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Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails: July 2013
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Tuesday, July 16. A Blue Dress for Pinchie. Even before she was old enough to voice her opinion about such things, my three-year-old granddaughter has adamantly loved the color blue and a little stuffed lamb named Pinchie. Pinchie got her name because Soph has especially. The other day, Soph brought a little piece of blue silk chiffon out of my studio and asked if I could make a dress for Pinchie out of the fabric. Per instructions, the dress has blue buttons. And this very important feature. You can't r...
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Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails: September 2014
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Thursday, September 18. Seth, at The Altered Page. Has invited readers to share photos of their studio tables today - regardless of the shape they're in. Mine have looked worse, but they've also looked better! I am fortunate to have a studio with lots of light off the back of my house. There are four. Sit, depending on my mood or the task at hand. Those large spools of yarn are for a project I hope to take on after the holidays. Work often spills over onto the kitchen table. Like today. I've blacked out ...
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Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails: August 2015
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Wednesday, August 5. ABC in New York. We went up to New York last weekend. Every time I go, I think that I should go more often, and then it's years before I do. Last weekend was beautiful, and we walked all over Manhattan. I met my friend, Elizabeth, on Saturday, and she gave me a tour of her section of town. You may know Elizabeth from one of her blogs. And she was a great tour guide. Our first stop was ABC Carpet. There are so many cool things in that store. I had never been before. And the High Line.
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Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails: Earth Notes
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Saturday, October 18. I'm just back from a week-long workshop at Wildacres Retreat in Little Switzerland, North Carolina. This was the view from the deck there. It was a beautiful location and wonderful workshop. I taught two classes on ecodyeing with paper and cloth to an awesome group of printers. Some people even bound their results into books, but most were too captivated by the process of dyeing to quit! I took a couple of classes too. Making a few books too. At our Red Oaks Book Arts. October 19, 2...
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Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails: Red Oaks Book Arts
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Monday, June 2. Red Oaks Book Arts. Please join Roxanne Evans Stout and me in the beautiful hill country above San Antonio for a three-day book arts workshop October 24, 25, and 26 - 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, at the lovely home of our hostess, Laura Roberts of Hasty Pearl. Day three will be used to put it all together. Students will continue working on decorating and collaging their pages, and then, I will show everyone how to bind their finished pages into a book, using a technique that has been employed...
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Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails: June 2014
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Sunday, June 15. I don't want this blog to be just a big running ad for my work, but it seems that much of my focus recently has been on preparing for the Clover Market, and I am so excited to be a part of the fun. If you've never attended, and you can get there, you SHOULD! It's a wonderful open-air juried market. The vendors are spectacular. The food trucks serve innovative and surprisingly awesome fare. And it's Ardmore. While you're there, stop in and see me! Hope to see you there. Links to this post.
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Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails: February 2014
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Friday, February 14. I recently acquired the sweet vintage heart above, which started my quest to learn more about it and others I'd seen. The story I discovered made it even more. During World War I, which began 100 years ago, these pincushions were made by convalescing and disabled British soldiers and sailors who stitched them as they recovered, and sent them home as tokens of their affection to loved ones. Who thought that the soldiers might find needlework a great distraction while far from home.
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Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails: June 2015
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Saturday, June 13. I am excited to be teaching in Boerne, Texas, again this fall. I hope you can join me at the lovely home of our hostess - Laura Roberts of HastyPearl. As we explore the ecodyeing materials found in the hill country outside of San Antonio. After spending three days with Laura last year. I can tell you that those hills are rich with color for the dye pot! We pulled amazing prints from leaves found right outside the door. We're holding a seat for you! But hurry. Space is limited. This wor...
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Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails: April 2014
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Saturday, April 5. If you came by to see artwork, please come back another day. Today it's all about this cute puppy we got to borrow while his family went on vacation. He is a squeezable bundle of fluff that we almost didn't give back. Enjoy! Saturday, April 05, 2014. Links to this post. Thursday, April 3. I just finished this tiny little wearable book and put it in my Etsy. Shop It's smaller than most of the wearables I make at 7/8" by 3/4". Thursday, April 03, 2014. Links to this post. Chris - Parabol...
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Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails: Red Oak Book Arts II
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Wednesday, October 1. Red Oak Book Arts II. There are a few spots left in the workshop. And I are teaching in the hill country outside of San Antonio later this month. October 24 - 26, participants will be busy making a 3-inch by 4-inch book. They'll make eco-dyed paper for some pages . Roxanne will guide them through embellishing the rest of them. Glorious home, nestled in these hills, will serve as the gateway to an idyllic palette of color, inspiration and material. She's feeding us lunch too. Enjoyin...
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