Summercrafter

In 2009, Mary Engelbreit had her first Home Companion Workshop (Home Companion was her interior design magazine, not in publication at the present time) It was held in St. Louis because her Studio is there and a tour of her studio  was part of the experience, definitely the part I liked best! It also included 4 craft classes, 2 seminars, a Q & A panel during lunch and a book signing! I never realized how exhausting crafting from 9 to 5 could be!  I hope this will motivate some of you to come with me this year for her Second MEHC workshop to be held on June 9 & 10th, 2012. The crafts are not about her or her art or anything like that, as you will see below, in case you non-fans wanted to know. These are the two crafts we made in the class with Kathy Curotto. Award ribbons: I made for my kids since I was away from them for a few days, (which I recommend) so they would know I was thinking of them, and loved them and all that "sugary" stuff. And this ...

First of all, let me just say that even after seeing and handling the box almost everyday, moving it here and there around my Craft Corner area, I overestimated how much I could actually put inside it. Secondly, in case you did not know,  Sanibel is the Sea Shelling Capital of the world, not Cape Hatteras, so there goes the "shelled" paper idea. Since the box has a really nice "linen" type base through which you insert pins to hold the photos, ephemera etc.., I left the background as is. It serves as a nice contrast with the grey frame and other "cool colored" pics I added. As art would have it, omission is sometimes necessary. Some of the pictures never made it on there, partly because I didn't want to cut them, I rather overlap. The BIG picture. The inaugural item for the shadow box was a doodle I worked on while I planned the vacation. Then I fiddled with the layout of the photos and figured out how to integrate a map of the area....

Who says I can't make an ornament for Valentine's Day? More Joy! Front Back

Some of my friends were just introduced to this whole blogging concept when I sent them the link to  my blog. And how do you explain it? Well, a blog is a place where people share, much like a journal, about something they really enjoy doing and connect with others who share their passion, or just really like how they write about it. :) While blogging may seem frivolous, it’s a great window of opportunity for learning, connecting, growing and sharing with a whole world of people who have something in common with you. Part of blogging success is visiting and reading the blogs of those that share some of the same passions as you and participating in their blog. For example, my pleasure is arts and crafts, and in that there is a micro-world of possibilities. So I have to dedicate time to see what people are blogging about quilts, crafts, Christmas (and all that encompasses), painting, decoupage, stamping, etc...   It’s something I really have to schedule or how else can other ...

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I am sure I will kick myself later for even attempting this but..... When my son was born I started a scrapbook. (you too huh?) Well, it was just before he was born, you know the shower, all the cards and cute little outfits. Never finished.... (you too huh?) Then my daughter was born, not even a calendar of events for her, we just say her first words were a complete sentence and first steps were a sprint across the living room. (you too huh?)  But seriously.... I just thought given the look of this scrapbook, that I would ju st consolidate precious newly born "ephemera" some cards and choice photos and call it a day.  Look at what I have to fix!!! I am embarassed to even show it!!  So without too much hoop-la, it should be doable. I like the clear page sleeves they have now and I can use page protectors for hospital documents and a few clearance items cardstock and paper in pink and blue should wor...