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Good luck, Karen! You are always at the top of my "favorites".
continuing work on the edge
I worked a little more on the edge of cameos last night. I was so tired I hardly made any progress...didn't go to bed early though. I cannot find it in me to go to bed early no matter what..life's too short, too much to do, might miss something...all of those! My latest newsletter is n...
How can you possibly bear to leave the kitchen?! So magnificently beautiful!
phoebe thinks big again
I had to go out this morning around the time I usually pick tulips (much better to pick them before it gets warm and sunny, not that there's too much danger of either here , but I live in hope). So I asked Phoebe to pick some for me. This is the result. Whichever way you look at it - portrait...
love the term "persistent vision".
Have you ever worked with a silk buttonhole twist thread? I love it for sashiko work on silk.
truth and experience
...i have never really used silk thread. probably because i just never knew much about it. these new adventures with silk have really opened up a lot of possibility in my work. not just from an artistic point of view...nope, i also have a few new eyes. ...i am playing with a really specia...
A resounding "YES" on the brown and purple.
taking things apart
Found in the garden today. These are the husks of tomatillios that have turned into skeletons. The seeds are still inside some of them. I have to confess that I left a few at the end of the season in the garden, hoping they would do this. Earlier in the morning the sun was out and I to...
Now, this is fascinating! It will be interesting to see what happens.
word of the year
I really like the idea of choosing a word to explore for a year. Last year I didn't do a very good job exploring my word, intersection. It was vaguely there, in my mind, but not very well explored. It made me think about keeping the word for another year. I'm not going to though. My choice f...
I visit and am inspired daily though I don't often comment. But I must tell you that your sense of design sometimes stuns me. It is SO right on and perfect.
Here's wishing you a most joyous holiday season and a creative and fulfilling new year!
the bears
my bear story is not new, it is a story from a while back, and the original piece, which was published last year around this time in quilting arts magazine, has been hanging on the wall for a while now as part of my personal collection. it is a garden party. a gift giving ceremony. a forest fe...
I think the heart in the wreath is rather serendipitous--you seem to be a real sweetheart.
windfall
I found another sunny day in the garden and used it to gather branches that had blown out of the neighbor's trees during the wind storms. I have enough branches to deck the halls too. I didn't plan a wreath with a heart in the middle. It just was there when I hung it up. The white is l...
It's all been said better than I could so a simple Thank You will have to do.
FOUR
First year grey and changing. Second year, reddish brown with blogger Sparkle. Third year I was tough... wore a hat, my glasses broke and I spent seven months in the USA. Fourth year blonde, rode a motorcycle across Eastern Europe, and will fly this week. 4 Do you know what that...
If you were standing next to me at this moment I would take you by the shoulders and shake you! By all means, CONTINUE!!!!!
How I Met my French Husband
Two years after my boyfriend died I still was far from myself, life seem to spin in a different circle. Questioning the meaning of life became my new past time, along with spewing angry words at God. I felt lost in a very dark cave called depression. I was working for the Cat...
Very good questions about contentment. I've thought about it and for me, creativity brings contentment. I am at my happiest and most content when the muses are speaking, (so to speak) and all is coming together.
And who in the world is that darling little guy/gal with the big ears? Much too precious!
on the edge
One of my favorite things about my living room is that it faces East. In the morning I like to open the door and let the sunlight come through. This morning I started a new project. The nights have been getting much cooler and the weather is supposed to change soon. I'm going to be awhil...
I completely agree with Madame. Old linens are NOT meant to be put under glass domes. They are meant to be sensuously fondled, to be caressed gently with fingertips and yes,
even wrapped seductively around one's warm naked body.
But under glass domes? Non! Non! Non!
What to do with French Linen and Hemp
What to do with French linen and hemp? Other than wrapping it around you while you walk in the garden under a full moon singing a happy tune about how much you love linen? Other than using the linen for what it was meant to be used for, collecting grain, drying dishes, covering a mattress an...
My email address is leilanibennett@kraemersw.com. Send me your mailing address so I can pop the article in the mail this weekend.
the wheels in my life
I'm starting my third year without a car. My local bus system has a reward program that I registered for that tracks my usage. I've eliminated 6,400 miles from being driven and saved 266 gallons of gas just for my commute to work and back. It's not always easy, but it's been worthwhile. ...
While reading a 20-year old copy of Threads magazine, I came across a very interesting article about dyeing with herbs. If you would like, I'd be happy to copy and mail to you.
the wheels in my life
I'm starting my third year without a car. My local bus system has a reward program that I registered for that tracks my usage. I've eliminated 6,400 miles from being driven and saved 266 gallons of gas just for my commute to work and back. It's not always easy, but it's been worthwhile. ...
