I am a lucky girl, Craft arrived yesterday. It’s a little late because I subscribed to it a day or two before it hit the newstands, and well, you know how rags are – they don’t arrive for another 4-6-8 weeks after you pay for them. I have to say, I love it. I love the size of it. It’s smaller than your “typical” magazine – which helps make it special. Oh, but the pages inside are really, really wonderful. I haven’t even had it for 24 hours, and I can’t let go of it. For me, this is a sure page turner. The projects are clever, the writing is quick and the people are fabulous.
I love the robots on the cover, I love the knit boots, the LED clothing (I want to make a tee for the Iz – she’d LOVE IT, and probably never take it off), the whole bazaar section hilighting cool stuff like my all time FAVE fabric store, Reprodepot.com.
Needless to say, I’ll read and read and read this issue until it is memorized, try out some of the patterns/projects and wait patiently for my next issue which will arrive in a few months. Thanks Craft!
So I’ve been perusing the flickr.com group pool for the Holiday Swap, and I totally wish that I was on everyone’s distro list! The ornaments are all wonderful and would look GREAT on my tree and up and around the house. Hmmm could I make 390 more of my ornaments to trade for 390 more of their ornaments? Maybe next year…
Each piece of scrap that is being used has a story. In this picture:
The sequins as mentioned above, from my days doing textile desgin in NYC.
The beautiful pink cherry blossom print from a local thrift store. Quite old – it took me 4 washes to get the moth ball smell out!
The creme satin – from an aunt’s stash of scrap fabric – probably 5-6 years ago.
Green ribbon recycled fom many holidays ago.
The sweet mini butterfly/floral, a small and old piece of fabric found through a freecycle post.
I love it all – especially when there is a little history…
It’s been really busy here. This past weekend, I held 2 (yes 2!) workshops. The first was part of the Sewing Series. Make Your Own Tote Bag. It was sooo much fun. Everyone brought their own fabric, some of it new, some of it so old, all if it super super awesome. Three hours wasn’t enough time and I should have had everyone bring their own iron and ironing board. Next time. Anyways – I had made the pattern for the bag out of cardboard so it would live through multiple tracings. It’s a super simple, yet completely roomy tote. I love it. I make it for presents often. I actually need to make one for myself. I also had prepared a bag using the bamboo handles I had purchased. I am pretty pleased with the bag. I think the wool that I had chosen was a little too thick and the lining I used was not quite thick enough to balance it. It feels a tad bulky – so I’m going to make it again using something a bit different. Hoever, I LOVE the pattern. It’s an awesome shape. I think I’ll use the bag for my knitting…
The other workshop was wicked, wicked cool. Working with young girls and their mentors, we tie dyed scarves and painted fabric. Wow! I explained the primary, secondayr, complementary colors and their differences. I explained resist techniques using folding and rubberbands and ties. I gave them squeeze bottles of yellow, fuschia and turquoise. Each person was able to tie and dye 2 cotton scarves. I also explained, that you can’t make a mistake, and what you think will happen won’t – so have fun! I rinsed the scarves out last night. They are just amazing. (pictures when I find the battery charger) They are in the dryer now. I can’t wait to see their faces when they see what wonderful scarves they created. I offered to come back and show the gang how to embellish their new scarves with beading and embroidery. I think it would be tons of fun. I’m going to try to get to mine and spruce it up a bit. Iz has sneaked into the pile and is walking around with most of them draped around her neck. My girl.
Pictures sometime soon….
I decided to use fabrics I had found at a local thrift shop. I love it. I made a pattern for it around the fab bamboo handles I mentioned earlier. After making the pattern, it’s taken me no time at all to sew it. (Might have to come up with another project during the Sewing Series to take up any extra time!) It will probably beome a knitting bag, or better yet – my bag! I am ready to move on from a diaper bag, and this bag is big enough for an extra diaper and some wipes. I’ll just leave the extra stuff in the car…
I am so excited – I received my swap list the other day and there is a flickr group for the swap. I’ve been sketching and rifling through my stash, thinking about what wonderfulness I could make with what I have on hand. Although I wouldn’t mind running to a local shop…I decided this year that all Holiday items come from my stash. It’s quite fun actually. I’ve found things I haven’t seen for years. Oh the fun I’ll have…
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ornament. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 12, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ornament
–noun
| 1. |
an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part: architectural ornaments. |
| 2. |
a system, category, or style of such objects or features; ornamentation: a book on Gothic ornament. |
| 3. |
any adornment or means of adornment. |
| 4. |
a person or thing that adds to the credit or glory of a society, era, etc. |
| 6. |
the state of being adorned. |
| 7. |
mere outward display: a speech more of ornament than of ideas. |
| 8. |
Chiefly Ecclesiastical. any accessory, adjunct, or equipment. |
| 9. |
Music. a tone or group of tones applied as decoration to a principal melodic tone. |
–verb (used with object)
| 10. |
to furnish with ornaments; embellish: to ornament a musical composition. |
| 11. |
to be an ornament to: Several famous scientists were acquired to ornament the university. |
[Origin: 1175–1225; < L ornāmentum equipment, ornament, equiv. to ornā(re) to equip + -mentum -ment; r. ME ornement < OF < L, as above]
—Related forms
or‧na‧ment‧er, noun
—Synonyms 1. embellishment. 3, 5. decoration. 10, 11. decorate, adorn, grace.
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We were fortunate enough to attend a viewing of Tomboys! Feisty Girls and Spirited Women and a discussion following with the director, Christian McEwen. The message is that essentially, we need to to encourage young people to be who they are and empower them to make their own decisions. It was interesting to learn that by the age of 13, many girls will say that “it doesn’t matter” when asked a question, like “what would you like on your pizza?” By the age of 15, they will say, “whatever you like is fine”. It’s important to encourage young people to know that their opinions and desires and emotions count and matter. The DVD is short, but wonderful. Christian is a local author/filmmaker and so passionate about this, as were the many that attended. It was all made possible by Sisters Ink, and awesome group of women that mentor girls 9-12, and every season offer workshops and such. (I’m doing the first workshop…stay tuned for pics and details. It’s next Saturday. In fact there are a few openings – so if you know a 9-12 year old girl – bring her to the workshop – it’s going to be a blast.)
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