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Artsy Blogger Links March 7, 2009

Noreen Crone-Findlay — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 20:19:11 +0000

I belong to a neat little group of artsy bloggers and once a week we share links.
I love checking out what everyone has been doing each week. Hope you’ll check them out, too!

10 Reasons to Photograph Your Quilts
Mary Emma at Quilting and Patchwork lists ten reasons for preserving your quilts with photographs…this can apply to other crafts, too.

Doll Festival for Girl’s Day
March 3 was Girl’s Day in Japan. It’s time for little girls to be celebrated and wished good health, and all good things. Traditionally a gorgeous display of heirloom dolls is arranged for the Doll Festival that accompanies Girls Day. Noreen has her own way of celebrating Doll Festival….

Help for left handed crafters
Are you a lefty who has problems with embroidery patterns? Check out this tutorial of basic embroidery stitches – made specifically for left handed embroiderers.

How to Rescue Family Heritage Photos
Eileen just completed a photo restoration class and made an exciting discovery in the process.

Layers Upon Layers
All this month, Cyndi will be featuring book artists and book making projects!

Providing Bird Nesting Materials
The best materials to provide, plus a creative way to house them.

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Artsy Bloggers Roundup from last week – Oct 13 2008

Noreen Crone-Findlay — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:41:40 +0000

Things have been chaotic around our house, as we are in the middle of family health crises with 2 of our nearest and dearest, so it means that I am playing a scrambly catch up game….

anyhow… here are the links for last week’s Artsy Bloggers Roundup. (I didn’t manage to get a link in, but I’ll aim to do that this week)

Celebrate WA, My Place Photos Check out the inspiring photos from WA
Layers Upon Layers Darlene Wilkinson shares her secrets to creativity!
Q & A with Joanna Goldman Read about her original character designs and more.
Remember to Smell the Flowers One of the nicest things about digital scrapbooking is that you can always do a makeover. As your skills and design sense improve or change, you’ll look at your earlier work and think, “Now I know just what that needs!” Here’s one by Eileen that needs just a tiny tweak … when she can find the time!

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Artsy bloggers roundup for Oct 4-2009

Noreen Crone-Findlay — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:56:25 +0000


Homecoming Mum Ribbon Weaves It’s homecoming season! Find illustrated instructions for love chain weaves at The Artful Crafter – award winning site (Yahoo Buzz, Knol & Wikipedia) for Homecoming Mums. http://the-artful-crafter.blogspot.com/2008/09/homecoming-mum-ribbon-weaves.htmlJuicy Pens, Thirsty Paper Heather has just ordered SARK’s new book. Have you read it? http://www.acreativejournal.com/juicy-pens-thirsty-paper/
Layers Upon Layers Learn to combine texture shots into a whole new digital image! http://www.layersuponlayers.com/making-ghost-in-the-wall-digital-steps/
Milk Bottle Artist Steps Forward Find out who’s been surprising folks with milk bottle art. http://www.junkcreation.com/milk-bottle-artist-steps-forward
The 4-Patch – Quilt Patch of the Week Check out the 4-patch quilt pattern for an easy one for beginning quilters. Mary Emma, blogger at Quilting and Patchwork, learned to quilt with her grandmother, using this pattern. http://www.quiltingandpatchwork.com/2008/09/28/quilt-patch-of-the-week-the-4-patch/
Vintage treasure or worthless scrap? Recently,my sister-in-law and I found a wonderful vintage lace collar in a second hand store. The shop lady didn’t see it that way. To her it was a worthless piece of junk. It’s another case of trash becoming treasure- what do you think?http://www.blisstree.com/hankeringforyarn/vintage-lace-collar-or-worthless-scrap Image source: Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright

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Artsy bloggers roundup for Sept 27-2008

Noreen Crone-Findlay — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 01:45:56 +0000

