Underwater fashions rise to the occasion with elegant pearl bracelets and fun beach glass necklaces. The bracelets are made of magnetic pearls so no clasp is needed. Just wrap the 24″ length of pearls around your wrist to wear.

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Make it: Beach Glass Pendants and Magnetic Pearl Bracelets

Don’t throw away those scraps! Spare felt, yarn, and ribbons are the key ingredients for this incredibly easy mermaid doll. Supplies: Cotton twill fabric – body color Sewing machine or hand-sewing needle Matching thread Pillow stuffing 1 –2” wide ribbon/tail base, 6” long Assorted ribbons, 20-30 pieces (10-18” long) Fusible hem tape (such as Stitch Witchery) Felt: 1 body color, 1 orange, 1 bluegreen 1 skein eyelash yarn (for hair) Iridescent dimensional paints (sea greens, blues, silvers) Fantastic Face doll iron-on transfer 15 – 20 shell buttons 4 dozen small pearls White embroidery floss 6 mini seashells Hot glue gun Bone folder Iron Pressing cloth Pins Tailor’s chalk / pencil Click to save and re-size larger or smaller. Steps: 1.

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Make it: Mermaid Doll

My black dress piece will be included in AWARD WINNERS 2010 at the Ontario Craft Council Gallery in Toronto this June and July. I regret that I wasn’t able to attend the awards presentation and opening of the exhibition yesterday

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990 Queen Street West

Tuesday was my last ‘creative painting in water based media’ class and I am glad that it is over. I found that creating lessons that introduced the three media (ink, acrylic, watercolour),covered basic and innovative painting skills PLUS pushed the participants towards their personal voice was really difficult.

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The last painting class

Make it for DAD! June 20th is Father’s DAy! Forget about “gone fishing” signs and “golf anyone” trinket boxes. Grab some fabric paints, freezer paper, iron-ons and get creative making one-of-a-kind fashions for your pop, pal or hubby.

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Make it For Dad!

We went to Guelph on the weekend to pick up my show at the Greenwood Quiltery. The show took up two rooms and according to everyone there as well as the comments in the guest book, it was well received

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trip to Guelph and back

We have a winner!!!! Shahana from Craftliciouss craftliciouss.blogspot.com Next contest will be up later today!! Enter Enter Enter 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

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Week 8 – 101 Snappy Fashions Giveaway

Memorial Day Front Door Star Forget a traditional wreath this holiday weekend and show off your pride with this faux quilted star made with Mod Podge and fabric. This is a great way to use up little scraps of fabric and ribbons.

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Memorial Day Front Door Star

The tan velvet was dyed with dandelions, the yellow fabrics with daffodils. When I gathered the dandelions about a week ago, I also started harvesting daffodil blooms that were past their prime.

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gathering, processing, learning

I’ll be silk screening tees from 12-6 with parents and kids. We are using Simply Screen by Plaid! Bring the kids for music, games, food and a little crafty goodness.

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LA Parents! Come craft with me today!

My Dove Beauty video for Oprah is live! You can check it out here ! I had a blast working with them! It was such an honor to be included in the series with so many awesome women. The video went live yesterday and when I woke up this morning my email was flooded with questions. I thought I would address some of them here.

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My Dove Beauty Campaign

I’ve started to read the book ON LONGING by Susan Stewart because I discovered that one of my favourite artists, Ann Hamilton , was influenced by it early in her career. Susan Stewart describes modernist novels (like those by James Joyce and Virgina Woolf) as being difficult.

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folklore

I took this quilt over to the Perivale gallery today along with the two new mixed media pieces and a watercolour. The quilt is 90 inches high and may be too large to display, but Shiela kept it anyway to see if she could place it. Perivale gallery is in a period of flux, as Shiela’s daughter, Shannon, has moved to Manitoulin to help her mother and eventually take over the gallery

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I heart you

The Artful Crafter Ideas for decorating canvas tote bags. Stefanie Girard’s Sweater Surgery Embroidered scissors from the book Redwork from the Workbasket Margot Potter The Impatient Crafter Madge has sold her seventh book! Read all about it and about negotiating a contract in the fourth installment in her How to Write and Publish a Craft Book series Farm Girl Roots, City Girl Style Florida is certainly beautiful, and so is the fabric they have at their quilt shops. Check out what Linda found on her journey

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Link Love Time

Seed Packets are the inspiration for this garden party! Whip up some garden pretties with a little paint, mod podge and seed packets. All of the bases for the projects were purchased at the thrift shop or dollar store. The seed packets were 10 for $1.00 from my local dollar store

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Garden Pretties

We have a winner!! Toni from pinkstar I’ll be posting another giveaway later today!!! Pick up a copy at your local Barnes and Noble or get it shipped to you from Barnes and Noble or Amazon .

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Snappy Fashions Giveaway & News

fluid acrylic over molding and crackle paste on canvas paper If you want to learn something, try teaching it. I’ve been using the following as texts for the creative water media class. They have helped me a lot in regard to acrylics

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grounds and mediums

open heart encaustic on paper, thread on silk, text by T.S. Eliot Shield for my open heart block print, couched metal thread on book pages The Perivale gallery opens for the season on May 23 so I took these two new mixed media pieces over to Minemoya for framing today. We had snow.

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mixed media with stitch

Fabric Printing with Dishwasher Gel Did you know that with a few supplies from your kitchen you can create your own printed fabric? All you will need is some cookies cutters and bleach based dish-washing gel. This technique produces a soft vintage look

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Fashion Friday: Fabric Printing with Dishwasher Gel

Roasted garlic is one of our favorite treats. We spread it on small hard breads and crackers, use it in salad dressings and marinades, we even add it to omelets.

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Tasty Tuesday: Easy Roasted Garlic