See my ice dyeing article in the Aug/Sept issue of Quilting Arts.
Author Archives: Lynda
Being Grateful
I really love Thanksgiving. It’s not about the food (we usually eat a small, non-turkey meal on Thursday after volunteering at Christian Life Center). To me, this day is all about being grateful. In the past, I’ve made gratitude … Continue reading
Posted in Journal Writing, Ramblings, Uncategorized
Tagged gratitude, gratitude journal, thanksgiving
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Sunday ATCs
In the last session of my Fearless Art Journaling class, Teresa from the library gave everyone a cute envelope of blank atc cards to continue the art journey. She’s holding a holiday tea in December at East Branch for those … Continue reading
Pizzelle – Oh my!
My love affair with this cookie started a year or so ago when I bought this tin. I never really thought about making them. We liked them so much that we hopped online and bought several tins. And we ate … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, gadgets, Recipes
Tagged cookies, homemade gifts, pizzelle, pizzelle maker
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Art Quilts with Terry Mominee
This week’s interview for my “Telling Your Story” column in The Evansville Courier & Press is about Terry Mominee, a stained glass designer and business owner, who also makes beautiful art quilts. See her story HERE. Here is one of … Continue reading
Posted in crafts, fabric, quilting, telling your story
Tagged art quilts, dye magnets, quilting, Shout Color Catchers, telling your story, Terry Mominee
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Last Class Session
Well, Wednesday afternoon wrapped up my five-week “Fearless Art Journaling” at the East Branch Library. We had such a fun time. The last session was using stamps for our lettering and then making them our own. We just didn’t have … Continue reading
Posted in art journal teaching, art journals, crafts
Tagged Art Camp for Women, art journaling, art journaling classes, art journals, lettering
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Image Transfer Frenzy
Last week’s Fearless Art Journaling class was all about transferring images to our journals and our paint cloth. We started with four laser printed images. To transfer, the images must be printed on either a laser printer or a copy … Continue reading
Last Sunday in October
Yesterday was a busy day. So much still needs to be tended to outside, but I’ve not been feeling quite myself so I stayed inside and took care of some of inside chores. First on the agenda was to wash … Continue reading
Posted in art journal teaching, Cleaning, Cooking, Organization, Ramblings
Tagged art journaling class, cats, freezer organizing, organizing
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Relief Carving with Steve Oliver
This week’s “Telling Your Story” column in The Evansville Courier & Press is about Steve Oliver’s passion of relief wood carving. Read his story here. I had no idea there were several different types of wood carving until I spent … Continue reading
Posted in telling your story
Tagged crafts, relief wood carving, Steve Oliver, telling your story, Tristate Woodcarvers, wood carving
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Fearless Art Journaling Class
I’m teaching my very first art journaling class at our local library. I’ve developed this class from all of my playing in my art journals over the past two years. I know how much fun I’ve had that I just … Continue reading
Blueberrry Fall Cleanup
With the winter quickly approaching there is so much to cleanup. Usually every year I rake pine needles from a friend’s subdivision to mulch our blueberries, but this year I bought pine bark mulch. It was more expensive – the … Continue reading
