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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Various and Sundry Saturday
I have to admit that this week has been a challenge and I am pretty exhausted. I felt this way on Wednesday and just had to power through the rest of the week. It was tough! Boys are gone and … Continue reading
Creative Prompt #50
We are doing something different today for the 50th Creative Prompt. I was driving down the freeway on Monday and saw some graffiti painted on the freeway wall. I am not getting into a discussion about graffiti. I am sure … Continue reading
New Row Quilt Thought
I have been thinking of row quilts on and off for a long time. I wrote about a row quilt idea back in April of 2007. I have seen a number of them that I really like. One I remember … Continue reading
Back Porch Redux
I meant to write about this sooner, but it just didn’t happen. I saw this Flowering Snowball quilt when I went to Back Porch in October. I have to admit that I was shocked, because I thought that nobody was … Continue reading
Inspiration Tuesday
I am on jury duty and that is all I can say about that right now. This affects you, because it completely screws my already packed schedule. I saw this set of dishes in Crate and Barrel on Friday when … Continue reading
Knitting
Just to be clear I do not consider myself to be a knitter. I know how to knit, as long as someone can help me. I have knit a hat, a vest, a sweater and am now working on a … Continue reading
Gift Post #8: Journal Cover #2
This is the journal cover I made for my mom for Christmas. It goes with the pencil roll and bag I also made. She really liked it, which is nice. I might make it a little bigger for her, because … Continue reading
Creative Prompt #49: Opportunity
Opportunity of a lifetime Take advantage of a new opportunity Federal Business Opportunities Opportunistic Definition: 1 : a favorable juncture of circumstances <the halt provided an opportunity for rest and refreshment> 2 : a good chance for advancement or progress … Continue reading
Inspiration from Vintage Ads
ResearchBuzz pointed me to this site, which has collected lots of vintage ads and put them up in categories. I checked out the Christmas ads and it was interesting to see that photography seemed to be the unifying theme through … Continue reading
Applique’ From the Past
My mom often cleans out some part of her house or storage and tries to give me things. I have a lot of things. Probably too many, so I try and refuse. She got me in a weak moment over … Continue reading
Gifts for Me
Here are some of the Christmas gifts I received and bought for myself this year. I don’t have reviews for them yet, because I have really only just glanced through them. I will look forward to reviewing these books in … Continue reading
Word of the Day…Again
Or “oh, for heaven’s sake NOT that again”I might be obsessed with thinking about creativity. I want another WOTD book, but am settling right now for Eric Maisel’s book, The Creativity Book: A Year’s Worth of Inspiration and Guidance. My … Continue reading
Valentine’s Tree
On FB, I am a fan of Janome Sewing machines. Periodically they post a project from their sister site sew4home. This update included heart sachets displayed on a tree. The concept reminded me of a thought I had where I … Continue reading
Gift Post #7: Denim Bag
This is a denim bag I made out of of an old pair of jeans for my stepdad, The Big Guy. I made one of these in high school that I carried around and embellished. I am not really sure … Continue reading
Sketching #44
I used this image in a previous response and it has turned out to be one of my favorites. I think because of the tree, but I am not sure. I hope he snow I put on the tree looks … Continue reading
