Friday, May 13, 2011

Painted Canvas......Merry-Go-Round Style


We gathered around the kitchen table...

with paint...

and a whole lot of enthusiasm !

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full of Play Days,
LuAnn

Friday, May 6, 2011

Spring Class Offerings...


I stopped in at
and my class samples are displayed:


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Adventures in Portrait Quilts Class





This is a beginner level class
No Portrait Experience Required
(basic sewing machine knowledge needed)





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in May & June 2011

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Spring...is here !


Happy Days...
are here again!

Here in Western Oregon we are celebrating
the arrival of SPRING...


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The swallows have returned,
so we put out the bird house in the flowerbed

The birds are busy setting up housekeeping









Another sign of SPRING...





Flowering Cherry Tree
Blossoms

Looks like it snowed!




Let's check on the seedlings...


They were planted a few weeks ago...





The State Fair Zinnia seedlings
have tripled in size in one week



Hydrangea Vine:


The Hydrange vine that grows just outside the
Thread Shed doorway
is greening up nicely




This much needed sunshine
is casting shadows through the glass
on the front of the door to





The girls greet you as you enter the




Right next door to the Thread Shed
is the Hen House:


With the sunny Spring days, the hens are spending
more time outside in their yard.






Everyone in the yard is so happy it is finally...
SPRING

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Tea Bag......Stamping


I am doing some prep work for a class this month:


I thought I would play with my stash of recycled tea bag papers

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Tea Bag Papers
Stamped with Pigment Ink and Stamps





Numbers
These can be used as is,
or cut out and used individually.





Cursive Writing

This is a rubber stamp by





Tree Bark





Circle
These can be used as is,
or cut out and used individually.





Botanical





Text
The lower tea bag was stamped with office style stamps
I collected from thrift stores over the years.
I am always attracted to office products...






















Pigment Based Inks





It is important to use Pigment Based Inks when stamping.
Dye based inks are watersoluble,
so if you paint over them or use gel medium they will run.





I plan to incorporate tea bags into a few new class samples
for my upcoming

See you in class soon...


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My inspiration to work with recycled tea bag papers
came from
Judy Coates Perez
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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn

Friday, April 29, 2011

Friends at the Fence...


Like a flower or vegetable garden,
you must cultivate your creativity to
keep it growing...


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After a wet, wet, wet
winter and spring here in Western Oregon,
I was feeling damp, musty and in need of some sunshine.





Last week...
the SUN arrived !




The sunshine lured me out of the Thread Shed...





I haven't had a productive week in front of the sewing machine
or at the design wall...





But, I feel so inspired and so motivated...





With each sunny day I made the choice to stay
out-of-doors...





I planned outdoor activities,
like varnishing screen printing frames...





Working in the flowerbeds...





Spending time with the camera
taking photos of what was going on in the yard
from all of this sunshine!





I was feeling the sun on my skin,
breathing the fresh air...





and taking the time to re-charge my batteries.





Take the time to notice the little things, like an apple blossom.
When you least expect it...
you are cultivating your creativity.

After a week out doors, I am ready to get to work in the
I have so many ideas jumping around in my head,
I can't wait to get started !


The images above were taken while playing in the yard with Gunnr.
Whenever there is activity in the yard,
the yearling cattle must come to the fence to satisfy
their curiosity...
our Friends at the Fence.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn