Tattered roses are all the rage! My grandmother taught me how to make these 30 years ago using wide ribbon and a needle and thread. If you wanna stitch them, just replace the glue spots with a stitch or two. If you wanna make some quick roses – use Hot Glue and Hot Glue Gun Helpers! (shipping to stores soon!!!!!) The roses can be used to embellish just about anything! Jewelry, headbands, purses, gifts, party favors

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Make This: Tattered Roses with Hot Glue Gun Helpers

collage of digital photos of a single drawing done in August 2008 This photo is from my “july 2008 and onwards” file in “judy’s pictures”. I have just spent half an hour looking (for a different photo).

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Too many photos, too little time

I looked in the mirror and said to myself “You’re fine.” water based resist with procion dye on paper I am suddenly tired. I feel distanced from what used to be my normal life, and look forward to returning to it. Even as it opens up, a rose already knows about dying down

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The art tour is over

Etsy and The Creative Connection , a three-day conference and crafting extravaganza taking place in Minneapolis, MN, September 15-18, 2010, present Launching a Business — a live workshop on Tuesday, July 20th at 5 p.m. ET with Cathie Filian in Etsy’s Virtual Labs

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Join me online for an ETSY LAB!

Just added to my Etsy shop ! So fresh and so fun! These wired pom poms are the perfect little trim for embellishing a project. Ruby Red Bubble Gum Pink Sunny Yellow Crisp White Pumpkin Orange Raspberry Hot Pink Lime Green Royal Blue Black Noir

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Pom Pom Trims are now in stock!

I’d like to showcase some of the display stands that my husband, Ned, has made for me over the years. I’m using them this weekend in my studio (turned into a gallery) for the Manitoulin Art Tour. This is the oldest, made in 1991 for an exhibition I had in the Thunder Bay Art Gallery.

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stands by my man

Survey books can sometimes be overwhelming, but when this one arrived yesterday, I was pleasantly surprised. The 1000 images are well laid out, and are accompanied only by the artist’s name and country

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Page turner delight

From Creative Juice – Episode 811 Homemade Hummus and Bagel Chips Bagel chip ingredients: 3 bagels 1/4 cup olive oil ½ teaspoon onion powder ½ teaspoon garlic powder ½ teaspoon chili powder 2 teaspoons coarse sea salt Gallon-sized zip-top plastic bag Steps: 1.

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Homemade Hummus and Bagel Chips

Stitch up this handy beach towel that boasts a hidden compartment perfect for stowing your valuables and a cushy pillow. All you really need is couple of beach towels to get started. Surfs up! With this beach towel roll up.

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Make it: Beach Towel Roll Up

The raspberries went off, so I put them in a jar with some red wine, some water and two pieces of cloth. Day lilies only bloom for one day, are gathered in the evening. This is the first time I’ve frozen wild rose petals for dyeing.

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time is my subject

When I set out to write 101 Snappy Fashions , I knew I wanted to have a chapter on hosting a Snapsuit Decorating Baby Shower. Unfortunately, we ran low on available pages due to the 156 different snapuit designs.

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How To Throw a Snapsuit (onesie) Decorating Baby Shower

Agnes Martin in the early 60′s, photo by Peter Moore “To feel confident and successful is not natural for the artist. To feel insufficient, to experience disappointment and defeat in waiting for inspiration is the natural state of mind for an artist

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Agnes Martin

I’ve been doing a huge amount of reading, working on my dissertation proposal. To help figure things out, I’ve put words and phrases up on the wall but everything is still a haze.

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these words from my studio wall

Rhinestone Ribbon Headband Making headbands on Creative Juice! Supplies: Plastic headband Ribbon (the same width or slightly smaller than the width of the headband) Fabri-Tac glue Tiny rhinestones Jewel glue Toothpick Using Fabri-Tac glue, add a dot of glue to one end of the headband on the backside.

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Make it: Easy Ribbon Headbands

On the set of Creative Juice ~ making ribbon crafts! Scrap Ribbon Sachets A simple sewing technique turns ribbons into sweet smelling lavender sachets perfect for drawers and linen closets. Supplies: 12” of 2 ½ ” wide ribbon 12” of 2 ” wide ribbon Lavender or potpourri of choice Matching thread Sewing machine Hand sewing needle Small artificial flowers (optional) 1. Layer and center the narrower ribbon onto the wide ribbon, so that both sides are facing up

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Carousel Tote Bag for RIT Dye Follow this link for complete instructions! This simple technique of creating dyed stripes is so fun and addicting! The best part is that you will only need Elmers washable school glue, blue painters tape and rit dye to create the stripes. Embellish with Folkart fabric paints, freezer paper stencils, rhinestones, ribbons or anything that strikes your fancy

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You Can Dye Stripes!

The project is a large circle made from horizontal bands of tiny pieces. It is made by hand sewing tapes of pieced fabric with back stitch onto a foundation. We need to use two needles, one for sewing the work firmly with a back stitch, and the second for mending split seams and attaching a new tape

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circle project

In Barnes and Noble and Now Shipping! Barnes and Noble – Amazon To celebrate the release of 101 Snappy Fashions , I am giving away a goodie pack each week for the next few weeks. The goodies are themed by chapter and will include a signed copy of the book, a grand prize and a few fun extras! Keep coming back each week and enter to win another set of goodies. Follow my blog , my facebook or my twitter to stay in touch! Add your designs to Flickr! I have been getting lots of emails with pictures of snapsuits and toddler tees created from the book.

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Week 9 – 101 Snappy Fashions Giveaway

Scrap ribbons and extra buttons are all you need to make cute, elegant bookmarks. Supplies: 16” piece of decorative ribbon “Stop Fray” glue Fancy button (not too heavy) Hand sewing needle and thread Scissors 1. Cut a diagonal edge into both ends of the ribbon.

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Make it: Ribbon Bookmarks

Turn boring picture frames into custom canvases using simple strips of ribbon and tape. Supplies: Store bought photo frame Photo (smaller than the frame) Decorative ribbons (various sizes and colors) Double sided tape 1. Attach a picture smaller than the photo frame to the center of the backing board of the frame using a bit of doubled sided tape in the corners

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Make it: Ribbon Photo Mat