAFTERS BRING IDEAS TO LIFE WITH PRODUCTS SUCH AS FOLKART, DELTA, APPLE BARREL, BUCILLA, GALLERY GLASS, ONE STROKE AND MOD PODGE.

PLAID - CREATIVE IDEAS MADE EASY.

I LOVE RUBBER STAMPS WHETHER I'M USING THEM ON FABRIC, PAPER OR WOOD.

I THINK THEY ADD AN AMAZING DECORATIVE TOUCH AND CAN MAKE ANYTHING LOOK BETTER.

SOMETIMES I'M LOOKING FOR SOMETHING A BIT MORE CUSTOM, SOMETHING I CAN'T FIND AT A STORE.

WHEN THAT HAPPENS I HAVE A TECHNIQUE TO MAKE MY OWN.

MAKING YOUR OWN STAMPS ALLOWS YOU TO SHOW YOUR CREATIVITY ON EVERYTHING FROM STATIONERY TO GREETING CARDS.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SOME SPARE TIME ON YOUR HANDS BECAUSE ONCE YOU MAKE ONE YOU'LL HAVE A HARD TIME STOPPING.

♪ THE FIRST THING YOU'RE GOING TO NEED IS KIDS' STICKY FOAM.

NOW THIS COMES IN ALL DIFFERENT COLORS, IT'S ABOUT AN EIGHTH OF AN INCH WIDE, AND IT HAS A STICKY BACK.

FIGURE OUT WHAT KIND OF PATTERN YOU WANT TO MAKE ON THE STICKY FOAM.

I THOUGHT TODAY WE'D MAKE A FEATHER.

I THINK FEATHERS ARE VERY ELEGANT.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE A PENCIL OR A PEN AND DRAW YOUR FEATHER PATTERN ON TOP OF THE STICKY FOAM.

IF YOU NEED TO, DRAW YOUR PATTERN ON PAPER FIRST AND GET SOME PRACTICE IN.

THE SECRET TO MAKING A TERRIFIC RUBBER STAMP IS TWO LAYERS OF THE STICKY FOAM.

SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS CUT OUT OUR BASIC SHAPE AND THEN CUT IT OUT AGAIN IN ANOTHER LAYER.

I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SENT A CARD OR A LETTER WITHOUT STAMPING IT WITH ONE OF MY FAVORITE RUBBER STAMPS.

WE'VE GOT OUR FIRST SHAPE, AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS TRACE IT ON OUR SECOND LAYER... JUST LIKE THAT.

THEN WE'RE GOING TO CUT OUT OUR SECOND SHAPE.

BUT WE'RE NOT PUTTING THEM TOGETHER YET.

SO NOW WE HAVE TWO EXACT SHAPES IN OUR STICKY FOAM.

NOW OUR TOP LAYER IS GOING TO HAVE ALL THE DETAIL ON IT.

WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS TAKE A CRAFT KNIFE AND ADD THE DETAIL TO THE TOP LAYER OF THE STICKY FOAM.

THE CRAFT KNIFE IS THE PERFECT TOOL FOR CREATING A REALLY BEAUTIFUL INTRICATE STAMP.

YOU CAN CUT ALL KINDS OF BASIC SHAPES...

SHAPES OF ANIMALS, LETTERS I REALLY LIKE.

SO WE'VE GOT OUR BEAUTIFUL FEATHER SHAPE, I'VE CUT OUT ALL THE DETAILS WITH THE CRAFT KNIFE.

WHAT I'M GOING TO DO NEXT IS SCORE MORE DETAIL WITH THE TIP OF THE CRAFT KNIFE INTO THE TOP PART OF THE RUBBER STAMP.

AND THIS IS GOING TO GIVE IT SOME TEXTURE.

ALRIGHT, SO I'M GOING TO SCORE RIGHT DOWN THE CENTER OF THE FEATHER, JUST LIKE THAT.

AND THEN SCORE JUST TO GIVE IT SOME DETAIL, JUST LIKE THAT.

MAKE SURE TO NOT GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

YOU'RE JUST ACTUALLY DRAWING ON IT WITH THE TIP OF THE CRAFT KNIFE.

