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Cynthia Shaffer

Orange, Ca

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Mixed Media Essentials ... Giveaway and Tutorial!

I'm so excited to finally get to show everyone these super fun rubber stamps by Roben-Marie Smith and even more honored to be considered part of a design team that includes some super talented artist! So there's a little blog hop going on right now ... come along and check out the art that everyone created using Roben-Marie's rubber stamps.... Continue reading

Posted May 1, 2013 at Cynthia Shaffer

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Burlap Tote Tutorial : : Free Motion Stitching/Sketching

In case you haven't figured it out yet ... I LOVE TO FREE MOTION STITCH! I LOVE everything about it ... the imperfections that happen because I was going too fast, or not fast enough. I Love the buttery feeling under my hands as I navigate the sewing machine over simple plain muslin. And then to see the outcome, after... Continue reading

Posted Feb 12, 2013 at Cynthia Shaffer

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Burlap Tote Tutorial : : Easy Peasy and oh so Cute!

How fun is this? And this? And guess what? They are the perfect size tote to carry a large laptop! Right around the holidays I found these amazing fabrics ... Printed Burlap ... Oh my! I was in love and right away I knew what I was going to make with them. When I got home from the fabric store,... Continue reading

Posted Jan 26, 2013 at Cynthia Shaffer

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This year at CHA ... Craft & Hobby Association the floor seemed a bit quiet. And, as you will see I only captured a few photographs of the day! What was I thinking? This funny lady just cracked us up ... Vanessa Johanning truly not a single inch of space on her body to hang or attach another chachkie! Oh,... Continue reading

Posted Jan 14, 2013 at Cynthia Shaffer

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Leather Journal : : Tutorial

It was a crafty kind of day at our house a few days ago. My son Corry, home from college, is loving the quiet of the house with just a few friends near by and the warmth pups! He was looking for something to make ... hummm. I reminded him of all the hides of leather we recently acquired ...... Continue reading

Posted Dec 28, 2012 at Cynthia Shaffer

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To Finish or to Rip?

This is the question of the day. As I was rummaging through my stash of yarns today, I came across a few projects that are unfinished. Here's a wrap I stated a few months ago when I needed a mindless project to work on. Well, this is sooo mindless that I'm struggling to finish it. Best I finish it while... Continue reading

Posted Dec 6, 2012 at Cynthia Shaffer

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Photo Warm-ups!

So I'm headed out to the Old Towne Orange area to photograph a sweet family for their Christmas cards. So of course I have to get out my cameras, check the batteries and make sure they all have empty cards ready to be filled up. Then the question is which lens do I use on and on which camera? So... Continue reading

Posted Dec 4, 2012 at Cynthia Shaffer

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My Life At A Glance : : Fall 2012

As you have probably noticed I'm not the type to blog too much about my life, my kids or what's going on around here but thought I would give you a little glimspe of what my fall has looked like. Dropped my oldest son Corry off at college, TCU in Fort Worth Texas ... and yes, that's all he packed!... Continue reading

Posted Oct 14, 2012 at Cynthia Shaffer

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Collected Intuitions : : Saturday, October 6th!

So a few us artist types have been painting away for a few months now and the day has finally come to show our work ... Come see what we've been up to. You may remember here where I shared a few of the paintings I've been working on ... these pieces will be there for sale as well as... Continue reading

Posted Oct 2, 2012 at Cynthia Shaffer

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Stitch, Sketch, Doodling with my Sewing Machine

Just playing around here. Moving kind of fast and not thinking, just creating. Being inspired by old botanical prints. And finding the back side of some of these pieces to be even more interesting than the front. Happy Stitching, Sketching and Doodling with your sewing machine! Continue reading

Posted Aug 12, 2012 at Cynthia Shaffer

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Free Motion Stitching ... Continued

Here's a funny thing you might like to know about me ... when I have lots of projects on my plate and it seems like I don't have any time to really work on them, I tell myself to just start, just start even if I only have 10 minutes before I need to run out the door ... just... Continue reading

Posted Jul 30, 2012 at Cynthia Shaffer

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Free Motion Stitching : : Sketching : : Doodling : : Painting

It was weekend of work, work and even more work ... and I couldn't stop the ideas from flowing. In fact I got up early Saturday morning and then went to bed late that night with my mind still spinning over new ideas to stitch/sketch/doodle/paint on fabric and paper. I couldn't stop thinking about all the possibilities for this type... Continue reading

