tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88672329773536256752024-02-18T20:34:01.299-08:00I'm a Sew Sew GirlKeeping it together one stitch at a time.Evelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719407457060773222noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867232977353625675.post-21794568293809987012013-07-08T16:58:00.001-07:002013-07-08T16:59:43.196-07:00The Garden at Schervier<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/07/08/2057.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/07/08/s_2057.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />This year I am the lone survivor, of the original three garden committee volunteers that adopted this one section of a courtyard at Schervier Pavilion in Warwick, N.Y.. I won't get into the who and the why but truth be told, it is my sole responsibility now to weed, plant, water and come up with something lovely for this "plot of land".<br />The white fence was incorporated into the garden since the beginning. It was generously donated by a nearby company named Protection Fence. Some added support and a fresh coat of paint later, it has been the center piece of this garden for at least five years. My plan was to get rid of it and simplify things now that I am flying solo. After some failed attempts to give the thing away, I decided to hang a planter in front of it and fill it with leafy plants with interested color and shapes. I'm so happy that the plants are trailing down the fence as I had envisioned. <br />Each time I go out and water, whether before work, after work or on a day off when I'm in town, I am happy to be part of something that brings such joy to the elderly residents, their families and employees alike.<br />One family member called it a miracle. I agree with her. The soil in the courtyard was and still is in many ways atrocious, although it has slightly improved with the adding of mulch each year. Also, the teamwork that went into past fundraisers that allowed us to beautify other areas of the facility, the time, money and personal sacrifice of those responsible for creating and maintaining the gardens which brings me to one person in particular.<br />Lois would probably cringe if she knew I was writing this. This woman has been the motivating force behind the Schervier gardens. If you walk the perimeter of this facility, I would dare to say that there is not an area that has not been touched by her special green fingered gift. Although she tires, she is tireless in her love for plants and flowers. She has also managed to incorporate the gardens into the occupational therapy she gives to our residents. She is an inspiration and although I sometimes want to give up, her energy and compassion for our residents remind me that I can keep this thing going. The gardens are a blessing to all who look upon them.<br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad<br /><br />Evelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719407457060773222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867232977353625675.post-34729458089275642192013-07-06T13:24:00.001-07:002013-07-06T21:14:14.955-07:00The Dragonfly EffectIt was a warm muggy fourth of July morning when I stepped out on my front porch. This day I would break my usual day off routine of laying in a exhausted heap while flipping through cable channels making empty promises of being more creative. Today this vitamin D deficient gal was going to soak up some sun, work on evening out her farmers tan and pull some weeds. <br />While checking the impatiens in the rail planters, something caught my eye. It was a beautiful chartreuse dragonfly that was caught in a web. This year the spider population was moving onto my porch. You can't exit the house without becoming a web head. As soon as you cleared the tangle you'd walk into another one. A thing only a Munster could appreciate.<br />So I grabbed my tiny fairy garden rake and pointed the wooden end towards the dragonfly's legs. The bug grabbed it and held on as I released it from it's sticky prison. I placed the shocked dragonfly on the leaf of a potted escargo plant and left it in the shade to recover.<br />After watering my impatiens, I headed to the back yard to start weeding. Shortly after my neighbor Anna walked up to the fence and as we talked I pointed up towards something which escapes me at the moment. In that instant a gray dragonfly landed on my finger. I was like WHOA and she was like "oh Elevyn (she calls me that??), how beautiful. I wish a dragonfly would land on my finger",she said in a semi whiney voice. She stared on as it lingered there and as I told her the tale of the dragonfly that I saved from the clutches of a venomous nasty spider. I even spoke to it asking if it came to thank me for saving it's cousin, all the while basking in the beauty of God's creation. It was like a kiss from heaven.<br />After what seemed like a whole minute, the gray dragonfly flew off so Anna and I went to check on the dragonfly on the porch. It was no where to be found. I would like to think that it safely flew away continuing to do what dragonflies do on summer days. Anna went home and I continued in the garden. <br />While taking a break from the heat later that afternoon. I watched as a dragonfly flew in front of me. I stuck out my finger to see if I could once again experience such a amazing thing. It flew away and I lowered my finger. As I saw it fly back towards me, I stuck my finger out again and,yes, IT LANDED ON MY FINGER!<br />It was then that I knew I was the dragonfly queen. JUST KIDDING!!!<br />Actually it led me to think that if I could show mercy and compassion to a dragonfly, who am I to not show it to a human being. Shouldn't we, who are treated unjustly, are hurt, or crossed, be able to show those who stomp on our feelings forgiveness? Why hold them in that web? Allow them to emerge like a caterpillar from a cocoon to turn into beautiful butterfly. Remembering that if we leave them there we will remain ensnared with them. <br />Deep man,deep but that's where it took me.<br />Walk out your door and experience the day. You never know.<br />No lie....a nasty horsefly just landed on my finger....yuck.<br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad<br /><br />Evelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719407457060773222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867232977353625675.post-14086307128289055792012-07-30T16:40:00.000-07:002012-07-30T16:49:10.857-07:00A Quilt for Baby Caleb<br />
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There seems to have been a outbreak of "preggy" nurses at my job. I don't really have<br />
the time or energy to keep up with all this work related gift giving but once in a while<br />
someone or something inspires me to break out the ol' sewing machine. In this case it was the owl print scrub top that this one nurse often wore. <br />
I went shopping for fabric and came across a owl filled print (sorry..I don't remember the manufacturer of this fabric) which was perfect. I traced over an owl and enlarged it in various sizes.<br />
Each owl represents a member of the family, Poppa, Momma, Sister and baby Caleb. The stuffed owl was a pattern I sketched out and put together using fleece and a few embroidery accents. Surprisingly, nurse and baby came for a visit and Caleb was wearing a outfit with the same colors represented in the quilt.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuARHhboSeibYql_b1s4GmLdU813l0oDnvprb6prHCWFczIQzx-UBSotkI1nUeKybu3Ea-SI4TnFUzcqGeRnszDeEDOMRnl26vC2meqbs00JuzpJDOFag8DWlvO_PBOtxSpCjO6911RjJ_/s1600/DSC05590.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuARHhboSeibYql_b1s4GmLdU813l0oDnvprb6prHCWFczIQzx-UBSotkI1nUeKybu3Ea-SI4TnFUzcqGeRnszDeEDOMRnl26vC2meqbs00JuzpJDOFag8DWlvO_PBOtxSpCjO6911RjJ_/s400/DSC05590.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Evelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719407457060773222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867232977353625675.post-9311128908519987412012-02-05T18:32:00.000-08:002012-02-06T15:30:59.425-08:00Hello it's meUgh, I have to rewrite this post again. That will teach me to not stay away from my blog for so long and get rusty at posting.<br /><br />I am always so amazed how you can take a pile of this...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmamcWNbmHpzJfoEyTPD1jxlpMD3o_tc3yb3IeGeHjIlTHCQyTNKvzgtQm9sk9KXgzgyzYOcPKC8LQLRTvSCOtBYO7XBjNigxMAGlNbbp1Qu7oAO0uN0FXvJreszAXM5u_eEghODog5s9a/s1600/DSC05413.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705846516130764994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmamcWNbmHpzJfoEyTPD1jxlpMD3o_tc3yb3IeGeHjIlTHCQyTNKvzgtQm9sk9KXgzgyzYOcPKC8LQLRTvSCOtBYO7XBjNigxMAGlNbbp1Qu7oAO0uN0FXvJreszAXM5u_eEghODog5s9a/s400/DSC05413.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />...and make something like this.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXHgmrIuhhD5S_NMHiWYeGwyMaYIBwjLQ5TVdyPWjMuOgUuRQqurYUT0xhE7Xzg0VjBq9G-EaoGUPeccBh5bl9IqMGWHWWwtRx_Bx752zDdwe4DQOjYxU5EiMZB_5beQk3dlTlDYIBcLR/s1600/DSC05417.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705847338611431058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXHgmrIuhhD5S_NMHiWYeGwyMaYIBwjLQ5TVdyPWjMuOgUuRQqurYUT0xhE7Xzg0VjBq9G-EaoGUPeccBh5bl9IqMGWHWWwtRx_Bx752zDdwe4DQOjYxU5EiMZB_5beQk3dlTlDYIBcLR/s400/DSC05417.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I won't use lots of space talking about how the creative well is dry but you know?<br />So just as it should be, I was just hit by the inspiration stick when I met this sweet little tyke that comes to visit her grandad at the nursing home I work at.<br />She has short brown wispy hair and bangs that slightly drape in front of her adorable face. She is a bit timid and usually makes her way around in the arms of her mom and dad. Everyone is drawn to her when she is around. I went home one evening and felt compelled to create something for her and it all started with this creature.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnyX2COFnNS9DH8Ua_lAQjut4hP2Pie2G15OedCvwdPobDzOYJcq3SPqj6Fr1Ymy7cF7M7mDG62aPcgLXXfQIO9wBUR864Hzmq7sMgt1ndKXeTBUzeIIlbGQPmoiuMNSMQSgnRBuAj24Ea/s1600/creature.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 253px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705859148339050946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnyX2COFnNS9DH8Ua_lAQjut4hP2Pie2G15OedCvwdPobDzOYJcq3SPqj6Fr1Ymy7cF7M7mDG62aPcgLXXfQIO9wBUR864Hzmq7sMgt1ndKXeTBUzeIIlbGQPmoiuMNSMQSgnRBuAj24Ea/s400/creature.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />After making this silly creature he mysteriously disappeared. I could not believe that I could misplace him in my slightly chaotic sewing room. I searched high and low. In frustration, I went back to the drawing board and made a pattern for the girl doll. Her face was freemotioned onto skin colored cotton. Her body is denim with arms and skirt made of quilters cotton prints. I hand stitched novelty yarn onto her head and finished her off with a fleece poncho and boots. So I grab my embroidery basket to get red floss for her poncho and boot edging and SURPRISE there was my little creature. How mischievious of him, ha ha.Evelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719407457060773222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867232977353625675.post-72842397397834553012010-01-17T16:58:00.000-08:002010-01-17T17:42:36.025-08:00A Little Horsing Around<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAaw2O3buvVsZMIuCNIF1b7JOhVFvu0VoaNwOPHNckk6-eJB_9B2n3f4XreQlggE4h2SeGr4iRHsKru9tKTmgBKGLUmRaPE9AGx4PWUzFwhEBVbN3eQf5XfXSDU9fweUH5urh8uQJDt_7N/s1600-h/DSC04437.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAaw2O3buvVsZMIuCNIF1b7JOhVFvu0VoaNwOPHNckk6-eJB_9B2n3f4XreQlggE4h2SeGr4iRHsKru9tKTmgBKGLUmRaPE9AGx4PWUzFwhEBVbN3eQf5XfXSDU9fweUH5urh8uQJDt_7N/s400/DSC04437.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427881291067537730" /></a><br />Oh my gosh! Can it be that I am back so soon for another post? Easy does it Ev or you might burn yourself out and disappear from blogland once again. Well, now that I am done talking to myself, I would like to share some photos of a day spent with a marvelous little girl named Sarah. She is what I might call my little student but by the end of the day I believe our roles were reversed. Children have a wonderful way of thinking and all things are possible through their awesome imagination. <br />Sarah really wanted to learn how to sew on a sewing machine and after months of her patiently waiting for my room to be finished she started her lessons. It only took one round of connect the dot sewing, on paper, for me to realize that she was ready to sew a simple pattern on cloth. I chose a horse ornament pattern by Samantha Jenkins. It was featured in the November/December issue of Cloth Paper Scissors. This magazine should be called Cloth Paper Scissors Rocks, because it does.<br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZf0yWLnEtMUI2qL3OIefHOJXY015uJY62zTCdjLv2Exg1v8nsjvqnKG0SlvCaXzRQFNLxZGEdJpmobZI3V-VLEcE59iA6cuH5vmAxeeQC0U6ugs4fOLJ7jLjvgk7Epo6QjWsxW1quqS9/s1600-h/DSC04445.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZf0yWLnEtMUI2qL3OIefHOJXY015uJY62zTCdjLv2Exg1v8nsjvqnKG0SlvCaXzRQFNLxZGEdJpmobZI3V-VLEcE59iA6cuH5vmAxeeQC0U6ugs4fOLJ7jLjvgk7Epo6QjWsxW1quqS9/s400/DSC04445.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427883599820161986" /></a> <br /><br />I prepared the horse pattern in different stages in order to work along with her.<br />However I did not show her my finished horse so that I wouldn't influence the direction that she would go in. I think I did this as much for myself as I did for her, hee hee. She did not disappoint. The colors and materials she chose excited me from the moment she chose her blue foundation color. She calls it her moon horse and had a whole story to go with it. Due to a senior moment I can not share this story with you at this time.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-adCr8IwdSDkH_lILyhv9RTfDk7Q1GPla9rlKYzrHsVplHTlWferCyjSCOgL5dTai08jz0lPQaCV1t0MQH100AdyxVBkxs-Syn2kJK6Eg2RpR90xlGtdpY4SSeyl6HouaqO2TEirHmDg/s1600-h/DSC04439.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-adCr8IwdSDkH_lILyhv9RTfDk7Q1GPla9rlKYzrHsVplHTlWferCyjSCOgL5dTai08jz0lPQaCV1t0MQH100AdyxVBkxs-Syn2kJK6Eg2RpR90xlGtdpY4SSeyl6HouaqO2TEirHmDg/s400/DSC04439.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427886518296534002" /></a><br /><br />We raced to get her horse done before her mom came to pick her up. Sarah's moon horse finally met my polka dot loving horse and they gave each other a horsey nuzzle before departing. I'm talking about the horses people.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpS9GWvhRzS1rQM5-qqrF58_MONrYPp4pdj23vHvoA1C72Fpx4KDc3IvkRwB4mhoP2FLqR37uiHQhL0gVZcgX-B0z7N7TFG2A56kRgD4mj1UnGPsELOgQo44JfefmX3QhiSUUIG-deuAb/s1600-h/DSC04442.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpS9GWvhRzS1rQM5-qqrF58_MONrYPp4pdj23vHvoA1C72Fpx4KDc3IvkRwB4mhoP2FLqR37uiHQhL0gVZcgX-B0z7N7TFG2A56kRgD4mj1UnGPsELOgQo44JfefmX3QhiSUUIG-deuAb/s400/DSC04442.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427888022326091234" /></a>Evelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719407457060773222noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867232977353625675.post-82577759982579195622010-01-16T15:23:00.000-08:002010-01-16T17:25:36.663-08:00Back in the Sewing Room<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_CyCcgGi7nQtgIq3WcHP5SLikB28nLZwsGmhQYgH3T1_CG9DPiWnBjxL-IoCAgyOdBpZ8S8Yf1k1LaYt-v0SW-6P01L-SGG2AyjQVZ2Dmx0ekLNUTtsbPbyk27Q2cofzaUuik6ch6g1e/s1600-h/DSC04379.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427501300240512482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_CyCcgGi7nQtgIq3WcHP5SLikB28nLZwsGmhQYgH3T1_CG9DPiWnBjxL-IoCAgyOdBpZ8S8Yf1k1LaYt-v0SW-6P01L-SGG2AyjQVZ2Dmx0ekLNUTtsbPbyk27Q2cofzaUuik6ch6g1e/s400/DSC04379.JPG" /></a><br /><br />So happy indeed, to be back in a space I could call my own. My home has been in a state of construction since Spring'09. I was unusually patient waiting for my new sewing room to be completed. Just before Christmas my wish came true. My hubby must have sensed that his luck was running out and that I would soon go Mr. Hyde on him LOL. It's like that when I go for long periods without creating a little something. I don't remember taking any before pics, unfortunately. This room used to be half it's size. I chose a very light blue for the walls called mountain air by Behr. I especially like the wood floors and the the long table behind my Koala sewing table. It was made by my generous co-worker, Mike. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUScTbZR80omj9Orf-cHVl04Lo6m9kXeuC_MD6d5ncATEtnUO9JmdW1RNgpKzajRfu5PAgx1GA5ddWjnlz8RsYVK_wtjbDjIeoVbS8b-9DaLRDoU0ErC04YCFBV2e2BbIB69pJhyv3x2OA/s1600-h/DSC04384.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427504867493281618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUScTbZR80omj9Orf-cHVl04Lo6m9kXeuC_MD6d5ncATEtnUO9JmdW1RNgpKzajRfu5PAgx1GA5ddWjnlz8RsYVK_wtjbDjIeoVbS8b-9DaLRDoU0ErC04YCFBV2e2BbIB69pJhyv3x2OA/s400/DSC04384.JPG" /></a><br /><br />My poor loom which has become more of a display rack for various projects. Hope to weave a little something in 2010.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WH2LKCRK-MkRRKYhzZW1J0WsXQN9Ao-aw_uhMOyGyzIdBveh5n3AeC_rFFxKphBRSrgpWpl1Pw86WtgwD-8eVO0Rqf6tGP9JAiUim9v0qgD_54dK3YqJ6AUnD8O_61LQj3-Yllr3Xy0t/s1600-h/DSC04389.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427506082406394770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WH2LKCRK-MkRRKYhzZW1J0WsXQN9Ao-aw_uhMOyGyzIdBveh5n3AeC_rFFxKphBRSrgpWpl1Pw86WtgwD-8eVO0Rqf6tGP9JAiUim9v0qgD_54dK3YqJ6AUnD8O_61LQj3-Yllr3Xy0t/s200/DSC04389.JPG" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427507824955755010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXYIXN4KXq0E5fMpgWECbRu5wqcSuTzVBpISvD44ir5NrgH-KUKg9aw7MIh6y6IpUNx1gG1Bx16HPMoK5ujZjqJUlylQZKVPUFl_nKL6dJttzAawspjDTfiRz2SVD5fGCn2NAk2t3TMaw/s200/DSC04387.JPG" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRPfx4V77B9nPc9dYViVfIqVMMxSATVvXzO55uMBxszYtSs0hJiKpk2esQt0guOj8CpoHz1lPuc984LQLELRbYkv0e4gL8DA4Pj9mjlYBAzibq_ksnb-YNwYUW_KO0SBJWZggRyloRqdw/s1600-h/DSC04386.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRPfx4V77B9nPc9dYViVfIqVMMxSATVvXzO55uMBxszYtSs0hJiKpk2esQt0guOj8CpoHz1lPuc984LQLELRbYkv0e4gL8DA4Pj9mjlYBAzibq_ksnb-YNwYUW_KO0SBJWZggRyloRqdw/s200/DSC04386.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427509541175509330" /></a><br /><br />These three stockings are the first thing I made. They were a gift to my niece Tristan and her family. Hope you all like my sewing room.Evelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719407457060773222noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867232977353625675.post-27989328996955455222009-11-03T16:25:00.000-08:002009-11-03T16:27:35.725-08:00Hello?All is well in my world.Evelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719407457060773222noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867232977353625675.post-74035584768275340232008-10-19T14:31:00.000-07:002008-10-19T15:46:17.142-07:00Wiltwyck Quilt Show<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeZ5HqDIrbPNjleEs3wGDZFgLDhyphenhyphendVutIKsJ-G87Wq44h3_EdTtdURgIfRDP7dvuklt3a4tZXjm3PiqL57lx3cKIg6UNLWTTV_gQm5ogEGA1EW5ktKW9B4Ak1vL42-2hCnoK6nvk2eOxc/s1600-h/Wiltwyck+quilt+show+%2708+001.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeZ5HqDIrbPNjleEs3wGDZFgLDhyphenhyphendVutIKsJ-G87Wq44h3_EdTtdURgIfRDP7dvuklt3a4tZXjm3PiqL57lx3cKIg6UNLWTTV_gQm5ogEGA1EW5ktKW9B4Ak1vL42-2hCnoK6nvk2eOxc/s400/Wiltwyck+quilt+show+%2708+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258986208080557922" /></a><br /><br />This Saturday I visited the Wiltwyck quilt show at SUNY Ulster. Not only was there a beautiful collection of quilts but also a art doll exhibit. It's nice to see these dolls make an appearance in a venue like this. Mix that with the many vendors offering their wares and it makes for a inspirational day. Word of advice, make sure you charge that camera battery. Luckily I was able to get some photos before my camera went kaput.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUnVMZVFwDFHVslDLuNcS-ajIieEhqqFGb1M5fFAEkfdUP98NRR5ijnngTxTvJOrymuNvRilWmoVmseCanQTdSWQs_XKNpUKE8wKRnh0e3mxTedp_qs5B8GaGwgU5lWglH7MzGqUVLa6kP/s1600-h/Wiltwyck+quilt+show+%2708+002.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUnVMZVFwDFHVslDLuNcS-ajIieEhqqFGb1M5fFAEkfdUP98NRR5ijnngTxTvJOrymuNvRilWmoVmseCanQTdSWQs_XKNpUKE8wKRnh0e3mxTedp_qs5B8GaGwgU5lWglH7MzGqUVLa6kP/s400/Wiltwyck+quilt+show+%2708+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258986976434671682" /></a><br /><br />Madame Helena by Denise Giardullo<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLTe6S1Qmwl9QkGTMIsJ7j5iRU4D_CvH1JkeomxHhx6spaLYTeXyt1iLEcN53bG_SI2wUrtEMmMVhOaIyHngnPr5d7rje5p3uF_C9H8N01iI6xDy7w7q-9fm1qD5EjDbQwaBK-5RjDamo/s1600-h/Wiltwyck+quilt+show+%2708+003.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLTe6S1Qmwl9QkGTMIsJ7j5iRU4D_CvH1JkeomxHhx6spaLYTeXyt1iLEcN53bG_SI2wUrtEMmMVhOaIyHngnPr5d7rje5p3uF_C9H8N01iI6xDy7w7q-9fm1qD5EjDbQwaBK-5RjDamo/s400/Wiltwyck+quilt+show+%2708+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258986979226654082" /></a><br /><br />Henrietta from Harry Street by Colleen Geraghty<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQOoBPlmMyAlkJpUDxJNqbhSnCj6CptCHD66tFp450nF_bS0btFEdXseBNA3hoFBQA7HHYB9OPShrz8iuGl3lWQqtrM-DWx-nRR0AT98lx7Fpz03ZEUXDFJtUBdKwG04hw5LS6KhmSCtcH/s1600-h/Wiltwyck+quilt+show+%2708+005.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQOoBPlmMyAlkJpUDxJNqbhSnCj6CptCHD66tFp450nF_bS0btFEdXseBNA3hoFBQA7HHYB9OPShrz8iuGl3lWQqtrM-DWx-nRR0AT98lx7Fpz03ZEUXDFJtUBdKwG04hw5LS6KhmSCtcH/s400/Wiltwyck+quilt+show+%2708+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258986982372660658" /></a><br /><br />Guinevere from Camelot by Lisa Starger<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUWzBFQDHUoF8wqAkNGqyCVRDtYCctLELr_uwH4yooDTePiSynUDEZGPBGKK3EYEsCBEqyzK4FjFbN6DqMDu3VeRzMQa7_GSQIbBscNcrBQPGo8QGjt04ew_LYQutWJEStf0L1xJf7Btm/s1600-h/Wiltwyck+quilt+show+%2708+008.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUWzBFQDHUoF8wqAkNGqyCVRDtYCctLELr_uwH4yooDTePiSynUDEZGPBGKK3EYEsCBEqyzK4FjFbN6DqMDu3VeRzMQa7_GSQIbBscNcrBQPGo8QGjt04ew_LYQutWJEStf0L1xJf7Btm/s400/Wiltwyck+quilt+show+%2708+008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258996947134597698" /></a><br /><br />Luna by Lexi Langley<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvj8AbIPCFqaZjho1MSPvxN25rpAgA43JAYiGKq8sYvVRlfajEzsOjXh7Npb5NxYXVTw4xIr_1bJGA4-n8CCulA3o2RUbDPMuzKe0urfxK_xXVbHMGynrEBbE7QPOcHDt81hvuxqWfGIGD/s1600-h/Wiltwyck+quilt+show+%2708+006.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvj8AbIPCFqaZjho1MSPvxN25rpAgA43JAYiGKq8sYvVRlfajEzsOjXh7Npb5NxYXVTw4xIr_1bJGA4-n8CCulA3o2RUbDPMuzKe0urfxK_xXVbHMGynrEBbE7QPOcHDt81hvuxqWfGIGD/s400/Wiltwyck+quilt+show+%2708+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258997413765600210" /></a><br /><br />Tamara the Tarot Reader by Lexi Langley<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPxByHJSz9XH-_x-1DtCme8HxoeGv8m_fIkCiKgiWCD9zuQYtqHPpWR7EJzDxn9mGXzVCdCHMbcO-dhMN9GNED_8mNGzkfSHomQyA6n0Q9uar7Ce7dm_VDD_RTta4cEzgBbDgEJwIECeB/s1600-h/Wiltwyck+quilt+show+%2708+007.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPxByHJSz9XH-_x-1DtCme8HxoeGv8m_fIkCiKgiWCD9zuQYtqHPpWR7EJzDxn9mGXzVCdCHMbcO-dhMN9GNED_8mNGzkfSHomQyA6n0Q9uar7Ce7dm_VDD_RTta4cEzgBbDgEJwIECeB/s400/Wiltwyck+quilt+show+%2708+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258997412674806450" /></a><br /><br />Cornelia the sister of squash by Colleen GeraghtyEvelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719407457060773222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867232977353625675.post-13112853102056985452008-10-13T17:44:00.000-07:002008-10-13T18:19:28.043-07:00Visiting the 3D Doll Club<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR887X_XlGQroMKr9705J8cl2hgGrGHpRVc0Sj00VeJi4e1Xq7ormbO4lc1Da6gdQnPT3tUzyGLCHlYimwsptNrD6syCovcCiOS9rg7rms3W26sKIvfZ_kqHRjX5JFAiB4U_CX76nJiTjY/s1600-h/3D+Oct.+club+meet+016.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR887X_XlGQroMKr9705J8cl2hgGrGHpRVc0Sj00VeJi4e1Xq7ormbO4lc1Da6gdQnPT3tUzyGLCHlYimwsptNrD6syCovcCiOS9rg7rms3W26sKIvfZ_kqHRjX5JFAiB4U_CX76nJiTjY/s400/3D+Oct.+club+meet+016.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256810604076638674" /></a><br /><br />I was invited to attend the 3D doll club's October meeting the day I returned all the dolls they generously loaned to me for the Pine Bush quilt show. It was a day of show and tell, sharing and creativity. Here are some dolls that were created by the 3D members.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEyGBU6QqitnpqA-Vt-xCon5Qe3zRnMiPZw_te_6M3h3FbJrasgE7nrF_3SBlu0heBskJMEvuVwT6cZAmacQXpjQEcM66J3W7J6NEzewZsGpQ3Ir-6ZgOo0kp0ms9CIwhTOyWgeJVvnMo/s1600-h/3D+Oct.+club+meet+018.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEyGBU6QqitnpqA-Vt-xCon5Qe3zRnMiPZw_te_6M3h3FbJrasgE7nrF_3SBlu0heBskJMEvuVwT6cZAmacQXpjQEcM66J3W7J6NEzewZsGpQ3Ir-6ZgOo0kp0ms9CIwhTOyWgeJVvnMo/s400/3D+Oct.+club+meet+018.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256810036949025474" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9O2PDJP8HBAPKeNViHfLR2HqbQpNwhiccSpaw_WJaNALIgg-_ZzBT-YFSWRPjT5KiI-9OT0w84hVfKCjFMOgGeXOHne2x4XxbcPKmmJ6ue4RnxvvSiXgecBBRdJG1SaM6C_RVrGzPb-t/s1600-h/3D+Oct.