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| Saturday, January 26, 2008 |
| ANOTHER CARD FOR DAD |
I have been meaning to send my dad a thank you note for the Christmas cash he sent me. My dad is 88 and has dementia. At first we thought it was alziemers but it isn't progressing the same, but whatever one calls it, it is about the same. The last time I visited dad(I live 5 1/2 hours away) he was busy coloring thinking he is making investments, very important work. He was only using yellow and I sat with him one afternoon and I got him to explore other colors. You have to understand my dad used to be a cartoon artist, so it is very shocking to see him uncomfortable and unsure of what colors would look good in his picture.
I found this card not finished, it has been misplaced for awhile, it was the very first postcard I ever made. Not really happy with the results it was put away unfinished. So I decided to finish it and send it to him. It will probably sit in his mailbox for awhile until someone reminds him to check his mail, but I feel better for sending it. Hopefully he will see the old cars and smile. |
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| Friday, January 11, 2008 |
| MABEL My First Stuffed CRITTER |
Last night was craft/sewing night here at my place. A couple of co-workers/ younger friends(Sarah and Darcy) came over and we just played. Sarah brought over a bag of wool sweaters she had to create with so I got into playing with them. I have a huge issue with using my embellishment stash that I want to let go of and be much freer with it all. So I decided this would be a good first step in letting go. So Mabel was born. She still needs to be finished, I don't have anything to fill her with so I have just left her ready to sew and fill.
I gave Sarah a vintage dress that needed alittle mending and buttons, so she mostly got into that. I supplied the buttons, I wonder which ones she ended up using. I will most likely see her in it at work sometime. It was a fabulous 1940's housedress. Also sewed on a stocking she was making another coworker/friend. Darsy grabbed a few pieces of fabric that I had to offer to make an apron. It was a first for her since she hadn't sewn anything for years. We even made her cut out her own patterns with newspaper:) Time was too short for her to finish but it is here for her to do at her leisure. She only lives 2 blocks away. |
| posted by Attack of the Vintage @ 3:41 AM |
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| Wednesday, January 2, 2008 |
| HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008 |
I woke up yesterday morning all ready to create. I had just got the ball rolling, my beads were out on the table and I was taking inventory of what I had available to play with. Then I was called into work, it seems that someone celebrated alittle too much on New Years' Eve. LOL!
So I only got one pair and a half of earrings made. I still have too many items at the old house. I am livng in town for now and I only brought into town with me what I thought I needed. I have since discovered I need alot more, so hopefully I will be able to go back out tomorrow on my day off and gather the rest of my beads,embellishments, and fabrics so I won't be limited in my art.
2007 was a good year for me, I was able to explore more in my art, however, I feel a big surge of branching out more is upon me. Now to break down a few barriers, the ones that keep me from using all my goodies I have collected over the years. Why I am holding onto them, I don't know. It was hard for me to cut into some of my fabrics last year, so this is the next step in my letting go of my inhabitions. I surely don't have them in my wardrobe as anyone who sees me could tell you. So that is what I will be working on this coming year and hopefully this time next year I will be able to look back and see I have grown by leaps and bounds in my art.
Stayed tune for hopefully some pretty cool art! |
| posted by Attack of the Vintage @ 5:03 AM |
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Name: Attack of the Vintage
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About Me: Hi! I am a fiber artist tryig to work on my art everyday of 2007. With doing this I hope my art will evolve and I will learn many new techniques this coming year. My goal is to be able to make my living doing my fiber arts.
I also make my own earrings when I have a need of a new pair.
I am an avid brick collector and belong to International Brick Collectors Association. I try to attend at least one brick swap a year to share my bricks and to collect new ones from all over the country. I am currently working on a hugh brick walk and patio.
Gardening is another love of mine, my yard is getting rather funky in my yard decorating. I go for the unusaul and people come out my way to see what I have added each year. Last summer was green beer bottles for the flower bed edging and bowling ball towers. I have no idea what I will be adding this coming summer.
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