I can’t help but share these. If they’re not in your “wheel house” they’ll be interesting to you anyway. Wood Block Carving. I just started a wood print workshop with Gwen Diehn. I’ll show you my efforts so far later this week. As with most things that catch my eye (and because I couldn’t get…
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I swear I was done playing with my Fred Mullett and Art Impressions stamps (BTW I got the three ladies stamps, unused, at the Random Arts yard sale – where the shop AND customers sell used and unused supplies). But it’s really cold outside and I didn’t want to go get more boxes to unpack.…
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I don’t love everything I make. Sometimes I have an idea I have to get out of my head AND once I do I’m good to move on – not trying to make it perfect. For example: I must have gotten a bag of vintage cup cake pics at a yard sale for a $1…
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I have stamps, a lot of them. I don’t use them very often – but I have them. I never heard of Fred Mullett stamps until they showed up at Random Arts in Saluda. Jane used a water color paint technique with this fish stamp. That’s all it took.. I knew I couldn’t just stamp…
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A friend posted this picture of an Ornamental Tree Trunk Spider – (Herennia Ornatissima) Monochrome by ElephantVisionPhoto on Facebook. I suggested that it would make an interesting doodle and proceeded to give it a go. I taped the picture to my worktable and then taped a piece of tracing paper over that: If you look closely you…
Read MoreNow I’m THAT house. I know you’re probably thinking “boy am I glad I don’t live close to her”. That’s OK. I remember the many trips I used to take to visit Impressive Ideas in Roswell, GA. A short-cut would take me through a neighborhood and I would pass a house that decorated for…
Read MoreVintage Maytag Ad I LOVE library book sales. I find the most interesting books that would have never come my way had I not gone to the book sale. At a recent library book sale I purchased the book Wuthering Heights, printed in 1943 (stunningly illustrated with wood engravings by Fritz Eichenberg). Folded up…
Read MoreRandom Arts in Saluda, NC My art supplies are still in storage ;( However, I’ve been able to take a couple of workshops close to home that didn’t require all my supplies and have found an awesome network of artists and crafters. **I discovered just how close Random Arts, Saluda, NC http://www.randomartsnow.com is to me –…
Read MoreUnfinished Wood Boxes repurposed The second installment of repurposed bedroom furniture… Supplies: Two wood storage boxes purch online at Joann.com – $30 ea with coupon TTL w/shipping $60 http://www.joann.com/large-wood-storage-bin-with-lid/11873684.html Four glass blocks used for bases (2 per base) – purchased at Lowes – $5 ea Total for both night stands: $80 Finished Product: I couldn’t find…
Read MoreCutting Board Storage I’ve been busy trying to get the house comfortable. The remodeled kitchen is almost complete. We selected backsplash tile this past weekend and hope to install within the next few weeks. I’ll post before and after pictures when we’re finished. In the meantime I needed a place to store my cutting boards…
Read MoreSpring must be around the corner….my GLASS Bottle Tree has bloomed! I couldn’t help it – I got a bottle tree for my front yard hoping the folks passing by will get as much of a kick out of it as I do. My daughter saved up and collected wine bottles for me. They prefer…
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In my case this Buddhist Proverb couldn’t be more timely… 1. I came across a book binder on YouTube that put together awesome instructional videos of various book binding and case making techniques http://www.youtube.com/user/Ceropegia?feature=watch. Sage Reynolds, the book binder, has an impressive list of videos, take a look. While I knew (or have seen in the…
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