WHAT THIS DOES IS CREATE TINY CREVICES IN THE FOAM WHICH WILL GIVE YOUR RUBBER STAMP MORE DETAIL.

SO WE'VE CREATED OUR FEATHER RUBBER STAMP AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT ON TOP OF OUR SECOND LAYER WHICH WAS THE SAME BASIC SHAPE.

EASY SQUEASY.

NEXT THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS PEEL OFF THE BACK OF THE BOTTOM LAYER AND STICK IT ONTO A PIECE OF WOOD.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO USE CARDBOARD INSTEAD OF WOOD IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PIECE OF WOOD, BUT YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT CARDBOARD IS COMPLETELY FLAT.

ALRIGHT, LET'S TAKE THIS FOR A TEST DRIVE.

NOW IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE WHILE FOR THE STAMP TO SOAK UP THE INK SO YOU MIGHT HAVE TO PRESS IT A COUPLE OF TIMES JUST TO GET IT NICE AND INKED UP.

YOU READY?

I KNOW I AM.

AND THERE YOU GO.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE A FEATHER LIKE I DID.

YOU COULD USE YOUR INITIAL, YOU COULD USE THE SHAPE OF AN ANIMAL, A BUNNY RABBIT OR A HORSE MIGHT BE COOL.

WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE, YOU CAN MAKE AN AWESOME RUBBER STAMP FOR LITTLE TO NO MONEY.

♪ THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO MAKE A RUBBER STAMP THAT NO ONE ELSE WILL HAVE.

IT'S GOING TO MAKE ALL YOUR DIY PROJECTS ONE OF A KIND.

♪ I KNOW YOU'VE SEEN STAMPS ON PAPER AND FABRIC BEFORE, BUT HAVE YOU EVER SEEN STAMPED METAL?

IT'S A REALLY SIMPLE PROCESS WITH SOME GREAT USES.

TODAY PETER IS HERE TO SHOW US ONE OF HIS FAVORITES.

USING DOLLAR STORE SPOONS YOU CAN MAKE GORGEOUS STAMPED GARDEN MARKERS TO HELP KEEP YOUR PLANTS ORGANIZED AND ADD A TOUCH OF WHIMSY TO YOUR OUTDOOR SPACE.

PETER MARR HAS EXPERIENCE IN ALL REALMS OF CONSTRUCTION FROM CELEBRITY HOMES TO THE SET WE'RE STANDING ON RIGHT NOW.

FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS HE'S BEEN THE HOST OF A VARIETY OF HOME DECOR TELEVISION SHOWS, SHARING HIS KNOWLEDGE OF BUILDING.

TO TOP IT ALL OFF, PETER IS AN AWARD-WINNING COMIC.

♪ SO FIRST OF ALL, WHAT WE NEED TO HAVE IS A NICE, SOLID, FLAT SURFACE.

OKAY.

WE GOT THAT.

AND A HAMMER AND OF COURSE A SPOON.

AND SOMETIMES A PIECE OF WOOD WILL ACTUALLY HELP.

IT'LL SOFTEN THE BLOW A BIT, IT'LL FLATTEN IT OUT FROM THE HAMMER.

YOU PUT THE SPOON FACE DOWN BECAUSE THIS IS THE SIDE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE AND START FLATTENING.

WHOA!

WHOA, WHOA.

LET ME TRY.

YOU GOT IT?

NOW THE SPOON'S GOING TO WANT TO BEND IN ALL KINDS OF CRAZY DIRECTIONS BUT GET IT FLAT FIRST AND WE'LL CHECK IT OUT AFTER.

FLATTENING IT LIKE THIS?

RIGHT.

OH, THAT LOOKS GOOD!

THAT IS CRAZY!

THE REASON WE'RE USING A PIECE OF WOOD FOR A FLAT SURFACE IS, IF YOU NOTICE THERE'S NO DIVOTS.

IT'S NICE AND SMOOTH.

ONCE WE GET IT CLOSE TO WHERE WE WANT IT WE CAN TAKE THE BACK SIDE AND FLATTEN IT EVEN MORE.

YOU READY?

