Michaels had these “TicTac-like ” bead storage boxes and I was able to use my 40% off coupon! Half of them have a divider in them; a great place to store one or two larger beads leftover from a previous project.
Apr2
Hot Diggity!
Apr1
If you don’t have this book…
you gotta’ get it! It contains patterns and templates for simple crafts and the addresses for charities who need them! Wonderful! (No April Fooling!)
Mar25
A blessing!
Mar20
Endless Sparkle!
I refuse to feel guilty about ordering this book! It’s my reward for finishing PJ’s curtains. The diagrams are excellent and I look forward to feebly attempting to recreate some of the motifs!
Mar20
Spring Wreath
I’ve not been so productive this weekend. Some how I managed to pull the nail on my right index finger away from the quick. ‘Makes keyboarding, much less stitching, pretty difficult. I did manage to hang my spring wreath today. I made it many years ago, and it’s looking a wee bit weary. Still, it’s my favorite creation for my favorite season!
Mar14
Red and Gold Update
I spent a long weekend working on my red and gold project. I really enjoyed myself and stitched till my fingers hurt. I’m just not so sure I like what I’ve done. I’d remove the beads, but it’d leave holes.
I plan on making it into a book jacket, so we’ll see. I think I’ll put it up for a week or so and have a look at it again,then.
Mar12
Easy Earrings!
My friend, Beth, and I love marquisite jewelry. When I found these drops on the clearance rack at Michael’s, I immediately grabbed them up. I found the wire findings on clearance, too, I have $4.98 in both pairs. The drops are Madame Delphine by Blue Moon Beads. The findings are Luna Nuova.
Beth is taller and likes her earrings a little longer than I do, so I added a couple of jump rings to hers. E-A-S-Y!
Mar11
Playing with Angelina!
Yeah, I know, that’s Brad’s job, but I’m talking about Angelina fibers. I bought a few packs of it at the needlearts extravaganza in Statesville. I experimented with embossing the fibers with a rubber stamp and iron:
This snowflake stamp wasn’t “cut” deep enough to work well, so I chose what I hoped would be a better one:
I posted this photo on the CQI challenge site, and won a ‘squishie” full of crazy quilting goodies:
I’ll post a photo of my winnings when they arrive! I’m very excited!
Mar11
What an exciting and scary day!
I personally am having a ball, sitting home, stitching and watching the ACC tournament. Whew, Carolina had me worried!
On a more serious note, the 8.9 earthquake in Japan and it’s consequences have me worried, too. One of the moderators for the Crazy Quilter’s International Group lives in Sendai in Northern Japan. She has yet to be heard from, but prayerfully, her power, phone and internet service are all out. The military is fine so the couple of former students I have stationed there should be okay. Another couple are working and going to school in Hawaii. They both have good science sense. One of them is a geologist. I think they’ll be fine, too.
Mar6
Camellia Time in Charlotte!
This beauty is blooming outside the house where I babysit. I wonder how these blossoms would look printed on fabric and embellished? Or maybe appliqued on a green blender background?
Yellow beads or French knots? Martha Stewart recently aired instructions on making a “burned silk flower.” Hmmmmn? Coral silk? Gold or yellow Angelina film for the stamens?