Congratulations to the following winners of the “Make it Pretty” Calendar challenge! 2011 Calendar Winners “Hearts and Flowers” Mary Beth Volpini Newport Beach, CA “Pretty as a State of Mind” Cindy Armstrong Homewood, AL “Medieval” Ronni Hunter Lakewood, CO “No. 99” Kayla Fujimoto Geneva, IL “Pretty...
Brimfield was a kick! I purchased way more than I needed and less than I wanted (the perfect balance!) I also picked up a few goodies for you all too! When I asked you what you’d look for these are just a few of the items you asked for: antique lace ironstone pitcher cast-iron dogs mason jars suitcases...
Just got back from a day trip to the gigundo flea market that is Brimfield (Massachusetts) and I have goodies to share. Well, OK, pictures of goodies. I was on a mission to find quirky storage and organization containers and furniture as well as displays of stuff you could use in your art while you're...
Thank you to everyone who took part in this year's Cloth Paper Scissors calendar contest: “Make it Pretty!” We had lots of wonderful entries, with everything from flowers and hearts to pets, plants, and portraits. We are thrilled by the number of entries and the variety of techniques...
So, I have been sorting, and sorting. I learned long ago in previous attempts to organize aspects of my life that I am not a categorize-to-the-nth degree sort of gal. For example, my recipes are lumped into four categories: desserts, main courses, appetizers, and vegetables. The "desserts"...
I have enjoyed playing with the papers and fabrics we created last week during out Gelatin Monoprinting time with the Quilting Arts and Cloth Paper Scissors crew. Here are a few of my papers: I used a roller stamp on the blue page, a toy with a circular imprint on another, and I cut some heart shapes...
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Barbara Delaney
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Give a big welcome to today's guest blogger Rashida Coleman-Hale, author of I Love Patchwork: 21 Irresistible Zakka Projects to Sew (Interweave), a beautiful new book that is just out in bookstores nationwide. --Cate I'm moving today. It's hard to believe. Before we moved to Atlanta, I didn't...
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Cate Prato
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29 Jan 2010
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