Wedding Center Piece

March 7, 2011 /
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June weddings are being planned and I wanted to share a table center piece (14″ overall height) I made many many years ago for my daughter’s wedding reception (I can’t remember how many we made – but it seemed like Edna (myBFF) and I made a gazillion flowers). The hem of Laura’s wedding gown was…

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Serendipitous Occurance

February 27, 2011 /
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Short for – how lucky can I get? I’ve been agonizing over making books with no content. I follow a few book maker’s websites with envy – not only are their covers a work of art, so is the content. Yesterday, thru blog-world, I met Annie Bodelier from the Netherlands http://anniebodelier.blogspot.com/. I’m a visual person…

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On your mark…get ready….

February 11, 2011 /
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OK – so I’m hosting the Book Arts Club this Sunday at my house. At this very moment this is what the left, and cleanest, side of my art room looks like (the metal arts work tables). I have a dilemma – clean the house, clean the art room, clean the house, clean the art…

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Polymer Clay Play Date

February 9, 2011 /
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Talk about happenstance! 8 3/4″ tall x 4″ wide Click for a larger view I’ve been struggling to make a polymer clay book cover. Last Saturday, as luck would have it, I got an email from the polymer clay artist and author, Barbara McGuire. She, Patricia Dibona and Jan Stephens were having an open house…

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Logo

January 21, 2011 /
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I struggled with designing a logo to fit ME – it just didn’t happen. My mother lived with me. On the rare occasion that I would have to leave the house before she got up in the morning, I would leave her a short note by the coffee pot. One morning, wanting to make her…

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Jackie’s Angel

May 12, 2002 /
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One of my past hobbies was making porcelain dolls from molds. This angel was made for my sister Jackie when she was sick with cancer. The porcelain body and face went thru numerous paintings and firings to achieve a specific depth to her look. Her clothing and head covering were made from one of Jackie’s…

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