Posted in I Am A Sewing Machine, Making Crafts!, Ye Olde Etsy Shoppe, tagged applique, Etsy, scarf, sewing on January 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
…as in making scarves. Here is a little toddler one I made from a recycled sweater. I made the button out of polymer clay. My sweet and helpful model, Mogs:
Posted in Ye Olde Etsy Shoppe, tagged banner, design, Etsy, flickr on January 29, 2008 | 7 Comments »
It has taken many tries, but I am finally happy with my Etsy banner. I am picky I guess. I found that I could edit and fool around with my photos through Flickr and add text–much better than my Kodak software. Yeah Flickr!
Posted in I Am A Sewing Machine, Making Crafts!, That Lady Can Paint, Sew, Sculpt..., tagged button, car, Isadora Duncan, scarf on January 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Spoken by Gertrude Stein in response to Isadora Duncan’s death. Her scarf entangling with a car wheel.
I made this Caterpillar Button Scarf yesterday…I guess it should have a warning label.
Another story I read about Isadora Duncan is the one where her two children died when the car they were in stalled on a hill. When the chauffer got [...]
Posted in Making Art with the Little Lady, tagged face painting. toddler, family, Motherhood on January 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Mogs had her face painted for the first time this weekend. She sat very still and looked so serious. She liked the two cherries—and, of course, immediately wiped her cheek.
Posted in I Am A Sewing Machine, Making Crafts!, Ye Olde Etsy Shoppe, tagged embroidery, Etsy, linen, scarf, sewing, swallows on January 27, 2008 | No Comments »
This scarf sat on the back burner for quite awhile. I had pieced the top together and finished one of the hand embroidered swallows, but wasn’t feeling too inspired to finish. Then I had a flash yesterday morning to make the ends of the scarf into swallow tails! I think it turned out pretty well. [...]
Posted in My Art Projects, tagged art, illustration, rabbits on January 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I made this little 4″ x 6″ illustration today. I am not sure what will come of my new-found rabbit obsession, but this little sketch is a start. Inspired by Elsita’s sweet blog, I’ve decided to give away “Running Rabbit” to the first person who wants it. Leave a comment and I’ll contact you for your address. [...]
Posted in Misc. Art & Artists, That Lady Can Paint, Sew, Sculpt..., tagged craft, grandmothers, knitting on January 25, 2008 | No Comments »
The above banner is a photo of a sweater that my grandma made. In her day she could knit up a storm. I don’t think I ever saw her in anything but a hand knit skirt and sweater. Growing up in the seventies I was given a handknit sweater for just about every occasion. Most were [...]
Posted in I Am A Sewing Machine, Making Crafts!, tagged art, exchange, fabric, postcard, sewing on January 24, 2008 | No Comments »
Here are #’s 5 & 6 for the Art2Mail Group–only 17 to go…
Goodnight Moon
Robin +Egg–still trying out the free-style embroidery on my machine with not much success. It is difficult to get the hang of moving the fabric when the little arm jumps up.
Posted in I Am A Sewing Machine, My Art Projects, Uncategorized, tagged art, embroidery, sewing, Uncategorized on January 23, 2008 | No Comments »
I have been working on a small art quilt for the past few weeks. It has been taking me a lot longer than my previous work because I’ve become fixated on making loads of tiny stitches. I have been saving this project until the end of each day, so I can make these meditative stitches. [...]
Posted in I Am A Sewing Machine, Making Crafts!, My Art Projects, tagged art, craft, sewing, studio on January 23, 2008 | No Comments »
My little corner of our study has become a bit cramped lately. Since embarking on wall hangings of a slightly larger scale than I am used to, I have been making a low-level grumble over not having a large enough work surface. Luckily, Mogs was sweet enough to give me some time to rearrange the study this [...]
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