I was browsing through a listing of arts and crafts on display at an upcoming festival.  My attention was caught by some I’d never or rarely heard of before.  Others are more common. I’ll mention them here because they may be ones you’d like to explore.  Some you even may want to try yourself.

Pine needle baskets
Old chairs with crazy paint jobs
Paintings on old windows
Hand painted pots & frames
Torch work glass beads
Origami
Kiln formed glass
Lace making
Turned wood
Creels
Sculpted candles
Forged silver jewelry
Silk creations and scarves

Have you ever made any of these?

I apologize for not posting yesterday – I had a crazy busy day!  I’ve been back at work in the studio and so here’s part two of the origami butterfly tutorial:

The next step is to fold the point up and press.  Place the fabric under a weight to cool for a couple of minutes.  It helps to set the crease and makes your life easier!

This step is kind of tricky to explain – open up the last fold you made and fold the top layer of fabric up towards the top of the “wing”.  The bottom of the fold should …read more

I’ve been doing origami for years now and of course – being a fiber person, I need to see if I can use fabric to make it! My mother, Noreen has been using fabric in origami for a long time. I believe there’s also a book coming out about using origami to make art quilts.
I’m getting married this summer and instead of using fresh flowers, I got the bright idea to make corsages & boutonnieres out of fabric. I’m using paper butterflies to decorate, but didn’t really want to use paper to make the corsages. I …read more