If you’re liking this blog Please tell your friends about it!
I’d really appreciate it!xoxom
On Friday and Saturday, August 1 & 2
I’ll be visiting Fabric Affair in Troy, Michigan!
On Friday evening I’ll be giving mywild talk (the fun one)!
All day on Saturday, I’ll be teaching my Lemon Cathedral Workshop!
Sign Up for the Workshop TODAY!
A woman and her husband interrupted their vacation to go to the dentist.
“I want a tooth pulled, and I don’t want Novacaine because I’m in a big hurry,” the woman said. “Just extract the tooth as quickly as possible, and we’ll be on our way.”
The dentist was quite impressed. “You’re certainly a courageous woman,” he said. “Which tooth is it?”
The woman turned to her husband and said, “Show him your tooth, dear.”
Artists or art that turns me on and feeds my muse! Like it or dislike it, what about this art inspires your own art or creativity? By Iranian painter,Iman Maleki.
Look around you. Design is everywhere! How can you incorporate the beauty that surrounds you into your art or craft? Hand embroidery embellished with colorful buttons.
This is a pretty straightforward tutorial for how to make a clothesline basket, but this time adding a little embellishment will give you a kitty cat basket! If you like cats but are allergic to them, this is the basket for you. If you don’t like cats I am thinking that this basket can be adapted to many other things. What about doing the basket in orange and then adding Jack O lantern embellishments? What about in red and white striped for Christmas? How about brown, gold, and red fibers to fashion some kind of turkey for Thanksgiving? Well, the turkey was lame but it was worth a shot. Start here:
http://www.henryhappened.com/diy-rope-basket.html
This is the coolest the DIY notebook that I have seen for a long time. Dig into that stash of your mother’s old LPs, grab a couple, and bindstacks of paper using the cut albums as your sturdy covers. This isneat. Now, to find my copy of Frankie Yankovic the Polka King! Here’s where you begin:
http://www.homemadeginger.com/2014/07/handmade-vinyl-record-book-video.html
This tutorial had me at Hello Kitty! This is just another variation of a Vera Bradley inspired quilted cosmetic bag (except the fabric used in this tutorial is much better than anything VeraBradley has ever used). You will be a guaranteed hit in any ladies how her room across America when you pulled this out of your bag and start to apply your Sea Blue eyeshadow. Here are all the directions you need:
http://believeninspire.com/2014/07/vera-bradley-inspired-quilted-cosmetic-bags-tutorial.html
1 can (14.5 oz each) Hunt’s® Diced Tomatoes with Sweet Onion,undrained
1 teaspoon Gulden’s® Spicy BrownMustard
- 1 teaspoon honey
PAM® Original No-Stick CookingSpray
1-1/2 cups finely choppedzucchini
1 cup finely chopped white buttonmushrooms
- 1 carton (16 oz each) Egg Beaters® Original
- 2 green onions, chopped
DIRECTIONS
- Combine undrained tomatoes, mustard and honey in medium saucepan. Place over medium-high heat; cook 10 minutes or until thickened and most of juice has cooked away, stirring several times.
- Spray shallow 10-inch nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Add zucchini and mushrooms; cook 5 minutes or until starting to brown on edges, stirring several times. Reduce heat to medium-low; pour Egg Beaters over vegetables. Cover skillet. After 6 minutes, lift edge of frittata with spatula and tilt skillet to allow Egg Beaters to flow underneath several times. Cover; continue cooking 4 minutes or until set.
- Stir green onions into tomato sauce. Cut frittata into 4 wedges. Top each wedge with tomato sauce.
COOK’S TIPS
By covering the skillet after adding the Egg Beaters, one can save energy and eliminate the need to finish the frittata under the broiler. Use a piece of foil as a cover if the skillet has no lid.
See more at: http://www.readyseteat.com/recipes-Zucchini-Frittata-with-TomatoOnion-Sauce-4244.html#sthash.E3JVH2Vu.dpuf
Now this is a table runner!. Yes, I am a fan of table runners, but after a while every one of those quilted table runners start to look identical. Admittedly, this one is a major dust catcher but it is also a major eye-catcher. And should it just “happen to” fall to the floor, it might do a better job of clearing the dust than your Swifter! Here is the pattern for your DIY pom-pom table runner:
http://www.fortheloveof.net/diy-pom-pom-table-runner/
Maybe I am just a glutton for punishment, but I really do like reverse appliqué. Here is a little project to teach you the technique of reverse appliqué. I’m wondering what this particular block might look like if it were done in color gradations? Or, one block white, one block black. It could be a rather striking quilt. Also, something all of that intentional stitching could lead to every benefit that The Slow Stitching Movement has to offer. Try it out:
http://betteroffthread.com/2013/06/18/reverse-applique-tutorial/
1958’sEdward Mobley Lambplastic baby toy.
My buddy, Mark Montano, created these are really super tea-lightpaperweights. And who doesn’t need a paperweight? Wouldn’t these make great personalized gifts, or stocking stuffers, for the holidays? Time to put on your thinking, cupcake. Take a look at Mark’s video tutorial:
http://markmontanoblogs.blogspot.com/2014/07/Tea-light-paperweight.html
Ingredients:
- 1cup sugar
- 1cup water
- 12 ozraspberries(fresh or frozen)
- 2 cups peaches (fresh or frozen)
Directions:
- Click here for the remainder of the recipe. Keep in mind I adapted the recipe for a raspberry and peach variation, so scroll to the bottom of recipe and read the instructions for adapting the original recipe.
- If you do not have peaches readily available, use one that is and keep the ratio to two cups and follow the rest of the recipe. Recipe adapted fromBetter Homes and Gardens
SOURCE:http://www.bakersroyale.com/co*cktail-popsicles-2/raspberry-and-peach-sorbet/
Now you just know I need to be buying some of these rubber stamps! Practice your basting stitch or knit and purl! Each Assemble rubber stamp set includes four hand-assembled rubber stamps of varying sizes–made of high-quality rubber adhered to wood. About $32 per set (YIKES!)
http://shop.assembleshop.com/product/assemble-rubber-stamp-set-crafting-studio
These Mojari’s shoes are made of soft leather and the upper shoe is hand embroidered.
THE SLOW STITCHING MOVEMENT WEBSITE?
The new Slow Stitching Movement blog has been posted. This blog is about “Creating and Participating in a Slow Stitching Salon.” I’d love for you to take a look at it and give me any feedback. Thanks! xooxm
