I’ve been watching several videos on YouTube about Swedish Death Cleaning. I guess with the passing of my sis I’ve been thinking a lot about all of the stuff I have that I never use. I feel it’s time to either use it or let someone else enjoy it. So I was looking at fabric…
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I decided this past weekend to go through my scrap container, and I was amazed at what was in there. There were pieces of my art journey from the very start – many that I had forgotten about. The majority of pieces in the container were either practice pieces for the final “glamour” shot, failed…
Read MoreYes, you read right! I am using some of that fabric I’ve been making! Well, just a little piece, but still it’s a start. I found this cool linen shirt when I was thrift shopping. I usually don’t like to buy linen since it never behaves looks like I think it should, but this one…
Read MoreOn Monday I spent the afternoon dyeing and sun printing material. We continue to decrease our use of paper products. I’ve been thinking about all of the kleenex I use after maybe one nose wipe. I have been buying old linens from thrift stores which have included some really beautiful handkerchiefs, but they are usually…
Read MoreWhen Dave and I visited the Petroglyph National Monument last September, I just fell in love with all of these rock carvings. That site has over 20,000 images that were carved on the volcanic rocks by the Native Americans and Spanish settlers. As we were walking around looking at all of these drawings, I was…
Read MoreYesterday I watched OWN’s Super Soul Sunday which showed a documentary, “No Impact Man,” about New York City residents Colin Beavan, his wife, and daughter who spent a year working to decrease their impact on the environment. This included no television, no automated transportation, and no toilet paper. They switched from eating out to buying…
Read MoreBack in December I started organizing my craft/woman cave. I shared back then what I found when going through all of the sewing boxes in the basement. Now I thought I’d show you a bit of how I organized the stuff. I did some research and decided on the Gorilla Racks. They aren’t real pretty,…
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