AFTER YOU'RE DONE FLATTENING IT THE SPOON'S GOING TO WANT TO TAKE A BIT OF AN ARC RIGHT THERE.

SO THIS PIECE OF WOOD IS GOING TO COME IN VERY HANDY BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO SCAR UP THE SURFACE OF THE SPOON, THE SIDE WE'RE GOING TO SEE AND STAMP.

SO WE TAKE THIS NICE, SOFT, FLAT PIECE OF WOOD AND FLATTEN IT OUT.

THAT LOOKS GREAT!

TA-DA!

AND THIS IS JUST A PIECE OF SCRAP WOOD.

EXCELLENT.

A PIECE OF SCRAP WOOD, A SPOON AND A HAMMER, WE GOT IT FLAT.

AMAZING.

NOW WHAT DO WE DO?

NOW ANY STAMP KIT IS GOING TO COME WITH A LITTLE PIECE OF STEEL.

IT'S GOING TO BE A NICE, FLAT, SOLID SURFACE.

AND YOU PUT THAT UNDER YOUR SPOON.

NOW A STAMP KIT IS GOING TO HAVE LETTERS AND SYMBOLS BASED AT THE END OF A STAMP THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAMMER INTO YOUR SPOON.

NOW MARK, PICK A WORD, ANY WORD, PREFERABLY A GARDEN WORD, TO STAMP INTO THE SPOON.

HOW ABOUT MINT?

I LOVE MINT.

SO WE NEED M-I-N-T. WE'VE GOT OUR LETTERS STAMPED OUT, HOW DO WE KEEP THEM STRAIGHT?

THAT'S WHAT THIS TAPE IS FOR.

EASIEST WAY TO DO THIS - TAKE A PIECE OF TAPE... LAY IT ACROSS YOUR SPOON SO THAT WAY IT'S A NON PERMANENT PLACE TO MAKE A STRAIGHT LINE AND YOU CAN SET YOUR STAMPS RIGHT ON THAT LINE.

GOTCHA.

JUST LIKE THAT.

AND ONCE WE STAMP THEM INTO THE SPOON, TAKE THE PIECE OF TAPE OFF, AND VOILA... A STRAIGHT LINE "MINT".

OKAY, SO WE'VE GOT OUR STRAIGHT LINE, NOW WE JUST TAKE OUR LETTERS AND WE POUND- DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR THE LETTERS?

I DO.

I WOULD SAY YOU MAY WANT TO START SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE SO YOU DON'T START ON ONE END THEN FIND OUT YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH ROOM FOR THE REST OF THE LETTERS IN THE WORD.

GOOD IDEA, OR IT WOULD JUST BE "MIN".

SO LET'S START WITH THE "I".

NOW WHEN YOU GO TO STAMP IT YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO HOLD IT STEADY BECAUSE THIS THING'S GOING TO WANT TO MOVE ON YOU.

SO BE JUST A LITTLE BIT OFF LEFT - AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY FEEL THE PIECE OF TAPE SO WHEN YOU PUT YOUR STAMP ON THERE YOU GO TO DRAG IT DOWN, YOU CAN FEEL RIGHT WHERE IT'S GOING TO HIT THAT PIECE OF TAPE.

SO IT'S ACTUALLY BETTER THAN DRAWING A LINE?

IT'S MUCH BETTER THAN DRAWING A LINE.

SO ONE GOOD WHACK IS ALL YOU NEED?

IF YOU CAN GET IT IN ONE GOOD WHACK THAT WOULD BE IDEAL.

SOMETIMES IT TAKES TWO OR THREE.

OKAY.

I'M GOING TO DO THIS BUT I HAVE TO CLOSE MY EYES WHEN I HAMMER THINGS.

SO I'M JUST GOING TO TURN AWAY.

I CAN DO THAT.

ARE YOU SURE?

HAHAHA!

I'M KIDDING!

COME ON.

YOU'RE CRAZY, MARK.

YOU READY?

YEAH, I WANT TO SEE THIS.

WE GOT THE "I".

OKAY, YUP, I'M READY.

AND IF YOU HAVE TO HIT IT TWICE YOU CAN HIT IT TWICE.

OH, THAT LOOKS GREAT!

SO WE'RE HALFWAY THERE.

WE'RE "IN".

READY TO DO ANOTHER ONE?

I WANT TO DO ONE.

THIS IS EXCITING.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

DON'T HIT YOUR FINGER.

I'M GOING TO TRY.

ONE LAST LETTER, WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

THREE-QUARTERS OF THE WAY THROUGH.

ALL WE GOTTA DO IS HIT THAT "T".

WOW, YOU REALLY HAVE TO HIT THAT HARD.

YOU REALLY DO.

GET THAT GUY RIGHT IN THERE.

ALRIGHT!

PEEL THE TAPE OFF, AND VOILA.

MINT!

THE EASIEST WAY TO MAKE THE LETTERS STAND OUT IS TO TAKE A PERMANENT MARKER AND SINCE YOU'RE DEALING WITH A SPOON IT'S GOING TO HAVE A NICE, SMOOTH SURFACE.

THE MARKER'S NOT GOING TO STICK TO IT BUT IT WILL STICK TO THE STAMPED PART.

SO ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS JUST PUT THE MARKER RIGHT OVER IT AND YOU CAN TAKE A RAG OR EVEN YOUR FINGER AND WIPE IT OFF AND- YOU CAN READ IT PERFECTLY!

VOILA, THERE YOU GO.

THAT LOOKS AMAZING!

YEAH, AND YOU CAN USE THIS FOR ANY WORD.

THERE ARE DIFFERENT STAMPS THAT PUT DIFFERENT SYMBOLS ON THERE.

IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A FESTIVE SPOON WITH FIREWORKS ON IT, GO FOR IT.

ALRIGHT!

I LOVE IT!

AND THAT'S IT.

YOU'RE DONE.

ALRIGHT, THAT WAS REALLY EASY TO DO.

WE ACTUALLY DID IT IN NO "THYME".

GASP!

WE COULD PLANT THAT NEXT.

OTOMI FABRIC IS A MEXICAN FABRIC THAT INVOLVES A PATTERN OF GRAPHIC BIRDS AND FLOWERS.

THE FABRIC SELLS FOR A VERY HIGH PRICE AND IT'S REALLY HARD TO FIND.

I LOVE THE LOOK OF IT SO MUCH THAT I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW TO USE HOMEMADE STAMPS TO MAKE YOUR OWN OTOMI PRINT FABRIC.

♪ THE FIRST THING YOU'RE GOING TO NEED ARE PIGMENT INKS, AND THESE ARE RUBBER STAMPS WITH AN INK IN IT THAT IS ACTUALLY PERMANENT BUT YOU DO HAVE TO HEAT SET IT ONCE YOU'VE STAMPED THE FABRIC.

SO ONCE YOU'VE STAMPED EVERYTHING YOU'RE GOING TO HEAT SET IT WITH AN IRON WHEN IT'S DRY.

I DID SOME RESEARCH ON OTOMI FABRICS TO GET THE SHAPES I WANTED TO INCORPORATE INTO THIS FABRIC.

AND THE NEXT THING I DID WAS I CUT OUT THE SHAPES IN KIDS' STICKY FOAM AND PUT THEM ON WOOD BACKS AND THESE ARE GOING TO BE MY STAMPS.

THE FIRST THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS START IN THE CENTER WITH OUR RABBIT STAMP.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR RUBBER STAMPS ARE PROPERLY INKED SO, IF YOU HAVE TO, PICK UP THE RUBBER STAMP AND GO OVER THE TOP JUST LIKE THAT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S ENOUGH INK ON YOUR RUBBER STAMP.

AN ALTERNATIVE TO USING PIGMENT INKS WOULD BE USING ACRYLIC PAINTS THAT YOU CAN ALSO SET WITH AN IRON.

OR YOU COULD USE A FABRIC PAINT.

MAKE SURE TO PRESS DOWN REALLY HARD WHEN YOU'RE STAMPING.

ONCE WE'VE STAMPED THE CENTER WE'RE GOING TO STAMP OUR WAY OUT TO THE EDGES USING OUR DIFFERENT SHAPES.

AND WE WANT TO DO IT KIND OF GEOMETRICALLY WORKING NORTH, SOUTH; EAST, WEST.

