A week of rain and then snow flew by with spurts of creativity yeilding 8 completed projects. ATC based on Gluebooks. ATC for nervousness. Scarf to go with my favorite sweaters. nail polish marbled paper (most became postcards) An experiment based on an article I read in Cloth Paper Scissors. It required melting the top […]
I fell in love with this spunky lady when I saw her at the antique store. She will soon appear on journals, in quilts – she seems to have a spirit that says ‘You can do anything!’ And this year I feel as if I really can do anything to which I set my mind.
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And lastly, for Claire’s Month of Softies I decided to finally finish the stockings that I had cut out so long ago. Three of them for my brother, sister-in-law, and first nephew. I know they will definitely enjoy hanging them next christmas!
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Yep, more! I decided to try Artella’s Mystery Muse project in which you send two inspirational creations to someone. This art quilt was inspired by a project I saw in Cloth Paper Scissors and thought the three women looked like muses…
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There’s more…not only did I make 9 cuddle quilts from Thanksgiving until Dec 16th, I also made a few art quilts – that I morphed into a bit more. Each of these came with a set of card and a pocket on the back of the quilt. The recipient writes a wish or dream on
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I decided in November that instead of my usual cookie/candy baskets I was going to give my quilts as gifts to family and friends. I dug out my inventory of cuddle quilts and realized that I only needed to make 9 more before Christmas to have the full 20 I needed. So I was a
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I know I haven’t posted anything since November but since Thanksgiving I’ve been caught in the holiday hurries – hurry to finish craft projects (gifts for family and frined), hurry to bake cookies, hurry to work, hurry home to clean, to craft, hurry hurry hurry. Oh and don’t get me started on holiday shopping and
I’ve created more elephants for Claire’s Month of Softies. Meet Poke (as in Poke A. Dotted). Here is Emmie all decked out for a birthday party with her party hat and gift. This last little guy, Robby, is sort of a messup…but I thought I should post him as a mistake not to make: beware
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Ever since reading about Loobylu’s month of softies, I’ve been doodling elephants, designing patterns and attempting to make a few. Here are my creations thus far: My first attemp – I never accessorized him because I thought he was too pathetic, his head too tiny for his mammoth body which his legs cannot even support:
