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I was smitten with the iron-ons and die-cut fabric letters from Donna Downey. I combined them with natural canvas, wire and inspirational words from Donna. I like the simplicity of this book but next time, I’ll add a bit of color to the canvas first.

Girl sewn on card (3.5” x 8”) My day job had been extra busy leaving me too drained to play in my studio. Instead I’ve been curling up with a good book, er.. 3 books. It’s a trilogy aimed at teens but the story sucked me in. Thankfully, I had already scheduled today off. So […]

With Her Sisters She is Invincible (10” x 10”) I wanted to try multiple girls on a quilt – the result is this sisters quilt. I couldn’t resist including the selvedge on the dresses such a fun, easy embellishment to an art quilt. This is my last cream, green and black for a while. The […]

Eklutna Lake The trees have started budding here in Alaska. The weather has been beautiful and I’ve been on my bike going for miles and miles. Riding my bike makes me happy! And I love that it makes other people smile when they see it. Bike at Goose Lake Sorry there are no new creations […]

my quilt guild challenge project: We were given a fat quarter and a fabric fortune cookie with which we could create anything that incorporated both the idea of fortune and the fabric. Photos 5 -7 here show the challenge fabric (an oriental pattern in grays and gold). My fortune said, ‘To know the mind of […]

New Bracelet, originally uploaded by believemagic. I had picked up an antique typewriter but could never rid it of the musty, old smell that was trapped in the oil and grease making it work. So I took it apart. The keys ended up here along with various antique jewelry pieces/parts.

dress form, originally uploaded by believemagic. In pink and orange with hand dyed dictionary pages and sheet music, ribbon trim and old costume jewelry

fallqueen1, originally uploaded by believemagic. I’m ready for decreased humidity, lower temperatures and fall colors. This weekend I created the Autumn Queen art doll using scrap fabric from the Denyse Schmidt scrap bags my mother-in-law sent me for my birthday. The colors were too delicious to resist.