IT'S BEST TO CREATE YOUR FABRIC ON 100% COTTON.

SOMETHING WITH A VERY, VERY SMOOTH SURFACE.

I ACTUALLY TRIED IT ON A POLYESTER AND IT ALL WASHED OFF.

MAKE SURE THAT WHEN YOU'RE STAMPING YOU'RE WORKING ON A COMPLETELY FLAT SURFACE.

WE'VE GOT THIS CRAZY BIRD HERE.

I TOOK THIS IMAGE RIGHT OFF OF A PIECE OF OTOMI FABRIC I FOUND ON THE INTERNET.

IT'S JUST SO NUTTY I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT KIND OF BIRD THIS IS.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO USE IT.

THIS IS LOOKING GREAT.

I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PIECE OF FABRIC.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO AS ELABORATE AS I'M GOING.

YOU COULD JUST TAKE ONE RUBBER STAMP AND JUST DO IT ACROSS THE EDGE OF A PIECE OF FABRIC, SAY IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A TABLE CLOTH OR A PILLOW CASE.

YOU JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE USING A GOOD PIGMENT INK, A COTTON FABRIC, AND YOU MAKE SURE YOU PRESS IT IN AND SET IT WHEN YOU'RE DONE.

ONCE YOU'VE COMPLETELY STAMPED YOUR FABRIC, THE NEXT THING YOU'RE GOING TO DO IS SET IT WITH AN IRON.

THIS ONE WAS DONE WITH A FABRIC PAINT AND THIS WAS DONE WITH A PERMANENT PIGMENT INK.

ONCE YOU'RE DONE WITH YOUR FABRIC YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT WITH IT.

YOU COULD CREATE A TABLECLOTH, A BEDSPREAD, OR A THROW PILLOW LIKE I DID.

♪ YOU CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MANY PILLOWS.

YEAH.

AH, GOOD STUFF.

I LOVE TAKING THRIFT STORE ITEMS AND BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO THEM.

AND CLOTHING IS NO DIFFERENT.

REVAMPING OLD ITEMS IS A GREAT WAY TO SAVE MONEY AND GET SOME NICE CUSTOM PIECES THAT NO ONE ELSE WILL HAVE.

KELLY NISHIMOTO IS HERE TO HELP US THROW SOME ROCKABILLY SPUNK INTO A BASIC BLACK SKIRT USING A FUN STAMPING TECHNIQUE.

KELLY NISHIMOTO IS A TALENTED FASHION DESIGNER.

SHE RUNS AN L.A.

BOUTIQUE, DRESSES SOME INCREDIBLE CELEBRITIES, AND HER CLOTHING GRACES THE FASHION WEEK RUNWAYS.

SHE'S HOSTED SEVERAL PROMINENT TELEVISION SHOWS AND IS NOW THE HOST OF A NEW SERIES, "SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING NEW".

♪ I'M SO EXCITED BECAUSE TODAY MY BFF, KELLY NISHIMOTO, HAS STOPPED BY TO HELP ME MAKE A ROCKABILLY POLKA DOT SKIRT.

THIS IS ACTUALLY A REALLY GREAT WAY TO SPRUCE UP A BORING PIECE OF CLOTHING YOU MIGHT HAVE.

AND SOMETIMES IF YOU GET A LITTLE STAIN ON SOMETHING, IT'S A GREAT WAY TO COVER UP A STAIN.

CAMOUFLAGE THE STAIN WITH POLKA DOTS!

YEAH, CAMOUFLAGE.

I LIKE WHAT YOU'RE THINKIN'.

SO EASY THAT YOU CAN DO THIS ONE OF TWO WAYS.

FOR DARKER FABRICS YOU WANT TO USE A TEXTILE MEDIUM MIXED WITH AN ACRYLIC PAINT AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO SET IT WITH AN IRON.

BUT FOR LIGHTER FABRICS - CHECK THIS OUT - YOU CAN USE A PIGMENT INK STAMP PAD AND THIS IS ACTUALLY PERMANENT ONCE YOU SET IT WITH AN IRON.

REALLY?

