Monthly Archives: November 2009

Smelling the Orchids

So when I left you Monday, I didn’t have anything to tell you about the day. I hinted at a quilt I was putting together. I realized it has been several years since I “quilted” anything large enough to wrap … Continue reading

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Counting Backwards

Its been tough keeping up with the blog and my “Make Art Everyday” challenge. I’ve done fairly well keeping up with the art, but not so well with posting.  So, I’m going to post today and try to catch up … Continue reading

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Leaf Me Alone…

Another day in my “Make Art Everyday” challenge. Today, I opted to try a technique explained in “Embellishing with Anything” by Gladys Love. This book is quite cool and packed with tons of tricks to embellish…well…anything. For my challenge “art,” … Continue reading

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Keeping up

So I am keeping up with my personal  “Make Art Everyday” challenge. Today is catch up day. Its been a busy weekend and I’ve tried really hard to make this challenge work. I’ve decided that the challenge didn’t mean “Finish” … Continue reading

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Two Days Worth

Two more days into my “Art Every Day” challenge. On Nov. 4, I tried something new. The technique is shown in the Nov/Dec issue of Cloth, Paper, Scissors magazine.  In the article by Sandy Steen Bartholomew, the technique of Zentangles … Continue reading

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The Bag Ladies

Ok…in the blog-a-sphere…there’s an artist who has delegated  November as “Art Every Day Month.” She gently encourages those who participate to make art every day and blog about it. Since I only found out about this challenge yesterday, I’m a … Continue reading

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