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Happy Thanksgiving 2023!

By: Lynda November 21, 2023November 22, 2023

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Just a quick note to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving. I want you to know that I appreciate you stopping by and reading my blog and commenting. This has been a tough year for a lot of us, and I thank you for taking time out of your life to see what I’m up…

Fabric Book Continuing Progress

By: Lynda November 12, 2023

fabric books, recycling, Sewing, stencils, Uncategorized, upcyclingfabric books, Fabric Embellishing, leaf printing, sewing2 Comments

Since my last post, I’ve pretty much changed my mind about almost everything!! Before I get into that, here are a couple embellishments I made for the pages. These irises I’ve made before and you can find my tutorial here. They will go on my spread about planting the iris beds. I also made some…

Slow Progress

By: Lynda October 31, 2023

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I remember years ago when I first started my blog as Bloom Bake Create, I ran into one of my blog follower at our local JoAnns. I was surprised because I didn’t know her, and really had no idea I had people locally following my blog. She complimented me on my blog post and was…

Making New Leaf Prints

By: Lynda October 22, 2023

Fabric paint, fabric printing, leaf printing, Lutradur, preserving botanicals, spray paintsleaf printing, Lutradur, Marabu Fashion Spray paints, preserving botanicals2 Comments

We recently returned from a wonderful trip to Alabama. While there I picked up some leaves. I want to create something to remember this visit, so I made some new leaf prints. To start I needed to preserve the leaves. For information on preserving leaves and other botanicals check out this blog post.

Dyeing and Curtains

By: Lynda October 10, 2023

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One thing I have wanted to do since sewing those master bathroom curtains is to sew curtains for the small bath and my studio. I also wanted to dye a piece of white fabric that was given to me. It has a pattern and I was hoping the dye would bring out the design. The…

Finding inspiration for card making

By: Lynda September 29, 2023September 29, 2023

Greeting Cards, Sewingcard making inspiration, Fabric greeting cards, greeting cards, sewing2 Comments

As I’ve mentioned, my muse has been on vacation for quite a bit. When I look at all of my stash my mind wants me to create, but my body says no. Since I couldn’t seem to get started I decided to organize my studio. That involved going through a lot of stuff I’ve not…

Around Here September 2023

By: Lynda September 19, 2023September 19, 2023

Around Here, gardening, irises, irises, mandalas, Thrift store finds, upcyclingAround Here, fall gardening, gardening, irises, mandalas2 Comments

Unfortunately, not much art going on the last several weeks. I did pick up this skirt at a consignment shop. I’ve cut the lining out and now I have this beautiful fabric to work with. Not sure what I’m going to do with it, but it’s so pretty!

Painting Rocks Again

By: Lynda September 3, 2023

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It’s been quite awhile since I’ve painted rocks so I decided it was time to get them out and play.

Lahaina Fire and Jessica’s Art

By: Lynda August 27, 2023August 27, 2023

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It’s been so sad to see the fire that destroyed not only the business district (Front Street) in Lahania but all the homes, and the loss of life. There are still hundreds that are missing. We really love Maui, and even though we don’t stay in Lahaina we always visit every time we are there.…