MAY I ASK WHAT A MEDIUM TEXTILE- A TEXTILE MEDIUM IS?

A TEXTILE MEDIUM IS SOMETHING THAT MAKES AN ACRYLIC PAINT PERMANENT ON FABRIC.

WOW, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

PRETTY COOL, HUH?

YOU CAN TAKE A BASIC ACRYLIC PAINT THAT YOU PAINT ON A CANVAS AND YOU CAN PUT IT ON A SKIRT AND USE THIS AND IT'S PERMANENT.

EXACTLY!

SO OUR FIRST STEP IS WE'RE GOING TO LAY OUR SKIRTS FLAT ON A TABLE AND WE'RE GOING TO INSERT A PIECE OF CARDBOARD IN BETWEEN THE LAYERS OF FABRIC SO THAT OUR DYE OR PAINT DOESN'T SOAK THROUGH TO THE UNDER LAYER.

MAKES SENSE, RIGHT?

MAKES SENSE.

I'VE DONE THAT TO YOUR SKIRT ALREADY.

THE NEXT THING YOU WANT TO DO IS TAKE A RULER AND PLOT OUT YOUR POLKA DOT DESIGN.

SO I LIKE POLKA DOTS THAT ARE ABOUT TWO INCHES APART.

WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS PLACE THE RULER RIGHT AT THE WAISTLINE OF THE SKIRT.

AT A DIAGONAL.

AT A DIAGONAL.

EXACTLY.

AND THEN WE'RE JUST GOING TO MARK WITH A PENCIL EVERY TWO INCHES.

JUST LIKE THAT.

WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO NEXT IS JUST MOVE IT OVER TWO INCHES AND CONTINUE MAKING DOTS STARTING DOWN THE LINE PARALLEL TO THE FIRST ROW OF DOTS.

SO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE MARKING YOUR POLKA DOT PATTERN UNTIL THE ENTIRE SKIRT IS EVENLY COVERED.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE WHILE.

I KNOW IT SEEMS DIFFICULT BUT IT'S REALLY NOT.

IT'S JUST POLKA DOTS!

OKAY, THIS IS THE FUN PART.

YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO USE TO MAKE POLKA DOTS?

A PENCIL ERASER.

WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU WANT A LARGER POLKA DOT?

GET A BIGGER PENCIL?

COME ON, THEY HAVE BIGGER PENCILS, RIGHT?

THEY HAVE THOSE CRAZY PENCILS YOU BUY FOR A SOUVENIR?

YOU COULD USE ONE OF THOSE.

WHAT ELSE COULD YOU USE?

YOU COULD USE A STENCIL.

YOU COULD CUT A CIRCLE OUT OF A PIECE OF CARDBOARD OR A PIECE OF PLASTIC OR FIND A CIRCLE STENCIL AND THEN USE THAT.

AND THEN YOU GO ONE AT A TIME.

CAN YOU USE A SPONGE OR IS THAT TOO POROUS?

I THINK A SPONGE MIGHT BE TOO POROUS.

BUT YOU COULD USE SOME STICKY FOAM.

KIDS' STICKY FOAM.

LIKE THEY MAKE THE LITTLE SHAPES OUT OF.

EXACTLY.

COMES IN SHEETS.

YES.

NOW FOR KELLY'S SKIRT, BECAUSE IT'S A LIGHT FABRIC WE'RE GOING TO USE A PIGMENT INK IN BLACK.

AND THERE IS NOTHING MORE CHIC THAN A BLACK AND WHITE POLKA DOT SKIRT.

DON'T YOU THINK?

I AGREE.

I THINK BLACK WITH WHITE POLKA DOTS IS ROCKABILLY; CREAM WITH BLACK POLKA DOTS IS CHIC.

1940s EVEN.

VERY.

THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT PIGMENT INK IS IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE YOU CAN WASH IT OUT, BUT ONCE YOU HEAT SET IT IT'S PERMANENT.

THAT'S PERFECT!

SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START ON THIS BLACK SKIRT USING A LITTLE BIT OF TEXTILE MEDIUM MIXED WITH ACRYLIC PAINT.

