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TAST 2010 - TURKMAN STITCH
TAKE A STITCH TUESDAY - WEEK 36 - TURKMAN STITCHSharon B was right in us this is an easy stitch and an attractive border as is. However, I couldn't think of much else to do with it other than vary...
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TAST 2010 - WEEKS 38 - 44
Week 38 - Picot Chain StitchThis is as much as I got done in the assigned week. I kept thinking I would add something else or take something out, but I never got around to it, and now I don't remember...
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SWIMMING IN CATCH-UP
OMG -- I'm farther behind than I thought! I wrote the following 11/06: "Let me preface: anything I write about my personal drawing demons, has nothing to do with Jane LaFazio's class which I'm...
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CATCH AS CATCH CAN
When I say I'm catching up, it sounds like I've been delinquent in my self-imposed, creative responsibilities, although that's hardly the case. I have been working on projects everyday except for 10...
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THE BOOK OF SHROOMS
THE BOOK OF SHROOMSAt last my paper bag treasure book is finished. I have worked on it most days since I started the class in October and don't begrudge a moment. It was pure play from the search for...
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WHERE THE WILD THINGS PLAY
There are almost 1500 participants in Workshop I of the Strathmore Online Series. Pam Carriker has been the instructor for this first class in visual journalling. I mentioned earlier that our...
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PLAYTIME ON PAPER
Quite a lapse since my last entry! I have not been away. I have not been ill. I have been playing with mixed media and journalling. I have been studying, reading books and blogs and watching video...
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PAPER PLAY
First assignment for the Strathmore Visual Journal Workshop, Series 3 is to build layers of background color & interest for several journal pages. For this I'm working in my Strathmore Visual...
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LAYERS UPON LAYERS
FROM THISTO THISI've just completed Week 2 of the Strathmore Workshop Series 3 of art journalling techniques with Roz Stendahl. The assignment was to build upon some of the papers from the first week...
View ArticleALL IN GOOD TAST
Before I leave today for a two week visit with family in South Jersey and Myrtle Beach, SC, I want you to immediately click this link to Sharon B's TAST 2012! All the details are there -- in case you...
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WHERE TO BEGIN...
I'll give the quickest account I can. Great visit with daughter in NJ, wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with much to be thankful for since the day before we received news that an arrest had been made in...
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GETTING SETTLED
Our bed is situated between a wall of glass looking out to the beach and a wall of mirrors, so either way we awaken to a radiant sunrise:On the days it's been warm I've enjoyed mornings on the balcony...
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TAST 2012 - Fly and Buttonhole Stitches
I've been excited ever since Sharon B announced she would host another Take a Stitch Tuesday. I did plan ahead so I'd be ready wherever I might be come January. I started at my LCS with a DMC...
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TAST 2012: Feather Stitch
I truly love feather stitch. It meanders, spirals and can be linear. And it's so graceful! My favorite work with this stitch is the sampler I did for the original TAST.
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WIP sweater
This is an interesting sweater I'm working on. The design is Jill Vosburg's "Sea Glass" which you can see on her Just One More Row website. I ordered it kitted in the "tidepool" colorway, and I'm...
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TAST 2012 - CRETAN STITCH
See the exciting work of other participants in the Take a Stitch Tuesday Flickr Group We are in Week 4 of the challenge, not too late to join in!
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TAST 2012 - HERRINGBONE STITCH
I started with three rows of herringbone worked in a variegated perle. In the middle and at the end of the rows are examples of herringbone overlayed on herringbone, which helps to tack down the...
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TAST 2012 - COUCHING
I have been nursing the nastiest cold the entire month of February. I managed to post my weekly challenges on Flickr, but lacked the energy to blog. I'll show the latest, and if you missed them you...
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TAST 2012 - RUNNING STITCH
For this week's Take a Stitch Tuesday challenge, I'm showing variations of running stitch.At the top you'll find three different pinkish yarns interlaced through 3 rows of staggered running stitch...
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TAST 2012 - WHIPPED WHEEL
When in doubt, read the directions! I know, I know, you're seeing some woven wheels there. They are the ones I worked first, but sensed the spokes weren't ribbing. I decided to leave them in the...
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