tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22178608555255401232024-02-20T16:05:00.986-05:00My Crafting CornerSharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01146079669869693531noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217860855525540123.post-69276249915136727032012-02-10T08:54:00.000-05:002012-02-10T08:54:19.266-05:00Cakes, Cakes, Cakes....and Pinterest!I dabble in just about every craft known to man (except for crochet and knitting - I've never managed to learn either of those). I'm not so sure cakes are a "craft" but on <a href="http://pinterest.com/">Pinterest</a> they've fascinated me. I wish I could bake these cakes and decorate them the way I've seen. Some of them are elaborate, others are juts plain adorable and cute! Here are a few of my favorites I've "pinned". And by the way, if you have no clue about <a href="http://pinterest.com/">PINTEREST</a> - it's a must check out website! <br />
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Can you say adorable???? An Eric Carle cake - does it get any better than that???<br />
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<div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/218846863112360599/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="520" src="http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/282812051569549826_EPZY1JKI_c.jpg" width="348" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://oonefineday.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-09-18T00%3A15%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=3" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">oonefineday.blogspot.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/sharilyn1967/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Shari</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br />
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Of course a cake with a very "Twilight" feel to it! Love it! <br />
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<div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/218846863112171560/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="600" src="http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/19351473368385323_m3hOx4Nd_c.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/designercakesbyapril/4305049581/in/photostream/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">flickr.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/sharilyn1967/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Shari</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br />
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A cake anyone could do if they wanted to! <br />
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<div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/218846863112242910/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="653" src="http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/34128909645945065_egFs603z_c.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://cupcakesandcashmere.com/celebration-cake/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">cupcakesandcashmere.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/sharilyn1967/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Shari</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br />
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Check out all the cakes I've "pinned" here: <a href="http://pinterest.com/sharilyn1967/cakes-cakes-cakes/">CAKES, CAKES, CAKES!</a>Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01146079669869693531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217860855525540123.post-30284504028879893272012-01-27T10:14:00.001-05:002012-01-27T10:14:22.760-05:00Scrap Rooms - OH MY!A friend shared this with me today - I could not believe all the stuff this woman had (not my friend, the woman in the video) I thought I had a lot of stuff. She has quite a few videos out on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a>.
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this particular block was "renamed" in 1935 by Carrie Hall. Other names for this block include Winding Blades, Devil's Puzzle and Flyfoot. Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01146079669869693531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217860855525540123.post-71145018044017091942011-09-23T16:55:00.000-04:002011-09-23T17:02:49.441-04:00Civil War Blocks - MAYFor May I chose the Underground Railroad Block. After my Triple Link Chain I decided I need to work on something a little less stressful. This was the perfect block.
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Ever since the first slaves came to America they tried to escape. It was very dangerous to even attempt this. Many succeeded. Many failed. The terminology "underground railroad' came from those who organized this escape method. They spoke in code. People who helped slaves escape were often called "conductors". Safe places where escaping slaves could hide were often called "stations" (usually someone's home). The "station master" was a person in charge of the hiding place. People traveling were often called "passengers" and other times they were referred to as "baggage". Along the "railroad" certain signals and codes were give so the "passengers" knew where the "stations" were. Known signals and codes were hidden in music lyrics and stars in the sky (The North Star, The Drinking Gourd).<br />
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There is speculation that quilts were frequently used as signals for slaves to know when it was safe to approach a "station". As great as that makes for a story, the truth is NO evidence has been found to support that quilts were used in the underground railroad. One must remember and understand that many former slaves could not read or write. They were assisted in writing their stories by white sympathizers. Many diaries were written, and they are certainly a valuable source of information about the Underground Railroad. A more reliable source however would be the thousands of interviews that were done by the Federal Writers Project in 1936-1938. These interviews documented many escape routes both on and off the railroad. There is not a single mention in these documents of any quilts being used for other than bedding
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If you are interested in more about civil war quilts; a great blog to follow is Barbara Brackman's <a href="http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/">CIVIL WAR QUILTS.</a> Barbara is a fabulous quilt historian. Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01146079669869693531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217860855525540123.post-41988916796752506872011-09-23T16:20:00.000-04:002011-09-23T17:02:49.417-04:00Civil War Blocks - APRILYeah, so I'm a little behind. As usually anyone who knows me, knows this is not an unusual thing when it comes to my blogging. So, I've been slowly chugging through my Civil War Blocks this year. I went home (to my parents) in May & June. I'm a couple blocks behind but hopefully in another couple of weeks I'll be caught up......or close to it.
APRIL - Triple Link Chain
This block KICKED MY BUTT! I've never pulled out so many stitches over and over and over and over! I finally got it acceptable. I'm still 1/8"-1/4" short on half of one side (don't ask, I don't really know how it happened) but I finally got it close enough for me and figured that's all that matters! It's a gorgeous block but really tough. I probably should have hand stitched one part of it but well, I never do what I "should" do.
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The Triple Link Chain block represents family ties. Many of the slaves were torn apart from family members. Those who came over on slave ships were sold off one by one - splitting husband and wives, parents and children. Children born into slavery were not guaranteed to stay with their parents. Many slave masters sold off children for profit. Can you imagine? I cannot. Below is the story of John Fields's family. His mother lost 12 children in one day with their plantation master died.<br />
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<i>"There was 11 other children besides myself in my family. When I was six years old, all of us children were taken from my parents, because my master died and his estate had to be settled. We slaves were divided by this method. Three disinterested persons were chosen to come to the plantation and together they wrote the names of the different heirs on a few slips of paper. These slips were put in a hat and passed among us slaves. Each one took a slip and the name on the slip was the new owner. I happened to draw the name of a relative of my master who was a widow. I can't describe the heartbreak and horror of that separation. I was only six years old and it was the last time I ever saw my mother for longer than one night. Twelve children were taken from my mother in one day...My mother was later allowed to visit among us children for one week of each year, so she could only remain a short time at each place." </i> (taken from: <a href="http://www.awesomestories.com/history/slave_voices/slave_voices_ch17.htm">Split-Up Families - Awesome Stories</a>)Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01146079669869693531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217860855525540123.post-73132579306454187902011-04-07T20:25:00.002-04:002011-04-07T21:55:52.630-04:00FRIDAY MASHUP - Butterfly Inspiration<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/5430594669/" title="yellowbutterfly2 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5177/5430594669_2f6949fe20.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="yellowbutterfly2"></a><br /><br />Check out my photo - featured as inspiration for the <a href="http://www.fridaymashup.com">FRIDAY MASHUP</a> design team and all their following of crafters. Each week they bring a new challenge to the table!Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01146079669869693531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217860855525540123.post-885872198395710262011-03-05T20:27:00.004-05:002011-03-05T20:48:57.615-05:00Paper Piece QuiltingThis year I wanted to learn something new and I decided that would be paper piece quilting. HA! Had I known what I was in store for I might have rethought this plan. Paper piecing is not hard per say but can be a bit confusing. You have to kinda thing backwards and my brain does not do that well. I have a very good friend in the area who is being very patient with me, teaching me as gently as she can! I really appreciate that. <br /><br />Paper piecing is great way to use your scraps. It's also a great way to get all your points almost perfect. <br /><br />Here's my first block (it's a church):<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiveu4PyNZ4-7m8X2xS3b59_SXz6CWeWmB6DfIa2tC3ToZC1MVXwncJ05JIxN3rWPwfyEv20aYFt13RXigAt8_iVjkUZlPMi3-13aDcYpxo9MJAPGNSgfHxY24iIAzr3hkvRkaXk-Ch3FU/s1600/paperpiece+church.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiveu4PyNZ4-7m8X2xS3b59_SXz6CWeWmB6DfIa2tC3ToZC1MVXwncJ05JIxN3rWPwfyEv20aYFt13RXigAt8_iVjkUZlPMi3-13aDcYpxo9MJAPGNSgfHxY24iIAzr3hkvRkaXk-Ch3FU/s320/paperpiece+church.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580773845567657714" /></a><br /><br />There are a few flaws in it but nothing I can't overlook. I really struggled on this one trust me. I have a farmhouse standing by to do next. <br /><br />This book by Alex Anderson was very helpful to me starting out. <br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Paper-Piecing-Alex-Anderson-Techniques/dp/1571201386">Paper Piecing with Alex Anderson</a>Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01146079669869693531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217860855525540123.post-1457441771925572742011-03-05T19:47:00.004-05:002011-03-05T20:26:54.359-05:00Civil War Blocks - MARCHMy choice of block for March is CABIN WINDOWS. This block represents the slave cabins on the plantations. When the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Works_Progress_Administration">government WPA project</a> spoke to former slaves in the 1930's many consistencies came across in the interviews in the descriptions of clothing and housing. We all know the plantation owners lived in the great big, grand plantations. Their slaves were not given such luxuries. The slaves quarters were often built of poor construction usually built from pine, allowing the cold and rain to enter in. They really were not fit to live in but it was a roof over their heads and many times they did have a fireplace to use for heat and cooking. Depending on the plantation, depended on the size and number of families in one cabin. Many times it was one room, no more than two to two families. It was definitely cramped quarters. <br /><br />I think this is my favorite so far and it's gonna be hard to beat. I just love the colors, the pattern....love it! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qln-2g8kVvmzfyOIrwk6JFIS5E8PzjBPMWUEdrnlZ968ZF4sseM1JVzH6o2-iB3fdLO4c7ZgdxSTUx9ntIIN6vU78z1IbXOw_Bg3n9of1_xP66Q9fmZzcBXF3fhrZXkSPSEfl1_Uhis/s1600/March+-+Cabin+Windows.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qln-2g8kVvmzfyOIrwk6JFIS5E8PzjBPMWUEdrnlZ968ZF4sseM1JVzH6o2-iB3fdLO4c7ZgdxSTUx9ntIIN6vU78z1IbXOw_Bg3n9of1_xP66Q9fmZzcBXF3fhrZXkSPSEfl1_Uhis/s320/March+-+Cabin+Windows.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580771716987311602" /></a><br /><br />Doing some research I found a few photos of some slave quarters: <br /><br /><a href="http://www.gwu.edu/~folklife/bighouse/images/xvii2.jpg">Slave house at Thornhill Planation, Greene County, Alabama</a><br /><a href="http://www.gwu.edu/~folklife/bighouse/images/xviii8.jpg">Slave quarters at Belmont Plantation, Colbert County, Alabama</a><br /><a href="http://www.gwu.edu/~folklife/bighouse/images/xviii4.jpg">Slave quarters at Doughoregran Manor, Howard County, Maryland</a><br /><br />Here's a sneak peak of the fabrics for my April block.....stay tuned! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiuQWv7Bx4BFGUgrpwZnayOHsNZ3aP8xMiafQdXhxXHDtMHg5wnybdD9CDnT8xZe2KsPjNunTColxXp-BWBY8YVQ-bHqa5mx_URw_bv-m3wNeF4KSJTFsyvxvGVYEWmbTRGTxPmTH7ip8/s1600/april+fabric.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiuQWv7Bx4BFGUgrpwZnayOHsNZ3aP8xMiafQdXhxXHDtMHg5wnybdD9CDnT8xZe2KsPjNunTColxXp-BWBY8YVQ-bHqa5mx_URw_bv-m3wNeF4KSJTFsyvxvGVYEWmbTRGTxPmTH7ip8/s320/april+fabric.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580772040137167506" /></a><br /><br />To read more about why and how I was inspired to do a Civil War quilt this year:<a href="http://mycraftingcorner.blogspot.com/2011/01/2011-civil-war-quilt.html">CLICK HERE</a>Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01146079669869693531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217860855525540123.post-55496507904777037202011-02-02T18:12:00.007-05:002011-02-02T18:29:00.564-05:00Civil War Blocks - FEBRUARYMy block this month is the COTTON BOLL block. This block represents the slave economy. Without cotton, slavery may have very well died out for all we know. Cotton and slavery were very interwoven. Many of the anti-slavery activists refused to wear cotton clothing. After the end of slavery, many of the freed slaves remained dependent on white landowners because they had no land of their own and no where to go. They stayed on the plantations and worked as sharecroppers in return for a share of the profits. Of course their share of the profits was not much. While there were many attempts to invent a successful cotton picker machine, it wasn't until 1980 that John Deer produced a 4-row cotton picker, the first in the industry. There are only 2 cotton pickers in use today. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2t32alDd0t4GdM3l79La1yjL6bohQrf_HXqU6gl_3DEhm8aOfI4s83dA1B2ID0MlPFlYG2d07eQKEZYVEE1c03T8iiYf866C6DDAVYglerRjJcHMZltAd86qX2bAp4lKHhvYKcSIbZI/s1600/CW+quilt+02-2011+Cotton+Boll.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2t32alDd0t4GdM3l79La1yjL6bohQrf_HXqU6gl_3DEhm8aOfI4s83dA1B2ID0MlPFlYG2d07eQKEZYVEE1c03T8iiYf866C6DDAVYglerRjJcHMZltAd86qX2bAp4lKHhvYKcSIbZI/s320/CW+quilt+02-2011+Cotton+Boll.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569237201158637266" /></a><br /><br />I used 2 fabrics for this block. Here's just a small close up of them. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4j11flz-CZ_5YbGb5xhEeVSbPyUksh-3AM4eknigOnwk9UOyjmwJ787sISLKHC0x2et2LmOfgDxddGo3ZkZBouBXalQOarBwY3uSLlq1QU80iZvrZoTGYlGAgNP2Gmf3ZA73eyMBE8s/s1600/CW+quilt+02-2011+Cotton+Boll+CU.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4j11flz-CZ_5YbGb5xhEeVSbPyUksh-3AM4eknigOnwk9UOyjmwJ787sISLKHC0x2et2LmOfgDxddGo3ZkZBouBXalQOarBwY3uSLlq1QU80iZvrZoTGYlGAgNP2Gmf3ZA73eyMBE8s/s200/CW+quilt+02-2011+Cotton+Boll+CU.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569237625447322850" /></a><br /><br /><br />A sneak peak at March's block: <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0IW7b2jsvGUbYrHxRsSuG3615QQ0nVzTIl1vdNCCSQROheK43uNp6aTXf7MNXcWCJN4MINCcsW3H_GNaz_Fyc6THChQnJ0aF8QrrkxeEmuYnbVgne0W44GxKPbt68pM7GnmGLdVBwIaA/s1600/sneakpeak0311.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0IW7b2jsvGUbYrHxRsSuG3615QQ0nVzTIl1vdNCCSQROheK43uNp6aTXf7MNXcWCJN4MINCcsW3H_GNaz_Fyc6THChQnJ0aF8QrrkxeEmuYnbVgne0W44GxKPbt68pM7GnmGLdVBwIaA/s200/sneakpeak0311.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569237434667202994" /></a><br /><br />To read more about why and how I was inspired to do a Civil War quilt this year:<a href="http://mycraftingcorner.blogspot.com/2011/01/2011-civil-war-quilt.html">CLICK HERE</a>Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01146079669869693531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217860855525540123.post-47249590588750257642011-01-19T16:05:00.004-05:002011-01-19T16:11:40.144-05:00Lincoln's Home - Cross StitchIt's done! I started this back in 2001 and finally finished it! It's still in the hoop. I kinda like it that way and I may leave it. I'm going to hang this in my sewing area of my craft room. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgslzYklq396FOX0yePgRXRsN0MZBXPkbSAoN6LvwyxEHfCfgBlMhamJHx1aYUV4_VhNKkd95x4cA3JkKyUJGTuYgNCIuGzyF9pnuvbCkAwGW2IteaDvDSV19HwbecV-ICIHRekDU6hlo/s1600/LINCOLNS+HOME+Xstitch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 396px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgslzYklq396FOX0yePgRXRsN0MZBXPkbSAoN6LvwyxEHfCfgBlMhamJHx1aYUV4_VhNKkd95x4cA3JkKyUJGTuYgNCIuGzyF9pnuvbCkAwGW2IteaDvDSV19HwbecV-ICIHRekDU6hlo/s400/LINCOLNS+HOME+Xstitch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564006485391846178" /></a><br /><br />I love <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/abrahamlincoln">Abe Lincoln.</a> Maybe I'm a little partial, being I grew up just south of Springfield, Illinois but he was one of the best US Presidents in my opinion. If you've never been to<a href="http://www.nps.gov/liho/index.htm"> his home </a>and are in the Springfield area sometime, you really should stop by and visit his beautiful home.Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01146079669869693531noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217860855525540123.post-8293845043454349852011-01-19T15:44:00.003-05:002011-01-19T15:56:08.896-05:00Civil War Blocks - JANUARYThe block I chose this month is called "LOST SHIP". It represents the ocean voyages made too many times bringing slaves to the New World from Africa. Only about 3 of every 4 persons packed into the holds of these slave ships arrived alive.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZoboXgGakNTUQXM0a36t6hak6MnH3Bpg7oYXETSLohMszdqxfK3KaEkJmRYG-KYgpEoNxZ2TvzHRue37viMzIZKuZYFMNy7dBegRJvwjrZnq3nyiiCvR0my8-daKkymM_LIN8XbKWXU/s1600/CWB+-+LOSTSHIP.