13 Frugal Finds for Quilting & Fabric Art
Quilters have always been resourceful when it comes to finding fabric, embellishments, and other supplies for their work. Today is no exception. Here’s the link:

http://www.quiltingandpatchwork.com/2008/09/18/thursday-thirteen-13-frugal-finds-for-quilting-fabric-art/

Crocheted baby earflap style cap for Save the Children
My contribution to this week’s Artsy bloggers roundup is my design for a tiny crocheted earflap style baby cap for the Knit One, Save One campaign of Save the Children. Here’s the link:

http://www.blisstree.com/hankeringforyarn/crocheted-baby-earflap-style-cap-by-noreen-crone-findlay

Flying Pig and Other Junk Art
Bill Morris shares his junk creations made from shovels, barrels and more.Here’s the link:

http://www.junkcreation.com/flying-pig-and-other-junk-art

Free Autumn kids crafts
Chloe from Tangled Thread has compiled a list of free & fun kids crafts to celebrate the Fall.

http://www.tangledthread.com/pumpkins-and-more-free-fall-crafts-for-kids/

Layers Upon Layers
The second year of the Bead Journal Project has just started, and Cyndi has her first piece finished.

Window Envelope Card Ideas
There are many uses for eye-catching window envelope cards. Today Eileen talks about making window envelope cards for mailing.

http://the-artful-crafter.blogspot.com/2008/09/window-envelope-card-ideas.html

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The Artsy bloggers roundup for Sept 20-2008

Noreen Crone-Findlay — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:48:44 +0000

I’ve been out of town for almost 3 weeks, so I haven’t been able to participate in the Artsy Bloggers roundups. I am back in the studio for a few days, and wanted to catch up with my Artsy Blogger gang. Here are their latest links!

Cloudy skies on fabric with Tangled Thread
Follow this step-by-step tutorial to create your own hand-painted fantasy skies on fabric.

Layers Upon Layers
Book arts resources to either get you started or to inspire your further exploration!

Quick Visual Prompt
Visual prompt from the book Art Escapes.

Quilters “Going Green” – Has This Changed Your Quilting?
Mary Emma at Quilting and Patchwork shares some tips on recycling and going green in your quilting/fabric art.

Scrap Girls Color Challenge: Red, White and Black
Do you know the derivation of the phrase “Three Dog Night”? Eileen clues us in with a scrapbook layout featuring three of her darling dogs.

Okay, I am going out of my mind.

I have re-written this post at least a dozen times and the ()&$)&^% server won’t post my links!

I am going to try this one more time and then that is it.

Let’s see if I just list the links here and hope that it won’t eat them. I am going to punch a hole in the drywall if it doesn’t work this time! aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

http://the-artful-crafter.blogspot.com/2008/09/scrap-girls-color-challenge-red-white.html

http://www.tangledthread.com/how-to-of-the-day-painting-on-fabric-cloudy-skies-part-three/

http://www.acreativejournal.com/quick-visual-prompt/

http://www.quiltingandpatchwork.com/2008/09/06/quilters-going-green-has-this-changed-your-quilting/

So, even if the links won’t click through, at least you can copy and paste the urls and I won’t break the drywall or have anymore fits about it! sheesh. Technology is our friend, right?

right.

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Artsy bloggers roundup August 27-2008

Noreen Crone-Findlay — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 05:38:43 +0000

Crocheted baby sweater and cap
Caron Yarns commissioned Noreen to design an adorable baby sweater and cap. Here’s the patttern for it.

Layers Upon Layers
Give your photos a graphic quality that will make them pop!

Make a Very Personal Gift with Scrap Girls Products
What more personal gift could you make for a friend or loved one than one which memorializes a major accomplishment?

Stretch the Baking Soda Box to the Freezer
Simple and money-saving reuse for your spice jars.

Yard Sale Quilters
Quilters frequently check out yard sales to find items they can recycle into their art.

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Artsy bloggers roundup August 22-2008

Noreen Crone-Findlay — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 05:08:21 +0000

Emergency Response Studio
Artist Paul Villinski is transforming an old trailer into a sustainable working space for displaced or visiting artists.