+club+meet+014.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9O2PDJP8HBAPKeNViHfLR2HqbQpNwhiccSpaw_WJaNALIgg-_ZzBT-YFSWRPjT5KiI-9OT0w84hVfKCjFMOgGeXOHne2x4XxbcPKmmJ6ue4RnxvvSiXgecBBRdJG1SaM6C_RVrGzPb-t/s400/3D+Oct.+club+meet+014.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256810041133475794" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFn6yZ_hVeN3Ddo259YtXpFXqcTHCOkJKHbK3fT9ZIKbioG0hn_fJoL8ERxu052yciu_-ZzNNDSdW41pR9PgkpIu9sH4wvgwaMbxQd-fNFN7dTQnfqdz_J4Eir9MqkifXtyElf1CiWiHjA/s1600-h/3D+Oct.+club+meet+008.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFn6yZ_hVeN3Ddo259YtXpFXqcTHCOkJKHbK3fT9ZIKbioG0hn_fJoL8ERxu052yciu_-ZzNNDSdW41pR9PgkpIu9sH4wvgwaMbxQd-fNFN7dTQnfqdz_J4Eir9MqkifXtyElf1CiWiHjA/s400/3D+Oct.+club+meet+008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256810046671673170" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhiX6FXgX27RCMNJQsQAM4FRGbQUzJuUMl9Kt_28gFTOUwjZvYYhc8bqIwenrhqAv40sRBqPqWrLtdb-4qsmSBNuhgfv9tXaf2H1WF4P9qIJhiDnl3FLbmUhGesP5Tx7dy39DgC7vlGQv/s1600-h/3D+Oct.+club+meet+011.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhiX6FXgX27RCMNJQsQAM4FRGbQUzJuUMl9Kt_28gFTOUwjZvYYhc8bqIwenrhqAv40sRBqPqWrLtdb-4qsmSBNuhgfv9tXaf2H1WF4P9qIJhiDnl3FLbmUhGesP5Tx7dy39DgC7vlGQv/s400/3D+Oct.+club+meet+011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256810051733039218" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCZuIUY6a0SLbLP2_4kDnE-e97mOWfGbLElpUysQha7dF5KpwlrHjfp1Hsk5d_qKGdE3-nBjP_2DLkaKakOnZMJx1YoV-Q4g1y-qBQNvQr6w_o9JFhGC7ytBsiHJ_PC0ObAnF0SUEcGlT/s1600-h/3D+Oct.+club+meet+004.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCZuIUY6a0SLbLP2_4kDnE-e97mOWfGbLElpUysQha7dF5KpwlrHjfp1Hsk5d_qKGdE3-nBjP_2DLkaKakOnZMJx1YoV-Q4g1y-qBQNvQr6w_o9JFhGC7ytBsiHJ_PC0ObAnF0SUEcGlT/s400/3D+Oct.+club+meet+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256810052967827394" /></a><br /><br />This doll was the result of the hanger doll challenge offered at Day of Dolls.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFycm9SiZyUkzRgX7jqygjSnL200VEt2yGOzwXLmEWKPr4vGRH3kHMrng5uK_vWtm-1oUqczoRD8PKBYQX3GcjS9y3HK1ySMn0GpOC-72RRoUiEt4bufVisSmW8t7Y8orrzSBI7ptnoR17/s1600-h/3D+Oct.+club+meet+017.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFycm9SiZyUkzRgX7jqygjSnL200VEt2yGOzwXLmEWKPr4vGRH3kHMrng5uK_vWtm-1oUqczoRD8PKBYQX3GcjS9y3HK1ySMn0GpOC-72RRoUiEt4bufVisSmW8t7Y8orrzSBI7ptnoR17/s400/3D+Oct.+club+meet+017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256810916710518018" /></a>Evelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719407457060773222noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867232977353625675.post-24383597443810061452008-09-30T17:52:00.000-07:002008-10-03T15:45:09.366-07:00Doll Exhibit<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZL6szsHWjSmPaMgsr_hQZslwwvi4p276petnQx33dJz2q8_zjsmH9tCkhSVoarC0w5NSEZziACAFYASHVQ6pRj0D0nzf1_JW-XVc5OdLzH4TeuYKQaTbW6JI8xihYGznww6c9qZ6PeTim/s1600-h/Pine+Bush+quilt+show+005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZL6szsHWjSmPaMgsr_hQZslwwvi4p276petnQx33dJz2q8_zjsmH9tCkhSVoarC0w5NSEZziACAFYASHVQ6pRj0D0nzf1_JW-XVc5OdLzH4TeuYKQaTbW6JI8xihYGznww6c9qZ6PeTim/s400/Pine+Bush+quilt+show+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251984148387147042" /></a><br />Me, Tery and Doreen<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcqsDDLFoUZIrs4x9re_NM5Uq6B8BPp_o4iNRtOy6V9bLiLtgLxMHLAbeiEM6xTLIMPBRcrNpjmEE-dc5K6uRTDcozADRksK7PJKHq_Fua1qLUjPxP9h0bBC01StGSGx-hMM0CDyNeuyY/s1600-h/Pine+Bush+quilt+show+012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcqsDDLFoUZIrs4x9re_NM5Uq6B8BPp_o4iNRtOy6V9bLiLtgLxMHLAbeiEM6xTLIMPBRcrNpjmEE-dc5K6uRTDcozADRksK7PJKHq_Fua1qLUjPxP9h0bBC01StGSGx-hMM0CDyNeuyY/s400/Pine+Bush+quilt+show+012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251984378311159218" /></a><br />Denise Giardullo and Doreen check out the display<br /><br />I'm happy to say that the doll exhibit at the Pine Bush quilt show was a success. The dolls displayed were contributed by the Sew Sew Dolls, the 3D Cloth Doll Club and a member of the Garden State Doll Artisans. This two day exhibit not only attracted quilt aficionados. Quite a few people stated they came just to see the dolls. Being entrusted with so many beautiful creations can be a bit nerve racking.<br />I thank each and every person who did. Did I mention how beautiful the quilts were?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSMtgQ1vAL0yKQhyxP4UICuKLr1UL7JNCvq5uzQ4ZG7zUgjfM75EFTcvQ_YbEHIN_M9oYxwUzHYcVUqCmOWKiY5pBfiA_FF0J3EXq0AO9a21RIrketJHElsR1-Ouh2GhIe_6oCd-7P5CZ/s1600-h/Pine+Bush+quilt+show+014.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSMtgQ1vAL0yKQhyxP4UICuKLr1UL7JNCvq5uzQ4ZG7zUgjfM75EFTcvQ_YbEHIN_M9oYxwUzHYcVUqCmOWKiY5pBfiA_FF0J3EXq0AO9a21RIrketJHElsR1-Ouh2GhIe_6oCd-7P5CZ/s400/Pine+Bush+quilt+show+014.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251987729425322370" /></a><br />Words Remembered, by Mary Wirchansky, won a viewers choice ribbonEvelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719407457060773222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867232977353625675.post-21544389521898693042008-09-26T11:27:00.000-07:002008-09-26T12:01:05.737-07:00Mi Frida<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjbDvovSL2eM-tmx1cPdXXJmaV7pp2_g2PuyQxhpCrjokct_F3Kbj2WiBVTGALR7hTaZFbN9PiTJ2APEsziwPqi671uh7XZZIXIes1rvCTBmhbN3fXaId3sN9Ja5vE3b2OaSnIjMU4VR7G/s1600-h/frida+001_edited-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjbDvovSL2eM-tmx1cPdXXJmaV7pp2_g2PuyQxhpCrjokct_F3Kbj2WiBVTGALR7hTaZFbN9PiTJ2APEsziwPqi671uh7XZZIXIes1rvCTBmhbN3fXaId3sN9Ja5vE3b2OaSnIjMU4VR7G/s400/frida+001_edited-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250399166936269202" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYev5C1DFj2yoNqv9Az-cIWV2hAmlnUsZ5k2yQW-x1g7DRoRpnH7PWgPG5-35-5WHrWIoxt7qn6Yvd8tq_NecZLdsJNvuL2S3SFylL-Mlx5n6SxBl4VvpyLM-serqFmoyuJknD5d2jbfBM/s1600-h/frida+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYev5C1DFj2yoNqv9Az-cIWV2hAmlnUsZ5k2yQW-x1g7DRoRpnH7PWgPG5-35-5WHrWIoxt7qn6Yvd8tq_NecZLdsJNvuL2S3SFylL-Mlx5n6SxBl4VvpyLM-serqFmoyuJknD5d2jbfBM/s400/frida+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250399168344010034" /></a>Frida is my latest doll. She was inspired by a book that I discovered on art blog, <a href="http://www.afancifultwist.typepad.com/a_fanciful_twist/page/3/">A Fanciful Twist</a>. The author of this blog, Vanessa Valencia, had a giveaway where she featured a hardcover book named <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Self-Portrait-Velvet-Dress-Fashion/dp/0811863441/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1222455419&sr=8-1">Self Portrait in a Velvet Dress</a>. In this book you will find photos of artist Frida Kahlo and the contents of her wardrobe which were found in her home La Caza Azul which is now a museum in her honor. This book is filled with so much eye candy that I don't think I will stop at one. Aside from the rich colors and textures of her wardrobe this woman had an eclectic style of her own and a immense life story. I love finding inspiration in which I am carried away into the project with an urgency that sees me through 'til the end of it's creation. Coincidentally, I have had a photo of Frida in my artspace for a very long time. Her images and lifes tale has always filled me with a sense of sadness,connection as a woman and most of all an appreciation for her art. She was much more than this, though. Read her story or if you must, rent the movie titled, <a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Frida/60024997?lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=1134969766_0_0">Frida</a>. On the technical side, her shirt know as a huipil is silk dupioni, her top skirt know as a isthmus is satin with a cotton underskirt trimmed in lace. She will be on display at the quilt show at Pine Bush H.S. this weekend.Evelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719407457060773222noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867232977353625675.post-60651199604445119272008-09-26T10:28:00.000-07:002008-09-26T10:59:00.684-07:00A Trip to Mount Vernon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicL9TE9QPUdTHC9lYX1li3gMoPD7xPEz_8naIhG7uazo8wEiXzZMuE_KKyhycv32_c1Vxo3HiacwqXXHzTGZxevdjACFX57HQR_-szgY4GO4UEOKqFcoP1sHQMNkimxT3917LU4up6RZcI/s1600-h/DSC03444.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicL9TE9QPUdTHC9lYX1li3gMoPD7xPEz_8naIhG7uazo8wEiXzZMuE_KKyhycv32_c1Vxo3HiacwqXXHzTGZxevdjACFX57HQR_-szgY4GO4UEOKqFcoP1sHQMNkimxT3917LU4up6RZcI/s400/DSC03444.