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZoboXgGakNTUQXM0a36t6hak6MnH3Bpg7oYXETSLohMszdqxfK3KaEkJmRYG-KYgpEoNxZ2TvzHRue37viMzIZKuZYFMNy7dBegRJvwjrZnq3nyiiCvR0my8-daKkymM_LIN8XbKWXU/s320/CWB+-+LOSTSHIP.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564002509505449282" /></a><br /><br />To read more about why and how I was inspired to do a Civil War quilt this year:<a href="http://mycraftingcorner.blogspot.com/2011/01/2011-civil-war-quilt.html">CLICK HERE</a>Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01146079669869693531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217860855525540123.post-84008935634155789372011-01-02T14:22:00.003-05:002011-01-02T15:14:04.067-05:002011 - CIVIL WAR QUILTMy top project for 2011 is a Civil War Tribute Quilt. I've been wanting to do one of these for a very long time and I've been purchasing and saving fabric just for this project. I've chosen this year to work on this project since this year is the 160th anniversary of the beginning of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War">Civil War</a>. <br />I was first inspired to do a civil war quilt after reading <a href="http://www.elmcreekquilts.net">Jennifer Chiaverini's "The Runaway Quilt"</a>. <br /><br />Reading this book made me dig deeper into the quilts made during and shortly after the Civil War. I wanted to find historically accurate information about these quilts. I began to wonder if quilts were really used for "code" in-conjunction with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_Railroad">Underground Railroad.</a> As I begin to dig, as much as I hate to admit it, I found the endearing tale of quilts being used as a code to help slaves escape has never been proven. There are NO first person accounts of this happening. Now, being the day dreamer, happy ending person I am I still like to sometimes think that maybe the first person account just got lost, maybe it's a secret that will never be out in the open, maybe....just maybe..... <br /><br />There have been many historical fiction books written on or including the tale of quilt codes for the Underground Railroad. I love fiction probably just as much as the next person - and I love historical fiction but we have to remember as readers that authors can and do embellish their work for the sake of their stories. They have the creative right to do so but it can cause things to get a little fuzzy once in a while causing the readers to blur the lines of what is historical and what is fiction. Unfortunately in classrooms across the country as well as in several children's books, children are being taught that quilts were used as "codes" when there's just nothing to prove that it's true. Here's a quick <a href="http://www.barbarabrackman.com/factsheet.pdf">FACT SHEET </a>about the "quilt code". <br /><br />In searching for more historically accurate information on this topic, I quickly found a woman, <a href="http://www.barbarabrackman.com/faqs4.aspx#fact">Barbara Brackman</a>, who is a quilt historian. Barbara has a lot of information on her website about not just civil war quilts but all kind of quilts though out history! <br /><br />If you are really interested in this controversy be sure to read <a href="http://www.barbarabrackman.com/Sermon.pdf">Ted Pack's sermon </a>on this topic. Ted is actually the webmaster for his church. However, he got himself caught into the middle of this controversy when simply posting a notice on the church website of a lecture on "Quilt Codes and the Underground Railroad". It really is a fun, interesting read and I actually found myself chuckling in several spots. <br /><br />Because of my research I decided I would not be calling my quilt an "underground railroad" quilt. It's more of a tribute quilt. A tribute to the history of the Civil War. A tribute to those who were in slavery. A tribute to those who were lucky to be freed when the time came. A tribute to those who worked so hard to help free those who were bound in slavery. A tribute to the families who were separated; many who never saw each other ever again. <br /><br />I'm using the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Facts-Fabrications-Unraveling-Projects-First-Person/dp/1571203648">"Facts & Fabrications: Unraveling the History of Quilts and Slavery" by Barbara Brackman.</a> This book has 8 projects, 20 blocks and many first person accounts of the Civil War. I will be choosing 12 different blocks - all for a different significance of the Civil War. My challenge for myself is to do 1 quilt block a month for this quilt for 12 months. Each month I will blog my finished block along with the name of the block, why I choose that block and what its significance to the Civil War is. <br /><br /><br />Here are the fabrics I have lined up for this project....aren't the beautiful! I love fabric. These fabrics were purchased at <a href="http://www.autumnrosequilting.com/catalog.htm">Autumn Rose Quilting</a>, <a href="http://www.fatquartershop.com/">The Fat Quarter Shop</a> and my local quilt shop. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/5316517273/" title="CW Fabrics 3 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5287/5316517273_28c1e66c4e.jpg" width="500" height="242" alt="CW Fabrics 3" /></a><br /><center>CIVIL WAR ANTHEM by Moda</center><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/5317112156/" title="CW Fabrics 1 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5170/5317112156_6f203f6a43.jpg" width="500" height="323" alt="CW Fabrics 1" /></a><br /><center>ABRAHAM'S DAUGHTER (1850-1870) by Moda</center><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/5316517243/" title="CW Fabrics 2 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5002/5316517243_6d46254172.jpg" width="500" height="250" alt="CW Fabrics 2" /></a><br /><center>QUAKER QUILTS from Marcus Fabrics (reds) (I'm not sure about the yellow fabric but it was purchased at my LQS and is a reproduction fabric from same era)</center>Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01146079669869693531noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217860855525540123.post-77008754808661331962010-12-26T17:30:00.014-05:002010-12-26T18:14:33.118-05:00Clean Craft Room for 2011Today I had a "snow day" (it's still snowing as I type this - it's been snowing all day, very unusual for our area of the country). So I decided to take today to and clean up my sewing and craft area and get it ready for 2011. I should have taken some "before" photos but trust me - it was a mess! I spent a good 6 hours throwing things away, going through drawers, moving things around, find a home for stuff that had been growing into high stacks of just "stuff". <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvFDvDNufxJiHrhW3tT73_WOQpCIpqe2uEDw4oXFnX0GycqXjb2y5TZ1q_Nh8bcXiGlErlHsJthZb4PgDDraDGALfHvSYV_1S8JEqSh8vx_GaHobqf_-InYp5W9ofbPsxNlCZzBbx1bI/s1600/fullcraftroom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvFDvDNufxJiHrhW3tT73_WOQpCIpqe2uEDw4oXFnX0GycqXjb2y5TZ1q_Nh8bcXiGlErlHsJthZb4PgDDraDGALfHvSYV_1S8JEqSh8vx_GaHobqf_-InYp5W9ofbPsxNlCZzBbx1bI/s400/fullcraftroom.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555123164472971186" /></a><br /><br />Here's the full shot. I scrapbook/craft on one side and sew on the other side. Considering my space is limited, it's more than I've ever had and this works for me (for now). <br /><br />I love the square storage modules. I get them at Michael's Arts & Crafts. My mother-in-law bought me a new one for my birthday. Who knew adding this one module would allow me to rearrange almost all my stuff - organizing and storing stuff away off of my table allowing me more crop/scrap room! I love this one! She also bought me a set of the pegboard that can be added onto any of the modules. I do need more pegs though, they only came with 4 (as my daughter says - lame. It would have been nice to have a few more)<br /><br /><center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZeRMg7JQSmUZ3kli2cZyhMQLlxpGrL7FT3ha2nGLFG2DWyhEMskbq0cO-BPC3V0jEov4MhMAhwcV5uCBE98L_LtNzCcKeMSH4WeGyXQlXANQmalQn8UIZdGa0pskoCSrLAvWhg8y_Qlg/s1600/newmodule.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZeRMg7JQSmUZ3kli2cZyhMQLlxpGrL7FT3ha2nGLFG2DWyhEMskbq0cO-BPC3V0jEov4MhMAhwcV5uCBE98L_LtNzCcKeMSH4WeGyXQlXANQmalQn8UIZdGa0pskoCSrLAvWhg8y_Qlg/s320/newmodule.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555124367366368322" /></a></center> <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayzKoFT6HDZJZPorqh0aFD5kvJoKogT1zURSRJqsdcuefpcP_wW7Rv0jektR7HUNWvgp4fO_IG0loJ_gJmEEAblQIAPJ2hnQHf8vexIXXXN8t02tTOCYl-YWjJrl5oHDKahpGf-ZFrZg/s1600/module2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 201px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayzKoFT6HDZJZPorqh0aFD5kvJoKogT1zURSRJqsdcuefpcP_wW7Rv0jektR7HUNWvgp4fO_IG0loJ_gJmEEAblQIAPJ2hnQHf8vexIXXXN8t02tTOCYl-YWjJrl5oHDKahpGf-ZFrZg/s320/module2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555124375438461810" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Pcq7MCWrLp2aGUm5GVZkXYjB6C8SbvaKPKnMuzrX_2L9s2Jpu0VYwqo84D0U4rbty_s5KhFmewIek_gsduhxkQqFtl4Px3YAUwqPZQIG3CETYIePolC88Fjm_bx_ooaWchTFe8M9jFw/s1600/pegboard2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 197px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Pcq7MCWrLp2aGUm5GVZkXYjB6C8SbvaKPKnMuzrX_2L9s2Jpu0VYwqo84D0U4rbty_s5KhFmewIek_gsduhxkQqFtl4Px3YAUwqPZQIG3CETYIePolC88Fjm_bx_ooaWchTFe8M9jFw/s320/pegboard2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555124847330534530" /></a> <br /><br /><center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdoi6v9lCJ2-RuOeD_l9WQf-z8KWkpHI4o-k3djDg-yl1Z75pYO_bKp12jq9xRA1BxmVEg9G713c4VhX1zAIJebM_qVM-lMiHruFSMYF6ZFoJggnmIvGzGkRTORMfuH3TxHQ5qA2qHRvQ/s1600/pegboard1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdoi6v9lCJ2-RuOeD_l9WQf-z8KWkpHI4o-k3djDg-yl1Z75pYO_bKp12jq9xRA1BxmVEg9G713c4VhX1zAIJebM_qVM-lMiHruFSMYF6ZFoJggnmIvGzGkRTORMfuH3TxHQ5qA2qHRvQ/s320/pegboard1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555124844338889794" /></a></center><br /><br />We (being me and my daughter who was a huge help to me today) also organized the ribbon holder. We had several that needed to be added as well. <br /><br /><center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdFe79vSGK038YYV3d7dlI9_CYt9nwfVOnmN6V8Le1-4xVB-rf8plSHSPEwhuxvZ-8U0Hg2-QgykVJThuW71B_-GULXMQ2nLrNnfeJbLXJM8D9mYmAzEe2SlTLoQZpTyT7o4EDl-ha5Q/s1600/ribbon.