We recently returned from a wonderful vacation in Moab, Utah. Our main reason for this trip was to visit Arches National Park.
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Over ice dyeing
Back in December 2022 I purchased a couple Hanes womens Slub Jersey fashion hoodies on Amazon for ice dyeing. I finally got around to dyeing one of them last week. I’m using three out of the four muck dyes I bought back in 2018.
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Leaf Printing In Hawaii
If you read the last post you know that I bought some paint while in Hawaii to play with while on vacation. I’ve always admired these Monarch Ferns. I love the little spots on the leaves. I asked several people what they were, and the response I got was that they were weeds that they…
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Reading and Stitching
When we go on vacation I always read several books and take some type of art with me. This year it was hand stitching. As for the books, three were what I call “beach” reads. I take them specifically to read and then leave in the library area at the condo so others can enjoy…
Read MoreDyeing Hawaiian Fabric
Whenever we travel to Kona on The Big Island we have to stop at Kimura’s Fabrics. Here is a post I wrote several years ago about this interesting shop. You can buy about any type of fabric here from Hawaiian prints to lace and silk. On this trip I wanted to find some silk to…
Read MoreAsheville Arts
Asheville is such an artsy place – so many artists and so much talent. Being soap makers, we love meeting fellow soapers. Victor Taylor owns a great soap shop, Appalachian Naturals, in downtown Asheville. Even though we have enough soap to last us a lifetime, we LOVE buying other soapers products and love talking to…
Read MoreStop Two: Sydney Part 2
We booked a tour of the Blue Mountains on our last day in Sydney. It started with a stop at the Sydney Olympic Park. Then we were off to Featherdale Wildlife Park. Then to Scenic World where we rode the railway and the cableway, and walked through the rainforest before climbing aboard on a rivercat…
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This was our second stop on our Bucket List tour of Australia. Pictures and info on our first stop at Melbourne can be found here and here. So we were on to Sydney where we stayed in a Bed and Breakfast or what they called a Boutique Hotel in Potts Point, a semi-short walk to…
Read MoreOur Second Honeymoon – Kona
My blog has been quiet these past two weeks because Dave and I traveled to Hawaii for a “second honeymoon.” We spent one week at Kailua-Kona on the Big Island, not enough time to see everything we wanted to see. But we did see alot and ate pretty local. As you know, Dave grows most…
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