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250389215417878882" /></a><br />Gwen and me with The Modern Woman<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoVeGjQPFM13XKJi4v6yl5-F2OF0AUFXVHJS0vi7MkMDFI61yHDDX6q3Iz3hNKSyjwgR6ISY6rnGpevMwrbQXokp3xNQsir8m_2QTAHe0eSwIhg7njOtP7Pfe2kbPhisaIvz29-t_6VsX/s1600-h/DSC03443.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoVeGjQPFM13XKJi4v6yl5-F2OF0AUFXVHJS0vi7MkMDFI61yHDDX6q3Iz3hNKSyjwgR6ISY6rnGpevMwrbQXokp3xNQsir8m_2QTAHe0eSwIhg7njOtP7Pfe2kbPhisaIvz29-t_6VsX/s400/DSC03443.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250389086086962130" /></a><br />Doreen and Gwen<br /> <br />Doreen and I took a trip to Mount Vernon, N.Y. to visit Gwen at her home for the purpose of picking up dolls for a quilt show Doreen's guild is having this weekend at Pine Bush H.S. in Pine Bush, New York on the weekend of Sept. 27th and the 28th. I was so excited when Gwen, the president of the 3D cloth doll club, agreed to lend us some dolls for the show. She and her club members were sooo generous. I placed all the entries on the carpet of my artspace so that I could prepare labels for each and get a count of the inventory. I soooo wanted to take a pic of myself laying on the carpet with all these dolls around me like that girl did with the rose petals in <a href="http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1124374528/tt0169547">American Beauty</a> but with a big T-shirt and sweatpants instead of naked. Alas, I was tired and punchy and the brain forgot to take the pic.<br />Speaking of missed picture opportunities, I would like to know how you bloggers handle photo ops without being rude and intruding on someones space. I ask this because I really wanted to take a picture of Gwen's living room, with the abundance of beautiful dolls she had throughout. I did not want to intrude on her privacy by showing these pics on my blog on top of all she did for us already. I'm sure she would not have minded but I guess I sometimes over think things then the opportunity passes. Maybe <a href="http://www.stampington.com/html/artful_blogging_autumn08.html">Artful Blogging</a> will address this in the future.Evelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719407457060773222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867232977353625675.post-67551634558039842062008-09-13T16:12:00.000-07:002010-01-17T15:18:11.203-08:00D & D<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4Tc07r8ilKcB1KP_sZs2BsaqC-hj9BPfUmo6eef9T5c5WPAYvZ03m_EAMM2FXYEgjT9Mk5sqvsXLKG4f65Pxa9qbaUKRkWWatAfeLRWc2SZyDh45ex9g-dmnRvaBBYCh9vqJsqb3F5zP/s1600-h/DSC03420.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4Tc07r8ilKcB1KP_sZs2BsaqC-hj9BPfUmo6eef9T5c5WPAYvZ03m_EAMM2FXYEgjT9Mk5sqvsXLKG4f65Pxa9qbaUKRkWWatAfeLRWc2SZyDh45ex9g-dmnRvaBBYCh9vqJsqb3F5zP/s400/DSC03420.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245648055522588530" /></a><br /><br />I thought it would be fun to make a shadowbox featuring an image of my friend Doreen.<br />I made her child like holding Def the leopard slug I gave her a few months ago. She liked him so much that she expanded his name to Defloyd Wolfgang Leopard. That's a whole lot of slug. Doreen enjoys quilting and making dolls.Evelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719407457060773222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867232977353625675.post-1627607662463682792008-09-11T19:59:00.000-07:002008-09-13T11:36:53.130-07:00Sophie's Apron<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYzYTX0uPgBX_eEQbbeTyl0n8XubziXAcHl4rhs26U3TYgQT9iZ8wE7eR01jF8nbfeyWPrmbemVA-pyRV-xWRXGCXGhRC-H7vz1fiJDIOihhVvwCiywtwVIRDw9GKml1SRRFUx5wafY2_/s1600-h/Sophie's+apron+006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYzYTX0uPgBX_eEQbbeTyl0n8XubziXAcHl4rhs26U3TYgQT9iZ8wE7eR01jF8nbfeyWPrmbemVA-pyRV-xWRXGCXGhRC-H7vz1fiJDIOihhVvwCiywtwVIRDw9GKml1SRRFUx5wafY2_/s400/Sophie's+apron+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244964494558013346" /></a><br /><br />I started hand embroidering again. I first started embroidering when I was in my early teens. My mother had a metal hoop with a cork interior on the top shelf of our linen closet right next to a metal can where she kept her buttons. I still have and use that hoop and yes I have the button can sans buttons. I take a project along with me to work so I can embroider during my lunch hour. I even found myself embroidering on a bench in Walmart while the hubby was in the auto section and also in the car while I waited for him to come out of Walmart on another occasion. I pretty much carry around with my hoop, fabric and threads wherever I go. No sense in wasting good waiting room time when at the doctors. In the end you have all these embroideries that are just asking to be made into a pillow, quilt or this little apron I made for my little niece Sophie. I say help mommy and put stains on that apron Sophie. That's what it's for.Evelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719407457060773222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867232977353625675.post-13614048279660161712008-09-11T18:14:00.000-07:002008-09-23T15:42:34.297-07:00Vintage Treasures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-eNpkJDT5BnsQyxMjj6FcDzAuy95vhyphenhyphennxKtEzWUXidZAt6nmAO7VSqjTF_ljcMWVQEXV0oKtvjhd2GQxZSDNyXx4q8SsHEtshttRc38WNq9pEpCJrRS_65L0cCKDfAMogTbZ6guhmVkS/s1600-h/wannamaker's+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-eNpkJDT5BnsQyxMjj6FcDzAuy95vhyphenhyphennxKtEzWUXidZAt6nmAO7VSqjTF_ljcMWVQEXV0oKtvjhd2GQxZSDNyXx4q8SsHEtshttRc38WNq9pEpCJrRS_65L0cCKDfAMogTbZ6guhmVkS/s400/wannamaker's+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244939881934895218" /></a><br />Sharon Webster is a lovely lady that works in the same facility that I do. She recently went through her mother's attic and found some treasures that she most generously has given to me. This first picture is a box from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanamaker's">Wanamaker's</a>. Sharon said that this store was considered the Macy's of it's time. If you had a box from <a href="http://www.robbender.com/gallery/wanamakers">Wanamaker's</a> you had something special. The contents of this box are better than chocolates.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1gfsX4SzI0B_BWAPNTcCtgs76s-NPor0-4OTPv-di8AuLH98cjJh4f-PXPMxjKRyUWIiT1Mg3Cpq-o83BoDhwfnJVMqyYw6y7zH2q3K9NUyGrsZRuBD_HgfSFNvwsHFGfN47Jz8AsvdMJ/s1600-h/wannamaker's+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1gfsX4SzI0B_BWAPNTcCtgs76s-NPor0-4OTPv-di8AuLH98cjJh4f-PXPMxjKRyUWIiT1Mg3Cpq-o83BoDhwfnJVMqyYw6y7zH2q3K9NUyGrsZRuBD_HgfSFNvwsHFGfN47Jz8AsvdMJ/s400/wannamaker's+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244940820106348706" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCOP8XsJggdJjatj-jnk54Gaw0d7wlU9v7wFAJXlKD780Eo1zMSfEVL3dqqNDpGZY_8M8rjjXYSv6ikSQfUxO2socceirITDsh-Cw5tgMMQHDapAhcFVCePbSxvtdXahM80rv7S2i1c-Gw/s1600-h/wannamaker's+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCOP8XsJggdJjatj-jnk54Gaw0d7wlU9v7wFAJXlKD780Eo1zMSfEVL3dqqNDpGZY_8M8rjjXYSv6ikSQfUxO2socceirITDsh-Cw5tgMMQHDapAhcFVCePbSxvtdXahM80rv7S2i1c-Gw/s400/wannamaker's+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244942197889150306" /></a><br /><br />Here are an assortment of beaded lace,trim and glass buttons.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfrWCcNvEzcxPLIjuabW_MpCpOd1zq9qBjOBcbErdgh-YN5T0LsMsWWoe7lo7uU5V3tALh1pBgz7ZN7PoGdtCALKQeu09zTIsvEnLGbU-qQUJhOBs-M9ZLlpr30OeWhK2PmgQiTu_uwlK/s1600-h/wannamaker's+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfrWCcNvEzcxPLIjuabW_MpCpOd1zq9qBjOBcbErdgh-YN5T0LsMsWWoe7lo7uU5V3tALh1pBgz7ZN7PoGdtCALKQeu09zTIsvEnLGbU-qQUJhOBs-M9ZLlpr30OeWhK2PmgQiTu_uwlK/s400/wannamaker's+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244942889127383938" /></a><br /><br />This piece of lace, beaded with an assortment of glass seed beads and bugle beads, also features sequins throughout. Sharon says it was part of an old flapper dress. Can you imagine? I don't have a project for these pieces yet. I do enjoy taking them out of the box and looking at them. I am in awe of the workmanship that went into them. There is an energy that I feel coming from these pieces. I drift into thought, wondering about the people who made and wore these items. Upon recieving them I definitely had a what did I do to deserve this moment. It's better than jewelry. I mean it.Evelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719407457060773222noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867232977353625675.post-67418728288316532422008-08-16T20:26:00.000-07:002010-01-17T15:24:58.290-08:00The Dragonfly Princess<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6R9PIOtauD-gEQR-aRrgUO1D7FxiT7tpADD_RoaCwpyV636TgszjRYmEsYcjO_PBdmPNnpefBWrEv4GNb82LDMa0V0APLcplRl-Pm1Jql2XGZI2Qtiebc2m2Oz6aPYfjwqAIZEtcg3LM8/s1600-h/libelula+005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6R9PIOtauD-gEQR-aRrgUO1D7FxiT7tpADD_RoaCwpyV636TgszjRYmEsYcjO_PBdmPNnpefBWrEv4GNb82LDMa0V0APLcplRl-Pm1Jql2XGZI2Qtiebc2m2Oz6aPYfjwqAIZEtcg3LM8/s400/libelula+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235323026242052146" /></a>My mother-in-law, Iris, love for dragonflies, inspired this piece. This is a pic of her when she was just a little girl. The sheet music in the background is the Borinquena. It is a national anthem of Puerto Rico, Iris' birth place, written by Manuel Fernandez Junco.