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I popped on the Stampington website this morning and look what I found.
Do you see it?
Here’s a closer view…
My article listed in the table of contents for the summer issue of Sew Somerset!!
I’ll tell you all about how the article came to be after I get my hands on a copy June 1st.
I can hardly wait!!
I totally missed T stands for Tuesday last week. 
I can’t even remember what I was doing other than not being on my computer.
I do know what I was obsessively making on Thursday though…
I turned on some music, grabbed my scraps and began piecing together collages. I think I was inspired to make more after writing an article about my process. I’ll give you more of a heads up on that when it’s about to be published. :) Honestly I’m not sure how much I’m allowed to say about it until it comes out so that’s all I’m saying for now.
I’m such a tease…I know.
Today we are expecting a snow storm but we haven’t seen a flake so far. If it’s as bad as they say, Little J’s concert may be postponed tonight. In the mean time I’ll be working around the house. Exciting, huh?!?
So…what are you doing today?
After Christmas I decided to really change up the fireplace mantel from my standard color scheme. I usually stick with warm colors but was definitely ready for a change.
After a month of feeling as if something was missing I decided to make a decorative ball to set on top of my stoneware pitcher.
I used a 2.5 inch foam ball as my base. I cut a dress pattern into roughly 2 inch squares.
I stacked 2 in a crisscross manner then put a pencil into the center. I then dipped the tips into white glue and pressed the tip into the foam ball. I continued this until the entire ball was covered. 
I think it looks a bit like a dried hydrangea sitting on top.
As I’ve said many many times…I spend a lot of time on Pinterest. I’m often inspired by the images I see. I’m not one to completely copycat but tweak the design a little for my own use. Sometimes it’s color combos that make me run downstairs to create. Other times it’s the curve of a line, interesting texture or a simple splat of ink that has my mind whirling.
Before a stomach bug took me out of commission for a couple of days, I was inspired by this image and my new found interest obsession in weaving, to create this card.
Actually I made a couple cards since I had strips cut.
The cards in turn inspired me to create this journal page.
The Yogi tea tag was a serendipitous find in my stash.
Would you like to be inspired too? You could always
Another year behind us…
It’s been a busy one. So many projects using a wide variety of media. These are a few of my favorites.
Have a happy and safe New Year! Best to you in 2015.
I have a love/hate relationship with Pinterest. So often I see something that I fall in love with and want to create for myself and the link either goes now where or just to the photo of the thing I was enamored with in the first place even if it clearly stated that it was a tutorial. This is where the experimentation takes over. I see my goal…now I need to figure out how to get there.
I’m continuing to experiment with different stitches and patterns on my knifty knitter loom. I saw a really cool dish scrubbie on Pinterest but the link did no good. After studying the photo a bit I came up with my version.
I honestly don’t know the terminology for all the stitches…I am a visual learner.
If you are here actually looking for the pattern I will sum up what I did in “Halle speak” and hopefully it will make sense. :)
Using 2 skeins, cast on all 24 pegs continuing the circle as if making a hat. Knit 20 rows. Bind off. Close both ends of tube and flatten. I sent the strings from one side through to the other and tied them off so it would stay flattened.
So maybe after all my complaining…I’m guilt as well. I have no step by step directions. Good luck!
Good morning…It’s Tuesday already…time for another edition of T stands for Tuesday hosted by Elizabeth.
Once again I have been busy, busy. For starters…I made soap again last week.
I used a new recipe so we’ll see how it turns out in a month.
The days seem to be taken up with creating more Holiday inventory. I have lots of work-in-progress. I get tired of working on the same thing over and over again so I switch off often. I think that’s part of my craft ADD self diagnosis.
There are always more cards to make. I’m obsessed. I love doing these mini collages.
This morning I met a friend for a walk at the arboretum. It was a bit chilly, so I brought my mittens just in case. I hate having cold hands.
My other new obsession is my fitbit.
I’m working really hard to get my steps in each day. It’s nice to be just over 2000 from my goal by 9am. It’s paying off according to the scale.
I’m going to help out my mom in a bit then do some more crafting. What are you doing today?
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