MARK, THIS IS ACTUALLY A GREAT WAY TO BE PROFESSIONAL BUT STILL HAVE A FUN ELEMENT TO YOUR WARDROBE.

IN OUR BUSINESS WE HAVE TO BE PRESENTABLE TO PEOPLE SO I COULD WEAR THIS SKIRT WITH THIS JACKET, THROW SOME OF YOUR CRAZY JEWELRY ON WITH IT AND A LIGHT COLORED SHIRT AND I WOULD STILL FEEL PROFESSIONAL BUT FUNKY.

YEAH, I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.

I LOVE THIS BECAUSE IT'S A GREAT WAY TO TAKE A PIECE OF CLOTHING THAT YOU HAVE THAT YOU DON'T WEAR ANYMORE AND JUST EXPERIMENT WITH IT, SEE IF YOU CAN COME UP WITH SOMETHING NEW THAT YOU COULD WEAR AGAIN.

HOW DO YOU MAKE YOUR DOTS PERMANENT SO THEY DON'T WASH OFF?

THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

THE PIGMENT INK DRIES ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.

THE ACRYLIC PAINT THAT'S MIXED WITH THE TEXTILE MEDIUM TAKES A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO DRY BUT ONCE BOTH OF THEM ARE DRY, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS HEAT SET IT WITH AN IRON - EASY.

BECAUSE THIS PROCESS TAKES LONGER, DO THESE DOTS LAST OR MORE DURABLE IN THE WASH OVER THIS?

EXACTLY THE SAME.

DEFINITELY.

SO ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS HEAT SET IT AND THEN THE DOTS ARE PERMANENT.

VERY COOL.

JUST LIKE THAT.

SO THERE YOU GO.

POLKA DOT SKIRTS WITH ME AND MY FRIEND, KELLY NISHIMOTO.

♪ MARK, YOU'VE TOTALLY INSPIRED ME TO BE CRAFTY BUT WHY MAKE A SKIRT WHEN I CAN JUST TAKE YOURS?

WHY DOES THAT ALWAYS HAPPEN TO ME?

I HOPE YOU ENJOYED ADDING SOME PATTERN TO YOUR WORLD WITH STAMPS.

WE LEARNED HOW TO MAKE OUR OWN STAMPS; STAMPED METAL WITH PETER; CREATED OUR OWN OTOMI PRINT; AND ADDED SOME GREAT PATTERN TO A BASIC SKIRT.

NOW IT'S YOUR TURN TO MAKE YOUR MARK.

♪ THIS SHOW IS MADE POSSIBLE BY KRYLON.

KRYLON HAS BEEN FORMULATING PAINTS THAT DELIVER COLOR, DURABILITY, AND FAST DRY TIME SINCE 1947.

OUR RANGE OF PRODUCTS EXPANDS FROM INDOORS TO OUT WITH A VARIETY OF FORMULATIONS TO MEET PROJECT NEEDS FROM PLASTIC AND LAMINATE TO RUST PREVENTATIVE, AND CRAFT AND HOBBY PRODUCTS.

AND BY ECLECTIC PRODUCTS... MAKERS OF THE E6000 FAMILY OF ADHESIVES.

E6000 PROFESSIONAL STRENGTH ADHESIVES FOR CRAFTS, DECOR, HOME REPAIRS, SCRAPBOOKING PHOTOS, FRAMING, AND MORE.

E6000 INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH ADHESIVES.

FAVECRAFTS.COM IS PROUD TO SPONSOR MAKE YOUR MARK.

AT FAVECRAFTS.COM YOU CAN FIND CRAFT PROJECTS, VIDEOS AND TIPS, NEW CROCHET, CHRISTMAS CRAFTS, SEWING, KIDS' CRAFTS, JEWELRY MAKING, KNITTING, PAPER CRAFT PROJECTS, AND MORE.

AND BY PLAID ENTERPRISES.

PLAID HAS BEEN HAPPILY HELPING CRAFTERS BRING IDEAS TO LIFE WITH PRODUCTS SUCH AS FOLKART, DELTA, APPLE BARREL, BUCILLA, GALLERY GLASS, ONE STROKE, AND MOD PODGE.

PLAID: CREATIVE IDEAS MADE EASY.