<br /><br />The land of Borinquen where I have been born. It is a florid garden of magical brilliance. A sky always clean serves as a canopy. And placid lullabies are given by the waves at her feet. When at her beaches Columbus arrived, he exclaimed full of admiration: Oh! Oh! Oh! This is the beautiful land, that I seek. It is Borinquen the daughter, the daughter of the sea and the sun. Of the sea and the sun,of the sea and the sun, of the sea and the sun, of the sea and the sun! <br /><br />Translation by Samuel QuirosEvelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719407457060773222noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867232977353625675.post-89515966609986351372008-08-16T19:20:00.000-07:002008-09-13T12:20:41.975-07:00Lantern 2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsc5Knp9N6Uenj6-aRRLQjaJM7pBLvnRMmIwQAldYKX4hMgF146z61dYQcD4W73e7FUE17SF_HzME46jli_P-wRP6nL4Ior2aTsHbNdrSwi4r_Uy1yc8MjrvcfHNCarPC0mLGFeb36Jxlr/s1600-h/lantern+012.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsc5Knp9N6Uenj6-aRRLQjaJM7pBLvnRMmIwQAldYKX4hMgF146z61dYQcD4W73e7FUE17SF_HzME46jli_P-wRP6nL4Ior2aTsHbNdrSwi4r_Uy1yc8MjrvcfHNCarPC0mLGFeb36Jxlr/s400/lantern+012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235305952330735490" /></a><br /><br /><br />Hello to you. I'd like to share my latest lantern. It was made by layering pieces of tissue paper onto muslin with a diluted glue mixture. This is the same technique I used to make a photo album cover in an earlier post. After the piece dried, I cut it into four pieces then sewed them together. I added some squiggly black stitches around some of the shapes. I trimmed the edges in faux leopard leather then added some bead trim for a little sparkle. The circular shape is maintained by a wire circle I made with 18 gauge wire covered in white floral tape. Evelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719407457060773222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867232977353625675.post-23711922155945797062008-08-07T20:12:00.000-07:002008-09-22T16:29:06.318-07:00Traveling Slug<OBJECT class=BLOG_video_class id=BLOG_video-aa78f4ce8093c420 height=266 width=320 contentId="aa78f4ce8093c420"></OBJECT><br /><br />Amanda, of <a href="http://mandigirl-muses.blogspot.com/2008/08/she-slugged-me.html">Mandigirl-Muses</a>, had so sweetly shown an interest in my slug, that I decided to send her one of her own. Looking at this video my friend and I commented on how sad and vulnerable the slug looked before his journey. Was it all in our imagination? Amanda took pics of the little guy when he arrived and posted them on her blog. Don't think I'm crazy, he looks like he's smiling, LOL. Go see for yourself.Evelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719407457060773222noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867232977353625675.post-20837023492234395752008-08-07T18:46:00.001-07:002008-08-07T19:10:31.005-07:00A Fairy's Garden<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6aErbTi6O1hUmo-0yMkYKCkXOclbXS6wI_4eemDiTkOluTu6WMQyx-yrv9df-VfQrNPc3V3dshvluUT1j_RWjWOdXLX5miH3zdHgAwXOOCjwfDg11_FqdVsApjv2OZ2j4huMgAbPcfX9/s1600-h/A+fairy%27s+garden.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6aErbTi6O1hUmo-0yMkYKCkXOclbXS6wI_4eemDiTkOluTu6WMQyx-yrv9df-VfQrNPc3V3dshvluUT1j_RWjWOdXLX5miH3zdHgAwXOOCjwfDg11_FqdVsApjv2OZ2j4huMgAbPcfX9/s400/A+fairy%27s+garden.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231957351431198098" /></a><br /><br />Often when a fog is present, in my brain, I sit on the rug by my shelf of magazines.<br />One publication which I have not yet tired of is Cloth Paper Scissors. As I thumbed through my stack of valuable resources, I came across an article focusing on the art of Kelly Rae Roberts. This is my similiar (and I use that word lightly) version of her paper collage technique which incorporates the use of gel medium and acrylic paint. My version uses rub on transfers, letters and photo images I had in my stash.<br />A thick charcoal pencil was used to outline the fairy, flowers and some of the background. I consider this a very tame version of her technique. Check out her work in the past issue, November/December of 2007. Her stuff rocks. Her colors rusty and rich. Going through the pile of issues was like unwrapping a present I forgot I had. You know how it is, you buy the mag, get busy and put it on the shelf after you quickly look through it. So many techniques, so little time, UGH!Evelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719407457060773222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867232977353625675.post-64770010175650591682008-07-20T19:13:00.000-07:002008-07-20T19:35:07.690-07:00The Paper LanternI know what some of you are thinking. Suzi Blu again, what the heck? I discovered Ms. Blu months ago and check in on her blog several times a week. This past week she had the idea of using her journal pages to make a paper lantern. I decided to jump on board and make one of my very own. I think it's finished but you never know. Thanks again Suzi.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkL0wjepoLMorDHg0vDL8OMhEBUpbFsE6s_kxolSN6DKtAv4hxAHN84tLWKj6Kj898DFr_WNhWgiU-uOD6JC8Y1QwJLSaBrfwe343tbwDd6ix-MENoyNeUKFkFWP5IooALkbUklpCqTyhF/s1600-h/Lantern+011.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkL0wjepoLMorDHg0vDL8OMhEBUpbFsE6s_kxolSN6DKtAv4hxAHN84tLWKj6Kj898DFr_WNhWgiU-uOD6JC8Y1QwJLSaBrfwe343tbwDd6ix-MENoyNeUKFkFWP5IooALkbUklpCqTyhF/s400/Lantern+011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225286681088868754" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2-6a03ieHLzlp-msJCxxYoXSJrQATlfNpZnCQKEs389735euZ7y4gm32cGPlhDpx_NX0tmIk9UXDX4b2Elvzf04Ngzzr2uXaNBfwu2oCTL7oRpZv7TUD1C9sNiUTCTcA2wL6Q9xo1H1zw/s1600-h/Lantern+002.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2-6a03ieHLzlp-msJCxxYoXSJrQATlfNpZnCQKEs389735euZ7y4gm32cGPlhDpx_NX0tmIk9UXDX4b2Elvzf04Ngzzr2uXaNBfwu2oCTL7oRpZv7TUD1C9sNiUTCTcA2wL6Q9xo1H1zw/s400/Lantern+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225286685670025634" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYz0BojoZPx0-q_g7EPffB9SZDOmBUKW4v9-1-D17GVUV94eFjTJf3oGsK8PrlxUWj6Bm9IDCWFeYyhAKUcmCIOjvnETMq731zopMZQ7IlISbc-61IN1rDt98evpTY1JpwwwmMNIrFy9g/s1600-h/Lantern+003.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYz0BojoZPx0-q_g7EPffB9SZDOmBUKW4v9-1-D17GVUV94eFjTJf3oGsK8PrlxUWj6Bm9IDCWFeYyhAKUcmCIOjvnETMq731zopMZQ7IlISbc-61IN1rDt98evpTY1JpwwwmMNIrFy9g/s400/Lantern+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225286690648641394" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9Lgl6QXZ05Y9I83QVExWqyc4D3Oohf9gei7pHpSj4HRwI-Fi0CxypsB6Q2886bsSRUDJxpR0kNNuysfBsvAYOdlKVNSNukvj7G2D_uCTa6A2kauRX5Z05KzhYSy08NLERY0nhyStUUoZ/s1600-h/Lantern+006.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9Lgl6QXZ05Y9I83QVExWqyc4D3Oohf9gei7pHpSj4HRwI-Fi0CxypsB6Q2886bsSRUDJxpR0kNNuysfBsvAYOdlKVNSNukvj7G2D_uCTa6A2kauRX5Z05KzhYSy08NLERY0nhyStUUoZ/s400/Lantern+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225286698264466098" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrwB3bjXG6XaFuxb3diHYCBWP_FbVtUXS7v9a7H70or2nLFbxIAqOCj6eVmH7zHLWVjC5lJP9QUm92fqx_9K8nI4IpRtrNA8kSlxyVHNMQTW8RWRJ9FAnWYPut5bGltGrbnvRuNguLkvbs/s1600-h/Lantern+010.