See my ice dyeing article in the Aug/Sept issue of Quilting Arts.
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Colleen Schmidt – rug hooking
My “Telling Your Story” interview this week in the Evansville Courier and Press is with Colleen Schmidt, a rug hooker. See her story here. When I heard about Colleen and her passion, I thought I knew all about rug hooking … Continue reading
Posted in crafts, rug hooking, telling your story
Tagged Colleen Schmidt, crafts, Hoosier Hills Rug Hooking Guild, recycled crafts, rug hooking
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Watercolor Card Class
Yesterday I stopped by Make Time To Create, a local craft studio/store, to attend a watercolor card class. I bought these Twinkling H20s several years ago in Nashville, Indiana on a getaway with hubby. We were checking out all the … Continue reading
Book Review – Sew Wild
When I first saw this book in publicity sent out by Interweave, I immediately loved the book’s cover image! When I received the book the other day to review, I could not put it down. Sew Wild – Creating Stitch … Continue reading
Posted in book review, craft book reviews, fabric, mixed media, Sewing
Tagged Alicia Burke, craft book review, crafts, Interweave, mixed media, Sew Wild, sewing
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Polymer Clay with Sarah Thomas
This week’s column in The Evansville Courier & Press is about Sarah Thomas and her adventures with polymer clay. You can read the article Here. In the interview Sarah gives me and my readers her secrets and tips for making … Continue reading
Posted in crafts, polymer clay, telling your story
Tagged crafts, jewelry, polymer clay, polymer clay beads, Sarah Thomas, telling your story
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Embossing Resist Tutorial
I just love resists. I especially like using glue on fabric. See this post. Yesterday I wanted to try using embossing as a resist on watercolor paper. I’ve not used my embossing powders for a long time. In fact, I … Continue reading
Posted in art journals, crafts, embossing, mixed media, paper, tutorials
Tagged art journals, crafts, embossing, embossing resist, resists
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My Art Journal Secret
While reading blogs today I saw where Connie at Dirty Little Footprints Studio wanted her readers to tell their art journaling secrets in exchange for a chance to win a great prize in her giveaway. I just love giveaways! Well, … Continue reading
Posted in art journals, crafts
Tagged art journal pages, art journal secrets, crafts
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Thimbleberries Small Wonders Giveaway
We have a winner! Patty Dudek from North Carolina. Thanks for entering! Today’s review and giveaway is a brand new book from Landauer Publishing called Thimbleberries® Small Wonders by Lynette Jensen. This book by Lynette Jensen, creator of Thimbleberries®, includes … Continue reading
Krylon Dual Paint – craft organizer/work shoes shelf
The kind folks at Krylon sent me several cans of their new paint, Dual, which is paint and primer. No need to prime anymore. Yeah! Since I’m trying to break out of my traditional mauves and teals, I thought true … Continue reading
Posted in craft product reviews, crafts, recycling
Tagged craft lazy susan, crafts, Krylon, Krylon Dual, recycled cans, recycled crafts
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Fabric Birthday Card
Last year I had lost contact with Ginny, my mom’s penpal and friend. More about her and my quest to find her on this post. Well, her 95th birthday is coming up next week and I wanted to make something … Continue reading
Posted in crafts, fabric, mixed media, Sewing, tutorials
Tagged cloth card, crafts, fabric, fabric card, happy birthday card, mixed media, sewing
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Weaving with Carole Leonhardt
This week’s column in The Evansville Courier & Press is about Carole Leonhardt and her weaving. Below is a reprint of the article with added photos. Pursuing a new art or craft often takes place as we approach retirement. That’s … Continue reading
