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Monday, 15 June 2009

Spoonflower Submissions

Tiny_squares
tiny squares

Posies_and_rings
posies and circles

Striped_flowers
striped flowers

Right now I can't afford to have anything printed at Spoonflower, but eventually, I want to sell yardage in my Etsy shop. I'd also like to use some of it to make more Heart Stuffies.

I based my designs on fabrics from a vintage quilt that I purchased many years ago. The quilt doesn't have a specific design, rather, there are randomly patched pieces of very interesting fabric. There must be stories behind the pieces, i.e., "Aunt Gert's favorite dress", "that old tablecloth Mother loved so much", or "Annette's play clothes". Maybe I'll make up stories for them.

Tuesday, 19 May 2009

Cherries

CherryMosaic

1. Cherries, 2. Cherry*, 3. First-Cherry, 4. Red Cherries !, 5. Cherries, 6. For the Love of Cherries, 7. Sweet Cherry Pie, 8. Cherries "Sato Nishiki", 9. cherries

Emeralds

EmeraldMosaic

1. emerald, 2. Emerald Damselfly, 3. natural emerald, 4. Emerald Starling, 5. Beryl var. Emerald, 6. Beryl var. Emerald, 7. emerald-matrix02, 8. MY EMERALD ISLE. KILKENNY, IRELAND., 9. ★Emeralds In The Sky★, 10. Emerald Gypsy, 11. Emerald Spring, Flint Hills, 12. Emerald City, 13. WIP Necklace Emerald Green 001, 14. Emerald Ring, 15. Emerald Green, 16. Emeralds

Sunday, 03 May 2009

Doorknocker Mosaic

DoorknockerMosaic

1. Church Door Knocker, 2. Lizard Door-Knocker, 3. door knocker, 4. door knocker, 5. My door knocker, 6. door knocker, 7. Fly door knocker., 8. Door Knocker - Bologna, Italy, 9. Spade shaped door knocker, 10. door knocker, 11. Snail Cottage - door knocker, 12. Knockers, 13. Dragon door-knocker, 14. Eye knocker, 15. 2-17-08, 16. Fish Door Knocker

I thought it would be fun to make a mosaic of unusual doorknockers, and in the process, I found a few that I'd like to have made for myself...

Simple_doorknocker

Porcelain_doorknocker

Simple_doorknocker3

Simple_doorknocker2

Wednesday, 25 February 2009

Rabbit Mosaic

RabbitMosaic
1. A Rabbit Warren Welcome, 2. belly rabbit, 3. Two-headed rabbit, front view, 4. Trusting rabbit, 5. little grey rabbit and the stocking, 6. checkered rabbit 1, 7. Beatrix potter exhibition : Peter Rabbit, 8. Rabbit, 9. Rabbit, 10. Thursday Rabbit Visitor 0001a, 11. Winter Rabbits, 12. Rabbit, rabbit, 13. Found - One white rabbit, 14. Rabbits do not know what they are / Jack Spicer, 15. Rabbit Hand Shadow - Chromolithograph Trade Card, 16. The Were-Rabbit

Sunday, 18 January 2009

I am scared to death of...

the federal government
my own ever-increasing debt
loneliness, or rather, ending up all alone
slipping into some kind of dementia when I get old
losing the use of my limbs, eyesight or hearing
hurting people unwittingly
panic attacks (is this irony?)

I am blessed with...

living in the USA
a few really good friends
relatively good health
my Power Mac Pro
my job, even if it sucks (Hey! A lot of people are getting laid off!)
my sister, who is willing to help me out of a financial jam (within reason)
Cody, who is a pretty terrific son
lots of life lessons that didn't kill me
my Jeep that still runs after 13 years
a background that provided me with good sense of right and wrong
enough sense to be grateful for what I have!

So far my Blessings List is longer than my Fears List. Who can ask for more?

Sea Urchin

UrchinMosaic
1. She sells sea shells…, 2. She Sells Sea Shells on the Sea Shore, 3. Sea Shell, 4. Sea Urchin Shell, 5. Sea Urchin Shell, 6. sea urchin shell, 7. sea urchin shell, 8. Sea urchin shell, 9. Sea Urchin Shell

Blue Dress

BlueDressMosaic
1. Blue dress, 2. Knitted Dress --- Light Blue, 3. Summer Blue Dress, 4. blue dress, 5. Blue Floral Dress, 6. 1850s Blue Silk Dress, 7. blue dress, 8. Beautiful Blue Purple Formal Afghani Dress, 9. Blue Floral Dress 2

Pink Bowls

PinkBowlMosaic
1. mixing bowl with hearts, 2. The Late Great Pink Bowl, 3. Darling handmade needle felted litte pink bowl, 4. bowl of blossoms, 5. pink bowl, 6. pink gooseberry bowl, 7. RESTAURANT WARE BOWL, "SHELL PINK", 8. Chicago Jazze pink Boomton plastic bowl, 9. Lovely lovely pink nesting bowls and family recipes from Frankie!!, 10. Royal Worcester Pink Bowl, 11. Pink Margrethe bowl, 12. pink retro bowl, 13. Rare White and Pink Fire King Cereal Bowl, 14. Fire King Pink Cereal Bowl, 15. Pink Redwing Bowl, 16. Vintage bowl for baby

Saturday, 17 January 2009

Turquoise

TurquoisMosaic

1. Turquoise and yellow makes me happy, 2. Série com o macho de Saí-azul, Saí, Saí-bico-fino ou Saí-bicudo (Dacnis cayana) - Series with a male of a Blue Dacnis or Turquoise Honeycreeper - 09-08-2008 - IMG_20080809_9999_263, 3. Turquoise Beads, 4. {turquoise}, 5. Turquoise Chevrolet, 6. judy's turquoise squares, 7. Celebration of....my turquoise water!, 8. Turquoise Tunnel Silhouette, 9. Turquoise House, 10. turquoise and red, 11. Turquoise texture., 12. Turquoise Bursts from Water with My Name (Name = Crystal), 13. DANDELION TURQUOISE, 14. Turquoise Pitcher, 15. Turquoise Dreams, 16. Turquoise Art Yarn