A year since I posted on this blog – yikes! I had all sorts of ideas for this last year, but this year I think I’ll use this blog more as a catchall for all of my projects. But on to my “word of the year”. Self-actualization. That was my
I am enjoying my short experience (so far) with the Bead Journal project (and it’s only been a month! Wow!). But this month is so far the most interesting – so far – remember it’s only a month. First, a little background on me. I was an art major in
Well it’s been a couple of crazy days here – but I’ve spent today sitting and stitching with my computer next to me…surfing the blog world. First, check out this event: Really! How can that NOT be a winner? Now I don’t exactly cross stitch, but my friend Dianna does
My son (7 years) owns the entire Gumby collection: Today Art Clokey, the creator of Gumbey, died. So, I said to my husband “should I tell Matey Moo”. “No” he said. So, why do I feel weird. It’s going to be really sad for him, but isn’t this part of
Sincy my husband and Matey Moo are working hard today on a “movie” with toys and such, I’m interested in stop motion – so here’s a cool one I found via Yahoo this morning: http://d.yimg.com/m/up/fop/embedflv/swf/fop.swf
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
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
Wow! Every time I think I know what I’m doing, I run across someone like Salley Mavor – who I found through Mimi Kirchner (who is massively talented and drool worthy also) – who does such fabulous and amazing work that I’m never quite sure where to start. If you’re
Yay for “Craft” for highlighting Crazy Quiliting and showing lovely pictures of this quilt: There are some lovely stitch combo ideas there my CQ friends! I’m busy in the studio today – having some challenges transferring a needlework pattern, making a lady bug costume for Missy C’s baby doll and