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdFe79vSGK038YYV3d7dlI9_CYt9nwfVOnmN6V8Le1-4xVB-rf8plSHSPEwhuxvZ-8U0Hg2-QgykVJThuW71B_-GULXMQ2nLrNnfeJbLXJM8D9mYmAzEe2SlTLoQZpTyT7o4EDl-ha5Q/s400/ribbon.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555126399735444930" /></a></center><br /><br /><br />Following photos show my cabinet and module storage. I cannot tell you how much I love these modules! My Cricut is standing by waiting to be used more this year as well.<br /><br /><center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVO_0BlKH1rW3GrNBmZTPfhKDjSZ3Z4y802IP84yJhwyMP6iKGfFsgIQtpDSC1XRavIJYSGBw7Cl_k7YdbRcMhDwNc9jUlp4otQtWlb1YYjz9j58ev7F2BLQyJNgqUZr6rg02M3mJ82qk/s1600/modules.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVO_0BlKH1rW3GrNBmZTPfhKDjSZ3Z4y802IP84yJhwyMP6iKGfFsgIQtpDSC1XRavIJYSGBw7Cl_k7YdbRcMhDwNc9jUlp4otQtWlb1YYjz9j58ev7F2BLQyJNgqUZr6rg02M3mJ82qk/s200/modules.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555132975721170338" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSAaMCHshjU5XUqWjIrJmITaSLg4-D59CnR8vBfrP3DzHZsfTE5C4rEkZYBgUsLZwch1fAEWbVcc0V0UhwN9p3M-SYpDdGLWKhJNxC01TBcQhqixggE_y5JKefg1E3PdOGTQ1tAeJicQ/s1600/cabinet.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSAaMCHshjU5XUqWjIrJmITaSLg4-D59CnR8vBfrP3DzHZsfTE5C4rEkZYBgUsLZwch1fAEWbVcc0V0UhwN9p3M-SYpDdGLWKhJNxC01TBcQhqixggE_y5JKefg1E3PdOGTQ1tAeJicQ/s200/cabinet.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555132970531564818" /></a></center><br /><br /><center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpIVJGgInrr5tH44q-ipK8obA1PFtEkE_izZhur6jfqA9uHE_emwssQHKzq2xb8GKGcgVTB9OVMWWrzutmm_YtYLSn3P_tnP_MmlGdI7co9Bi73mrPlAdlh1n7tDRfb1CJ6iULtzVLRw/s1600/cricut.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 278px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpIVJGgInrr5tH44q-ipK8obA1PFtEkE_izZhur6jfqA9uHE_emwssQHKzq2xb8GKGcgVTB9OVMWWrzutmm_YtYLSn3P_tnP_MmlGdI7co9Bi73mrPlAdlh1n7tDRfb1CJ6iULtzVLRw/s320/cricut.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555126833888113906" /></a></center><br /><br />And lastly, a full look at the sewing side - of course usually the ironing board is sitting out - it's a tight space but doable. I'm doing my own 2011 block of the month - Civil War quilt blocks. Stay tuned as I plan on blogging monthly about the block I make. I'm so excited to have the space all cleaned up to start working on these blocks!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIE5eKZPJmC46fdykjs8R-hdShqtHsQwiLwfSYubXW2lzhnqV5VT86pUYRrutWBKpDDafIR48O7toglOEf3zjRBtKSF29pbrvlsPYPhutsY1hUU1Eq7M7D1s-_88mjQM9AS3dag8EAIZQ/s1600/sewingside.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIE5eKZPJmC46fdykjs8R-hdShqtHsQwiLwfSYubXW2lzhnqV5VT86pUYRrutWBKpDDafIR48O7toglOEf3zjRBtKSF29pbrvlsPYPhutsY1hUU1Eq7M7D1s-_88mjQM9AS3dag8EAIZQ/s400/sewingside.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555130009495978370" /></a>Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01146079669869693531noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217860855525540123.post-78543688130241425312010-08-31T17:59:00.003-04:002010-08-31T18:08:12.845-04:00Field Flowers Acrylic Album<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4942468005/" title="IMG_1267 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4116/4942468005_17f3a573ae.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_1267" /></a><br /><br />My last class to blog on is the Field Flowers Acrylic Album. I took this because well, it looked fun. <br /><br />We used a small 4x6 acrylic album. It had 5 very sturdy acrylic panels and can display up to as many as 9 photos when filled. It's very beginner-friendly and great for kids too! <br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4943055026/" title="IMG_1269 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4943055026_7faf3a7bd4_m.jpg" width="240" height="209" alt="IMG_1269" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4943055508/" title="IMG_1270 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4115/4943055508_562c2e6d68_m.jpg" width="240" height="123" alt="IMG_1270" /></a></center>Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01146079669869693531noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217860855525540123.post-9862463645818249082010-08-30T17:30:00.003-04:002010-08-30T18:16:54.668-04:00Fabulous Flower Techniques<center> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4943055982/" title="IMG_1284 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4943055982_26fe3b0258.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_1284" /></a></center><br /><br />This class was a stretch for me. I'm the kind of person who would much rather just go to the store and buy already made flowers to stick on my layout.....but I wanted to learn something new and this looked interesting plus I figured if I learned how to make some paper flowers then I could use some matching patterned paper or if I learned how to use some ribbon to make flowers I could actually finally use some of that ribbon accumulating in my craft room. <br /><br />So the class info stated we'd learn learn FIVE creative ways to create fabulous handmade flowers from a variety of papers, ribbon, and fabric. Plus we'd use some buttons, rhinestones and other embellishments to create versatile flower centers. I was ready for the challenge - and a challenge it was! I will tell you right now - fabric flowers are NOT my thing ;)<br /><br />We were also given opportunity to use the <a href="http://craftstofavor.com/category_44/iTop.htm">i-Top tool</a>. I had never used this item before. It was really cool to see and use this tool. I'd seen it in the stores but had no clue what it was. It's a essentially a brad maker. You can make your own brads with paper that you have that of course, match your layout! The brads made could also be used for flower centers. <br /><br />We received plenty of supplies for all the flowers, a two-page layout as well as additional instructions for another EIGHT additional flowers to try here at home. I can't wait to have some time to experiment and play. <br /><br />This is definitely a technique that takes some practice but it's more than doable and fun. (Remember I said we made one from fabric but that's not my thing so I have nothing to show you!) <br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4943057494/" title="IMG_1287 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4943057494_587d8cd3ed_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="IMG_1287" /></a></center><br />This one was very simple. We used 2 different sized punches, adhered them together and put a button for the center. Sometimes simple is just what is needed. <br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4943057040/" title="IMG_1286 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4943057040_6505e0bc08_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="IMG_1286" /></a></center><br />This one was created from 6 - 1 1/4" circle punches and then 5 of those were folded into small little "pizza" shapes. Using adhesive they were put onto the remaining circle. Popped up the little "pizza" shape just a bit and then using a glue dot added a rhinestone for the center. Didn't take too much time but may take a little practice to get just right.<br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4943056522/" title="IMG_1285 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4943056522_ea917d282b_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="IMG_1285" /></a></center><br />This paper flower is my favorite. This one took a little more time but it was fun! I can see myself using this a lot in the future. We cut a large circle out of dictionary paper and then sprayed it with just a touch of Shimmering Mist (a liquid paint, acid free and safe to use in albums) Once that was dry (didn't take long) we just pinched the center and twisted to make a "stem" and "flower". This one takes a little practice and a bit of working with it as well but it's not hard at all. Again we added a little button to be the center of the flower.Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01146079669869693531noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217860855525540123.post-78988684448358363102010-08-29T17:01:00.002-04:002010-08-29T17:23:13.566-04:00A Little Goes A Long Way.........patterned paper that is..... a little can go along way. I am 99.5% sure this was my favorite class of the weekend. This class was taught by Vicki Shepherd. She's a wonderful teacher. In 60 minutes we finished quite a bit and I walked away with a few tips on how to use patterned paper. My problem with patterned paper is that I usually don't want to cut into it. I'm afraid I'll use it wrong, too much or not enough and I hate the thought of cover up too much of it! Basically I learned that when I buy paper that's in a "theme" or "group" sold by the same company I'm pretty safe mixing and matching it all. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4938793651/" title="IMG_1291 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4938793651_2febe77be0_m.jpg" width="194" height="240" alt="IMG_1291" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4938794073/" title="IMG_1292 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4938794073_e4133b3685_m.jpg" width="199" height="240" alt="IMG_1292" /></a><br /><br />Bonus we learned how to do another flower; this one made from ribbon and about a 1" circle punched from paper. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4939391190/" title="ribbon flower by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4939391190_df80269db5.jpg" width="488" height="500" alt="ribbon flower" /></a>Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01146079669869693531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217860855525540123.post-81635347310335285412010-08-29T14:25:00.004-04:002010-08-29T16:54:13.986-04:00CK Sketches WorkshopMy first class at the Creating Keepsakes Convention was the CK Sketches Workshop. This was for 3 hours on Thursday evening. It was very face paced. I enjoyed it but I'd pass on it next time if I were picking classes again. Why you ask? It was billed as a "sketches" workshop. <a href="http://www.scrapbooksetc.com/printables/sketches/"> Sketches </a>are a popular way for many scrappers to come up with fresh layouts for their albums. I love sketches (<a href="http://www.pagemaps.com/">Page Maps</a> is my favorite) but I feel I don't always make the most of them which is why I took this workshop. However, the workshop was designed more for the vendors and less of those like me who wanted to glean more about working with sketches. Each vendor was given a sketch and asked to make a single page layout from it. It was interesting to see how they took the original sketch and then turned it into their layout. The only disappointment was that not all vendors did not give us the original sketch so we could see the difference. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4938673519/" title="IMG_1318 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/4938673519_de64aabcc4_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="IMG_1318" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4939256870/" title="IMG_1307 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4939256870_ae4d36f36a_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="IMG_1307" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4938673125/" title="IMG_1314 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/4938673125_62b82dc899_m.jpg" width="240" height="179" alt="IMG_1314" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4939257486/" title="IMG_1309 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4939257486_8e48916d1b_m.jpg" width="240" height="191" alt="IMG_1309" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />This workshop was $36 for the 3 hours plus all the supplies. I only had to pull out my paper trimmer and adhesive. I do feel I got my money's worth even if back in supplies. I know my fellow scrappers are with me when I state how much paper and supplies costs these days for this hobby. Most vendors offered a companion page to the page we made (for a small additional fee of course) I bought 1 companion page and won another as a door prize that evening. I was lucky to win one that I actually liked too. <br /><br />I ended up with 12 (mostly finished) pages. I say "mostly" because as I said - it was face paced! The other thing was some of the pages weren't really my taste but I knew once I got home and worked on them I'd be able to make them more my style. Some of the embellishments weren't for me (like the fabric flowers we were to make - I quickly passed on that.) Out of the 12 pages I really love about 3 or 4 of them, the majority I'm okay with and then there are a couple that just scream "not me!" when I look at them.<br /><br />So as I said before if I had the choice next time around I'd pass on this workshop. For the $36 I could take 2 cheaper classes or an additional $25 class and saved a bit of money.Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01146079669869693531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217860855525540123.post-15593310466929443702010-08-28T15:18:00.003-04:002010-08-28T16:09:03.415-04:00Oh My! Scrapbook Heaven<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4935682218/" title="scrapbook convention sign by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4935682218_2ab4874725.jpg" width="500" height="314" alt="scrapbook convention sign" /></a> </center><br /><br />This weekend, as I <a href="http://mycraftingcorner.blogspot.com/2010/08/creating-keepsakes-conventions-2010.html">blogged a few days ago</a>, I attended the Creating Keepsakes Convention that was brought here to Virginia Beach, Virginia. What a time! I had never been to something like this before. Rumor has it they will be back next year - I'm anxiously watching the website looking for that confirmation! :) <br /><br />Oh the goodies! I felt I got well worth more than the cost of the classes. I will blog specifically on each class that I took. I decided it'd be best to do that than one big blog because there's just so much information to pass on along to you. For now I'll tell you about a few of the extra goodies I purchased at the vendor hall. <br /><br />My favorite find was <a href="http://www.tamipotter.com/">MOSAIC MOMENTS</a> by Tami Potter. I've seen this technique but this wasn't a product I wanted to invest in until I had seen it. Lucky me, they were there and once I saw the demo I was SOLD! I cannot wait to add this new look into my scrapbooks. <br /><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4935091481/" title="mosaic moments by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4115/4935091481_3c47633fd8_z.jpg" width="508" height="640" alt="mosaic moments" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4935091879/" title="IMG_1265 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4935091879_815de7919e_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="IMG_1265" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4935092201/" title="IMG_1266 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4102/4935092201_670df865c3_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="IMG_1266" /></a><br /><br />My next stop was <a href="http://www.paperloft.com/">THE PAPER LOFT</a>. I've seen their advertisements and products in scrapbook magazines. They are so right down my alley. I love their colors - mostly earth tones! I purchased some Halloween and Autumn papers with our trip to Historic Salem, Mass in October. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4935093671/" title="paperloft halloween by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4935093671_4bf6a16df4.jpg" width="463" height="500" alt="paperloft halloween" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4935684682/" title="IMG_1276 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4935684682_63e2b07f9f_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="IMG_1276" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4935093001/" title="IMG_1275 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4935093001_be02cc720c_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="IMG_1275" /></a><br /><br />They also had these very cool little paper albums. I took several photos and I just could not get a photo to do the album papers justice. You can check it out on their website by <a href="http://www.qbaroo.com/thepaperloft/largeImage.cfm?product=666">CLICKING HERE</a>!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4935094143/" title="IMG_1283 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4935094143_dd7c04d35c.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_1283" /></a><br /><br />An unexpected find was at the <a href="http://www.clearlyclever.com/">CLEARLY CLEVER </a>booth. They specialize in transparencies - already printed up. It's a very cool concept. I'd never seen this before so of course I had to pay the $4 for the make and take. I got a pretty good page for $4 I think. You tell me. <br /><br />Here is my final page. <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4935686306/" title="IMG_1295 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4935686306_f2f8971d45.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_1295" /></a><br /><br />Here you can see the transparency that I had laid down. This is cool because you can take that beautiful printed paper and then just move the transparency around until you find where you like the words and extra designs to go and it's all one one sheet that you can adhere with just a couple of small clear glue dots. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4935095157/" title="IMG_1296 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4935095157_0617a855ab.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_1296" /></a><br /><br />The transparencies at the convention were $2.50 each. I bought one. <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4935095537/" title="IMG_1297 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/4935095537_12ac0fe4ee_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="IMG_1297" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4935095945/" title="IMG_1299 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4935095945_b697743f27_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="IMG_1299" /></a><br /><br />A few other goodies I picked up.....