Art Abandoned

A little cheer (not holiday) – but esp if you have health/hospital connections

Some awesome auctions

As a break from the chaos of Christmas planning and IEP meetings for our son – a little stitching (grin) – I thought I’d take a break and point out two fabulous bits of eye candy or maybe gifties?

The Alliance for American Quilts had a “new from old” contest and the winners are being [...]

Oh my! HUGE news in the CQ world today – check out this FABULOUS Crazy Quilt (not mine, but it’s a HUGE inspiration – isn’t it?) What’s more fabulous? It just sold for $70,000!! Woo hoo! Validation for anyone who does hand work – there are people out there who are amazed by the work [...]

Halloween costume ideas

Yep, that time – and I LOVE this mask tutorial! Go check it out! I actually might try this. Oh, and I have to make a Wall-E costume for “Mr. Director” (Matey Moo) – anyone have links to good tutorials?

Video day

One of our fun adventures this summer was being invited to a Kinect preview party (they make games for the Xbox) – their new games are pretty cool and you don’t have to have controlers – nifty eh? Our kids LOVED quite a few of the games and I think the personal trainer would be [...]

Meditation and why can’t I ever find time

The question comes to me because I just read this blog post by a favorite author and read this passage:

For years my routine has been to arise early and enjoy stillness before the world awakens. I brush my teeth without thinking, then sink cross-legged into my soft salmon-colored chair that is surrounded by [...]

“In the Artists Studio” with Susan Sorrell the “Creative Chick”

As you may have noticed the “In the Artists Studio” series took a HUGE break over the summer. Responses have been slow coming in and this sat in my email box throughout our move and I only “found” it recently.

Anyway, Susan Sorrell is a fabulous artist and I consider her a great friend [...]

It’s not too early for Halloween

I’m horribly behind on my blog reading, but I ran across this adorable item:

Isn’t that the cutest? Now it’s a pattern and I’m not really hip to patterns, but I have many many friends who love em – if you want them – they’re here: http://www.valeriebothell.com – she’s a very talented Crazy quilter and [...]

Hug Bugs!

Aren’t they cute?

This summer we’ve started the family tradition of “hug bug” – which came from “slug bug” – but two children in the back seat of the car in a pacifist family hitting each other each time they see a cute car seemed wrong, so we’ve modified it.

Anyway, I saw [...]

A nice little interlude

We’re off to swimming lessons and then to ride gondalas today (not kidding it’s a promotion for McDonalds) – so that should be fun! However, I just ran across this fabulous little visual ditty from Anna Maria Horner:

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