more snowflakes

this is our snowflake output today - we found that these Fiskars pruners worked well with the skinny tips and BIG finger holes - still trying to make the flakes as small as possible - more difficult on the heavier paper

Betty Ring Samplers at Sotheby's NY

Wow - Sotheby's is handling Betty Ring's Sampler auction in January, 2012. Included on the site are flip books of her collections.

http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/2012/important-american-schoolgirl-embroideries-the-landmark-collection-of-betty-ring-n08832/overview.html

Jump on that bandwagon - Snowflakes

Heh - heh - don't say insomnia's a bad thing.

I cut out these magazine page snowflakes while watching The Tudors on BBC America into the wee hours of the morning....

Blog settings update

Just altered the blog settings to private - cannot be searched and found on google.
And added y'all as Admin's so you can edit the layout as necessary.

If that is NOT a good idea, let me know - and I'll change the settings back to post only for y'all.

--Jackie

Project List added

Good idea, Eliza.

I added the Project List gadget on the side.

Now I need to know if y'all can edit it okay.

So, click sign in (to blogger)
Click Layout on our blog (pull down list perhaps? next to the pencil shaped new post icon)
Click edit on the Project list block on the sidebar
type in the new text , click Add list item button, then Save

lemme know if this works - not sure if you can only add posts or change layout too.

--jackie

Updated Project List

Would these be better in a list on the side of the home page?

Project List:

Monsoon Papers

Scarf

Never Dull

Wallpaper Paste

Stamp Day

Clay

Baskets revisited

UFO Day

Snowflake Cards

 Link to snowflake cards. Follow the link from the post to more info on snowflake cutting, etc.

http://sketchbookchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/12/trashy-holidays-to-you.html

Clay day at Gina's

Gina's before -n- later

Eliza's before n later

Belinda's before n later

Jackie's before n later

Off the grid blog - http://offthegridhomes.org/ (urban guy gone feral in the BC islands)

Dierdre Adams blog - http://abstractions.deidreadams.com/2011/12/evolution-of-a-commission-%e2%80%93-part-4/ (documenting the commission - large painted/quilted wall quilt)

Had fun today - thanks Gina!! ---Jackie

Also: Sharon B's TAST Take A Stitch Tuesday 2012 challenge at http://www.pintangle.com/community-challenges/2011/12/1/take-a-stitch-tuesday-2012-challenge-information-page.html

December 6th Minutes

Just thought I'd put this here as it will be easier to find here than in our mailboxes ...at least in my mail box!

Thanks for the minutes Belinda!

Dec 13 Gina House  Clay Work

Jan 19 Gina House Making Stamps

Feb 2 Eliz House Wallpaper Paste/Never Dull

Project List:

Monsoon Papers

Scarf

Never Dull

Wallpaper Paste

Stamp Day

Clay

UFO Day

21 Secrets Workshop

This is the workshop Belinda and I were talking about yesterday.

http://www.dirtyfootprints-studio.com/2008/05/21-secrets-art-journal-playground.html

Registration begins in January!

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