<br />Star Wars paper for my boys albums (when I eventually get to them) and some liquid paint and glittery flowers (which will probably most likely be used in my altered books)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4935685986/" title="IMG_1294 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4935685986_d713807671_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="IMG_1294" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4935684070/" title="IMG_1271 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4935684070_bdabab15fe_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="IMG_1271" /></a>Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01146079669869693531noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217860855525540123.post-51740923492271695892010-08-26T10:52:00.003-04:002010-08-26T11:11:53.456-04:00Creating Keepsakes Conventions 2010I'm headed to my first ever <a href="http://www.scrapandpapercorner.com/events/ckc/index.html">scrapbook "convention"</a>. I've been to scrapbook retreats and a few overnight crops. I go to my local scrapbook store twice a month to get a good 3-5 hour block of scrapbooking time in for myself but I've never been to a "convention". This particular one is going to be held at the <a href="http://www.vbfun.com/conventioncenter/conventioncenter/">Virginia Beach Convention Center</a> in Virginia Beach, Virginia and is sponsored by <a href="http://www.creatingkeepsakes.com/index.html">Creating Keepsakes</a>. It's only about 20 minutes or so away from my house so I'll be driving back and forth vs. staying near the center. <br /><br />I'm signed up to take four (4) classes starting tonight, tomorrow and Saturday. Tonight is a <span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">CK Sketches Workshop</span>.</span> I love to use sketches and I'm hoping to learn to utilize them even more by taking this class. Tomorrow I'm taking <span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fabulous Flower Techniques</span></span> where I'm suppose to learn how to make at least 5 paper flowers and bring home instructions on at least 8 more. I'll also be taking the <span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Field Flowers Acrylic Album</span></span> class tomorrow. Ever see those plain acrylic (or chipboard/cardboard) albums and have no idea what to do with them - um, yea, me too so I'm taking this class to figure that out! Well, okay actually I have made one of those but still, this class sounded like fun! Saturday will hold one class for me; <span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">A Little Goes a Long Way – Patterned Paper</span></span>. Yeah, I have patterned paper out my you know what and I never seem to use it. Maybe this class will inspire and motivate me to do so. <br /><br />Prices for these classes started at about $15 and went up from there. My classes averaged out to about $25 per class. I only have to take my basic supplies (scissors, trimmers, cutters, mats, adhesive, pens, etc..) everything else is suppose to be supplied. <br /><br />Check back next week - hopefully I'll have some finished products as well as my thoughts on the convention for you!Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01146079669869693531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217860855525540123.post-43205938659767658352010-06-26T20:57:00.003-04:002010-06-26T21:28:02.107-04:00I WON!!My local scrapbook store,<a href="http://www.aas.typepad.com/"> All About Scrapbooks</a>, held a Twilight layout contest last month and I won! There were officially 3 winners - Team Edward/Team Jacob & General Twilight were the 2 themes. The awarded both a Team Edward & Team Jacob to make 3 winners. I won some wonderful vampire themed scrapbook goodies as well as a gift card to the theater! I already have my tickets for the midnight showing of <a href="http://www.twilightthemovie.com/#/Splash">ECLIPSE</a> but I'll be using that gift card for the second viewing for sure (I saw <a href="http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/twilightseries.html">Twilight</a> 4x and <a href="http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/twilightseries.html">New Moon</a> 3x in the theaters) <br />If you do not know, The Twilight Saga was written by <a href="http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/">Stephenie Meyers</a> and you can read more about it at her site (just click on her name)!<br /><br />Here are the 2 single page layouts that I turned in for the contest. <br /><br />My TEAM EDWARD entry (and the winner!!!) <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MX_kcqv5CJgQYXA71eaYpuScM5KLWFVwhvVc-fOFi-avfB7tKLKfIQYnH1Fh7gWwZTmsePak1MPwwfZ5NfvZ54CLmIxkkiNdmDz2MuKONI2-ULoJ07zjElmiIGZPzdBymRWUx5U5xTw/s1600/IMG_0178.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MX_kcqv5CJgQYXA71eaYpuScM5KLWFVwhvVc-fOFi-avfB7tKLKfIQYnH1Fh7gWwZTmsePak1MPwwfZ5NfvZ54CLmIxkkiNdmDz2MuKONI2-ULoJ07zjElmiIGZPzdBymRWUx5U5xTw/s320/IMG_0178.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487254871465299138" /></a><br /><br />My GENERAL TWILIGHT entry (thought this one would win over the other but oh well, no biggie - glad I just won something!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFarYF_ygM_e3VWQSgWhneQY9l2A5psuoP4yfz3-ylJfnPR1SmZ5QuUA5X6sn8eMEFGjvqYD8jbxe_Knhdb3ah5yZB97Ct3gDKFDdu-h00yEXxYje8By2YZmWVceSkv2OAlBt08yplgw/s1600/IMG_0179.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFarYF_ygM_e3VWQSgWhneQY9l2A5psuoP4yfz3-ylJfnPR1SmZ5QuUA5X6sn8eMEFGjvqYD8jbxe_Knhdb3ah5yZB97Ct3gDKFDdu-h00yEXxYje8By2YZmWVceSkv2OAlBt08yplgw/s320/IMG_0179.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487254881584325362" /></a><br /><br />A couple of close ups of the General Twilight entry. I used a few photos of the trip to <a href="http://www.forkswa.com/">Forks, WA </a>that my daughter and I took back in September of 2009. They had a big party in honor of Bella's birthday (the lead female character in the series) and it was also in honor of author Stephenie Meyers. The town loves these books (not so much the movies) and they had some "look-a-likes" for us to have our picture taken with. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEc7iRmarIVk1VQ1D-Q2W1FS1vvT42MUcfzcc2fupQemWhMjmkLl4BgpMsGr2VeWWg45KkmHI2xFUMwKIdXdaLB_vhvIgTvPkOIsEYk2ODbrJ7MHaPzfdCSG7XqxSypeL8wNiW_C_gDI/s1600/IMG_0181.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEc7iRmarIVk1VQ1D-Q2W1FS1vvT42MUcfzcc2fupQemWhMjmkLl4BgpMsGr2VeWWg45KkmHI2xFUMwKIdXdaLB_vhvIgTvPkOIsEYk2ODbrJ7MHaPzfdCSG7XqxSypeL8wNiW_C_gDI/s320/IMG_0181.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487254896963332194" /></a><br /><br />The group photo taken at the park that weekend. it was a fun weekend. I'd love to go back again. Beautiful town full of the most wonderful, friendly people I think I've ever met! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQEU0sWQO9VEwE3T-AID60CJP3vR9j64QhU-XMJ34rG664jRWFndfotSexur-Xoeu_9CIDQ9rtfYejXZNPTnwQvFA6oxM2VAY0n_Pr0UsHzzMwojf65k250z-ngePCKxqZX6YPOs_Hxr4/s1600/IMG_0180.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQEU0sWQO9VEwE3T-AID60CJP3vR9j64QhU-XMJ34rG664jRWFndfotSexur-Xoeu_9CIDQ9rtfYejXZNPTnwQvFA6oxM2VAY0n_Pr0UsHzzMwojf65k250z-ngePCKxqZX6YPOs_Hxr4/s320/IMG_0180.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487254887706531378" /></a>Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01146079669869693531noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217860855525540123.post-49795843591006543882010-06-12T21:32:00.005-04:002010-06-12T22:20:47.209-04:00My Craft Space....and Organization!I have been cleaning up and re-organizing again. Seems I have to do this frequently or it just gets too messy! I'm really big on these <a href="http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/all-in-one-store-in-style-organizing-storage-cubes">storage module cubes</a> that I buy at Michael's Arts & Crafts. I never pay full price for these - while I love them, I don't think they are worth the full asking price and coupons are always available. Most of the cubes run an average of $29.99 with a few of the larger ones being around $49.99. <br /><br />I kinda share a room with my daughter for my crafts. It's a finished room over the garage so it's quite large. I'm almost out of room on my side though; which is why I love these module cubes because they can stack!!! <br /><br />Here's my set up: <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSZGDSO5sejCtzUd1BejcQRbzra9_cq9tnU3RDcsBuIFAbq_362-3VtTPTC-rkbBK0EmYpfqpJjIvLNoyH06kSJok_vYp4MwUjYztIbeEfMsPXILcB4M7-UU37CG06r7KVGyXgEz1HoA/s1600/DSC_0253-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSZGDSO5sejCtzUd1BejcQRbzra9_cq9tnU3RDcsBuIFAbq_362-3VtTPTC-rkbBK0EmYpfqpJjIvLNoyH06kSJok_vYp4MwUjYztIbeEfMsPXILcB4M7-UU37CG06r7KVGyXgEz1HoA/s320/DSC_0253-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482072515378003634" /></a><br /><br />This is the ribbon organizer. I don't use a lot of ribbon but it sure is fun to buy - especially for a $1 a spool from the sale bin! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE98lUjhhjg0juan1zmrjC21RUXBvzcQnBbAT8fNxPX_MRwDxdec3FibkcGUttfnpybMKGtVzRMLzwdttnJVfm2V2pWDAlD5pnYt7kRCQNi2I1Mg_iet8KNv-JEf7_ucDm0yPB8NN_SKI/s1600/DSC_0249.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE98lUjhhjg0juan1zmrjC21RUXBvzcQnBbAT8fNxPX_MRwDxdec3FibkcGUttfnpybMKGtVzRMLzwdttnJVfm2V2pWDAlD5pnYt7kRCQNi2I1Mg_iet8KNv-JEf7_ucDm0yPB8NN_SKI/s320/DSC_0249.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482072503185702082" /></a><br /><br />This shows most of my workspace when crafting & scrapbooking. Sewing & quilting is done on the other side - I have 2 large tables butted up to each other. The sewing side is still a mess so I'm not going to show it. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3-iWa8DqsCJ_xkDwGS2k_KWOVHYRK0QoQLe0mvKaKBWjaoqEk-5124d0EtMei7hqQGVlQk3kRvKT49X53NJsGMDvITfMxPiULWN7Or9f2zDNOhsx2L5jw2buYjkmJ6FE8BFyfx2VwNk/s1600/DSC_0244-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3-iWa8DqsCJ_xkDwGS2k_KWOVHYRK0QoQLe0mvKaKBWjaoqEk-5124d0EtMei7hqQGVlQk3kRvKT49X53NJsGMDvITfMxPiULWN7Or9f2zDNOhsx2L5jw2buYjkmJ6FE8BFyfx2VwNk/s320/DSC_0244-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482072493616241426" /></a><br /><br />This is one of my newest additions to my workspace. It's the tool organizer - it spins. I love it. I put all my markers and necessary, most used tools in it so they are easy to access now. It's also a bit space saver. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rgMhLKF9oqiDdzMdh607Ei_ZnWoCmQFQruDtkLSsmJx9It_6SZ9ZPfbII_hyphenhypheniMJcwM7rNcsMLrXZTTBvmJ831DgQSyIbgeJwzCgCuyuhgytX0_FxgOCA9i1jP9RFI2KM2jBpdd1Kawc/s1600/craftbook+organization.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rgMhLKF9oqiDdzMdh607Ei_ZnWoCmQFQruDtkLSsmJx9It_6SZ9ZPfbII_hyphenhypheniMJcwM7rNcsMLrXZTTBvmJ831DgQSyIbgeJwzCgCuyuhgytX0_FxgOCA9i1jP9RFI2KM2jBpdd1Kawc/s320/craftbook+organization.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482076483673550562" /></a><br /><br />Another new addition. I literally just put this together yesterday. It's a little larger than the other modules but it's great place for my books & magazines. I use the drawers for my glitter, paints and glues which made more room on my shelves for me. <br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNo4Gdj-pdmDfokQBo2BVej2gEV5xv8Sr5DF5r725Ui2QoZIobPC5_h5PNToimj0IzIgfY1dJBLYWksw_r0ZfGGqy4wptALsPPHWbh4cxn3hb1m-XrRhyeY8OAt8MCdB44F1_gOM0i7lk/s1600/workspace.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 171px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNo4Gdj-pdmDfokQBo2BVej2gEV5xv8Sr5DF5r725Ui2QoZIobPC5_h5PNToimj0IzIgfY1dJBLYWksw_r0ZfGGqy4wptALsPPHWbh4cxn3hb1m-XrRhyeY8OAt8MCdB44F1_gOM0i7lk/s320/workspace.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482074311444144546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqgx2BKDAzN7uE0KXQ3i8_QWcBhpXaT_wrG-WUAXOqD00EeZECXIzYU-Q3pNf-Ov2Q3disull8Bl8kYwPaRdULz_48xbhOZ_MnWqTApLueS8_SyW9NqQcTcMCELTHodI6jrESQU1QcjBw/s1600/shelves.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqgx2BKDAzN7uE0KXQ3i8_QWcBhpXaT_wrG-WUAXOqD00EeZECXIzYU-Q3pNf-Ov2Q3disull8Bl8kYwPaRdULz_48xbhOZ_MnWqTApLueS8_SyW9NqQcTcMCELTHodI6jrESQU1QcjBw/s320/shelves.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482074307852494962" /></a><br /><br />More of my workspace - a better photo of one of the larger modules I've purchased in the last year. Also, a close up of my shelves....see I'm a proud Twilight Addict :)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNpy0h5L85L8eABtrPG42_3HFIOq-1eJzEqDuhnvmxbaTD_TrdA29_XdFzeJlmSPU-s61DlX6w1tZXzY1kR-Wz4nh8Y8H3zQxU4iWbL8OrcUHF-h9dJKsDeBXEBHsHgIST0XesmIzN8o/s1600/irisstorage.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNpy0h5L85L8eABtrPG42_3HFIOq-1eJzEqDuhnvmxbaTD_TrdA29_XdFzeJlmSPU-s61DlX6w1tZXzY1kR-Wz4nh8Y8H3zQxU4iWbL8OrcUHF-h9dJKsDeBXEBHsHgIST0XesmIzN8o/s320/irisstorage.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482074317776064194" /></a><br /><br />Another one of my absolute favorite organizers are these <a href="http://www.irisusainc.com/p-567-sbc-350.asp">Iris Storage Cases</a>. I also get these at Michael's. They are $8.99 but they go on sale frequently for $4.99 so wait for the sale! They stack well and I use them as project keepers. For example I'm currently working on a "Me" Album and everything I'm using - papers, photos, embellishments, pages, page protectors, etc. is in the green storage case. When I go to the <a href="http://www.aas.typepad.com/">local scrapbook store</a> to crop on Friday nights, it makes it easy to pack this up to go since it's well essentially ready to go as is! I use another one for pages that are completed but I just need to sit down and put them in their proper album they belong in. They are great, inexpensive project keepers. <br /><br />I've got a few other organization tips and funs to share with you but I'll hold off on that for another day.....Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01146079669869693531noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217860855525540123.post-50405715494897356052010-05-22T14:07:00.003-04:002010-05-22T14:38:37.141-04:00"Me" AlbumSo today I've been working on my "me" album. I really don't like the sound of it, it sounds so self-centered but it's a modge-podge album of me - growing up, including photos of me as a baby (the few I have) as well photos of my family before I was born, throughout childhood, high school up until I got married. It's not a very full album. I don't have many photos of me as a baby and child. I'll spare everyone my pity story about that, especially since I know my mother is reading this (said with a smile Mom!) but being born in 1967 slides were the all the rage when I was smaller so we have very few printed photos of me. I think there's probably more (in my sisters albums but since she's most likely reading this I'll spare everyone that story too) but this is what I've got and I'll be grateful for what I do have. <br /><br />Each time I work on my photos of me, I can't help but think of how many more photos I have of my children when they were growing up. My oldest was born 20 years ago this year (Yikes!) and my youngest just turned 16 - all of their childhood photos are in print - digital camera's were yet to enter the household on a common basis. Today I have so many photos of my kids in their later middle school years through high school. I get really excited knowing how many photos I will have of my future grandchildren (FAR future that is!) <br /><br />So here's a few of my favorite layouts from today's work. <br /><br />High School cheerleading & Homecoming weekend<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4629901564/" title="IMG_0155 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3368/4629901564_c88a772b0a.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="IMG_0155" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4629901906/" title="IMG_0159 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3407/4629901906_a3a12e650e.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="IMG_0159" /></a> <br /><br />1977 - at my sister's wedding. I've always loved this photo of us. <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4629901228/" title="IMG_0152 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4629901228_26e48bc8b1.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="IMG_0152" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4629900886/" title="IMG_0151 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3362/4629900886_c7d9492b90.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="IMG_0151" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4629299295/" title="IMG_0150 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4629299295_2a615f1ddf.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="IMG_0150" /></a><br /><br />Christmas - not sure of the years here. I do remember when Santa came to my Grandma's house though. That was the year he brought me my baby bunk beds. I think I was about 5 years old. <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4629899782/" title="IMG_0147 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4629899782_7c293e9e49.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="IMG_0147" /></a><br /><br />January 1973 - me and my cousin Mary Kay. I believe the pom-poms belonged to my older cousin Kim, who was a cheerleader. <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4629899938/" title="IMG_0148 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4629899938_bedafd0600.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="IMG_0148" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/subwife87/4629298953/" title="IMG_0149 by subwife87, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4629298953_e4a6787f39.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="IMG_0149" /></a>Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01146079669869693531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217860855525540123.post-1791149517703506582010-04-12T12:43:00.003-04:002010-04-12T12:52:11.172-04:00Pineapple Wall Hanging - FINISHED!The "Queen of Unfinished Projects" has a fully completed project!!! It's even hanging on the wall! Back last summer I did blog about this when I had the top of the quilt complete. You can read about that by<a href="http://mycraftingcorner.blogspot.com/2009/07/quilted-pineapple-wall-hanging.html"> CLICKING HERE! </a><br /><br />But today I hung it on the wall! It needs something to go beside it; I'll figure that out later. It looks a little lonely all by itself. But here ya go - with the buttons on it and the binding complete and it's hanging - did I say that already?? :) :giggle: (sorry for the pictures; I know they aren't that great and I should have done better) <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOss4ZzQLHJkOCvk642_Vkc85WAPJzV-6F3mEqzhAf586XgjqBxSeCrcUsaPHRjf25UWYcd9KBXtGIHJCJw3qVYa3e255GB3af6cGeWm-8WwRu9wVrFIZdPiJH1-IuDiVGwFxdSSnQio/s1600/complete+pineapple+quilt.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOss4ZzQLHJkOCvk642_Vkc85WAPJzV-6F3mEqzhAf586XgjqBxSeCrcUsaPHRjf25UWYcd9KBXtGIHJCJw3qVYa3e255GB3af6cGeWm-8WwRu9wVrFIZdPiJH1-IuDiVGwFxdSSnQio/s320/complete+pineapple+quilt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459294448037171074" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGIAWC2StfIbq8MMlJ6UxccbJb8b2lXZgVrbINYU8TH2_1jytMATkM0vNt-q8IQOjgb_WX0R-S1WBmTCPT1SaqQUeiDmH0KR2Jyg8GTJ1PLrqT716e4JRYA1ILVwLMqKY52woft3WV5I/s1600/pineapplebuttons.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGIAWC2StfIbq8MMlJ6UxccbJb8b2lXZgVrbINYU8TH2_1jytMATkM0vNt-q8IQOjgb_WX0R-S1WBmTCPT1SaqQUeiDmH0KR2Jyg8GTJ1PLrqT716e4JRYA1ILVwLMqKY52woft3WV5I/s320/pineapplebuttons.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459294435272330498" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkiSMx6M6vEgqKBhyphenhyphenBEBeLrqkftKiwG2NP66uQHKqE7FQOgiHS3NYa_-p_yLExUATwaF4l2_1-GFTibXm5zi7k35qSjQRhCgQddaSeWD7sfgwNPpiGYUwhIy6fGPkbrNi6raG0rKoOYI/s1600/IMG_2886.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkiSMx6M6vEgqKBhyphenhyphenBEBeLrqkftKiwG2NP66uQHKqE7FQOgiHS3NYa_-p_yLExUATwaF4l2_1-GFTibXm5zi7k35qSjQRhCgQddaSeWD7sfgwNPpiGYUwhIy6fGPkbrNi6raG0rKoOYI/s320/IMG_2886.