Creative Challenge June 2010

Drying dyed with Rite Liquid. Go for it.

Aidan, he helped, yes he did.

Angie, washing, washing, washing,

My fairy with wings and skirt from previous creative challenge. Mom Mom Haines Dying her fabric.

Creative Challenge June 2010.  Boy, what fun I had today with my daughter and grandson.  We painted, we colored, we dyed, we soaked, we washed, we got bitten by mosquitos, but we also got a lot of lovely fabrics.  I can't wait to see what we are going to do with them.  Also the fairy pink doll in the middle of the pics , the fabric was made in the last creative challenge with Shelegh.  Join the group.  So much fun.  http://www.creativechallenge.yahoogroup.com/

Sewing & Embellishments

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Laugh Out Loud

Laugh Out Loud, Do you like my ladies? Here is my bracelet, necklace and earrings I designed using my Creative Challenge Fabric Beads from Shelagh. The Fabric was 2 organza pieces (rainbow & Pink) quilted with a wavy multi colored Sulky Rayon thread. The fabric was post below so you can see what it looked like before I cut it up. Fabric beads were rolled around a small red straw (that I took from a bar, I left a bigger tip that usual) and glued with fabric glue. I wrapped and beaded the fabric around a plastic bracelet that I had in my stash with E-6000 clear glue. The drop for necklace is a India woman from "Blue Moon" Global Nomad Charms.

Shelagh Folgate's blog link

I hope her link is included this time.  She is a wonderful teacher and starting a new creative challenge group next month.  Sign up and free your mind.  Meet creative people all over the world and learn together.  http://www.shelaghfolgate.blogspot.com/     

Creative Challenge

I am so thankful for a wonderful teacher, Shelagh Folgate.  Her blogspot is above and our yahoo group is linked at the bottom.  I am at the crossroads of my life.  Grandbabies coming out fast (3), my Consignment Shop that I owned for 7 years hit bottom, Hubby is ready to retire or maybe not, a home I wanted all my life slipped through my fingers and was purchased by someone else before we could sell ours. But then Shelagh came along and gave me a purpose using my creative side of my brain and I could see a new direction in my life.  You may be asking yourself, what is all that stuff in the pictures.  HA-I don't know, but by the end of the week I will.  Stay tuned and find out.   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CREATIVECHALLENGERS2010/

 This has been the most fun I have had! Shelagh Folgate, a fabulous teacher from the UK.  and to think all this was free.  I learned to granite stitch, using unusual (to me) fabrics, organza, metallic threads, skeleton leaves, paper, ribbon, multi color threads and re-awoken my imagination. 

Spring fun Jewelry

Sewing Charm Bracelet (French General)

MySpring Bracelet Designs

Arizonia Rock Bracelet with earrings.

I took to making jewelry today,  I finished a metal vintage button sewing charm braclet that I pictured in my layout pic.  It was fun and I purchased some of the findings from www. frenchgeneral.com.  Then I dug into my bead box and took out some other braclets that I finished in the past, a lime green pink Spring braclet and an Arizonia rock bracelet with earrings.  .  I am not a very good picture taker, I need to improve so the detail of the beads so up.  I was watching a video on http://www.dailycreative.com/ on making fabric beads so I will work on creating those next, I have so much fabric.  Check back to see them. 

Winter Hibernation

Hibernation

WINTER LEAVES - FROSTED

I love winter, really!.  Especially this year.  I have been able to stay at home, snug as a bug, these last two months.  And I feel blessed.  A foot of snow outside, juncos, house wrens, finches, woodpeckers, squirrels and deer out side in my backyard.  BUT: After shutting down my consignment shop, I have felt lost -  like a young friend dying early or a parachute not opening or the crown falling off your head.  My days feel meaningless, there is no objective or goal to accomplish, no reason to get out of bed, no benefit of life.  I breathe, I sleep, I eat and I call my Mom.  I write in my journal, I have learned to knit, I go to my Bernina Sewing Classes, twice a week, I hand quilt because my sewing machine was in the shop (I messed up the tension), I check my e-mail and facebook and then I get back into bed.  My warm comfortable bed.  Thank God for my bed.  NO, I am not depressed, I am just hibernating  like a bear.  Waiting for Spring, Waiting for the sunshine,  waiting for my dreams to appear, waiting for my dreams to come true.  "If you see my reflection in the snow covered hills, well maybe----- well maybe---    "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac.  What am I saying-I'm in shut down mode-in my cave-in the dark-well maybe!