Author: Mary-Frances

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Classics in Lego

Check out this great photoset I found on Flickr via Drawn – Balakov has recreated famous photos in Legos – you can even see how he stages them here. I was drawn to this one because I posted the original photo here.

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PROGRESS! yay!

Yay! It’s together and lines up! (this is NOT a small acheivement for me!). However, the quilt store wasn’t open today (when will small quilt shops ever learn we QUILT on the weekend! Ugh!).Anyway, closer and closer! YAY!Thanks a ton to Rhonda who helped me figure out how to clean

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Spooky, pretty and very cool!

Spooky, pretty and very cool!

What a crazy crazy week! Ever had one of those where the week is gone before you even think it started? Aaack! Anyway, Fun stuff! Missy C and I found this beauty in the back yard amidst our plumbing issues and poor Rex having strep throat! (oh, and the garage

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Way behind and in a funny writing mood.

Last week was odd – some bad, some good, but mostly just odd. We replaced a computer, which provided a weird cascading force throughout the house and business. Then we started a new – very part time – employee, which was a definite change. We spent the day trying to

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Mimi Kirchner – her dolls are wonderful!

Mimi has been an amazing inspiration for me for years – imagine having bits of stuff all over and never wanting to throw anything away – if you’ve seen my studio, you know I have a kinship! He dolls are lovely and I adore her use of wool. A great

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The “groupiness” continues

I think I’ve mentioned that I have every intention to do the Bead Journal project this coming year – although I have many friends who laugh at the idea I’m going to not only FINISH something, but finish ONE A MONTH! ha ha! Anyway, reading blogs this morning, I ran

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Stitching, stitching, stitching

I have cast aside the computer in the evenings and been working on several new projects. I’m working on sketches for a new chair (a Crazy Quilt seat will be included) and watching a bunch of silly TV.I’ve also been working hard to get my Brazilian embroidery piece completed. The

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Blogging Daily – here or other places

My dear friend Dianna, whom I love for her candor, recently pointed out that she would love my blog so much more if I posted daily! 🙂 What’s funny is I do post somewhere daily – just not always here. So, I thought it might be helpful if I point

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Andy Warhol – lives way beyond his 15 minutes

I have always loved Andy Warhol – his eccentricities make him so much more than an artist. So, running across this article tickles me. Warhol’s Junk Becomes Inspirational Treasure Just a teaser: A cardboard lid is lifted and four archivists peer inside. A postal box from Paris. Who sent it?

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