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Christmas Gift Ideas

By: Lynda December 1, 2022

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I don’t know about you, but I’m always looking for gift ideas; things I can make that won’t take a lot of time but would hopefully be welcomed. I thought I’d share today a few of my favorite gift ideas and tutorials.

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

By: Lynda August 1, 2022

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With the new month comes some major decisions. But before I tell you about them, I have to show you the beautiful cards I received from Kathy Schmidt of Quirks Ltd. I love everything about them, including her interesting signatures on the back. I’ve been following Kathy for some time, and this month she hit…

Playing with Tulle

By: Lynda December 10, 2021December 10, 2021

card making, Greeting Cards, Greeting cards, Sewing, tutorialsFabric greeting cards, greeting cards, sewing, tulle, tutorial6 Comments

I’ve never really played with tulle until the last couple of months. I’ve found that it can cover up mistakes, dull down colors, pull the piece together, and last, but not least, add bling. Unfortunately, photos just don’t do the bling justice! I bought these three colors to add stars to my cards. It was…

Adding More Cards

By: Lynda November 13, 2021

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The last couple days I’ve been adding to my art for the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana Holiday Fair. I had taken a bunch of goodies down there a week ago. When I noticed someone else had cards, Andrea told me I could definitely bring more stuff. So I’ve been making a few cards to…

Now what?

By: Lynda January 3, 2021January 3, 2021

art quilts, dyeing, Fabric Resists, Greeting Cards, ornaments, traditionsChristmas ornaments, CoronArt Quilt, COVID quilt, handmade ornaments, SAD light, SAQA, traditions, violet protest9 Comments

I used to write goals. I used to pick a word for the year. I don’t want to do either this year. But I do want to get some things done. Maybe I need a list. So I’m asking myself, it’s 2021 – now what?

Christmas Tree Cards and More

By: Lynda December 14, 2020December 19, 2020

Greeting Cards, Sewing, tutorialsChristmas tree cards, fabric bookmarks, Fabric greeting cards, fabric tags, tutorials12 Comments

Since I made those fabric scrap cards, I have really been having fun making other stuff from that process. Today I’ll show you my Christmas tree cards and more.

How to: Scrap Greeting Cards

By: Lynda November 27, 2020November 27, 2020

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I have always loved making greeting cards. For years I made my Christmas cards. In the beginning they were hands-on using hand cut stencils, or adding paper embellishments. I graduated to using photos. Now I want to send fabric cards, but I’ve never really been happy with the ones I made. Until now! But I…

Studios Tour 2020

By: Lynda November 23, 2020November 23, 2020

Etsy store, Greeting Cards, Greeting cards, Organization, Sewingart studio, dye studio, organizing, studio redo, studio tour6 Comments

I’ve not given a tour of my studios for awhile, so I thought I’d take you on a tour of my creative spaces today, and a peek at what I’ve been working on for my next tutorial. Let’s start in the dye studio, aka garage, where most of my wet work goes on. This is…