Pink Artists

I am blessed to have been selected for another
art project from the prize wheel

This is a picture of
Prize #6:
May Queen Goddess Art Doll & Canvas

by Melissa at art blog,
Ardea's Nest

Thank you so much!!

pampered cats

Nikki
Snoozing on two of Tori's pillows

Honey Bunny
Fell asleep watching me cut out
thread bobbins
(from card stock)

Tatting: Rings & Picot

My DS, Nick, gave me this
plastic storage container
for my tatting 'gear'

As I was out running errands
during the week,
I picked up crochet cottons
in size 3, 10, & 20

I had some size 80 --- not sure where they came from!

These are some rings I kept
(size 3)

This afternoon, I want to try using
size 10


Oh, the picot
Mine are odd & uneven
Still need practice
Two on top, size 3
Other ring, size 10

I will continue practicing
Harder for me to control my hands
when making the rings

Still isn't quite comfortable

As for books/instructions, I'm using
and
Learn to Tat by Janette Baker

Neither are as good as sitting next to
somebody who knows how to Tat!!

But, they have been helpful while I struggle at home : )

Tatting --- Lesson One

As I mentioned in previous blog posts,
I've wanted to learn how to Tat
for YEARS

One afternoon, while visiting
House of Stitches
in LaPorte, Indiana
I looked on a lower shelf ---
I saw a basket of
tatting shuttles & instruction books & pattern books

Imagine my surprise!

I never noticed them before & had been to the shop
a number of times over 10+ years

Then, was told the Owner, Linda, tats!

Imagine my double surprise!

And, she offered to show my GF Mel & I

WOOT!!! Had my first instructions last Thursday
and haven't been able to do anything else

We got the basics of the chain, ring, & picot

All my spare time has been spent perfecting my technique
for chains --- trying different shuttles
different crochet cotton fiber sizes (size 3 & size 10)

And -- trying to get those knots more even!!!

So far, I've used a variety of
tatting shuttles

They are so beautiful & comfortable to hold

We learned the technique with the Tatsy (largest) shuttle

Since then, I picked up a couple different styles to try

I like the red Boye shuttle --The clover ones with tips are ok, too

The silver one is a reproduction
of a popular premium shuttle
distributed by Nedlecraft Magazine publishers
(Lacis)
It is very comfortable to use! (IMO)

At House of Stitches
there were some smaller, plastic shuttles w/o points from Lacis
I'm looking forward to trying them, too!!

When I was looking around on-line
I see a variety of styles & they are made out of
bone, plastic, horn, silver, filigree, wood, etc.

What fun!

Next, I'm going to try & perfect my rings
and rings with picot

Pink Artists

I am happy to accept these faces
from the Pink Artists Prize Wheel

Imagine my delight
being chosen among many entries for
Prize #2: Clay Face Cabochons by Linsart Creations in Clay

The detail and craftsmanship
are just awesome!

And, did you notice the
beautiful hand dyed ribbons?


They are a selection from
Pat Winter's
fantastic silk ribbons

If you haven't checked them out
Hurry over to her blog & etsy
for stash enhancing!!!

Punchneedle

Witch Hat
Lizzie Kate for Punch Needle
Halloween Hang-Ups

I've enjoyed punching
Maybe will get this finished into something before Saturday?

At the beginning of this year
I had a list of things I wanted to
learn or try

Punch Needle, Tatting, Doll Making, Ribbon Embroidery, Crazy Quilting

I've enjoyed spending time researching & learning new things!

I am grateful for friends
who have helped me with supplies
lessons, hints, tips
& encouragement

2009 Book List

Currently Reading:
Elizabeth Robards: With Violets (only read this on the train)
Sparkle Hayter: The Last Manly Man

Finished Reading:
Matthew Pearl: The Last Dickens (audio book) Excellent!
Matthew Pearl: The Dante Club Don't miss it!
T C Boyle: The Inner Circle
Matthew Pearl: The Poe Shadow (audiobook from sale rack - Barnes & Noble)
Elizabeth Strout: Olive Kitteridge (I luv short stories!)
Wendy Holden: Simply Divine(totally enjoyed this book)
Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows: The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (Audio Book)
David Wroblewski: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (Audio Book)
Ursula Doyle: Love Letters of Great Men
James Patterson + Gabrielle Charbonnet: Sundays at Tiffany's
James Patterson: Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas(re-read)
Nicholas Sparks: The Lucky One
Nicholas Sparks: Nights in Rodanthe
Janet Evanovich: Plum Spooky
Janet Evanovich: Grand Finale
Janet Evanovich: Finger Lickin' Fifteen
Alice Hoffman: The Drowning Season
Alice Hoffman: Blackbird House -- This was really interesting to read!
Junot Diaz: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Maggie Sefton: Knit One, Kill Two
Maggie Sefton: Needled to Death
Maggie Sefton: A Deadly Yarn
Maggie Sefton: A Killer Stitch
Maggie Sefton: Dyer Consequences
Maggie Sefton: Fleece Navidad
Maggie Sefton: Dropped Dead Stitch
Susan Elizabeth Phillips: What I Did For Love (Chick Lit) Audiobook
Maeve Binchy: Heart & Soul
Debbie Macomber: A Cedar Cove Christmas
Jim Harrison: The English Major (blek!)
Jennifer Chiaverini: The Lost Quilter
Wm. Paul Young: The Shack
Kristin Hannah: True Colors
Kristin Hannah: Firefly Lane (awful book, True Colors much better read)
F. Scott Fitzgerald: Curious Case of Benjamin Button & other short stories
E Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby
Sparkle Hayter: What's A Girl Gotta Do (book one - Robin Hudson series)
Sparkle Hayter: Nice Girls Finish Last (2nd book in Robin Hudson series)
Sparkle Hayter: Revenge of the Cootie Girls (3rd book in Robin Hudson series)
Meg Cabot: Queen of Babble
Elizabeth Berg: The Art of Mending (audio book)
Elizabeth Berg: Home Safe
Lisa See: Shanghai Girls (audio book from library)
Spencer Quinn: Dog On It
Cassandra King: Queen of Broken Hearts
Anita Brookner: Leaving Home
Anita Shreve: A Wedding In December
Anita Shreve: Testimony; A Novel
Dan Brown: Lost Symbol


