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Thursday, January 28, 2010

THEMED THURSDAY – MIXED MEDIA

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I have just purchased supplies to do some mixed media projects…we’ll see when it actually happens – hopefully sooner than later. Here are a few of the reason’s why I need to try my hand in this form of art…

Love Is In The Air Recycled Mix Media Cuff from TocadoraLeather fly free sing fine art print by mixed media artist julie king

Trio of Magenta, Orange and Yellow Flower Mixed Media Mini Paintings from trucdart

Reach For the Sun Collage Print by OddStuffbyXanthe

The Button Clutch – Lg by alisaburke

If these finds have inspired you to try your hand in some mixed media arts and crafts I strongly recommend purchasing or borrowing from a library Alisa Burke’s book, Canvas Remix. She gives you a clear start up supply list, a lot of ideas to go off of and easy to understand directions.

I hope I’ll have some of my own art to share with you all in the near future…

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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

The Apple on Front Page!

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Yup! It’s true! My Vintage Alphabet Rings were on the front page of etsy at 12 (my time today). And they didn’t last long :) No worries…I still have a few letters/numbers left!

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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Etsy Front Page Keyword/Themes January 11th – January 19th

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KEYWORDS/Search Term:

Nature
hand-dyed
honey
cream
geometric x 2
fox
antler
cranberry
love
frost
mustard
love x 2
romantic x 2
olive

INSPIRED BY:

an etsy Valentine x 3
a whimsical fairytale x 2
etsy’s TWITTER
Keep it Weird
Valentine’s Day x 4
a romantic getaway
a day on the farm

MISCELLANEOUS:

Unique Gift Ideas x 3
Found Browsing etsy’s Valentine Category
Celebrating Warmer Weather in the Southern Hemisphere
Pounce Your Way Into Fresh Finds x 6
Our Hearts Go Out to Haiti
Community Picks from Etsy’s Treasury x 2
Northingham, MA sellers found using Shop Local
Items Found in Etsy’s Valentine Category
Enter to Win Etsy’s Valentine’s Day Card Challenge

MEMBER CURATORS:

3dots

abacusbeadcreations

alisonkelleydesigns

aroluna

barbdunshee

baronikadesigns

BeadFrenZ

bellalulu

bitterend

Bluejules2008

botanicaltheatre

Brokenghostcouture

btaylorquilts

bubbletime

Buzzabee

cookoorikoo

coolranchstudio x 3

DawnCorrespondence x 2

ddfromscratch

deliriumden

DiamondDollsCouture

dreamsandthings

elineof

evihan

fatalefemme

fireandfeather

floodplainstudio

Fluur

Foreverinmyheart

galit

ggiotta

ginnyhuber

glasfaden x 2

glassetc

GlazedOver

GraysonMae

GreenGableArt

halpal28

HeartShapedCreations

Huismus

ioulia

Iwannabe

jacjewelry

JemmDeeCreations

jessejamesjake

juicygraphics

KalliaSuppliesland

kathiroussel x 2

KinthupAndGloria

KnotOriginal x 2

knotworkshop

lacokine

LaCometaLab

lacravatteduchien

LaTouchables

ljlhdesigns x 2

Maykela

MissSideburns

muggytuesday

MyissaG

MySelvagedLife

Niushop

NiuTaller

noblegnome

Olaladesigns

OliveandRuby

Ottoman

ozetta

PamelaAngus

persephonesplunders

ReclaimedPurpose

redbirdstyle

rewindtime

sabahnur x 2

SewnNatural x 2

Sigmosaics

Sparkle Peach

StonesinBloom

stylinstuff

Sumikoshop

SupplyStudio504

terraworks x 2

The Loud Lion

TheCottageCheese

TheEnchantedSquare

TheJoyofColor

TheVintageCabin

TheVintagePatisserie

travels

tundradear

vaivanat

VernonBea

waysideviolet

WhoaItsMe

WildWomanJewelry

Xenotees

YannPendaries

zwzzy

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Monday, January 25, 2010

THE CHALLENGE…

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Someone my mother-in-law, Diane, knows called her up to see if she could make a quilt for her daughter’s high school graduation. Her daughter is really into horses and had lots of ribbons, so the mom thought it would be neat to have a ribbon quilt made. Diane said okay. Little did she know that a LARGE tote full of ribbons would make it into her craft room and she would have to come up with a design. (Unfortunately we did not get a picture of the original tote but it was quite an overwhelming and daunting task).

After staring at the tote for hours waiting for inspiration, Diane decided to do some goggling and see what else was out there. She finally decided on a ‘bargello-like’ design. You will see from the pictures below, that not only did Diane complete the challenge given to her, but she did it with flying colors! an overview… Diane took some of the blank ribbons and wove them to make a upper and lower border for the quilt. I just love the dimension and effect it adds to the completed quilt. A zigzag stitch down the line of each ribbon creates the quilting for this quilt. Much more would've hidden what the ribbons have to show. Even her corners are perfect! AND she managed to use the ribbons for the binding…looks and works perfectly! A flannel is the back of the quilt.

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Saturday, January 23, 2010

Team EtsyBABY Valentine’s Day Challenge – the CONTENDORS

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Hi everyone! Kim here. As I mentioned in an earlier blog post, I entered a quilt (you’ll see it below) in the etsyBaby Valentine’s Day Challenge. To be fair I wanted to show you who I’m competing against and I would like you to vote for your favorite…but if you feel so inclined to vote for me I’m good with that too! (A link to the vote is listed below all the entries…)