Layers Upon Layers
Get in on a giveaway! Cyndi has copies of “Altered You!” to pass out to some lucky winners!

Matchbook Favors are Hot, Hot, Hot!
Eileen recently started making mint matchbook favors and has discovered these things are hot! Everybody wants them. Here she shares a list of other uses and things to include. Some ideas are hers and some have come from clever customers. Can you add any to the list?

The completed covered notebook tutorial
The fabric covered notebook is completely done and Chloe has posted a link round-up of the entire process.

Tottie Tomato is back
Tottie Tomato is a delightful doll and sweet character that I created last year. And now, she’s back, with a whole a new look!

Victory Gardens & Victory GardenQuilts
At Quilting and Patchwork, Mary Emma reminisces about the victory gardens of her childhood and connects them to Eleanor Burns’ victory garden quilts.

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Artsy bloggers roundup August 16-2008

Noreen Crone-Findlay — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:31:34 +0000

Cool Journal Tool
Try this fun tool to create art for your journal, or just to play

Cotton Monsters! The Work of Jennifer Strunge
See some of Strunge’s amazing and fun soft sculptures made from recycled clothing and linens.

Eco crafts- Credit card bobbins
How to recycle old credit cards into bobbins for embroidery floss, crochet cotton or, threads or yarn.

Homecoming Mum Season Alert
If you live in Texas, Oklahoma and other parts of the South and are in junior high or high school (or know anyone who is , it’s time to get started on your homecoming mums. Go team!

Layers Upon Layers
June Campbell, one of the most generous mixed media artists I know, has written a profile for Layers Upon Layers. Come meet this extraordinary woman!

Walking Through the Time Warp of Your Quilting World
Mary Emma, at Quilting and Patchwork, explores the timelessness of quilts and how they bring generations together.

Make your needlework patterns go further
Did you know that lots of cross-stitch and needlepoint patterns are interchangable?

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Artsy bloggers roundup August 9-2008

Noreen Crone-Findlay — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:53:13 +0000

13 Quilting & Fabric Arts Projects While Watching the Olympics Mary Emma at Quilting & Patchwork gives you some project suggestions for the Olympics
Eco crafts: Hand made journals, notebooks and sketchbooks I’ve designed a whole bunch of really fun hand made books to combine your recycling with your yarn crafts!
Layers Upon Layers Cyndi is collecting everyone’s favorite art quote. Do you have a favorite you’d like to add?
Personalize Anything with Lazertran Decals Eileen illustrates how to personalize any solid surface with Lazertran Decals. They�re easy to use and the possibilities are endless. This example turns a bunch of free ceramic canisters into a darling set for salt, pepper and whatever else you need to have handy when you cook.
Smiggle Stationary Who is your favourite stationary supplier?
Sun printing on fabric Chloe is using the heat wave to make easy printed fabric in her back yard. http://www.tangledthread.com/how-to-of-the-day-sun-printing-on-fabric/
Valid Reasons to Make a Paperboard Person Eye your next box of oatmeal or package of spaghetti as a masterpiece in the making.

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Artsy bloggers roundup for July 19-2008

Noreen Crone-Findlay — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:19:35 +0000

A Reader Shares Her Sewing/Quilting Room Organization Patti, visiting Quilting and Patchwork, shares videos showing frugal organization of her sewing area.
Collage Workshops Some links to collage workshops.
Fabric covered notebooks Chloe is using fabric to cover notebooks – they’re great for gifts or just as a treat for yourself.
Fingerprint Mini-Mosaic with Scrabble Tiles A tutorial from guest poster, TheScrabbleGal
Instructions for a Tatted cord Last week, I made a tatting shuttle and this week I’ve tatted the cord for a necklace (also made from a tatting shuttle that I carved)
Layers Upon Layers When your summer sandals have seen better days, paint them!
Print Your Own Wedding Invitations Did you know you can print fancy professional looking invitations using quality card stock and any word processing program? Eileen tells you how.

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