And so here’s the beginning of my Bead Journal project. The one on the left is mostly likely to become “January” but the one on the right is where I’m experimenting with adding dimension to her arms (if you remember my sketch, the doll actually has arms). January’s “theme” is
This is a quick and fun ornament for the holidays. Obviously it’s quicker if you’ve done crazy piecing before, but if you haven’t it’s a great place to start. Enjoy! Materials: One piece of muslin – larger than the template (print out) One larger (a little larger than the template)
I know it’s a couple weeks early, but today begins the beginning of the end or the beginning of a new beginning (however you want to look at it). I got my invite to the Bead Journal Project blog (yay! Can’t wait!) and so you can follow that blog if
Just a bit of blog reading to try to recuperate after a crazy day yesterday (new hairdo if you have access to my Facebook). Here is some massive eye candy in the way of books turned into art – amazing! http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5020134&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 Hoedown from Rodeo from Eleanor Stewart on Vimeo. And
I was going to write two posts (one about last year and one about this year), but since I see this new “word of the year” thing being a regular yearly occurence I might as well just lump it together in one big thought bubble. If you don’t know about
There wasn’t a diagnosis for ADHD when I was a kid, or I’m sure I would have at least been in the running. I’m literally unable to do the same project for any long period of time, so I start new ones (and don’t finish – thus my side bar
We’re having friends over, playing games and stitching. Should be a wonderfully relaxing day! I hope all of yours is wonderful too! PS – the card above came from my Mother in Law from Blue Mountain – isn’t it fabulous?
Now that the “big drawing” is over – it’s time to get back to real life and crafty stuff. Well, actually all of that has been happening all along, I just haven’t had the time to write about everything that’s happening. Now, brace yourselves because there will be some “kid
So excited about this: I’ve been reading “Sense and Sensibility” and finished a while ago “Pride and Prejudice” – Rex claims everyone goes through a “Jane Austen” phase! And I ran across this on Craft Magazine (had I known I could win a copy I would have hopped right on
So, I’m working on a HUGE article for a new online publication (I will announce it when it’s published in all it’s glory) and yikes! I’m having a hard time. Writers block! Ok, that’s not quite right, but everything I write seems stupid. I’m sure it will look better with