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459294465757675090" /></a>Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01146079669869693531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217860855525540123.post-87801294955205491632010-04-04T19:26:00.008-04:002010-04-04T20:09:48.613-04:00Around the World QuiltIt's just the top but I did finish it today. Back in February of 2007, I was active in a Yahoogroup called <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StashBuilders/">Stashbuilders</a>. I did a 6" charm swap with them called "Around the World". Each person participating was to send in 6"charms of fabric that represented where they lived (or had lived). We were in Hawaii at the time so I got to send in some wonderful aloha fabric! My plan for this quilt is to be just a nice, comfy lap quilt for the living room in the winter months. <br /><br />There were 2 groups and I of course wanted to be part of both groups. Even so, I got very few duplicate fabrics. <br /><br />This is the quilt top and the fabric I found to (eventually) back the quilt with:<br /><center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMzrr9o6UsgkPB4nv1FAaYdYUIOmyDl07FzAzuPT-TrGuxeSm4ku6Tb7MZNm85NVeuPVspaJsp_-fSso2xf11GJHHZ7Ne6P3LRvVG8AOJGDiS8pQrvAQd6jGH6ko0DTlHmDBUkdk2nS4/s1600/aroundtheworld+quilt+top.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 321px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMzrr9o6UsgkPB4nv1FAaYdYUIOmyDl07FzAzuPT-TrGuxeSm4ku6Tb7MZNm85NVeuPVspaJsp_-fSso2xf11GJHHZ7Ne6P3LRvVG8AOJGDiS8pQrvAQd6jGH6ko0DTlHmDBUkdk2nS4/s400/aroundtheworld+quilt+top.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456429583708439778" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlP6FK4LaMmWndXi67rcl3xHgoSHJzF-1G1ZY_WFzvOOamYLa5hUYVSnyttVQ2YJeuZiF8uMDjnWJqaOLh9-Vhv1ryzkP94BnaFfEa9LyOHJvJHU84ku_rjMzE-XzS3X39yyGq7Y0EyIo/s1600/aroundtheworld+backfabric.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlP6FK4LaMmWndXi67rcl3xHgoSHJzF-1G1ZY_WFzvOOamYLa5hUYVSnyttVQ2YJeuZiF8uMDjnWJqaOLh9-Vhv1ryzkP94BnaFfEa9LyOHJvJHU84ku_rjMzE-XzS3X39yyGq7Y0EyIo/s320/aroundtheworld+backfabric.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456431063676706802" /></a></center><br /><br /><br />This is the fabric I chose. I picked a fabric that had a little bit of everything from Hawaii on it. To my own quilt I added the Hawaii state college fabric because I had a little of that fabric laying around.<br /><center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCq0jazIzTh7sTJHAwoUOvPP4dXo0RxjxTboCEAT_st8imAGEGIw-NbBrnYyJhx2rNh4uatnMnX5n7_ihk53qeEh2dA-Hw0Kivnb9c5QswOxKcKMem4D08t0ErTFg7GvWrlh1zhYurQc/s1600/aroundtheworld+quilt4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCq0jazIzTh7sTJHAwoUOvPP4dXo0RxjxTboCEAT_st8imAGEGIw-NbBrnYyJhx2rNh4uatnMnX5n7_ihk53qeEh2dA-Hw0Kivnb9c5QswOxKcKMem4D08t0ErTFg7GvWrlh1zhYurQc/s320/aroundtheworld+quilt4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456430063484817458" /></a></center><br /><br />There was a wonderful selection of fabrics from all over the nation and several other countries. 80 6" charms total. So many fabrics I can't even being to list them all but here's a taste.<br /><br />Apples from NYC; Leaning Tower fabric from Italy; Ford Mustangs from Michigan; Texas Wildflowers, southwest fabric from Arizona; moose from Maine; floral emblem from South Australia; Arkansas Razorbacks, Route 66, woodland setting from Washington, Spiderman from NYC; circus fabric is from Oklahoma (where the circus goes for the winter).<br /><center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9pLH-YQFGWsBcfd8pCei4RzQ3SwM994-KtydelPZMM22brBwq9jQhlhGLguUfjyI6VsvoQ9yNAcg29A8fdMRVmYxG5TwyNQ3c9d7Xb3tZV09_ITzrLE15J7CP_A4tGiyxB-acn7ZIrs/s1600/aroundthworld+quilt3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9pLH-YQFGWsBcfd8pCei4RzQ3SwM994-KtydelPZMM22brBwq9jQhlhGLguUfjyI6VsvoQ9yNAcg29A8fdMRVmYxG5TwyNQ3c9d7Xb3tZV09_ITzrLE15J7CP_A4tGiyxB-acn7ZIrs/s320/aroundthworld+quilt3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456430101534253074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Y4fySExGaGqNjspRwGg-5guiQnWvsDkSYyVNLbWGEANDTQ4WHf8qfjoGntkW5FST4FhB1g2Jk8kkPNAD5ElxY6pQNyzRZWdZYxOi1A-K1T_AkKYRMwQ-AXu75498oiaNscnzoMAAnMs/s1600/aroundtheworld+quilt2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Y4fySExGaGqNjspRwGg-5guiQnWvsDkSYyVNLbWGEANDTQ4WHf8qfjoGntkW5FST4FhB1g2Jk8kkPNAD5ElxY6pQNyzRZWdZYxOi1A-K1T_AkKYRMwQ-AXu75498oiaNscnzoMAAnMs/s320/aroundtheworld+quilt2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456430079162251058" /></a><br /><br />Beer Steins from Germany; Cowboys, Cactus & Horses from Texas; Music notes from Nashville TN; Elvis from Memphis TN; Ceremonial armband from Australia; Maple leafs from Canada as well as from Vermont; Harley Davidson fabric from Milwaukee WI; state flowers from Ohio,Kansas and Texas; state birds and insects from New Jersey,Ohio and California.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmQYLbgnQkP8VNothrhibcCuBpwNDM2U0uK4wfULD3a8pm_KWptzTbFavzqRKV32ug-pF5nuBOf5D32YWQFZzPOZ3utLrrzrGNv8M2Y0i5BShyphenhyphen1c6J55BPTFMCKcVTCDVnBoLO3MNtno/s1600/aroundtheworld+quilt8.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmQYLbgnQkP8VNothrhibcCuBpwNDM2U0uK4wfULD3a8pm_KWptzTbFavzqRKV32ug-pF5nuBOf5D32YWQFZzPOZ3utLrrzrGNv8M2Y0i5BShyphenhyphen1c6J55BPTFMCKcVTCDVnBoLO3MNtno/s320/aroundtheworld+quilt8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456431037564486370" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5zG3cE2g_Qs5a7geSn8CZTHfIgb3CutFlUS0byhiZhGMy0yXX6ejwF6dxR5N_8PmRwi5Qjn7DhkImfs97ATXUi0xXrLBu1EiqqfACTeQj07kwpvonouRRoXh1E_1ElkYBIi-v2dLNgQ/s1600/aroundtheworld+quilt7.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5zG3cE2g_Qs5a7geSn8CZTHfIgb3CutFlUS0byhiZhGMy0yXX6ejwF6dxR5N_8PmRwi5Qjn7DhkImfs97ATXUi0xXrLBu1EiqqfACTeQj07kwpvonouRRoXh1E_1ElkYBIi-v2dLNgQ/s320/aroundtheworld+quilt7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456431016396729970" /></a></center><br /><br />This was a very neat project. The fabrics were so interesting and really neat to learn from.Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01146079669869693531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217860855525540123.post-68684658069156653122010-03-26T14:54:00.005-04:002010-03-26T15:12:30.706-04:00Album CharmsMost of my scrapbook albums are from <a href="http://www.creativememories.com/MainMenu/Our-products-and-services">Creative Memories</a>. They all look the same, however I have color coded them by where we live. For example, our Great Lake years are in green albums, our Hawaii years are in the plum colored albums and so on. The only thing is I've gotten so many - particularly the years we spent in Hawaii - that I don't always know which years are in which albums because they are all in the same color. Yes, I can keep them in order but sometimes they don't always get back onto the shelves in order. Well I came up with this idea of making a kind of album marker (kinda like a bookmark) so I could label my albums by place and year. <br /><br />Using a metal shepherd's hook bookmark, a small frame charm and a few beads I came up with this......<br /><br /><center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTijv_Ry1OZKLVN1g0LEbdiSFuRllifNjre_KrkuHul-8_sBN5URyEIZ2VnXwdhWwz-pCqcse6xGRX-pXqo5KsBppDlBx7x087Hc9VWVkFbasLQUWNR0caW66_9opqiJ_XwtQULvUljQ/s1600/albumccharms2.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTijv_Ry1OZKLVN1g0LEbdiSFuRllifNjre_KrkuHul-8_sBN5URyEIZ2VnXwdhWwz-pCqcse6xGRX-pXqo5KsBppDlBx7x087Hc9VWVkFbasLQUWNR0caW66_9opqiJ_XwtQULvUljQ/s400/albumccharms2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453020510924749394" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-9DjwjMedX_obKn9Jfe0aVSIDbn9f1XG1YY50sKXg9VoDMto-G8C9cDANqmJQrsx3bNE8eW8i4LeVvHIrB44sxwUY5SjxJYv02dGZ1qSkZ3-lA5H7AlXEcxnf_aRr7ksfce8YscKMow/s1600/albumccharms5.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 219px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-9DjwjMedX_obKn9Jfe0aVSIDbn9f1XG1YY50sKXg9VoDMto-G8C9cDANqmJQrsx3bNE8eW8i4LeVvHIrB44sxwUY5SjxJYv02dGZ1qSkZ3-lA5H7AlXEcxnf_aRr7ksfce8YscKMow/s320/albumccharms5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453020952360521170" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJHdmcxeNBuEa_KKse56Vffboo2uJp_65JmX8itiXLRDd_2vbaI6hx8HQEa-215x1KaiutCQLrorZurwAKkUh-1s0AnFDjVAHp_iYfmVk4kIKl6bJzzMQISiMOan3xhieLyParTVkyc4/s1600/albumccharms4.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJHdmcxeNBuEa_KKse56Vffboo2uJp_65JmX8itiXLRDd_2vbaI6hx8HQEa-215x1KaiutCQLrorZurwAKkUh-1s0AnFDjVAHp_iYfmVk4kIKl6bJzzMQISiMOan3xhieLyParTVkyc4/s320/albumccharms4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453020943181043026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQX1eOaZOf4JDhrDCDm-xcRa3OnQIvifDxTiAbIlIdvMwpIVCGVsTLB-FgRBROrv9hpVT1kSjsctQIEbFhrTefv-ttykc6_onYbTAqmSZcuO57u7OUzsuJ6bxdYs98cGh8EZsxZ5ilW8/s1600/albumccharms6.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQX1eOaZOf4JDhrDCDm-xcRa3OnQIvifDxTiAbIlIdvMwpIVCGVsTLB-FgRBROrv9hpVT1kSjsctQIEbFhrTefv-ttykc6_onYbTAqmSZcuO57u7OUzsuJ6bxdYs98cGh8EZsxZ5ilW8/s320/albumccharms6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453020934501511106" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG7AUDyUFGYLgAbjm9L6Se8igy517m6L-fUXCQw9RI5JaqZ6s3j5KEYvr_MLPYmbbgqEQKUf9naMxvUXYYpW6HXA9geiR6c789_6WdM9cxaI8TsH0i9S0YbjRgUghEt58zFkopfEYyNfc/s1600/albumccharms.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG7AUDyUFGYLgAbjm9L6Se8igy517m6L-fUXCQw9RI5JaqZ6s3j5KEYvr_MLPYmbbgqEQKUf9naMxvUXYYpW6HXA9geiR6c789_6WdM9cxaI8TsH0i9S0YbjRgUghEt58zFkopfEYyNfc/s320/albumccharms.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453020921750918258" /></a></center><br /><br />I found the metal bookmarks and little small frame charms on <a href="http://www.etsy.com">ETSY.COM</a><br />I had the beads already :)Sharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01146079669869693531noreply@blogger.com2