It’s January and a brand new year has arrived. I’ve been slowly moving more into creative activities after a bit of a break.
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Whoo Hoo! I am so happy I was asked to be a Guest Designer for the StencilGirl Talk Blog, February 17, 2016. When I started thinking about what to do, I felt inspired to work with fabric . . . .
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I've been to Scotland to visit my dear friend Frieda Oxenham, Art Quilter!
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I have owned the Setacolor light sensitive fabric paints for some time, but had never got them out and tried them. Then, fortunately I was inspired by Gunnel Svensson and the sun printing she did recently. When I saw her pieces, I said "I'm going to do that!" . . .
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I had never heard of a "chunky" ATC before until I read about it on Lisa Busch's Collage Stuff Blog…
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My husband has found great satisfaction since moving to Florida by taking the woodworking skills he learned from my dad and then applying them to making something he knows well and loves: kayak paddles…
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My husband Steven started making handcrafted, custom made paddles earlier this year. It was a natural thing actually. He was a white water kayaker for many, many years and he still loves flat water paddling.
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I am taking Stamp Carving 101 with Julie Fei-Fan Balzer. This is an online course where you work at your own pace. I love it!
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Earlier this year I got an email note from Helga Strauss, owner of ARTchix Studio. She wrote,"I've been making backgrounds on wood and then cutting them into shapes.... like the hearts. If I send you some wood, would you like to play and make some backgrounds?
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It has been a gorgeous day here in Palma Sola, Florida . . . . Steven was asked to show off his wee lassie sailing canoe and handmade paddles as part of the Traditional Boat Exhibit at Palma Sola Botanical Park festival.
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I made this for my son Dallas and his new wife Liz. They married on October 1, the same day my dad died…
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Taking photographs and perhaps playing with them in Photoshop elements has been the only way I have been creative since my dad passed away October 1st.
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This is a fantastic class, I enjoyed it so much. It really inspired me to produce a lot of art . . . let me share my favorite pages created in Mary's class with just paper..
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For quite a while we had been talking about going to the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota. I knew it was mostly older pieces (1300's-1600's) but I had also heard it had beautiful grounds to walk on, a contemporary exhibit and admission is FREE on Mondays!
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The theme was pink & green, things you LOVE, and make six 2"x2" collages with ARTchix Studio
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I am also making a few little gifts. Wine charms are easy to make and so much fun.
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This is the front and back of a page I did for Michelle Dressler's Fabric Book for the Fabric Book RR I’m participating in! She had a theme of ‘dance’ for her book..
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