moxie fab world: tuesday trigger - delightfully random - due 10/2

play along: http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2011/09/tuesday-trigger-delightfully-random.html

the trigger

my take on the challenge: an atc

moxie fab world: tuesday trigger - delightfully random - due 10/2

play along: http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2011/09/tuesday-trigger-delightfully-random.html

my take on the challenge:

we are planning to move somewhere...

so we are packing...

we don't know where we are going, but we know we are going.

my partner, katie, has been teaching at brunswick community college in supply, nc.  she is fairly certain that she can return for the fall semester.  she taught there spring semester and was off for the summer.  while she was teaching, she was renting a room from some folks, and she doesn't want to do that again.  she would rather we all be together...her, me, all of the cats and our stuffs. 

on the other hand, she has sent out about 50 applications to other colleges and universities.  she has had a few interviews, but no offers.  there are a few more left to respond.  she will continue to apply and hope for the best.  if no offer is forth-coming, we will go to brunswick where katie can continue to teach and gain experience.

no matter what, we will be moving.  katie may need to spend some time with her "foster family" again until we can find a suitable living arrangement.  we will find a place as soon as possible and go...where ever.

Tuesday Trigger: Cosmopolitan Neopolitan due june 12th

the interpretation three

playing at moxie fab world: http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2011/06/tuesday-trigger-cosmopolitan-neopolitan.html

for interpretation number one and two, scroll down to the previous entries.

Tuesday Trigger: Cosmopolitan Neopolitan due june 12th

the interpretation two

chocolate, vanilla and strawberry can be done in a larger print.  i added the puff of vanilla in the form of a self-made taffeta flower.

playing at moxie fab world: http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2011/06/tuesday-trigger-cosmopolitan-neopolitan.html

for interpretation number one, scroll down to the previous entry.

Tuesday Trigger: Cosmopolitan Neopolitan due june 12th

the inspiration

the interpretation one

my inspiration was the color combination, the neopolitan being a treat (translated into a cup cake) and the lines of the ice cream. 

playing at moxie fab world: http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2011/06/tuesday-trigger-cosmopolitan-neopolitan.html

ally scraps: June SKETCH contest... with a twist. :)

here is the sketch:

and here are the instructions:

make TWO cards. One using the sketch above as it is, a second one using the sketch mirror image, backwards or upside down... you decide.  Finish your project and e-mail the image (less than 500 kb please) to us by Sunday, June 19th at midnight Eastern time.

to play, check out this link:

http://allyscrapsblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/june-sketch-contest-with-twist.html

interpretation one

(as it is)

interpretation two

(change it slightly)

The I'm sew excited! Challenge due 6/20

join in the fun at moxie fab world: http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2011/06/im-sew-excited-challenge.html

here's another:

these are atc's, and most of them suit the challenge.

The I'm sew excited! Challenge due 6/20

join in the fun at moxie fab world: http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2011/06/im-sew-excited-challenge.html

here's mine:

Tuesday Trigger: Classically Modern due sunday, june 5th

playing with the people at moxi fab world

the inspiration

the interpretation

the flowers are colored with twinkling h2o's.

tuesday trigger: moxie fab due 5/17

the inspiration

the interpretation


can't find it now...

i love the colors and stripes in the skirt.  what i used here is american crafts "dear lizzy" collection.

pillow post

i just finished a quilted pillow cover for a 16" pillow:

really reasonable ribbon flower tutorials

more sewing to share

this is a cell phone/mp3 player totes that measures about 4" by 5.25".  when it is opened, there is a place for the electronic device and two other little pockets for identification, money, credit cards, etc.  the handle measures about 34".

moxie fab world challenge: tissue paper magic due 5/9

http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2011/04/next-moxie-fab-world-challenge-tissue_21.html

i have also added this to the mother's day carnival on craft critique ( http://tinyurl.com/3q2swm9 )  join me and them for their give-away in celebration of mom!

Tuesday Trigger: A Polka Dotted Hullabaloo due 5/9

the inspiration

the interpretation

http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2011/04/tuesday-trigger-polka-dotted-hullabaloo.html

moxie fab world challenge: tissue paper magic due 5/9

http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2011/04/next-moxie-fab-world-challenge-tissue_21.html

more origami bags

these are made from the same fabric collection. 

challenges

this is a second one for really reasonable ribbon: http://reasonableribbon.blogspot.com/2011/04/challenge-22-violets-lilacs-plums-oh-my.html  due 4/29/11

challenges

made for really reasonable ribbon: http://reasonableribbon.blogspot.com/2011/04/challenge-22-violets-lilacs-plums-oh-my.html  due 4/29/11

more purses

these purses range between about 6" to 9" across.  the green one is the smallest.  i have turned the flap up on some of them to show that there is a little storage space on the sides, and there is one on each side.  there is a drawstring closure as well as a handle.  these were a little complicated to sew, but they are well worth my effort.

the next bag is called an origami bag.  it is about 9" or 10" wide.  again, it is a little complicated, but the results were great.  i am currently working on 4 more and will upload when i finish them.

did you know that i sew?

i am on a purse kick right now...even though i would never carry a purse!  these are my latest:

i lightened this flower so there is more detail.

my favorite (above)

i have made plenty of other purses, so i will have to dig them out and photograph them.

Tuesday Trigger: Porch Play due 4/17

the inspiration

 

the interpretation

loved the red mirror, the color yellow and the flower.  more info on this later.

350 Cards & Gifts Week: The Little Gifts Challenge due april 21 (continued)

this is a box i haven't seen in awhile.  i happened to have a template from long ago.  this is the box.

and this is the gift inside.  it is a book fob.

350 Cards & Gifts Week: The Food Wraps Challenge due april 21

it's been a long time since i have seen one of these pyramid boxes show up. 

while i was digging around the studio, i found a template i could follow, and this is what i made.

i filled the box with candy.  i wish i had some jelly beans instead,

but the inside coordinates with the deep chocolate color.

this is it open wide.

this is a book fob that i had used to close the pyramid box.  it is also a gift.