The kids went back to school today (Yay! – did I say that out loud?) and I’m getting caught up. One of the first things I wanted to do is to take those of you who have faithfully followed me – AND who live in the Denver area (or travel
We just got back from a short (but really fun) trip around Colorado – so more photos to come. However, I wanted to share the results of my second Brazilian embroidery class with you. Here’s the progress on one side of the caddy: Here’s a close up of the daisy
So, finally, these little blow up shots for my brazillian embroidery class. First is this nifty little flower made from bullion knots. Bullions look really complicated, but are fairly simple – a good diagram is here: http://inaminuteago.com/stitchdict/stitch/Bullion.html (however, I do it slightly different – I’ll have to do a tutorial
I did some killer stitching over the weekend in my Brazillian embroidery class. However, here’s what we’re up to today! Stop on by if you’re in the neighborhood!
I’m here. I’m really here and I’m working – both at “work” and at my crafty stuff. The big news is I’m taking a Brazillian embroidery class this weekend (it’s actually two weekends) and being the “rebel” that I am, I went and picked out my own threads. The project
Thanks everyone for your support of my post yesterday. Now that I have it all out (writing is good for the soul), I’m less ticked off about it and ready to move on – but everyone’s comments and suggestions were great (here and on Facebook) so thanks! So, I was
I’ve recently had a run in with my kid’s summer camp counselor (or rather am about to have a bigger run in!). She pulled me aside (after commenting to another parent that she had to go deal with “weirdness”) and told me that my kids (I have a 7 year
UFO’s to the non-stitchy are “unfinished objects” and yes, I have MANY of them. However, these (with the exception of the lesson at the top) are a bit of an eye opener. Most are SO close to finishing I just need to get off my tushie. A few have technical
Wow, 5 years of blogging – it’s amazing to me in many many ways! First, take a look at this picture of my kids:Now they look like this: Our Rocky Mountain Crazy quilters had just formed and were having their first meeting. I had the worst “shopping” experience of all
Saw this on Drawn this morning (the song is awesome and the art is even better) and thought you all might enjoy it. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNo8LvdOwSk] Then there are some great tutorials I’ve collected and since I’m not done with my “update” post, here is a great French Knot Tutorial from Sublime