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrwB3bjXG6XaFuxb3diHYCBWP_FbVtUXS7v9a7H70or2nLFbxIAqOCj6eVmH7zHLWVjC5lJP9QUm92fqx_9K8nI4IpRtrNA8kSlxyVHNMQTW8RWRJ9FAnWYPut5bGltGrbnvRuNguLkvbs/s400/Lantern+010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225286707351297650" /></a>Evelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719407457060773222noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867232977353625675.post-23532498215975615122008-07-19T17:33:00.000-07:002008-07-20T07:07:12.217-07:00Chunky Stampin'Hello friends. I last posted about my continuing creative slump. I decided to get on my knees and pray to the Lord. After doing so this is what happened.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimdkwpZdP4kR4GLt0WYUnrxVs_CWn5oGvDV_pC2G7zlWblqYUeGVdPVNaDnerjPPvRPsFBF2bmGmpoDZBO891SzdAmo-qi-wkBwYWvDLXGOPDfeBqHd9Zr4M4Z4Fo3ViuVZ16ZkHbEvxnn/s1600-h/chunky+stamped+project+mess.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimdkwpZdP4kR4GLt0WYUnrxVs_CWn5oGvDV_pC2G7zlWblqYUeGVdPVNaDnerjPPvRPsFBF2bmGmpoDZBO891SzdAmo-qi-wkBwYWvDLXGOPDfeBqHd9Zr4M4Z4Fo3ViuVZ16ZkHbEvxnn/s400/chunky+stamped+project+mess.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224888997264230178" /></a><br /><br />Yipee! I have a mess again! On Wednesday, the sun peeked through my brain cloud and I suddenly remembered that Project Runway was starting it's new season. I don't know what it is about that show, it gets me going. So I made this Chunky Bee Bag for my "Blue Fly" accessory wall. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Z2_kQ9OqFLG_-5iWQRk4_rg7ja4lXjyLEJXVRsmYYBamw53s_-HXEBPxLhdXjNleiKRWEYohtkJ-l1i5Hz5MCf8uVXT0l4xPaAfqXIfW4AKb78mhfESX6ebTfsF6V2T3yAomAFyqOaeK/s1600-h/Chunky+Stamped+Bee+Bag+003.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Z2_kQ9OqFLG_-5iWQRk4_rg7ja4lXjyLEJXVRsmYYBamw53s_-HXEBPxLhdXjNleiKRWEYohtkJ-l1i5Hz5MCf8uVXT0l4xPaAfqXIfW4AKb78mhfESX6ebTfsF6V2T3yAomAFyqOaeK/s400/Chunky+Stamped+Bee+Bag+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224891005216591922" /></a><br /><br />Friday, I decided to make a funky but not chunky paper lantern. It is still in the works. I'd say 90% finished, so, I'll be posting that later. That evening, I visited my neighbor Anna. She had been talking about making curtains for months. She showed me her kitchen curtains that were made of a retro floral heavy weight material, along with some groovy fringe. Anna likes fringe. She handed me some chicken, three ears of corn, green washed lettuce and a 2 liter bottle of Pepsi. When I got home, I called her and asked for the measurements of her kitchen window. So, here is what I did this Saturday.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgDFIN_MGoI7-1Ny_v2AQsMYc29RiXfus1ghjV8zlcL47KwwjJDSdWBtExAXyc27s2jxlrTZCo-X7qXJ_ch_IkxcUs5DhesoLxDI1xn9UpVwGpTmTp0hJiVUvkIeYkAOQGCREqhcfWQ-u/s1600-h/Chunky+Stamped+Curtains+007.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgDFIN_MGoI7-1Ny_v2AQsMYc29RiXfus1ghjV8zlcL47KwwjJDSdWBtExAXyc27s2jxlrTZCo-X7qXJ_ch_IkxcUs5DhesoLxDI1xn9UpVwGpTmTp0hJiVUvkIeYkAOQGCREqhcfWQ-u/s400/Chunky+Stamped+Curtains+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224893980099457986" /></a><br /><br />I marked a grid pattern, with a air erase marker, onto a muslin curtain panel I sewed.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaGyoJKudLzZHDAJhuCfmYdqLEgcHp3s7TWBj91hcnPprxjQCfZxrXwdktAmeCcew0L__duOAhjvZXsVod65ywLxVVGd7LbvOmjLnjLz8HxBVzY9_MONgL42kTsm8XBCxKKJ7GFgkjYza/s1600-h/Chunky+Stamped+Curtains+009.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaGyoJKudLzZHDAJhuCfmYdqLEgcHp3s7TWBj91hcnPprxjQCfZxrXwdktAmeCcew0L__duOAhjvZXsVod65ywLxVVGd7LbvOmjLnjLz8HxBVzY9_MONgL42kTsm8XBCxKKJ7GFgkjYza/s400/Chunky+Stamped+Curtains+009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224894624946308402" /></a><br /><br />I used these chunky stamps, fabric paints and tools.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7lkSCo53lta4YVnu_bIax05mKTzOFX9doHUIdmlEeCMtMnWC7ApOs4VGfnw0e_vc_1_9FO_fqM9T0JRuFKumpx-8MDPyl07tSN5bhZN_Pyt908oJXzSh6A1q7v5XFYoSkvGULRgzJNnw/s1600-h/Chunky+Stamped+Curtains+003.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7lkSCo53lta4YVnu_bIax05mKTzOFX9doHUIdmlEeCMtMnWC7ApOs4VGfnw0e_vc_1_9FO_fqM9T0JRuFKumpx-8MDPyl07tSN5bhZN_Pyt908oJXzSh6A1q7v5XFYoSkvGULRgzJNnw/s400/Chunky+Stamped+Curtains+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224902757623134130" /></a><br /><br />Using yellow ochre I stamped the floral pattern.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LLNEqUyj2fr01Vy9W22rJQRW-6humuuW9X9TLn36Utz_jlEZwVP4tupQVyQCfwoCb-ARyIZ4tfJwd0M35UW_kt8JP2FGmTtbH0S-Vo9X4Z3nbM6sLlG5zKo2rn4fyoLCF5yXkySxpTop/s1600-h/Chunky+Stamped+Curtains+006.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LLNEqUyj2fr01Vy9W22rJQRW-6humuuW9X9TLn36Utz_jlEZwVP4tupQVyQCfwoCb-ARyIZ4tfJwd0M35UW_kt8JP2FGmTtbH0S-Vo9X4Z3nbM6sLlG5zKo2rn4fyoLCF5yXkySxpTop/s400/Chunky+Stamped+Curtains+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224902767819816562" /></a><br /><br />I then used a pencil eraser to stamp small olive circles throughout.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkblB92tBNLZuxwgD7KE9lnO38f7-xDClmvKLzakQM7NnM8C3miMpYE95aGwUF0TCYzrllWAkk7wuTDUfBmmhc6tT_xdprAeSLw1yzCNXTqTs3j0RtsRq9eurbZREy8DEy1TuBWs2hHpOX/s1600-h/chunky+stamped+curtains.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkblB92tBNLZuxwgD7KE9lnO38f7-xDClmvKLzakQM7NnM8C3miMpYE95aGwUF0TCYzrllWAkk7wuTDUfBmmhc6tT_xdprAeSLw1yzCNXTqTs3j0RtsRq9eurbZREy8DEy1TuBWs2hHpOX/s400/chunky+stamped+curtains.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224902775189007186" /></a><br /><br />Here are the finished curtains, complete with yellow pom pom fringe, light and refreshing. Thanks for the chicken and I hope you like them Anna.Evelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719407457060773222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867232977353625675.post-71243112045022507932008-07-16T07:55:00.000-07:002008-09-22T16:35:50.149-07:00All the time in the world to do nothing<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQmhCUuH3_7rDA3bwhM62-aE4OJzMzIyfhmsjJH-O6ncThMj7CLFPj9ccsFRn297M1vksi8YTEmgJGnmOn31A7IGBHnmNk4quh-Mn5zXZDOhusXjKfpIobA5g4MSO7dkfPzdA0lFJeViU/s1600-h/Me+and+my+studio+005.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQmhCUuH3_7rDA3bwhM62-aE4OJzMzIyfhmsjJH-O6ncThMj7CLFPj9ccsFRn297M1vksi8YTEmgJGnmOn31A7IGBHnmNk4quh-Mn5zXZDOhusXjKfpIobA5g4MSO7dkfPzdA0lFJeViU/s400/Me+and+my+studio+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223629562408282450" /></a><br /><br />Let me explain what I mean by nothing. I've been on vacation for about a week now. The thought of having time off filled me with excitement. I daydreamed of hours in my art space, sewing and creating. Instead, I should run to the pharmacy, buy an E.P.T. 'cause I'd swear I was nesting. I've been mostly cleaning and organizing. Don't let that sweet face staring into the Quilting Arts mag fool you. My creative well is dry, LOL. I don't know why I find this funny. Hey I find peace in organization which leads me to the next pic. <br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYUOsqhovNJjMP7z8hyphenhyphen4EzB05JMU6ubF_pBzoIqryX77Bed_GVni7i69tW1ECjDd39wmIWdE9yMCw297AArv6gMlo5bai4dTqh5HnTMKyKVWeBy2i_jhu8gPc8hmlC5SgcOq32m8rSgIfw/s1600-h/Me+and+my+studio+001.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYUOsqhovNJjMP7z8hyphenhyphen4EzB05JMU6ubF_pBzoIqryX77Bed_GVni7i69tW1ECjDd39wmIWdE9yMCw297AArv6gMlo5bai4dTqh5HnTMKyKVWeBy2i_jhu8gPc8hmlC5SgcOq32m8rSgIfw/s400/Me+and+my+studio+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223629554799081234" /></a><br /><br />What's wrong with this picture? The space is too neat. If I was busy making stuff, it would be pretty messy. All is not lost though. I have spent much time surfing the web and came across this free Sweet Bird pattern by <a href="http://tinagivens.blogspot.com/2008/06/oh-sweet-bird-pattern.html">Tina Givens</a>, so, I made myself a sweet blue bird of happiness.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr82yJCiEP_36zHSMmEW4nHo1PgPX2DvXqrbRNoIljoSinfpMJDsru547l_xgXBzYM6M7JyRsY6q6aTmjm7uHeRELI1B2glMmUysOGOoA62bLtrfGCjV-0SBxs6CoOwCGo7KWZ2jbpl2-G/s1600-h/Blue+Bird+of+Happiness+007.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr82yJCiEP_36zHSMmEW4nHo1PgPX2DvXqrbRNoIljoSinfpMJDsru547l_xgXBzYM6M7JyRsY6q6aTmjm7uHeRELI1B2glMmUysOGOoA62bLtrfGCjV-0SBxs6CoOwCGo7KWZ2jbpl2-G/s400/Blue+Bird+of+Happiness+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223636410282232978" /></a><br /><br />Along with some floral embellishments, the bluebird will sit on top of this glass jar filled with these magnetic words. I thought of as many garden related words that I could come up with. I ran the sheet of printed words through my Xyron machine with the laminate/magnet cartridge. Word of advice, glue the sheet to some heavy cardstock before running it through the Xyron. It will make it easier to handle the words. What's great about this project is that you could really personalize the subject matter,depending on the person or occasion. See me in a few weeks for the finished look. HA HA!