Blisstree » thursday-thirteen http://www.blisstree.com Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:00:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Thursday 13 – Floral Quilt Patterns http://www.blisstree.com/articles/thursday-13-floral-quilt-patterns/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/thursday-13-floral-quilt-patterns/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 05:00:06 +0000 Mary Emma Allen http://www.blisstree.com/?p=88176 Post from: Blisstree

Thursday 13 – Floral Quilt Patterns

]]> I’ve discussed previously, in Floral Designs in Arts and Crafts, and explored various ways and places you could use them.  Quilts, over the ages, have reflected many floral designs with numerous patterns named for flowers.

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Here’s a collection of thirteen:

  1. Bud and Rose Wreath
  2. Cactus Flower
  3. Flowers in a Pot
  4. Wild Rose Wreath
  5. Rose of Sharon
  6. Rose Petal
  7. Star Flower
  8. Peony
  9. Prairie Flower
  10. Kansas Sunflower
  11. Mexican Rose
  12. Triple Sunflower
  13. Tulip

Do you have any favorite floral patterns you’ve made as a quilt or other craft?

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Thursday 13 – Floral Quilt Patterns

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/thursday-13-floral-quilt-patterns/feed/ 1 Thirteen -13 Kids’ Mystery Books http://www.blisstree.com/articles/thirteen-13-kids-mystery-books/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/thirteen-13-kids-mystery-books/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 09:15:02 +0000 Mary Emma Allen http://www.blisstree.com/?p=81292 Post from: Blisstree

Thirteen -13 Kids’ Mystery Books

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Mysteries are my favorite reading, whether they’re for children or for adults.  I also enjoy mysteries that take place in actual settings, so I can learn more about other parts of the country and the world.

Do your youngsters like to read mysteries? Here are a few mystery books to check out for the youngsters (tots through teens) in your life:

  1. The Boxcar Children Mysteries
  2. Boxcar Children Graphic Novel Mysteries
  3. Joan Lowery Nixon (author) mysteries
  4. American Girl Mystery series
  5. Ghost Cadet
  6. Mysteries by Carole Marsh (Historical & geographical settings)
  7. Mysteries by Beverly Lewis
  8. The Undercover Kid Mysteries
  9. Hardy Boys Mysteries
  10. Mystery Kids Mysteries
  11. The Adirondack Kids Mysteries
  12. Mysteries by Mary Downing Hahn
  13. Spine Chiller mysteries

Do you have favorite kids’ mysteries or authors?

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Thirteen -13 Kids’ Mystery Books

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/thirteen-13-kids-mystery-books/feed/ 3 Thursday Thirteen-13 Embellishments http://www.blisstree.com/articles/thursday-thirteen-13-embellishments/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/thursday-thirteen-13-embellishments/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:55:18 +0000 Mary Emma Allen http://www.blisstree.com/?p=81156 Post from: Blisstree

Thursday Thirteen-13 Embellishments

]]> Embellishing quilts, fabric art and mixed media has become very popular.  The artist might use simply a few items or can almost cover the piece in a technique called encrusted embellishing.

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Image: sxc.hu

What types of embellishments are there?

  1. Beads
  2. Buttons
  3. Charms
  4. Scrapbook stickers
  5. Handmade fabric buttons
  6. Pieces of wood
  7. Decorated CDs
  8. Foil
  9. Artificial flowers
  10. Keys
  11. Advertising buttons on pins
  12. Postage stamps
  13. Rubber stamping

Do you have any other interesting embellishments that you use? How do you use them?  What are your favorites?

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Thursday Thirteen-13 Embellishments

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/thursday-thirteen-13-embellishments/feed/ 0 Thursday Thirteen: 13 Quilting Fabrics http://www.blisstree.com/articles/thursday-thirteen-13-quilting-fabrics/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/thursday-thirteen-13-quilting-fabrics/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:00:25 +0000 Mary Emma Allen http://www.blisstree.com/?p=67508 Post from: Blisstree

Thursday Thirteen: 13 Quilting Fabrics

]]> What type of fabric do you like to use best for your quilting and fabric art?  Do you have specific types that work best on your projects?