Oh, we are all connected in so many wonderful ways--perhaps the strongest is our love of the feel of cloth between our fingers and our need to speak with cloth, needle and thread.
dot dynamics
it is a dreary day. as i continue my thoughts on positive negative i am working with two styles of dots. one is the empty space, the hole ( from what if #162 ) . and the other the solid mass. sphere like. ... i also like the idea of dots as fasteners. connecting things in the process of f...
The nail head dots put me in mind of the corks in Mendofleur's floor in the Mendocino cottage. Perhaps we are all going dotty over dots?
dot dynamics
it is a dreary day. as i continue my thoughts on positive negative i am working with two styles of dots. one is the empty space, the hole ( from what if #162 ) . and the other the solid mass. sphere like. ... i also like the idea of dots as fasteners. connecting things in the process of f...
he/she looks sweetly melancholy. If he/she were to visit me some night, I would make us a pot of hot chocolate and hold his/her paw.
a night full of surprises
this most unusual night beast is almost complete. he/she? ( who could tell?) is built in reverse. the background is formed around the image. i used the same method for shy. snips of fabric are attached ragged mosaic style to create the background leaving the image as a single layer. when...
hmmmm. . . . let me see. . . santons?
What We Found at the French Brocante
This morning not so bright and early Lieselotte, A., J. (three of our house guests: who I know from my blog) and I went antiquing at the French Brocante... and boy oh boy do I have a surprise for you! You will never guess, not in a million years what we found at the French Brocante today! Or ...
Oh. . . I am sorry our adventure with you is ending. It has been truly amazing!
Blessings for a safe journey home.
On the Road again: Heading Home
We are heading home, we have waited until the very last minute to leave... We have a twelve hour ride ahead of us. Above is a clip of riding in Italy. Turn off the sound, as the roar of the engine and the wind are ear shattering.
Every one of your posts has been deliciously beautiful and interesting but this one is the very best--in every respect.
I miss my Mother like you miss your Dad. Remembering and missing loved ones is one of life's most bittersweet moments.
How to Ride a Motorcycle and See the World
When riding a motorcycle, (or I should say being the passenger on a motorcycle,) there is one main thing to take into consideration, (other than wearing a helmet, gloves, boots, etc...) The main thing is as a passenger you must: Trust the one riding the bike, and if you don't trust the rider...
Hi Corey! I the one who at the start of your trip said it sounded to me like the vacation from hell. At the time I didn't know you were staying in B&B's and small hotels. Thought you were really roughing it. That said, I still don't think my posterior, though amply padded would withstand hours and days on Willow.
But now I hope it never ends. I am so enjoying seeing pictures of and hearing about places I've never been and likely won't get to visit. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for sharing!
Pizza with Carrots in Eastern Europe
Off the beaten path in a small Eastern European village we found a restaurant. Several people were enjoying lunch: A couple sat drinking beer, another woman sitting by the window breastfed her baby while her little boy ate an ice cream, and an older man sat alone sipping soup. At the bar two ...
This is a well deserved kudo. You have everything it takes to be successful: talent, perseverance and boundless energy. You are successful now and will only get more so!
I'm kind of a big deal.
Okay, not really, but I am pretty pumped about this. Just take a guess at who's featured in the latest edition of Memory Makers magazine. Mmm hmmm. Little ol' me. (Somebody! Pinch me!) Several months ago I was contacted by the magazine asking me to share some of my DIY wedding ideas, specifi...
You are rich and blessed in so many ways: Your energy and creativity, wonderful supportive friends and your lovely family.
From your blog, I know you believe in God so you know he/she will help you take care of yourself. You're doing a hell-of-a bang up job of it so far!
Casting stones.
My Mom and I attended the memorial service for my uncle this past Saturday. He was my mother's younger brother, and his name was Stanley, but he was always known to me as Uncle Curly. A stern looking man with a booming gruff voice, I was a little afraid of him when I was a child, but he wa...
You would enjoy a large quilt I recently saw at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. The museum holds a Sunday afternoon quilting session for children and they completed a group quilt that's quite wonderful. It's thousands of tiny pieces of fabric--glued or fused down I think. You can tell they were given some direction as to composition but you can also see the spontaneity that only children can create in their art.
So yes, mosaics in fabric work quite well.
postcard: day two
A mosaic floor at Ostia, Italy. November 2001. Spend some time prepping the floor to paint, but mostly a lazy day spent knitting, napping and reading. I've been saving a book that I got in December to read when I had a nice stretch of time to go slowly and savor what I was reading. It's Fi...
Oh Wow! You are a true soul sister. My entry floor is painted -- I was inspired by a Kandinsky painting and I've also got some red walls, blue walls, yellow walls, mustard yellow cabinets. It all sounds gosh-awful when I talk about it but it's gloriously alive and invigorating.
A staycation--the best kind!
staycation 2009
Tomorrow marks the first day that I am off from work for a week and oh do I have plans. For last year's staycation I started painting the living room floor red. This year I hope to finish it! I also have a bag of clay I want to play with. And some sewing to do. And some gardening and cooki...
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