Posted Jul 16, 2012 at Cynthia Shaffer

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On Art Journaling and Doodling

It's a funny thing ... I have never thought much about art journaling, except to think that that's just not for me. I'm not an art journaler type. And then again, maybe I am, but not in the way most people think of art journaling ... Who knew? I have a few books, old book, that I carry around with... Continue reading

Posted Jun 20, 2012 at Cynthia Shaffer

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Mixed Media May

Hey, that's me! Thanks to Cindy Lantier for gathering 3o days worth of interviews and creative energy in one great blog! You can read the interview HERE! Click on the 2012 and read all the interviews for May 2012! Continue reading

Posted May 30, 2012 at Cynthia Shaffer

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I Am A Working Artist!

I was looking at my 'To Do' list the other day and aside from the usual, laundry, dishes, pick up house stuff, everything else was art related. It dawned on me at the very minute that I am a working artist! Whether it's an article for a magazine I'm writing, a sewn projects for an upcoming book, paintings for a... Continue reading

Posted May 25, 2012 at Cynthia Shaffer

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Stitch . Craft . Create

Have you seen the latest edition of Stitch Craft Create? You may remember that the first edition featured my quilted trees on the cover ... And today, they are offering one of my pieces on the Stitch Craft Create blog as a free project! So cute, don't you think ... a quilted cozy for a bouquet of flowers, just in... Continue reading

Posted May 11, 2012 at Cynthia Shaffer

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Mother ... Daughter Apron Giveaway!

Hop on over to Lark Crafts and get in on this great giveaway! Continue reading

Posted Apr 27, 2012 at Cynthia Shaffer

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Photography Class .... Taking Your Camera Out Of Auto Mode!

I'm so excited to be teaching this class again! Photography 101 Shooting Beyond Auto Mode with Cynthia Shaffer 1-Day Workshop on April 28, 2012 :: OR :: May 19, 2012 If you have ever thought about getting that DSLR out of Auto Mode ... Come and take this class. We cover a ton of info ... but I promise that... Continue reading

Posted Apr 18, 2012 at Cynthia Shaffer

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And The Winner Is .....

I'll be emailing you to get your address! Enjoy! Continue reading

Posted Apr 15, 2012 at Cynthia Shaffer

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CAN'T . STOP . PAINTING . . . ! ! !

I have lots of work to do and all I can think about is ... when can I paint again! While most of these paintings are not complete, I am so loving the process, a process/style that has sort of naturally morphed after taking Flora Bowley's class and Jennifer Mercede's class. Truth be told ... I'm a little bit afraid... Continue reading

Posted Apr 10, 2012 at Cynthia Shaffer

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An idea popped into my head just a few minutes ago and so I had to act on it ... of course I have nothing else to do ... Ha! I grabbed my wide angle lens and set out for some photo fun. I was out a few days ago shooting a model for an upcoming book, and I had... Continue reading

Posted Apr 5, 2012 at Cynthia Shaffer

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Stash Happy Applique : : Giveaway!

I have never done a giveaway here on my blog, but thought that today ... the day that my book Stash Happy Applique (Lark Books) is officially out and about in the book stores, was the perfect day to start a giveaway! Right? So here it is ... a copy of my book, and this adorable house pillow! So fun... Continue reading

Posted Apr 3, 2012 at Cynthia Shaffer

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Golden Demo and Paints

Last Sunday, a handful of us painter types were invited to Studio Cresendoh to learn about Golden paints and to hear Chris Cozen talk about this wonderful product. After I quick intro by Jenny Doh, Chris was off and demoing and playing with paint, glazes, pastes ans so much more ... my head was spinning right from the start! Chris... Continue reading

Posted Mar 25, 2012 at Cynthia Shaffer

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A glimpse of our day .....

Yes, we went outside and braved the rain ... for just few minutes. And captured some great photographs of the architecture and of the rain frozen in time. I'm not sure what everyone was shooting here, but I couldn't resist taking this shot. Cynthia Flores was such a beautiful model and this photo is so fabulous with all the brick,... Continue reading

Posted Mar 18, 2012 at Cynthia Shaffer

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The Studio is Ready!

Photography 101 class is tomorrow and the studio is all set up and ready to go! And with a little luck the rain will stop right around 2:00 so we can go outside and get some great photos of the neighborhood. In the studio I have a few different vignettes set up ready to be shot. And then at the... Continue reading

Posted Mar 16, 2012 at Cynthia Shaffer

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