Here are 13 fabrics used for quilting projects over the years.  Some terms refer to the type of fabric and others indicate the design.

  1. Cotton
  2. Linsey-Woolsey
  3. Linen
  4. Silk
  5. Wool
  6. Paisley
  7. Velvet
  8. Muslin
  9. Calico
  10. Chintz
  11. Brocade
  12. Satin
  13. Plaid

Do you have a particular type of fabric for your quilting and fabric art?

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Thursday Thirteen: 13 Quilting Fabrics

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/thursday-thirteen-13-quilting-fabrics/feed/ 0 Thirteen Must Haves for My Journal http://www.blisstree.com/articles/thirteen-must-haves-for-my-journal-49/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/thirteen-must-haves-for-my-journal-49/#comments Thu, 09 Nov 2006 16:15:28 +0000 Heather Goldsmith http://www.acreativejournal.com/thirteen-must-haves-for-my-journal/ Post from: Blisstree

Thirteen Must Haves for My Journal

]]> I’m joining in the fun again this week;

Thirteen Must Haves For My Journal HEATHER

1. A very cool journal I love the look and feel of.
2. An easy flowing, fat nibbed pen with purple or black ink.
3. A comfortable place to sit without interruptions.
4. A long black coffee to sip.
5. An imagination.
6. A pair of fold-up scissors.
7. A stick of glue.
8. A calendar, small card type the post office supplies each new year.
9. An envelope glued into the back of my journal for stashing things.
10. A journal bookmark or ribbon to find where I’m currently writing.
11. A sheet of alphabet stickers.
12. Journal stamps.
13. The desire to continue to write until I have nothing left to say.

Links to other Thursday Thirteens!
1. John Masters
2. Mandy Grace
3. Gail Martin
(leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)

Get the Thursday Thirteen code here!

The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Thirteen with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 13 things. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted!

Okay, so these are my thirteen journal must haves. Please share yours in the comments section below, or link there to your blog with your own list. Feel free to write yours in your journal and not share it with anyone, too.

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Thirteen Must Haves for My Journal

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/thirteen-must-haves-for-my-journal-49/feed/ 5 Thursday Thirteen http://www.blisstree.com/articles/thursday-thirteen-49/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/thursday-thirteen-49/#comments Thu, 02 Nov 2006 14:51:36 +0000 Heather Goldsmith http://www.acreativejournal.com/thursday-thirteen/ Post from: Blisstree

Thursday Thirteen

]]> I found the Thursday Thirteen blog while looking at other blogs about writing, I think. It matters little to you. Heaps of people link to Thursday Thirteen with their lists of thirteen. It looks like a lot of fun. You name the thirteen things you want to list and then link your blog to their blog as I have done, or just use the idea in your journal.

I suppose I should add mine, just to get into the swing of things.

Thirteen Things I Love About Journal Writing – HEATHER

1. I can journal anywhere.
2. I can journal with anything.
3. I can’t get journal writing wrong.
4. I don’t have to use words.
5. I don’t have to spell right, cross my Ts or dot my Is.
6. The freedom to express my deepest thoughts.
7. The peace I feel while journal writing.
8. The way journal writing helps me work things out.
9. That my journal is a safe place to express my feelings.
10. That I can be boring in my journal.
11. That I can play with ideas, dream, plan, plot, scheme, vent, meander, doodle…
12. That I can prove the date certain things happened, because I have a written record.
13. That there is such a great community of journal writers all over the world.
Links to other Thursday Thirteens!
1. (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)

Get the Thursday Thirteen code here!

The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Thirteen with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 13 things. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted!

Not so hard. Hope you join in, too.

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Thursday Thirteen

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