GAMBLEWOOD — Rebecca Lynn’s business Juicy Fabric is not to be mixed up with the gum Juicy Fruit, but the results are practically the same — appealingly colorful products that make you crave for more.

Lynn creates scarves, wall hangings and herbal eye pillows with silk materials that she “paints” herself.

She doesn’t make the fabric, but orders the silks, including scarves with different textures and wall hangings of varied sizes. After Lynn receives the white material, her artistic talents pour all over the products, primarily the scarves — her top selling item.

“Most people know what to do with them,” she said about the popularity of the clothing accessory. “They are a way I can make a living and still do something artistic.”

She started with the textile as an art student in college in Alaska in the 1990s before moving to Washington in 1998. She is now a full-time artist/entrepreneur within the West Sound art and craft circuit and a vendor at Pike Place Market.

The process of painting the fabric is done in a crucial and timely manner. Once Lynn starts painting the delicate fabric, she can’t stop and must keep painting as it dries.

She first stretches a piece of material on a frame. Then, depending on what she wants to do, Lynn will either draw various nature icons on the fabric — such as frogs or dragonflies — or just add watercolor dyes to create her custom designs.

Once she has completed her work, Lynn lets the material dry before rolling it up in newsprint and setting it in a steamer for two hours. The steam then fixes the dye as it chemically adheres to the fibers of the silk.

After steaming, the material is rinsed to get rid of the excess dyes, then briefly put in the dryer and ironed. Sometimes the entire process, from painting to ironing, can take 10 hours or more.

Her large wall hangings are done outside in her backyard during dry summer months, while the smaller products are created in her one-car garage year round.

When she was an art student, Lynn said she found she wanted to create art that was more practical, rather than waiting for a painting to sell in a gallery.

She has tried various mediums, including watercolor, printmaking, photography and oils, but has settled with what she loves best — textile art.

“This is probably because you can touch them after you paint it,” Lynn said.