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6dpNjRWPP4XctBjL-039xqlhM0Gw_BYabGLn5mizl3cbLveZnvNqueWv92uElIoO2Q5E3Xra3IfoNxvJkpdN-KIfUNdUFlFWE-RYJA7K1G7Wy5dtbhv8EfJASXkM925oMjLTMO6dUlme/s1600-h/Blue+Bird+Project+002.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6dpNjRWPP4XctBjL-039xqlhM0Gw_BYabGLn5mizl3cbLveZnvNqueWv92uElIoO2Q5E3Xra3IfoNxvJkpdN-KIfUNdUFlFWE-RYJA7K1G7Wy5dtbhv8EfJASXkM925oMjLTMO6dUlme/s400/Blue+Bird+Project+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223641666144406898" /></a>Evelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719407457060773222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867232977353625675.post-30468796818962999662008-06-30T17:46:00.000-07:002008-07-20T07:22:42.757-07:00Suzi Blu made me do it<a href="www.suziblu.blogspot.com">Suzi Blu </a>has made a believer out of me (see my fave links to check her out). I can confidently pick up my journal and draw or write whatever pleases me. I know that whatever manifests itself on those pages has served me well. It is my buffer between projects. It is my calm, my therapy. I don't have to try to be the best. I just need to get lost in the moment and let the paint, pencils, glue and more do their thing. Okay, maybe I should take a few art lessons. HA HA!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORTmEoEMWzhhjJf0EedBVP6ZXJVtsdCxp1k5ausiUMHxh7I2OIcUkhPk7ssj333DvuM_XYA7VVXGtEk4F85_wWDDkWmxL4Mhkn2zDl7YaOZBnPBncibpg3JEAK8d3hWmc56HlEUXnzk6n/s1600-h/journal+art+1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORTmEoEMWzhhjJf0EedBVP6ZXJVtsdCxp1k5ausiUMHxh7I2OIcUkhPk7ssj333DvuM_XYA7VVXGtEk4F85_wWDDkWmxL4Mhkn2zDl7YaOZBnPBncibpg3JEAK8d3hWmc56HlEUXnzk6n/s400/journal+art+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217843280019399170" /></a><br />Art with a black Sharpie<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5P2yCzZhLNUvp0CYcCJ0I1xzvfbQnDdNBD_VLfFpgF-HzUPXRjVVOwOkiCzoMg9TjiKJjRp4FnPdNr61howEAN9oKpOcercaLElI2a3H34o6VPahL5hElklT5r3dK5KfOtJO4WcCGZ74C/s1600-h/journal+art+4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5P2yCzZhLNUvp0CYcCJ0I1xzvfbQnDdNBD_VLfFpgF-HzUPXRjVVOwOkiCzoMg9TjiKJjRp4FnPdNr61howEAN9oKpOcercaLElI2a3H34o6VPahL5hElklT5r3dK5KfOtJO4WcCGZ74C/s400/journal+art+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217843302356702882" /></a><br />Lunch break doodle colored with water color pencils<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJXtvbs_dXIUblIj8xfBcWGfrmg7jkWXmZUT1AxoeDxokl9qyyGkA4EMujNUgqCZl1OGbycN01hH_UOBCHhcR4jqtAfMqaw-h5vKArhmMViBz-bYClEgrkYxwMWNeK43nyMPMZg4ZDf8Ha/s1600-h/journal+art+2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJXtvbs_dXIUblIj8xfBcWGfrmg7jkWXmZUT1AxoeDxokl9qyyGkA4EMujNUgqCZl1OGbycN01hH_UOBCHhcR4jqtAfMqaw-h5vKArhmMViBz-bYClEgrkYxwMWNeK43nyMPMZg4ZDf8Ha/s400/journal+art+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217843302500325042" /></a><br />You didn't think you would get away that easy. I was seriously PMSing on a beautiful sunny spring day. I was like, OH MY LIfE SUCKS. Why does everything seem so dark and dreary? I don't care that the flowers are blooming around me...boo hoo.Anyway, I channeled the negativity and got over the PMS. Yahooo!Evelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719407457060773222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867232977353625675.post-73630765753413124242008-06-28T20:29:00.000-07:002008-06-28T20:53:46.660-07:00I'm Crossing my FingersMan oh man! I finally finished editing all my posts. This required my deleting the photos which were not showing up and uploading the photos again. That meant I had to search all my cd's to find these pics. I still don't know why my blog was acting funky. It was really discouraging. I'm hoping that this does not happen again. Hmmm? I'm thinking of the last post I did in May. Perhaps Fernando should not have made his appearance. After posting his pics, my blog started acting up. It's a thought. I have been very busy getting my garden, at home, together. I was not going to do anything with it this year and held out 'til two weeks ago. Once I started, I had the bug and have not stopped pulling and planting. It now feels like a little retreat once again. Since I have been creatively stagnant I decided to post two pics. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONGFkIo1uamsYzrpK9arLOmX5ov7YLfSKHXFLSIRP2QFj3tW_vq46-XG6vXnJcUWbzcfa9poSet2oG9Lw9yO8gKY8OrvyAim9eHOlZgY4JG81YLJQ4J5UJEKyqMwX2AeegFl8VEBDSavl/s1600-h/meg+scrap+page.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONGFkIo1uamsYzrpK9arLOmX5ov7YLfSKHXFLSIRP2QFj3tW_vq46-XG6vXnJcUWbzcfa9poSet2oG9Lw9yO8gKY8OrvyAim9eHOlZgY4JG81YLJQ4J5UJEKyqMwX2AeegFl8VEBDSavl/s400/meg+scrap+page.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217143666437142706" /></a><br />The first is a scrapbook collage page I made of my niece Meagan. I fiddled with the image of her in Adobe, then layered paper and other elements to achieve this rusty antique look.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgtnv9WqZxAiPEnNcN-JXtx4VfCj0w7pdCWOJB63vT3S376wHJ-_GxL88FfQ8iH6SIGL96R1DLIcGGquEiSLNqCyK9_Th20QsFapUZj4V_K6F3fnA3NPCOwdsw3hHeogHJIzPe_v-r5eX/s1600-h/angel+art.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgtnv9WqZxAiPEnNcN-JXtx4VfCj0w7pdCWOJB63vT3S376wHJ-_GxL88FfQ8iH6SIGL96R1DLIcGGquEiSLNqCyK9_Th20QsFapUZj4V_K6F3fnA3NPCOwdsw3hHeogHJIzPe_v-r5eX/s400/angel+art.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217145687375207122" /></a><br />The second is an image I created in Creative Keepsakes scrapbook software. I imported a scanned image of a angel paperdoll I made using scrapbook papers and brads to attach the limbs. I altered the colors giving it a sepia tint. I also added the weathered paper behind her using the software programs library of images. I dig it.Evelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719407457060773222noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867232977353625675.post-3102928820851186712008-05-31T12:36:00.001-07:002008-09-23T15:33:22.823-07:00Fernando el Vejigante<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk2GDXOq3_Z0siO5VTc6Zzf7SK1rBNzmf1E0aiT2jJNkH5wh6QjytjVuDOhmKeWS28y0bcaQhtAbnkEY1zAK2Qy2NtztyZqc7nv_5tCBLJzSnts0LJCB9DzjAIk9JJosp0KNyC70hKsbX9/s1600-h/fernando+1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk2GDXOq3_Z0siO5VTc6Zzf7SK1rBNzmf1E0aiT2jJNkH5wh6QjytjVuDOhmKeWS28y0bcaQhtAbnkEY1zAK2Qy2NtztyZqc7nv_5tCBLJzSnts0LJCB9DzjAIk9JJosp0KNyC70hKsbX9/s400/fernando+1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217499491955895410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hsT6Ho5dROFIOIoRDM_nDTff6HB0q4nn1wKpSX6RQZa0-KGfzDt0ms1bI59hULJ1d5XRUymgTtQ-36q5ajtTGBSWLDgfVjrIijjZijEQX2nXje0Lxo44Nb34egb9ghdfW84rSZbB9fT_/s1600-h/fernando+2.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hsT6Ho5dROFIOIoRDM_nDTff6HB0q4nn1wKpSX6RQZa0-KGfzDt0ms1bI59hULJ1d5XRUymgTtQ-36q5ajtTGBSWLDgfVjrIijjZijEQX2nXje0Lxo44Nb34egb9ghdfW84rSZbB9fT_/s400/fernando+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217499494732399522" /></a><br /><br />Finally, after much debate, I decided to post a picture of Fernando el <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vejigante">Vejigante</a>. He started out as a gift for a member of my doll club. I wanted to give her something personal, something that represented a part of my culture. It was this idea that fueled the inspiration and allowed me to move ahead and quickly produce this fellow. I showed it to a select few and the reaction I received was positive as well as conflicting. Some, who knew the recipient of this gift, thought that perhaps it was not suited to her taste. Those who do not know her were perplexed as to why I would chose this theme for a Christmas gift. The subject matter contradicts my christian upbringing. In my mind, it was not made to glorify the devil. The rich colors of the art and masks that I saw while visiting Ponce left an impression on me.<br />It was as simple and as hard as that. In the end I made her a <a href="http://sewsewgirl.blogspot.com/2008/01/christmas-gift.html">boudoir doll</a> that can be seen in one of my earlier posts.Evelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719407457060773222noreply@blogger.com2