Yes, I finally made one. My image hoarding is being fine tuned into an easily accessible and cite-able catalog. If only I had the source information for all of my image collection… source unknown will have to suffice for those I suppose.
(The IKEA cookbook image has become a visual metaphor for how I’d like my life to be. Think on that.)
1. Dodge Necklace – Early Jewelry 2. unknown source 3. unknown source
Some things I’ve been hoarding in my image files.
I have an extensive image collection but unfortunately almost none of the sources. If you ever see one of your images or know where one of mine came from, let me know!
Posted in Artists/Inspirers
That’s right folks, we’re making a come back. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this organization (loose, loose organization), there is a bike ride every Tuesday night in Denton. 2 years ago we were over 100 strong and then interest flagged and its dropped down to 8, on a good night. But not for long, CPR has been performed and the paramedics have arrived (where’d that analogy come from..). Check out our new blog and make sure to get yourself and your bike and your friends (and your friends’ bikes…) out and on the move!
Check out our new blog!!!! Tuesday Bike Night will ride again!
Posted in Artists/Inspirers, On the move
Tagged bicycle love, denton, tuesday bike night
This wood pecker has raised a family for the past 2 years outside my window. I have named him Pete.
Here’s the quilt I’m working on. In retrospect, cutting small pieces out of knit material was not a great idea; keeping straight lines is next to impossible without using interfacing. Which I didn’t. So there, that’s your lesson for the day. Don’t be dumb, don’t piece quilt with knit fabrics unless you have a lot of patience and fusible interfacing.
Posted in Tutorial, Yarn and Thread
Tagged goof up, knit fabrics, quilting, wood pecker
Starting August 27th I will be learning how to work with metal. In preparation for this upcoming class I’ve been obsessing over any jewelry I find in antique stores and hoarding all of the jewelry making and metal working blogs. So far though, my favorite blog has to be that of David Neale. Prepare to nerd out on craft. I give you, The Golden Smith.
Posted in Artists/Inspirers
I don’t need these, but oh I do I do I do. And I did. Mostly because they were under $30. And I love boots. The people over at Chop Shop have a pretty good eye and pretty perfect pricing. Now I can’t wait to get these in the mail!
Building Craft Equipment: An Illustrated Guide has me running around like a nut ball trying to decide what I should build first and where I’ll put it when its done. Space is certainly getting tight around here, but even so, I think this will have to happen.
Right now I’m working my way through my first pieced quilt. It’s made from old t-shirts following the Star Quilt pattern and idea by Alabama Chanin. I still haven’t decided which side I like more, but as it will be a birthday present for a friend, I think I’ll let them pick before I put on the backing.
I never realized how much time it takes to sew all of these little bits by hand… sheesh..
bedroom/studio mayhem
only a small corner of my really small space.
I go through phases, apparently this blog is one of them. I haven’t stopped stitching, growing, cooking, or being dumb on camera, I’ve just stopped wanting to update the blog-o-sphere on all the things I’ve stitched, grown, cooked, and photographed. But I’m starting to feel some sort of obligation again. Maybe. Here are three images that have ruled my creative world for the past few months.
Posted in Artists/Inspirers
Tagged basketry, ceramic jewelry, coming back to life, quilting
Between work and friends now, I’m never really at home. I’m here long enough to feed and pet the cat, water the potted plants, and occasionally grab a bite to eat, but mostly I’m all over the place. One thing that has been neglected is my actual garden. All of these little babies were all that’s left of my garden, outside of a few very sad tomatoes and surprisingly healthy carrots. The smallest ones will be dried out and used as dye, I’ve seen some nice things happen with onion skins.
