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An apron for the cook
The last couple days I’ve been sewing. I finally made something with this great material I bought at the thrift store. After that post, Hubby mentioned that he’d like an apron made out of that material. He volunteers on Tuesdays … Continue reading
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Tagged aprons, art journals, homemade aprons, sewing
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It’s a new year!
Happy New Year everyone! Before I get started with this post I wanted to thank you all for all of the kind comments and emails about Sidd. Those kind words have meant so much to me. We buried him down … Continue reading
Posted in art journals, crafts, Journal Writing, Losing a pet
Tagged art journals, Happy New Year, I Am, journaling, Oprah's Lifeclass Journal, Super Soul Sunday, Tom Shadyak
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Christmas Idea #2 – Quick and Easy Journal
This is one of the quickest art journals I’ve ever made. I could see this made with Christmas colors with pictures of the recipient. It could be given without painting – just blank – for an art journal friend to … Continue reading
Posted in acrylic paints, art journals, crafts, paper, tutorials
Tagged art journals, crafts, homemade gifts, paper crafts
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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
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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
Bitten by the felting bug
When I started writing my Telling Your Story column over a year ago for The Evansville Courier & Press about local artists and crafters, I found that I wanted to try some of the crafts I’ve never attempted. One of … Continue reading
Balzer Stencils: Herringbone and Wonky Circles
I mentioned before our trip that I received several of Julie Fei-Fan Balzer’s new stencils from The Crafter’s Workshop. Here is how I used the Summer stencil. Here are a couple more of the stencils and what I did with … Continue reading
Book Review: Cloth Paper Scissors Book
I was introduced to the Cloth Paper Scissors magazine from Cathy Smay, one of the first artists I interviewed for my “Telling Your Story” newspaper column. After subscribing and reading a couple of issues, I ordered a couple years of … Continue reading
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Tagged art journals, Cloth Paper Scissors Book, Interweave, mixed media
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August Art Journal
I again embarked last month on an art journal every day. I usually try to work on some type of art – whether it’s working on paper or cloth every day, but I love the discipline of a page a … Continue reading
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Tagged art journaling, art journals, August art journal
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Summer Stencil
Recently I received some of the Crafter’s Workshop stencils. Fun! Most of these were Balzer Designs. Julie Fei-Fan Balzer is one of my favorite artists. I first saw her on Quilting Arts TV last season. I immediately loved her designs … Continue reading