Also in my Stack:
Anita Shreve: Body Surfing
Stieg Larsson: Dragon Tattoo & The Girl Who Played With Fire
Kristin Hannah: On Mystic Lake
Susan Vreeland: Luncheon of the Boating Party
Kim Edwards: The Memory Keeper's Daughter
T. Davis Bunn: The Quilt
Jane Johnson: The Tenth Gift
Sparkle Hayter: The Chelsea Girl Murders
Revised 25 Oct 2009

Pumpkin Patch Primitives Quilt Shoppe: Freaky Friday Fun Giveaway, WK# 2

Pumpkin Patch Primitives Quilt Shoppe:
Freaky Friday Fun Giveaway, WK# 2

Pink Artists Group

The Pink Artists in 2008 have raised just over $3,000 for Susan G Komen and the fight against breast cancer. We are doing it again!

Please consider a donation
by October 15th

Make out your money order* to
Susan G Komen for the cure
and mail it to:

Monica Magness
PO Box 2206
Madison, AL 35758

CLICK TO ENLARGE

You may have already
read the article
about the Pink Artist Group
in the Summer 2009
issue of
Art Quilting Studio


In the photograph above,
you can see
the square made & donated by Me!
(upper right)
Which was combined with
other squares to form one square of
a beautiful art quilt.
To see all the squares
in the quilt,
visit The Pink Artists 2009 Quilt
Flikr Account.

In addtion to the
2009 Pink Quilt
there is a
fantastic
Prize Wheel

The Prize Wheel makes up the art
being offered in 2009
in our art drawing
to raise even more funds for our chosen charity.

Please visit the art blog of Monica Magness
at www.girl-gone-thread-wild.blogspot.com for more information
and to learn how you too can get involved!

*pay pal option available, details
on
Monica's blog
Girl Gone Thread Wild

Playing with Pictures: The Art of Victorian Photocollage

Playing with Pictures: The Art of Victorian Photocollage

The Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois, 60603-6404

October 10, 2009–January 3, 2010

From the Web Site:
"Overview: Sixty years ahead of the avant-garde, aristocratic Victorian women were already experimenting with photocollage. The compositions they made with photographs and watercolors are whimsical and fantastical, combining human heads and animal bodies, placing people into imaginary landscapes, and morphing faces into common household objects. With sharp wit and dramatic shifts of scale akin to those Alice experienced in Wonderland, these images stand the rather serious conventions of photography in the 1860s and 1870s on their heads."

Celebrating the Day

Flowers from DH
celebrating our
Anniversary
Aren't they
lovely?

giveaway

Ti
blogging at
Book Chatter & Other Stuff
has Matthew Pearl
as a guest on her blog

PLUS a GIVEAWAY!

Details on this post:
Guest Post: Matthew Pearl on Serial Thrillers and GIVEAWAY

giveaway

Marietta
who blogs at
Sweet Old Vintage
is giving away
sets of embellished
Paper Doll Ornaments

Details on her post
GIVE-A-WAY

Quilt Show

Heritage Quilters
"Indiana Rose XII" Quilt Show

Saturday, October 3, 2009 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday, October 4, 2009 11 am - 4 pm

Timothy Ball School
720 West Summit St.
Crown Point, IN. 46307

Admission: Adults $5.00
Children 5 thru 12 $1.00
Children under 5 Free

For more information
e-mail indianarose10@yahoo.com
or heritagequilters@yahoo.com

Quote

"If you think

you can do a thing

or think you can't do a thing,

you're right"

Henry Ford

giveaway

Carol Anne
has a wonderful
giveaway
on her blog
Carol Anne's Boutique


Details are
on her post

Give Away at Carol Anne's Boutique



Aren't these
fairie sheets
THE BEST?

Wizard of Oz Festival

28th Wizard of Oz Festival, Web Site

Sept 18, 19 & 20
Chesterton, IN

LaPorte Sunflower Fair

11th Annual Sunflower Fair

Sept 19th
LaPorte, IN

Celebration of the Arts 2009

Celebration of the Arts

Schoolhouse Shop

Two Day Juried show
Sat 10-5
Sun 11-5
Chesterton, Indiana

DOOR VILLAGE
HARVEST FESTIVAL
Sept 12 & 13, 2009
HISTORY
COMES
ALIVE
20th anniversary
Celebration

Door Village Harvest Festival 2009

Says on the web site there are
tons of things to see/do, including
HOOSIER HERITAGE ART SHOW

Looks like it is near
Westville, IN
Map on Web site